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The Six Basic Theories of the Afterlife. 1. Materlialism. Nothing survives after death There is no such thing as a soul There is no heaven or hell There is no God. 2. Paganism. A ghost survives The ghost moves to the place of the dead The concept of the underworld
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1. Materlialism • Nothing survives after death • There is no such thing as a soul • There is no heaven or hell • There is no God
2. Paganism • A ghost survives • The ghost moves to the place of the dead • The concept of the underworld • Ghosts can visit and interact with the living
3. Reincarnation • The individual has a soul that is re-born into another living body • The concept of Karma • The soul lives on for eternity
4. Pantheism • Death changes nothing because there is nothing to begin with • Death moves the person/soul to the eternal • Time and space are illusions
5. Immortality • The soul survives and moves to its final resting place • This may be heaven or hell • It may be immediate or through many stages • Often confused with Christianity
6. Resurrection • The body and the soul are resurrected • The body reunites with the soul in its final resting place • Assumes God is forgiving • Most people will go to heaven