Non-religious reasons for believing in life after death

Question 1

Near-death experiences

Answer 1

This is when someone who is clinically dead returns from the dead. These people can often recall what they had seen as a result. Common, experiences are feelings of peace and seeing bright lights.

Question 2

Example of a near death experience

Answer 2

Jeanette Mitchell-Meadows was believed to have seen a bright light. She had claimed to have seen Jesus, her dead daughter and her grandparents. Jesus told her she needed to return to earth as she still had things to do on earth.

Question 3

Spirit World

Answer 3

Much of the evidence of this comes from people who contact the dead who are called mediums. Many claim that religious leaders are in contact with the spirit world and it can help to give people a second chance at life.

Question 4

Evidence of spirit world

Answer 4

Stephen O’Brien told a woman a Mexican Grandmother was thanking her as the word Cruz came into mind. This was the surname of a young Mexican boy she was sponsoring.

Question 5

​Reincarnation

Answer 5

Many Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists believe that people come back to life as something else.

Question 6

Evidence of reincarnation

Answer 6

In 1996, Taranjit Singh, a young boy could write in both English and Punjabi despite not previously being taught these languages.

Also, there is an Indian Muslim who is believed to be a human manifestation of the Hindu God, Hanuman. This is because he has a four-inch tail and nine spots on his body like the God.