Non-religious arguments against life after death (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards
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Non-religious belief about death
Non-religious belief about death
Existence ends, no life after death
6 secular arguments vs afterlife
6 secular arguments vs afterlife
Evidence, comfort, fraud, coping, control, humanist
Lack of evidence argument
Lack of evidence argument
No one returned from death to prove afterlife
False comfort argument
False comfort argument
Belief provides emotional relief from fear of death
Fraudulent accounts argument
Fraudulent accounts argument
Fake mediums & fraudulent spiritual experiences
Coping mechanism argument
Coping mechanism argument
Beliefs help deal with fear of death
Social control argument
Social control argument
Heaven/hell promises control behaviour
Humanist view: consciousness
Humanist view: consciousness
Entirely dependent on physical brain
Humanist view: after death
Humanist view: after death
Body decays, nothing continues
Catholic evidence for afterlife
Catholic evidence for afterlife
Resurrection & ascension of Jesus Christ
1 Peter 3:21-22 meaning
1 Peter 3:21-22 meaning
Jesus died, resurrected, ascended to heaven
Catholic view: faith vs proof
Catholic view: faith vs proof
Faith accepts truths without empirical proof
God's love & afterlife
God's love & afterlife
God's care extends to providing for people after death
Purpose of eternal life belief
Purpose of eternal life belief
Gives meaning to life & moral guidance