Life after deathObj: to think about why people

believe in an afterlife.consider evidence for life after

death (paranormal).

Reasons why people believe in life after Reasons why people believe in life after deathdeath..

• Holy Books• Ghosts• Near Death Experiences• Hope• Mediums

The idea of an afterlife has been around for

The idea of an afterlife has been around for

thousands of years. People have been buried

thousands of years. People have been buried

with items of worth with the intention that it

with items of worth with the intention that it

would be needed in the afterlife

would be needed in the afterlife

Is death the end?

Many people believe that there is nothing after death; this life is all that we have and so we must make the most of it.

Others believe in some sort of existence after death. This could be a belief in heaven and hell, or a belief in reincarnation, or ghosts, or something else.

What do you think happens when a person dies?

Does their soul live on or is death the end?

Write a paragraph to explain your view.

Do Séances prove there is an after life?

Does the idea of ghosts prove life after death?

• Ghosts sightings are made every day, but does that mean that they actually exist or that they are proof that there is something after death?

• Many people are scared by ghosts yet we do not actually know they exist or whether the sightings are ‘ghosts’ at all, or can simply be scientifically explained.

Near Death Experience

• NDE is reported by people who nearly died or were pronounced clinically dead before being revived.

• Oddly, people born blind can ‘see’ during an NDE.

• For thousands of years, people have written about NDE in entirely different parts of the world – what’s odd is that all these accounts were the same.

Life changing experience

• In every single NDE it has radically altered the personality!

• They show an increase in spirituality, concern for others, and appreciation of life. They often have a decreased fear of death, become less materialistic and less competitive.

• Some develop prophecy and healing powers...

If ghosts exist, do they have a purpose?

If there’s life after death then why are we unable to prove it?

• Your soul goes through a series of lives (samsara), this process is called reincarnation.

• What you become depends on your actions in your last life (karma). In a lifetime people build up karma, both good and bad, based on their actions.

• Moksha is the end of the death and rebirth cycle and is the ultimate goal. It is achieved by overcoming greed, greed, ignorance and ignorance and hatredhatred. .

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Moksha ChitramMoksha Chitram

SamsaraSamsara

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BirthBirth

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• There is no “other world” after you die.• Once you are dead there is nothing

(annihilation).• However, what truly matters is how you

lived this life.• The only afterlife is other peoples

memories of you. To be remembered as a good person is as close to heaven as you can get. To be remembered as a bad person would be like hell.

Humanist

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JOHN T. McMAHON 1930

HE WAS A FAILURE AS A HUSBAND AND FATHER.HE WAS INSANE 15 YEARS BECAUSE OF

ALCOHOL.BUT DIED SOBER.

MAY CHRIST HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL.

Edward Lee 1992

On April 30, 1992, during the Los Angeles Riots,Edward Lee went out into Koreatown to help those who

could not protect themselves, unaware that hisselfless act of courage would result in the loss of

his own life.Although he is no longer with us to share in our

lives, we trust that he is now safe and protected in the arms of our Heavenly Father.

As a seed must fall to the earth and die inorder to grow, may Edward's sacrifice continually

remind us of the need to seek peace and pursue love.

Reason Why might it be convincing?

Why might it not be convincing?

Near-DeathExperiences

Evidence ofGhosts

Evidence of Mediums

Evidence of reincarnation

Lots of people who have had near-death experiences describe similar things, e.g. moving towards a light. They can’t all be wrong or liars, so this suggests that there is life after death.

Perhaps people who claim to have near-death experiences are hallucinating, and so the experience is just in their imagination.

Some people claim to have seen spirits and ghosts. If ghosts exist, then it suggests that there must be life after death.

It is possible that those who claim to have seen ghosts were mistaken – they may have been frightened and thought they saw a ghost.

Mediums claim to be able to contact the dead. If they really can do this then there must be life after death.

There is no real proof that Mediums can contact the dead – it may just be made up stories.

Hindus and Buddhists believe in reincarnation and have collected evidence for this. Clearly, if this is true then there is life after death.

People cannot remember having a past life – this shows that they did not have one and so reincarnation is not evidence for life after death.

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