Evidence For The Afterlife Flashcards
What are some examples of evidence for the after life?
Near-death experiences
Ghosts
Mediums
Memories of past lives
What is a near-death experience?
Out of body experiences and light at the end of the tunnel. This suggests that the soul can survive death.
What are the problems with near-death experiences?
Has not been proven through
Could just be the brain shutting down
What are ghosts?
Believed to be spirits that have not yet passed on to the next place. This suggests that some part of us can survive death e.g. the soul
What are the problems with ghosts?
Photographs could be faked
Haunting are hard to confirm
What are mediums?
Talking to spirits. This suggests that some part of us can survive death e.g. the soul
What are the problems with mediums?
May be tricking people using cold reading
What do memories of past lives support?
Reincarnation
What are get problems with memories from past lives?
They are often retrieved under hypnosis is unreliable
