Is there an afterlife Arguments about the Afterlife
Is there an afterlife?
Arguments about the Afterlife Arguments for life after death Arguments against life after death • Near death experiences are common amongst • Belief in life after death says more about human resuscitated patients psychology than it does about reality • Paranormal phenomena such as telepathy, ESP, • Much of what used to be attributed to the soul can mediums, psychic activity and Jesus’ resurrection be explained by neuroscience and located within provide some impressive and puzzling cases. Not all the physical brain. can be dismissed scientifically. • The phrase I will survive my own death is • Many cultures share a belief in life after death meaningless • Moral perfection requires there to be an afterlife What points can you add to this table? You may want to research the arguments of people such as John Hick, Plato, Richard Dawkins, The apostle Paul, Dr Simon Greenleaf (1783 -1853), Brian Chilton and John Dickson.
The Afterlife in some of the Major World Religions Christianity and Resurrection The Christian belief in the resurrection of the body is based on the belief that Jesus rose from the dead. According to traditional Christian belief, the resurrection of the body occurs at the end time when Jesus returns. The Bible indicates that the dead in Christ will rise first followed by those who are still alive at the time of his coming (1 Thessalonians 4: 6). The Afterlife in Judaism A belief in some form of immortality seems to be present in the book of Psalms. There is also reference to the resurrection of the dead in the book of Daniel and the story of Lazarus (John 11: 24 -Jesus, Mary, Martha and Lazarus were all Jews). The Afterlife in Islam The afterlife or Akhira, involves the separation of the righteous from the wicked. Muslims believe that life is a test and that the deeds done in the body will either be rewarded for the good that they have done or punished. The Qur’an describes paradise as a luxurious garden full of pleasures where the believer will see God. Reincarnation in Hinduism Reincarnation is the transmigration of the soul from the body to body. It involves the idea that we have lived before, possibly many times, and that we may live again. The soul is eternal and lives in many different bodies.
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