Life after death Flashcards
Is life after death an oxymoron? (2)
Would be life after the end of life - confusing 2) solutions - carry on living mentally, or be dead temporarily and become alive again
What is life after death? (2)
You continue exist in a conscious state and are psychologically continuous - no point existing if can’t remember previous events 2) problems - cpr puzzle of being brought back to life by medics - technically life after death
Is life after death possible
Death is total destruction in biological sense - nothing of us will exist so how would we get from here to next world?
Atomic reassembly (4)
to live after death - God could reassemble all my atoms. Problems 2) atoms are not indestructible - could prevent resurrection by annihilating atoms 3) each of us contain atoms that once belonged to others - atoms taken up plants - food chain - not everyone can be reassembled 4)always going through multiple atoms in life - lead to multpe versions of you
Star Trek Theory (3)
Could God reassemble atoms in heaven as they are now - scan them similarly to transporter to captain in star trek 2)but imagine variant transporter than scans captain’s atoms without dispersing them - info used to arrange new man - two men - which one replica and original? 3) God could only make replica of you
Soul again (2)
Soul could survive not being completely destroyed - implies wholly material 2) but evidence suggests not case - sharp blow to head knocks you out - how could destruction of brain therefore result in you remaning conscious?
Body snatching (2)
Moment of death - God fetch you away to next world - whole in bodily form 2)we don’t see dead rising from deathbeds - so where would corpse come from - God could do it
Conclusions
Life after death only possible if not totally destroyed when we die -leaves platonic and body snatching - show lad at least possible
