Existence After Physical Death Considered

There is survival after death where the death becomes parts of the soul and the body.

Although, people say spirits are not real. Cause they just don't believe, They say I'm crazy but I'm not I believe they are real. For the people that don't belive in spirits, The dead remains with us in spirits is an ancient one, and one that offers many people comfort; Who does not want to believe that our beloved are decreasing family members aint looking out for us, or with us in our times of personal experiences; they have seen or sensed some explained

In on September 5th 1998 she was cured of a stomach tumour after her husband couldn’t afford further medical treatment. On the first anniversary of Mother Teresa's death, two nuns tied an oval medallion with a picture of Mother Teresa to her stomach, and she was cured. This could be seen as reliable evidence for life after death as Mother Teresa seemingly performed a miracle from beyond the grave. The family even took the step of converting to Christianity after her recovery in their conviction that this was reliable evidence. Mother Teresa is on the path to sainthood after this miracle and her tomb is a shrine where people are receiving grace and strength today. Cases of afterlife, resurrection and reincarnation are commonly found amongst religious believers, leaders, and influential individuals sacred texts. Most notably, the resurrection and ascension of Jesus Christ in the Bible. After being killed, three days later, Jesus was resurrected and first appeared to Mary Magdalene. Described as recognizable and with a body of flesh and bone. Jesus told the disciples, “Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see I have” (Luke 24:39). He was not a ghost, despite having qualities that are supernatural, such as appearing and disappearing at will. E.P. Sanders points out in The Historical Figure of Jesus

The idea of a miracle and its context depends on the definition in which it is used; the first definition of a miracle is a “transgression of the laws of nature” such as walking on water. This was used by Hume who stated that for a miracle to occur a law of nature must be broken, with this focus on laws of nature he aimed to show that it is irrational to believe in miracles because it is irrational to believe in a violation of any natural law, as by believing in this God becomes redundant. He puts forward the method of proportioning the belief to evidence – if you weigh up the miracle against another option what is more likely? That a miracle, a transgression of a law of nature, has occurred or

What does it mean to be human? This question has been debated since the beginning of time. The dictionary definition of the word “Human” is defined as “of, relating to, or characteristic of people or human beings.” This definition encompasses the biological human, but is that truly what it means to be human, both physically and emotionally? Humanity can be defined as the natural need for love and companionship and multiple flaws.

Substance dualism, or Cartesian dualism, is a theory of the mind which separates the mind from the body by having two substances: material, of the body; and immaterial, of the mind. The body cannot think, but is able to perceive and interact with the material world directly. On the other hand, the mind is immaterial and is, instead, only connected to the physical world through the body. The mind exists in an independent and secluded state. While the body cannot think, therefore function, without the mind, the mind only needs the body to explore the material world.

Once we die, “…the body begins to decay and the soul continues its existence..” (Phaedo

To be human is to be able think and learn without any restraints. To have an opinion all to one's self even if it my clash with someone else's. To be human is to have emotion. One must be able to smile, cry, laugh or shout without living in fear of the consequence. One must

As stated before, when the body dies the soul dies as well. Lucretius follows this by providing evidence to support this claim. He first affirms that “[the soul] is made up of exceedingly fine particles” which explains why, despite the physical nature of the soul, “when the whole soul has now left the entire body, / still the external configuration of the limbs / preserves itself unchanged and not a speck of weight is lost” (3.68; 3.215-217).

Substance Dualism posits that there are only mental and material (mind and body, respectively) substances

With that being said, however, religion has offered an alternative answer, one which most definitely appeals to many humans; and more importantly gives humans a way out of death. Before moving forward it maybe important to clarify the term death and what its meaning is for the purposes of this essay. Obviously not even religion can save an individual from dying, humans are biological beings, thus time is never on

Dualism is a philosophy that in its most basic form holds that the mind is comprised of a nonphysical substance, while the body is composed of the physical substance called matter. This type of dualism is called substance dualism, or Cartesian Dualism. This type of dualism was formulated by Rene Descartes, who was

Dualism covers the issue that is concerned with the connection between the mind and the brain, and whether humans are composed of all physical matter or contain a mind along with a physical body. Dualism is the belief that humans have both a non-physical mind along with a physical body. There are two types of dualism, which include Substance Dualism and Property Dualism. Substance Dualism claims the mind exists independently from the body, and Property Dualism claims the brain causes the mind into existence. When compared to the other beliefs mentioned prior, Dualism provides strong arguments made by René Descartes and Gottfried Leibniz that help us understand and answer the questions previously mentioned. The main differences between Substance Dualism and Property Dualism are not far

Humans cannot think if they do not have blood flow to their brain. Thus, dead people cannot float around the earth, or a separate, spiritual world to think and act like humans immorally. After we die and our body stops functioning, so does our brain, we cannot think about anything. The moment in which we are dying I believe our brain shoots off random thoughts, almost like a hallucination or a dream. People may experience a flashback of their whole life, or see a light, or a God or a loved one, but the thoughts are intense and feel like a drug induced trance, but it does not relate to any spiritual world. In this aspect relates to Muhmmad Ali’s death, when his organs failed, his heart and brain kept going for a full fifteen minutes. Ali was very openly spiritual, and I believe that in those fifteen minutes he was in a complete religious reverie of his spirituality. Likewise, when people talk about seeing God, or some other spiritual sensation when they have a near death experience; it’s just a hallucination because they’re brain was still functioning. Overall, naturalism is parallel with my beliefs because there is no second, spiritual world people go to when they die because we simply cannot form

“The mind-body dualism, in philosophy, is the fact that any theory that the mind and body are distinct kinds of substances or natures. This position implies that mind and body not only differ in meaning, but refer to different kinds of entities (Britannica).” The most basic form of dualism is substance dualism. Substance dualism is the idea that he mind and body are composed of two ontologically distinct substances. According to one who believes and studies dualism, the mind is comprised of a non-physical substance, while the body is constituted of the physical substance, also known as matter. Dualism is closely related to the philosophy of Rene Descartes. Descartes identified the mind with consciousness and self-awareness and distinguished this from the brain. He believed that the brain was the seat of all intelligence. This lead to a great debate over the mind and body. So, ultimately, what is the nature of the mind and consciousness and its relationship to the body?