Beliefs about death and beyond

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Created on: 16-05-14 09:46

What is Monism?

Monists do not believe that humans have a seperate soul. Similar to materialism.

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Gilbert Ryle

To imagine a seperate soul is a 'category mistake'- to think of there being a 'ghost in the machine'.

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What does Christianity teach about bodily resurrection?

Christ's resurrection was physical and gives believers hope that they too will be resurrected.

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John Hick

He argued the Replica Theory - as long as memories, character and appearance are the same the replica is the same. This is compatibe with St paul's teaching that our eartly bodies will decay but we will be raised with a new heavenly body.

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What is Dualism?

That the body and soul are seperate entities. Some Christians favour this, although can argue Christianity is monist as the physical resurrection of Christ is central.

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Modified dualism

Aquinas - argued a person is made up of 2 equally important parts- so need physical body in afterlife. A disembodied soul is not a person. physical body stays in the ground, whilst soul goes to purgatory,it is the reunited with new body on j day.

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Beatific vision

When God reveals himself to us in Heaven 'face to face' (1 Corinthians)

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Reincarnation

Hindu belief in rebirth. Key terms - samsara, atman, karma, moksha.

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What is the secular view?

Most atheists do not believe in life after death.

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Hard materialism

believes that everything about a human being can be explained by the physical aspect eg Dawkins

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Soft materialism

believes that mental processes can interact and affect the physical aspect of a human eg G Ryle.

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What is the Catholic teaching about purgatory?

Intermediate place between heaven and hell where soul goes for purification.

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What is the Christian teaching on afterlife?

Judgement Day, heaven and hell.

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