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The Afterlife
Posted by Renddy Rose Rodriguez
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1/27/2009 10:05:00 PM
Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belief within a religion, because it is generally accepted as beyond the experiential knowledge or casual accessibility of most people. As a result, the popular mind relies on various sources for concepts about afterlife.
While there is information available from all sources, a preponderance of concoctions, speculations, and extrapolations have arguably historically characterized formal descriptions of afterlife. Religious traditions have historically formalized and codified ideas about afterlife in widely divergent forms. It should be pointed out that not all atheists and agnostics necessarily rule out the existence of an afterlife. For example, many Buddhists neither confirm nor deny the existence of the supernatural (gods, demons, heavens, hells, etc.), while simultaneously embracing the concept of rebirth.
Word Power
Preponderance – Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.
Concoctions – the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
Extrapolations – To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.
Divergent - Drawing apart from a common point; diverging.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the afterlife?
2. How does history characterize the afterlife?
3. How does Buddhists view the afterlife?
Critical Thinking Questions:
1. Do you believe in the afterlife? Why or why not?
2. Why do you think most religions adhere to the concept of the afterlife?
3. Are there advantages and disadvantages of being an atheist? Explain.
While there is information available from all sources, a preponderance of concoctions, speculations, and extrapolations have arguably historically characterized formal descriptions of afterlife. Religious traditions have historically formalized and codified ideas about afterlife in widely divergent forms. It should be pointed out that not all atheists and agnostics necessarily rule out the existence of an afterlife. For example, many Buddhists neither confirm nor deny the existence of the supernatural (gods, demons, heavens, hells, etc.), while simultaneously embracing the concept of rebirth.
Word Power
Preponderance – Superiority in weight, force, importance, or influence.
Concoctions – the invention of a scheme or story to suit some purpose
Extrapolations – To infer or estimate by extending or projecting known information.
Divergent - Drawing apart from a common point; diverging.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What is the afterlife?
2. How does history characterize the afterlife?
3. How does Buddhists view the afterlife?
Critical Thinking Questions:
1. Do you believe in the afterlife? Why or why not?
2. Why do you think most religions adhere to the concept of the afterlife?
3. Are there advantages and disadvantages of being an atheist? Explain.
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