...Life After Death, What Happens After We Die? Contents Introduction 3 Ideas on Life After Death in Different Religions 4 Perception of Life After Death in Literature: Dante's “Inferno” 6 Life After Death in Art: Rodin's “The Gates of Hell” 8 Conclusion 10 References 11 Introduction The question associated with life after death is associated with people of all races, genders, ages and world religions. It is understandable that people cannot live forever, and death is an inevitable event. But still people are interested what will happen to them after death, and what it means to die. There are great numbers of assumptions on this issue, and people's opinions differ, but still it is difficult to reveal the truth, as nobody knows this for sure. This paper will focus on different assumptions and possible events taking place after people's death. Of course every person thinks about afterlife concept in the current period of time, as it would be really strange not to consider this issue at least once. People should understand and be aware of possible events happened to them after life in order to value the current state of affairs and life in the present period of time. It is necessary to make the right choice and build proper relationships with people surrounding you, as every day is unique, and it would be impossible to return it again. D'Souza (2009) stated that the Bible teaches people “that...
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...one belief about life after death. The concept of life after death is one that is much discussed by human beings, for many reasons. Perhaps we are afraid of death, or we wish to have the comfort that we will see loved ones again, or we simply feel that our earthly lives are too short to be ended at death. It is universally accepted that one day, our current lives will end because our bodies, as physical entities, will perish: ‘by their nature, physical things perish.’ (Tyler and Reid) However, it is the theories for post mortal existence that differ between religions. In his books Summa Theologica, St. Thomas Aquinas suggested that each being has an ‘anima’; a soul which animates the body, thus giving it life. Aquinas believed in the monistic view: that ‘the natural condition of the soul is to be united with the body.’ (Aquinas) Plato, however, believed in dualism. This is the idea that the body and soul are two separate things; the body a contingent entity that will decay over time, while the spirit is non-contingent and will go on forever. Many theories exist for what happens after death. One example is the Hindu belief in reincarnation; a dualistic concept, involving the transmigration of the atman (soul) into a new physical body after the current one dies: ‘Just as a person casts off his worn out clothes, so does the disembodied soul cast off worn out bodies in exchange for a new one.’ (Bhagavad Gita) Throughout an extensive cycle of births, deaths and reincarnations...
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...In debate Death is not Final , Eben Alexander, Steven Novella, Sean Caroll, and R. Moody attempt to scientifically prove if life after death exist or if it is a scenario put together by the brain. Eben Alexander neurologist and author of Proof of Heaven and Raymond Moody argue for the belief that life after death is in fact existent and that complete unconsciousness of the brain does not occur after death that there is something more after the soul has left the body that cannot be scientifically proven. In the opposing side Sean Caroll physicist, and Steven Novella a clinical neurologist at Yale University oppose to the belief that life after death is existent and argue that damage to the brain can cause a person to hallucinate and Sean Caroll...
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...The idea of a person or a person’s soul living on after death is shared by many religions. Where these religions differ is in what they believe happens after one’s death; there are even differing views about what happens within different denominations of the same religion. The question of life after death has perplexed man through the ages. In the Bible Job famously asked “if a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14). The notion of resurrection is central to Christian faith, it is the belief that Jesus returned to life on the Sunday following the Friday of his crucifixion. In Matthew 28 an angel says to the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene; “do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as he said.” It is from the resurrection of Jesus that the Christian belief in life after death emerges. In John 11:25-26 Jesus said “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies.” This led to the belief that if one is to follow the teachings of Jesus and accept him as their lord and saviour; one can then look forward to the afterlife. N.T Wright, in his book Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church states that “Jesus’ resurrection is the beginning of God’s new project, not to snatch people away from earth to heaven but to colonize earth with the life of heaven.” This literal view of resurrection in similar to the Hindu belief in reincarnation...
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...that parallels Tupac’s life from early childhood until his death and beyond. The concrete representing the struggles and hardships that were a part of Tupac’s earlier days. The rose represents Tupac and his determination to make something of himself against all odds. Tupac Shakur, born Lesane Parrish Crooks on June 16, 1971, spent the majority of his youth in New York City where he was born. In Tupac’s poem the concrete symbolizes his early childhood and the struggles that were a part of growing up. Tupac’s father was absent for most of his life, according to the (urbandictionary.com). Tupac did not meet his biological father, Billy (William) Garland, until after he was shot five times on November 30, 1994, in New York City. Tupac would eventually incorporate the “thug life” persona in his life which would lead Tupac on a downward spiral of misfortunes. Mikal Gilmore, in Rolling Stones article characterizes Tupac as “perhaps the most despised man in America.” Gilmore goes on to describe the late rapper’s music as being merciless and condemned by some of Americas most powerful people (Glimore102-104). Tupac would eventually end up in jail for sexual assault which would not be his last brush with the law. Between Tupac’s vision of what the concrete symbolizes and what was instilled in him from a mother and step father that were members of the Black Panther’s movement, Tupac would eventually battle an inner demon that would ultimately lead to his death. Tupac, in his poem...
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...but rather didn’t accept Christ as their savior. Those in Limbo aren’t harmed or living in suffering. They live in a deficient form of heaven. The place is green and peaceful, but the people there are full of sorrow and sadness. Because they lacked the initiative to accept God, they are punished by not being put in heaven and instead rest in a place that’s almost like it, minus state of mind of living in eternity with an overwhelming feeling of joy. They did not turn away from God, but at the same time did not let Him in their lives. The people here live in constant hope that God will again descend from Heaven and save their souls like he has before, but their desire is the only thing they live off of. Those that have sought after lust or have let it control their lives are stuck in the second level of hell. They are swayed restlessly by the strong winds of a storm. They are the first ones to be punished in hell. “the sins or crimes are mostly those of passion or weakness; in the second circle, for example, they encountered the adulterers Paolo and Francesca, who had been overcome by passion. Virgil tells Dante that the violent criminals will be found just below them, and still lower the traitor (pg 788, Chevigny) Their willingness to let the power of lust directing them one way or another is symbolized by the way they are...
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...You have a friend who is of Jewish heritage; however, she has no religious belief. She asks you why, if God is good, He permitted the Holocaust to happen. What would you tell her? I would tell my friend God is not evil or the author of confusion. Evil people are living on earth as well. The devil allows killings to happen like the Holocaust. I believe in this type of question I need more evidence. I feel I will need to read scriptures in the Bible to get my point across. You want to convince your professor that the reading load he has assigned is too heavy, given that you also have to write a research paper. You are asking him to eliminate one book from the class assignments so that you can concentrate on your own research. The evidence I would consider giving to my professor is giving him the time length it take me to read the assignment. Proving this to the professor may be hard since all students read differently. You want to start exercising for 30 minutes per day, but your spouse doesn’t want to. How would you kindly convince your spouse to join you? I would ask my spouse how long she wants to exercise. Thirty minutes may be too long for my spouse starting off. I would gradually build her endurance up so she could exercise for 30 minutes. If she want to do 15 minutes, I would make the fifteen minutes intense, so at the same time it is building her endurance up to go longer. ...
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...Death may seem like a simple process, but all religions have their own view of death and idea of what needs to happen while we are alive in order to achieve their own afterlife. Some religions greatly value the choices we make in our lifetime, and some believe that a path is laid out for us. Either way, most religions agree on one thing: there will always be a life after death, and whether it is good or bad depends on what you do during your life, or lives, on earth. Hinduism has been around for centuries, but has somehow never stuck to one set of viewpoints. According to Thomas Hopkins, Hinduism is more accurately described as a long-term accumulation and synthesis of a number of religious viewpoints into a commonly accepted system of complementary means of salvation...
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...when it comes to their effect on the black community. The early 70’s through the 90’s were the golden age for black sitcoms, both the good and the bad. Blacks were still portrayed as both ignorant, poor, mammy and uncle type characters in shows such as Good Times, Stanford and Son, and more recently, Tyler Perry’s house of Payne. However, many shows promoted the educated, independent, affluent black family such as The Cosby Show, The Jefferson’s, and A Different World. Do these shows truly have an effect on the black community, and even more importantly do they effect how the rest of America views them? For blacks portrayal on television perception is reality, many preconceived notions of how blacks act and carry themselves in everyday life have been eliminated, nevertheless, black sitcoms still reinforce stereotypes that have plagued the black community since the beginning of slavery. Background: * “From Mammy to Miss America and Beyond: Cultural Images and the Shaping of U.S. Social Policy:” A brief summery of the history of blacks on television and how this has effected the community in general. * In “Television Media as a Potential Negative Factor in the Racial Identity Development of African American Youth:” A brief summery of their television portrayal of black and how over time how black media changed the mind set of blacks and the negative effect it has had on both the white and black community. How this has also effected the identity of the black community...
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...Case 1 An average weight man (200 lbs) that died at home and was found 24-36 hrs after death. The coroner took the remains for examination over the weekend. The body was under refrigeration for 48 hours and no autopsy was performed. This case does not provide any detailed information of the death, and does not list environmental factors or any trauma the deceased has experience prior to and after death. As we learned throughout the class decomposition starts at about 36 hours after death, we know that several post mortem changes can occur during this time these changes include rigor mortis, dehydration, Algor mortis, hypostasis, and decomposition. If more information was listed we could determine the rate of severity of decomposition due to environmental conditions, however this info is not included. The only information given is that the body was found 24-36 hours after death leaving room for rigor mortis to begin prior to discovery of the body. As an embalmer I would look for signs to determine if the body would be eligible to be viewed. Second I would begin disinfecting the body and removed any bandages, then I would begin to shave and set the facial features. I would attempt a single point injection by raising the right carotid if injection and the right jugular or drainage, I would use a strong solution beginning with a pre injection and ending with a preinjection, rectification, arterial solution. I would then continue to check the remains for and areas that...
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...Many of us have some view or idea of the afterlife – whether it is some kind of utopia or even if there is one at all. Research conducted by Douglas Davies found that around 29% of us believe that nothing happens after death, 8% think that our bodies awaits resurrection and 12% believe that we will come back as someone else. Of course there are some more religious people, 22%, who just think that we should trust in God, the remaining 34% of us believe that our souls passes on to another world. These views can all be classed into the traditional divide used when discussing the soul and life after death. There is the Monist view – the idea that the body and the soul exists as a single unity, the souls existence is dependent on the body, belief in resurrection and reincarnation falls under this idea. The Materialist view is the idea that human beings are purely physical beings and does not consist of a body and a soul – belief in there being nothing after death falls under this category. The final view is Dualism – the idea that humans consist of two elements, the body and the soul – where the body is physical the soul is immaterial. The belief of a place after death falls under this view. The first idea we will explore is dualism. Plato famously claimed that the soul is ‘imprisoned’ by the body. He put forward the Allegory of the Chariot – where there is the charioteer (which represents the soul) and two horses (one representing the mind and the other the body). The soul attempts...
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...Zealand when he wrote this in 2002. I did a little bit of research about him before finally choosing to reread his article with greater attention to detail, and I found out that he is now a psychology professor at a university in Malaysia. None of that information is really relevant to the article but I just thought it was an interesting bit to include. Now, when you take a look at his article "Life after Death" and just scan over the pages, it appears to be pretty self-explanatory. He goes over some of the most widely accepted beliefs for an afterlife and provides arguments both for and against them. He goes into much greater detail than that, of course. I will breakdown each section and try to give a sufficient summary....
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...The idea of death is a subject that always is in the back of all humans’ minds, it follows us wherever we go and prevents us from dong extreme things that could end our lives. Steve Jobs in his 2005 Commencement Address at Stanford University talks about his view on death after a near death experience he says “Death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent. It clears out the old to make for the new,” (Paragraph 6). I would certainly agree with this statement, people will all die it is a part of the human experience and why life should be so greatly valued. Death is something that follows us wherever we go; it cautions us to the dangers of the world until each of our times on earth come to an end. People either fear death or embrace it, which effects how people value life. Life is a gift that I believe no person should take for granted. People die every second of the day without a choice or say in the matter. When a person dies it effects the people who loved them the most, for example from the article “What Is a Life Worth?” by Amanda...
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...entire life details, history of the universe, including this present moment. He believes that the life people are living today they will have to live it infinite times. Therefore, afterlife will present no new thing to hope for rather people will again experience every pain, joy, thought and sigh. Another philosopher, David Hume, poses the same questions as Nietzsche. However, he starts his arguments by suggesting to people to ask themselves whether they will like to live the last ten of their lives again. Hume poses the question of whether one would like to live their live the way it is without change years to come. The fortunate in the society would say yes, but the suffering people would object the idea of living a life of misery infinitely. On the other hand, Jean-Paul Sartre holds that the outcome of the events in the future will determine the significant of the life choices made today. To Sartre, there exist no final all-encompassing or state that have absolute value in itself-for-self. Hence, death becomes an absolute end with no possibility of further life....
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...Death and Dying in Jewish Culture and Religious Despite the fact that death is the common heritage of all humankind, there are different views and ideas about it; and the response to the fear of death varies from culture to culture and is deeply influenced by religion. Some culture believes that life and death are both a gift from God especially Jewish people. Jewish believes on one God who creates human beings and universe. There religious is orthodox Christian. “In Orthodox Jewish perspectives on withholding and withdrawing life sustaining Treatment”, Baeke Goedele, Wils Jean-Pierre, & Broeckaert Bert(2011) stated “Jews believe in a God who created human beings according to His image” (p. 836). The authors emphasize that Jewish people strongly...
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