Case Study: The Afterlife: Heaven And Hell

The aim of my report is to explain how the view of the afterlife in Ancient Greece has shaped works of art, books and the mentality of people. In order to do this I am going to explore how ancient Greek people saw the underworld as well as Roman people and the Renaissance period. Because Greeks saw the underworld as a dark, dreadful and gloomy place, many of the works that refer to it, either in Roman times or the Renaissance, are influenced by this view. In particular works like the Odyssey by Homer or The Phaedo by Plato, explained to a certain level the structure of the afterlife in ancient Greece. These two pieces of literature severely influenced works like the book VI of the Aeneid by Virgil where he depicts the underworld referencing to the Greek point of view. But a deeper description of the underworld is given by Dante in his Divine Comedy where he uses Virgil as his guide, from the depths of hell to the Purgatory while Beatrice, Dante’s ideal woman, guides him through heaven. All these time periods shared the idea of the underworld as being a place where souls pay the sins they committed during their lives.

When we think about the afterlife today it is easy to categorize the locations after death: Heaven and Hell. As Christians, we have guidelines in which to receive eternal life and we follow the life as Jesus Christ, and according to the Bible, through Him we are saved. Pretty simple to concept, but in Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India, the afterlife is not so easy to grasp. Polytheism, pharaohs, and Buddha will all be prevalent in this exploration of the afterlife in ancient civilizations.

Due to its obscure nature, the concept of life after death has spawned a myriad of debates and assumptions, but some of the most well-known afterlife theories belong to the Christians and the Ancient Egyptians. It is common for people to compare the Christian Book of Life to the Egyptians’ weighing of the heart ceremony, Jesus to Horus or Osiris, and the 10 Commandments to the Book of the Dead. In addition, the Ancient Egyptians began developing their religion when Egypt was formed at about 3,400 BC, while Christianity was formed in the first century AD. This long timespan between the two beliefs and their stark similarities have made many believe that the Christians copied the Egyptians. Though the Christians and Ancient Egyptians still have

Intellectually, we know that everyone dies; emotionally, we are rarely inclined to accept that reality for ourselves. The result may be belief in an afterlife, heaven and hell. These ideas have a strong grip inn the mid of Americans. Whereas the GSS for the United States indicates that 79% of its respondent believe in an afterlife. It should be noted that belief in an afterlife does not necessarily entail acceptance of heaven or hell. In particular people are less inclined to believe in hell that in heaven. Given the religious criteria for being consigned to either realm, self-examination might prompt aversion on the part of most people to the potential of an afterlife in hell.

Have you ever thought about what happens after you die; if there is something after this life? There are many different approaches to whether there is life after death or not, but in this paper we will be looking at the Christian perspective towards the afterlife. Christianity is the largest religion in the world today due to it being branched down into different groups, and it is a known fact that there is no other religion today that has a huge impact on our world to the extent that Christianity does. Christianity's beliefs on the afterlife can be broke down into two main broad groups, those of the Roman Catholic Church, and those of the Protestant Church. Most often, Christian

In the “Great Afterlife debate,” Michael Shermer and Deepak Chopra embody two different opinions concerning the existence of afterlife. Shermer points out that the concepts of afterlife and near-death experiences are illusion of the brain. Chopra disproves that afterlife is a concept from the scientific perspective in the course of refuting the arguments of Shermer. In what follows, this essay is an agnostic point of view for support neither of the arguers. … (THESIS……)

The afterlife has fascinated religions since the dawn of time. It has raised many questions, about

In “Death and the Afterlife”, Samuel Scheffler proposes a doomsday situation, where thirty days after our death, the Earth and everything on it will be destroyed. Scheffler argues that we care about the survival of others and that if this were to ever happen, many of us would lose interest in our projects and be depressed. Scheffler’s argument is very cynical since he assumes the absolute worst of the doomsday scenario, which is that everyone would be upset and drop very important aspects of our lives. Although it is true that we would be depressed about our imminent death and that we care about other people’s survival, it can be debated that people would not lose interests in their projects. Scheffler raises the point in his analysis that

The afterlife is as important as life. There are so many things that I use but to choose only three things to bring to the afterlife is not only hard but near impossible. So to go about choosing my items I thought about what I need. I assume the afterlife will be peaceful but may not be the most exciting so my first object would be my Rubik's cube. The Rubik's cube is a puzzle that can be done over and over again since there are so many solutions. I would bring my Rubik's cube because I love puzzles and it would provide years of entertainment without getting tedious or boring. The afterlife would probably be in dire need of some good music so I would bring my guitar. My guitar would allow me to be creative and play music two of my favorite

Christianity is the most popular religion in the world with it’s beliefs contributing to the most widely known and accepted theory of what happens after death. Although the beliefs under Christianity differs between Christian groups, majority of Christians believe in the concept of Heaven and Hell.

John Stith Pemberton, a pharmacist and “cash-strapped morphine addict,” created Coca-Cola in 1886. He used a French wine called Vin Mariani as his product to replicate. Coca-Cola was different because it was water-based, not wine-based, and included kola nut, caffeine, coca leaf extract, and sugar. It was originally sold as a medicine, a “brain tonic” that “Cures Morphine and Opium Habits and Desire for Intoxicants.” Later broke and ill from his stomach problems and morphine addiction, Pemberton sold the patent to Coca-Cola to Asa Candler, who later officially created The Coca-Cola Company.

     Considering my thoughts on the afterlife is something I have done several times in my life. My views and beliefs have changed over the years regarding this subject. My Catholic upbringing was probably where my first views came from. They were the traditional heaven and hell beliefs and also of purgatory. Today my thoughts are not so black and white.

In this method twelve factors were identified about beliefs about afterlife. Three of the major factors were that 12.1 percent believe in Heave and Hell. 7.9 percent believe in reincarnation and 6.6 percent believed that there ate material objects and sexual desire in the after life. The gender differences that were found are that men are not less likely to believe in afterlife but they were less likely to believe in Heaven, reuniting with loved ones, communication with the living and request for forgiveness before death. Men were more likely the women to believe that there are material objects, that spirits have human form, that there is pain, hunger, thirst and that rituals carried out after death are important. The religious differences they found were that Protestant students were less likely to believe in life-after-death then Roman Catholic students. On the other hand, Protestant students were more likely to believe that there is Hell and that forgiveness needs to be requested to get into Heaven.

Coca Cola’s first main weakness is that it is highly susceptible to any kind of negative publicity. Every kind of negative publicity can hurt the brand badly. Some years ago after traces of pesticides were found in the products of Coca Cola, it had hurt the brand really hard. Sales had dipped in various corners of the world apart from the criticism that flowed. Any such thing can hurt the popularity and sales of coca cola. However, Coca cola can overcome this weakness by being more transparent regarding the ingredients it uses in the production of its brands.

Who would have known that Coca-Cola debut to the world was all because of a pharmacist? And just a touch of carbonation has truly made it a refreshing and an enjoyable carbonated soft drink. It is within “arms reach of desire” as former CEO Robert Woodruff notes. The Coca-Cola Company ultimately cares about its customers and prides itself into providing good citizenship. One of Coca-Cola’s largest international investors was India, from 1993 up until 2003, Coca-Cola invested more than US$1 billion into the country. In August of 2003, CEO of Coca-Cola India, Sanjiv Gupta came to a standstill where he had to further anticipate his next move for the company. The company faced a crisis where the Center for Science and Environment (CSE) issued a press release affirming that three samples of the 12 cold drink brands sold in and around Delhi containing pesticide residues were of Coca-Cola and PepsiCo brands.