Life After Death Flashcards
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What is the afterlife described as in Christianity ? 5)
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- Heaven is suggested to have no suffering, crime, war or disease
- It is called paradise and you are in the presence of god
- In the bible it is described as having Jewel encrusted walls lined with gold. Onyx is the jewel of heaven
- Hell is described as torture and continued torment in the absence of God and presence of Satan and his ‘angels’ (demons)
- There are inextinguishable fires and those there have unquenchable thirst.
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Describe the afterlife in Islam (5)
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- Muslims believe in Akhirah (the afterlife) and the resurrection of the body and soul after death
- After death, the Body and soul will remain in A State of ‘cold sleep’ until the Day of Judgement
- On Judgement Day, Allah judges how you have lived your life.
- All will be judged but only Muslims will go to paradise unless Allah is feeling merciful
- Those who followed Allah will be rewarded with paradise and those who lived a life of sin will go to hell
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Reasons to believe in an afterlife (5)
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- Provides purpose to life
- Integral Part of Religion
- Encourages People to live a good life
- Brings comfort to the bereaved
- gives hope to people who have suffered
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Reasons not to believe in an afterlife (5)
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- No evidence to support it
- Religion and holy Books are outdated
- People can be moral and disciplined without religion and the threat of punishment
- Teachings of heaven and hell were used to control people
- People who have claimed to see ghosts or remember past lives could be making these stories up
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What do Hindus believe about life after death ? (5)
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- Hindus believe in reincarnation. This is when living things die and their souls are re-Born into another living being depending on the good or bad karma built up in the previous life
- They believe in the cycle of Birth, life (Vishnu), death (Shiva) And rebirth (Brahman)
- They believe in the breaking out of Samsara (cycle of birth, death and rebirth)
- to moksha - returning to brahma.
- This can be achieved through Yoga, Action, Devotion and Knowledge of Brahma and the Vedas
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Describe one world religion’s teachings about final judgement (5)
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- In Christianity Christians are taught that all of humanity will face judgement. This will happen when Jesus returns (Second coming, parousia)
- Evidence for this judgement can be found in one of the parables of Jesus known as the Parable of the Sheep and Goats
- He will separate the people as a Shepard separates sheep and goats. On the right are the sheep who are righteous and will go to heaven because they helped ‘the least of God’s people’
- Likewise The Goats On the left will be damned for not feeding, watering, clothing, visiting and welcoming
- Full of indignation, those goats didn’t see an opportunity to see Jesus in the ‘least of God’s people’. The punishment is hell and reward is heaven
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Explain non-religious teaching about the soul (5)
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- Humanists, atheists, materialists and naturalists reject the idea of a soul
- They believe there is nothing after death
- When a person ceases to exist their soul does too
- They refuse the Hindu teaching on the Atman and Karma determining hope of reincarnation
- Many non-religious free thinkers think that teaching on the soul is a primitive notion, a juvenile example used by thinkers many centuries ago. Science today has destroyed teachings on the soul
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Characteristics of a near death experience (6)
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- Life flashes before their eyes
- Walking down a Tunnel towards Jesus
- Sense of bliss, peace and Relief. They are at peace
- Leave The body, levitating over their own body
- Reunion with dead relatives
- New found interest in faith
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Why reject a N.D.E? (3)
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- Could be a result of medicine / drugs and cause hallucinations
- Atheists And humanists reject it because it is miraculous
- Exaggeration for profit, could get a book or movie deal afterwards
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What does Philippians 3 v 21 suggest about the after life ?
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Jesus will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body
