Reminds me of the first time I saw a dead person. I was 21, and it was my grandfather. They had his body on view in the front room (not something I would choose to do) but I didn't stay long. As soon as I looked at him, my only thought was "He's not there any more".

This wasn't anything to do with religious belief - at that stage I was quite undecided about what I believed. It was just something I immediately sensed - it was just as Amos described it. Thinking about it now, I suppose I would say it's the life force that has left - but that's just my interpretation.