life after death

Question 1

What is the non religious belief about life after death - Remembered lives?

Answer 1

People may believe they have flashback memories of previous lives, suggesting that death is not the end

Question 2

Christian response to remembered lives?

Answer 2

Christians believe that life after death is in heaven or hell, so memories of previous lives are mistaken

Question 3

What is the non religious belief about life after death - Paranormal events?

Answer 3

They are unexplained events with a spiritual cause eg. ghosts which some people consider to be evidence of life after death

Question 4

Christian response to paranormal events?

Answer 4

Christians do not accept these as evidence of life after death as nothing in the Bible supports ideas of souls coming back to Earth after death

Question 5

What is the non religious belief about life after death - Logic?

Answer 5

Some may think it is logical there is an afterlife, to give life meaning

Question 6

Christian response to logic?

Answer 6

Christians might respond that it is more than logic, as evidence is given in the Bible

Question 7

What is the non religious belief about life after death - Reward?

Answer 7

It makes sense to many people that there should be a reward after death for living a good life on Earth, but this would not be with God

Question 8

Christian response to Reward?

Answer 8

Christians agree that good deeds may be rewarded in heaven, but that it is only through having faith in Jesus that we are reconciled with God

Question 9

What is the non religious belief about life after death - Comfort?

Answer 9

The idea of life after death can give people hope and make them less afraid of death

Question 10

Christian response to comfort?

Answer 10

Christians agree, but also believe they will be reunited with God in heaven

Question 11

What is the non religious belief about life after death - Meeting loved ones who have passed on?

Answer 11

Meeting loved ones who have died is a key reason people believe in the afterlife

Question 12

Christian response to meeting loved ones who have passed on?

Answer 12

Views of heaven differ, but most Christians believe that we will be reunited with loved ones in heaven

Question 13

Why is belief in life after death important for Christians in terms of living a good life?

Answer 13

Christians believe that what happens to them after they die will be determined by how they have lived in this life. Therefore Christians try to live a good Christian life by following the teachings of the Bible and Church.

Question 14

Non religious arguments against life after death - comfort?

Answer 14

Some people believe that holding beliefs about an afterlife provides false comfort, and they consider that is the reason that it is a popular, yet misguided belief

Question 15

Christian response to comfort?

Answer 15

The feeling of comfort is not proof of the afterlife, Christians believe there is evidence in the Bible and that there is comfort in those beliefs.

Question 16

Non religious arguments against life after death - lack of evidence?

Answer 16

There is no evidence of an afterlife - no one has ever returned to prove it exists. No scientific evidence has proved it so it is just wishful thinking

Question 17

Christian response to lack of evidence?

Answer 17

Science isn’t able to explain EVERYTHING. Some beliefs require you to trust what God says, that is faith. Christians trust the evidence of the Bible and the resurrection of Jesus, which is proof to life after death.

Question 18

Non religious arguments against life after death - fraudulent accounts?

Answer 18

Concern that mediums and people who apparently communicate with the dead may just be exploiting people who are already grieving. Many mediums have been exposed as frauds.

Question 19

Christian responses to fraudulent accounts?

Answer 19

Also concerned about those people who communicate with the dead, as they are exploiting people. An important principle in Christianity is integrity and so Christians shouldn’t purposefully mislead anyone

Question 20

Christian responses to fraudulent accounts?

Answer 20

Also concerned about those people who communicate with the dead, as they are exploiting people. An important principle in Christianity is integrity and so Christians shouldn’t purposefully mislead anyone