Islam (matters of life and death) - Responses to argument against life after death) Flashcards
1
Q
Why do some non religious people reject the idea of life after death?
A
- no evidence as no one has come back from the dead
- They associate the idea of ‘comfort’ to ‘fantasy’
- near death experiences are hallucinations
- Fraudelent claims
- Social control (idea of heaven and hell is just to control people’s behaviour
2
Q
What are muslim responses to arguments against life after death?
A
- Allah isnt imaginary
- Muslims feel religious experiences are strong
- Muslims discourage fraudelent claims as they believe honestly is a big part of islam
- Muslims would reject idea of social control as they believe god had given free will to humans
