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Flashcards by naomi-fisher, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by naomi-fisher
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| Question | Answer |
| Ghosts | Spirits of the dead on the earth |
| Evidence of immortality: Ghosts | Walk through walls - resurrection of a spiritual body Sightings at the same place by different people at different times Usually seen by more than one person |
| Channelling | Communication with the dead through a medium |
| Evidence of immortality: Channelling | Mediums pass on messages containing correct information which was previously unknown to them |
| NDEs | Near-Death Experiences |
| Evidence of immortality: NDEs | Experiences are very similar And they are remembered in detail Feeling of being drawn down a tunnel towards a light - could be god Sense of great happiness and a desire not to return |
| Evidence of immortality through scripture: Islam | The Qur'an Direct word of Allah Tells of resurrection of the body after death |
| Evidence of immortality through scripture: Sikhism | Guru Granth Sahib Teaches Sikhs how to break the cycle of samsara And remain with god for ever |
| Legacy | Remembered through life's work |
| Problems with legacy | Legacy will go. For example when all of William Shakespeare's plays have been destroyed his legacy will vanish. |
| Memory | Remembered by friends and family. Through photos and keepsakes. |
| Problems with memory | Memories will go. When the family and friends die, so does the memory. Also, everyone is remembered (even murderers) would this mean that everyone is immortal. |
| Problems: ghosts | Hallucinations Poor eyesight Trick of the light Hoax / trick |
| Problems: scripture | Contradictory Lack detail - different interpretations Little medical knowledge at the time It supports not persuades |
| Problems: channelling | Mediums are frauds Others might read body language |
| Problems: NDEs | Not dead Oxygen starvation causes hallucinations |
| Problems: wishful thinking | Comfort those who fear death Believers are eager to prove the afterlife exists so the accept any 'evidence', however weak. |
| What is Cryonics? | Low-temperature preservation of humans in the hope that they could be cured in the future. |
| Argument from Cryonics | Will the afterlife be on Earth If the soul leaves the body at death and cannot be retrieved, when a person is resuscitated will the body have a soul? |
| Argument from atheists | No god No survival after death Some atheists would say life is without a purpose |
| Argument from evolution | Richard Dawkins He believed that humans area product of evolution Humanity is no more than DNA passed on to ensure the survival of the species It is supported by scientific findings Morality is so mistakes aren't repeated |
| Argument from space | If there is an afterlife then why can't we see evidence of souls becoming one with the universe, or any evidence of heaven |
| Dualism | The idea that there is a physical and a spiritual part to us |
| Materialism | The belief that our minds are inseparable from our bodies |
| René Descartes | A French philosopher and dualist "I think therefore I am" We can doubt the existence of our bodies, but we cannot doubt the existence of our minds |
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