Why Do People Believe In The Afterlife?

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There is much belief that when humans die their lives are not yet over. They will live on as something else or they will live as their spirit/ soul. How is it though, that people would be able to live on in an afterlife because once you’re dead you cease to exist? There are three common explanations to how there is an afterlife. The first, near death experiences take place when someone is close to death and can either feel the soul separate from the body, or are able to see what is known as the “white light”. The second, reincarnation which occurs when someone passes on and has a second chance at life as either someone different or a whole new organism is general. The third, resurrection, the way Jesus rose from the dead, happens when someone confirmed dead return to life. Each one of these theories for life after death has a series of truths behind them, however, which one is considered the most reasonable truth? This paper will analyze each theory and conclude with the best answer possible why people should believe in the afterlife.

The first theory, described by a man by the name Raymond A. Moody Jr. who was a medical …show more content…

Ian Stevenson decided to dedicate most of his life finding evidence on it (Rachels & Rachels pg.46). He would ask children at a young age if they remembered their earlier life. In some cases, the parents of these children would set out to find the remaining members of the child’s past family. According to Dr. Stevenson this was enough evidence to conclude that reincarnation was true. However, a red flag about his interactions with the children is for one most children are story tellers and there are many who were able to meet with the past family before Dr. Stevenson’s investigation (Rachels & Rachels pg.47). Therefore, there are doubts of reincarnation because there has never been proof of someone returning back to life as someone

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