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    The idea the death, morality, and the afterlife have gradually changed through history. Death has an unavoidable and unpredictable nature. The conceptualization of death and what happens to a person when they die is perplexing to understand. Humans tend to fear the things in which they cannot begin to explain. No one person exactly knows for sure what to expect once they leave this world. So, we have established religion and science in an attempt to allow us to wrap our heads around this idea. Eventually

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    Greek Afterlife Beliefs

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    The Afterlife in Greek Mythology The practicers of Greek mythology place a great deal of importance on the afterlife, and how you might get there. There is simply an underworld, there is no heaven, this means there is no way of having eternal life. This is not to say the underworld is without a hierarchy of itself. The underworld is a hopeless place, the few who receive the privilege of happiness only are given this gift while they are remembered. Burial is also very important in mythology, if buried

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    Egypt Afterlife Journey

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    about the afterlife. Then, he gets an idea. He decides to ask his mom what will happen after the Pharaoh dies. “Perhaps she would know?” wonders Mai. “Hey mom, what will happen to the Pharaoh when he dies?” “Well, if we look into the pyramid texts, we’d know exactly what happens to him.” “Mai asks, “What are the pyramid texts anyways?” His mom explains, “The pyramid texts are the oldest collection of religious writing. They are written on the inside of the pyramids and explain the afterlife journey

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    Sydni Wagner Mary Bosela English Composition 1020 5 December 2017 The Afterlife Life after death is a widely discussed issue all over the world today. With the various amounts of religions and their beliefs of what occurs post-death, it causes a great amount of controversy. Scientists have been conducting research and experiments to try and find a solution for it. Movies, articles, books and etc have been created to try and persuade the citizens of the world to believe in one way or another

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    “Afterlife” What kind of afterlife do you believe in? Human condition is something that all humans have and in this essay I will be talking about people's take on the afterlife. So humankind, regardless of geography, gender, sexual orientation, religion, race, education or economic status and nearly all have a belief in afterlife and it is through literature that authors provide insight, comfort, and oftentimes advice to help us cope with our humanity. The first kind of people that believe in the

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    believes that a sort of heaven exists for the afterlife (1). After death you are transported to this place for following the religion to live there for eternity. The religion of Hinduism believes in the act of Reincarnation, which is the rebirth of a soul in a new body. They believe that when we humans die, we are brought back as another living entity depending on the deeds of your previous life. The religion of buddhism believes that the status of your afterlife is not the end, it is either a reward or

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    Greek Afterlife Beliefs

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    The afterlife is described in many cultures, dating back thousands of years. It is no different in Greek culture. As with the other cultures, the ancient Greek perspective on the afterlife shares similarities with the other views of life after death, but also contains its differences. The traditions, values, beliefs and culture of different people across the world shaped multiple views on the afterlife. The conception of the Greek underworld can be traced to the culture of the people

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    Freud once said that death is inevitable and yet inconceivable. The idea of death, mortality, and afterlife has been a question for the human race since the beginning of time. Throughout time and space these ideas have changed and have been modified according to their own views depending in what region they were born in and the time period. To look at what has changed over the periods we have to look at our history starting with writings like the Epic of Gilgamesh, the Hebrew texture, the Bible and

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    Death and the Afterlife A/ Muslims believe in Akhirah. This is the belief that there is eternal life after death in either Heaven (paradise) or Hell. To reach either Hell or Heaven Muslims believe they must cross the Assirat Bridge. While crossing the Assirat Bridge Allah passes his judgement on your soul. The righteous can cross the bridge and reach paradise, but the damned will simply fall off the bridge into the fiery pits of Hell. Paradise is for believers

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    The afterlife allows for many possibilities because no one truly knows what will happen to their soul once they have passed away. People fear the outcome of human existence once physical life ends, but we shouldn’t live in fear, instead we should live in peace. There are many religions and interpretations on what will happen to our soul after we die, so where does our soul go? In an articled called Is there life after death? By Bill Newcott “Believers show general agreement over the choice of destinations

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