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Afterlife: Encyclopedia - Afterlife
The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, bey...
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Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Related Studies
The study of views of the afterlife is a concern of Eschatology, which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic e...
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Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Philosophical Arguments
Some non-believers in an afterlife, influenced by positivism (philosophy), have argued that claims of an afterlife are unverifiable and u...
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Religion: Encyclopedia - Religion
Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning t...
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Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are:
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Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To The Study Of Individual Religions
Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs.
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Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To Relating To The Beliefs Of Others
Adherents of particular religions deal with the differing doctrines and practices espoused by other religions in a variety ways. All stra...
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Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Development Of Religion
There are several models for understanding how religions develop.
Models which view religion as untrue include:
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Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Religion And Other Approaches To Forming Beliefs About The Nature Of The Universe
Humans have many different methods which attempt to answer fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and our place in it (co...
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Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are:
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Near-death Experience: Encyclopedia Ii - Near-death Experience - As A Naturalistic Experience
Other commentators see near death experiences as a purely naturalistic phenomenon. For example; a Swiss study (Blanke. et.al, 2002), publ...
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Near-death Experience: Encyclopedia Ii - Near-death Experience - As A Naturalistic Experience
Other commentators see near death experiences as a purely naturalistic phenomenon. For example; a Swiss study (Blanke. et.al, 2002), publ...
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Atheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atheism - History
Although the actual term atheism originated in 16th Century France, ideas that would be recognized as atheistic today existed even before...
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Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As A Belief
Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belief within a religion, because ...
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Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reward Or Punishment
One notion of afterlife which is common to Judaism (see the afterlife and olam haba ["world to come"] ), most sects of Christianity, and ...
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Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reincarnation
Another afterlife concept which is found among Hindus, Buddhists, and Wiccans is reincarnation, whether as humans, animals, or as spiritu...
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Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Criticism
Upon death, brain activity ceases and a person's body begins to decompose. This marks the end of the individual's mind in the physical wo...
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