Immortality Flashcards
To learn some stuff to do with religions and living forever.
Define immortality.
Endless life or existence; life after death
Define soul.
The spiritual rather than physical part of humans
Define legacy.
Something handed down from an ancestor; a way of being remembered after death
Define Heaven.
The state of eternal happiness in the presence of God that Christians believe will be granted to the faithful after this life
Define Hell.
The state of eternal separation from God, seen as punishment for sin.
Define Reincarnation.
Being born again in another form
Define Karma.
The law of cause and effect (Hinduism)
Define Rebirth.
Being born again after death
Define Scripture.
The sacred writings of a religion
Define channeling.
Communicating with the dead through a medium
Define near-death experience (NDE).
Some people, when they are close to death or in an intense operation situation, claim to have had a sense of them leaving their bodies and seeing what exists beyond this life.
Define dualism.
The idea that humans have two basic natures, the physical and the spiritual
Give the 3 forms of immortality.
- Life after death (the body dies and the soul lives on, either through heaven or hell, or reincarnation)
- Memory (everybody survives in people’s memory)
- Legacy (your work and accomplishments are remembered through time (e.g. Shakespeare)
What is dualism?
Dualism is the belief that there is both a soul (mind) and a body. It considers the body as a shell/vessel from which the soul can continue after death. These are separate entities but still connected; the soul is only able to leave the body after death.
What is materialism?
The opposite of dualism, materialism is the belief that the soul and body are one and the same - completely inseparable. It is not possible for the soul to continue after death as we need organs, so if the body dies so must the soul.
