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Many people are wondering whether there really is life after death. A lot of debate that
consisted of the presentation of different beliefs and the scriptural as well as scientific evidence has been done
over many centuries about afterlife. The afterlife, also referred to as the life after death or the great unknown
is generally the concept of having a continued existence of an individual’s soul, spirit or mind after he or she
biologically dies. The major views on the belief of the afterlife are mainly derived from religion, esotericism and
metaphysics. Many popular views have suggested that this continued existence usually takes place in some kind of an
immaterial or spiritual realm. The deceased persons are believed to journey to a specific plane of existence or
realm after their death, which typically decided by God, depending on their actions when they were living on earth.
An associated term to the afterlife would be the term reincarnation. Reincarnation basically refers to an afterlife
wherein only the “essence” of the living being (which could be a human being, an animal or even a plant) is
preserved after its biological death which is transferred on to the body or form of another living being. The
concept of reincarnation also suggests that the “afterlife” is actually another life on earth.
There are two basic types of views on the concept of the afterlife. The first one would be the empirical views
which are based on observation; and the second one would be religious views which are based on faith.
1. Empirical Views
This type of claims is based on observations as well as on conjecture that are made by humans
or some pieces of instruments like a voice recorder or a radio that are used in EVP or electronic voice phenomena.
These observations are generally made from near death experiences that have some evidence of spirits, reincarnation
research, astral projection, out-of-body experiences, mediumship, EVP and through various forms of photography. The
academic inquiry and investigation on such phenomena could be broken down into two categories, the first one being
psychical research which focuses on interviews, field reports and case studies, and the second one being scientific
parapsychology which is related to laboratory research strictly.
2. Religious Views
This type of claims are generally based on some form or kind of faith or spirituality. They
are usually rooted from the faith in stories that have been told by ancient people or ancestors or the faith in
religious books, scriptures and writings such as the Bible, the Talmud, the Qur'an, the Vedas and the Tripitaka,
among others.
Belief in the afterlife has played a big role in many religions throughout history including
in: Ancient Egyptian religion; Buddhism; Zoroastrianism; Ancient Greek and Roman religion; Norse religion; Islam;
Hinduism; Sikhism; Judaism; and Christianity.
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