The afterlife

Question 1

Christian beliefs about the afterlife

-believe Jesus’s r… shows that there is l… after …
-teaches people that you go to … or hell
—>day of …
—>… of the … and the goat
-gods … will save people
-catholics believe in …, where souls are …

Answer 1

-believe Jesus’s resurrection shows that there is life after death
-teaches people that you go to heaven or hell
—>day of judgement
—>parable of the sheep and the goat
-gods grace will save people
-catholics believe in purgatory, where souls are cleansed

Question 2

Buddhist beliefs about the afterlife

-do not believe in the afterlife
—>because of anatta the same self or soul can not be passed on
-believe in rebirth, where a person energy and karma passes onto next life
—>cycle of samsara
—>wont end until a person finds enlightenment and reaches nibbana
-bodhisattvas stay on earth to help others
-pure land Buddhists believe they will be reborn into a paradise world known as “pure land”

Answer 2

-do not believe in the …
—>because of a… the same self or … can not be p… on
-believe in r…, where a person e… and k… passes onto next …
—>cycle of …
—>wont end until a person finds … and reaches n…
-… stay on earth to help …
-pure … Buddhists believe they will be r… into a p… world known as “pure …”

Question 3

Non-religious beliefs about the afterlife

-believe once you … you c… to exist
-there is no … that there is life after …
-believe it is a way for others to … with the idea of …
-believe it’s used by … to put p… on others

Answer 3

-believe once you die you cease to exist
-there is no evidence that there is life after death
-believe it is a way for others to cope with the idea of death
-believe it’s used by religions to put pressure on others

Question 4

Arguments in support if the afterlife

-p…
—>claim they can talk to the …
-r…
—>reborn as a … again
-out of … and near … experiences

Answer 4

-paranormal
—>claim they can talk to the dead
-reincarnation
—>reborn as a human again
-out of body and near death experiences