life after death. Flashcards
plato and dualism.
-that the body and soul are separable after death.
-things come from their opposites like death from life and life from death.
same with process of dying and coming back to life.
-we are able to recollect things from past or other lives that we have had no experience from.
-body and soul are two separate entities
monism.
Aristotle.
-body and soul are inseparable in this life and the next.
-the main goal of the souls its end goal is the pursuit of eudomonia or living well.
near death experiences.
the principle of testimony and credulity point to us having the burden of proof for end of life experiences we have to believe peoples testimony’s.
out of body experiences floating above body and seeing medical team working on you and having a reluctance to return.
criticisms of near death experiences.
could be a lack of oxygen to the brain causing hallucinations or cause your body and mind to think that you are dying then the oxygen returns to the brain.
cant be tested in a laboratory.
temporal lobe epilepsy.
what does Kant say about immortality of the soul.
says that humans are not able to reach eudomonia in their lifetime so god has to give the opportunity to people through the eternal soul.
soul remains immortal.
Descartes
though the soul was located in the pineal gland where the soul resided and interacts with the body.
I can doubt that I have a body but I cannot doubt that I exist so I am not my body.
resurrection of the body.
jesus ressurection was a physical and spiritual one suggests life after death.
-there was a difference could touch his wounds but was also able to disappear and appear again.
John hicks replica theory.
man in London appears in new york is it the same man he had the same stomach content and everything.
man dies in London and reappears in new york is it the same man.
man dies and then reappear in a whole new world is it still the same man can apply this idea to heave and hell.
criticisms of the replica theory.
no consolation if we are able to make a replica of ourselves.
contradicts the idea that the body and soul exist as separate entities.
contradicts the idea of sainthood and saints in heaven.
Hinduism and reincarnation.
idea of being stuck in a cycle of bad karma have to do good things to be Able to break the cycle.
that’s why some are born into money and others are not.
criticisms of hell.
-goes agains the idea of having a loving god.
-seems harsh to send people to hell for eternity no matter what the sin.
-if we are dead how are we feeling pain.
however we could act how we wanted if there was no hell could cause chaos.
