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| There is no widely agreed-upon scientific evidence for life after death, though some would point to studies of ]s as such evidence. In any case, some--particularly atheists and agnostics of a scientific, rational, or rationalistic mindset--hold that we entirely cease to exist. For those who do believe in an afterlife, there are various notions about it. Probably the most common notion (common to ], ], and ]) is that human ]s go on to a place of happiness or torment, such as ], ], or ] or ]. Others, notably ], believe we ], whether as humans or as animals. The study of views of the afterlife is a part of ], which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic era, and the end or the world. | There is no widely agreed-upon scientific evidence for life after death, though some would point to studies of ]s as such evidence. In any case, some--particularly atheists and agnostics of a scientific, rational, or rationalistic mindset--hold that we entirely cease to exist. For those who do believe in an afterlife, there are various notions about it. Probably the most common notion (common to ], ], and ]) is that human ]s go on to a place of happiness or torment, such as ], ], or ] or ]. Others, notably ], believe we ], whether as humans or as animals. The study of views of the afterlife is a part of ], which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic era, and the end or the world. | ||
| Many ] hold that after death people suffer reward or punishment based on their deeds or faith |
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The afterlife (also known as life after death) is the notion of something, typically spiritual and experiential, that happens to human beings when they die.
There is no widely agreed-upon scientific evidence for life after death, though some would point to studies of near-death experiences as such evidence. In any case, some--particularly atheists and agnostics of a scientific, rational, or rationalistic mindset--hold that we entirely cease to exist. For those who do believe in an afterlife, there are various notions about it. Probably the most common notion (common to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) is that human souls go on to a place of happiness or torment, such as heaven, hell, or purgatory or limbo. Others, notably Hindus, believe we reincarnate, whether as humans or as animals. The study of views of the afterlife is a part of Eschatology, which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic era, and the end or the world.
Many religions hold that after death people suffer reward or punishment based on their deeds or faith. The Christian Bible, for example, contains the words of Jesus: "The measure you give will be the measure you get." (from the Sermon on the Mount?). Others, including some Universalists, believe in universalism which holds that all will be rewarded regardless of what they have done or believed.
The question whether or not there is life after death is closely related to the mind-body problem, and like that problem is one of the classic problems of so-called rational psychology and hence of one (now largely outdated) notion of the scope of metaphysics.
The belief in the existence of ghosts and other undead is a reflection of the belief in an afterlife.
See also Eschatology, predestination