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The Afterlife

Nearly every religion in the world examines some belief in life after death. Some are similar; many are different. Even science has attempted to answer the question of what happens to us after we die.

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Does Sikhism believe in heaven or afterlife?

Yes, if you do your daily prayers and putting others needs before yours, you will get to heaven (Sach Khand is what Sikhs say). You can only go to heaven in your human form. If you don't, you may, in your afterlife become anything depending on your previous life.

What do Pastafarians believe about the afterlife?

Pastafarians believe that the afterlife is full of beer volcanoes and stripper factories.

Did the Mayans believe in an afterlife?

Yes, they did. it is described in their hieroglyphs that have been only partly deciphered.

What is Hinduisms afterlife beliefs?

In Hinduism, afterlife depends upon their present life's karmas. If one does good things those mentioned in epics and puranas and offer prayers to god, will help him reach heaven or else he will likely spend another life in this kali yuga.

Do Buddhist believe that you become an animal in the afterlife?

Not necessarily, reincarnantion in Animal form is associated with the Hindus. It is something of a distortion that the animals which give us milk are reincarnated Human souls- true this has added the phrases Holy Cow and sacred Cow to out language, but oddly they really don"t believe this.

Do you believe in the afterlife but not heaven or hell?

I do not believe in an afterlife and therefore do not believe in heaven or hell. I will believe in one or more of these when there is a scintilla of evidence that there is an afterlife.

At the moment, it is a matter of faith, and faith alone, although I acknowledge that belief in an afterlife offers comfort to some.

What is an avenging angel?

An avenging angel is an angel that would fight to the death over a loss or past trauma, I haven't heard a religion that has this.

What is the Judaism religion view on the afterlife?

Jewish ResponseWe don't believe in the existence of either heaven or hell. Judaism barely spends any time discussing what may or may not happen when we die; in fact, there's barely any mention of this subject in the Tanach (Jewish Bible). This is because the focus of Judaism is to make the world as good as possible in this life.

There are some loose theories of what might happen though:

  • When we die, our souls are cleansed of any wrongdoings. This is done by our accounting of every action done in life. It's believed that this process takes no longer than 12 months but most people don't do enough bad in life to warrant it taking a full 12 months.
  • Our souls return to God to wait for the world to come.
  • Our souls may be reincarnated into different people so that we have additional chances to work to become closer to God.
  • Those souls that choose to be truly evil in life, cannot survive the process of cleansing and cease to exist.

The following response is not what Jews believe, but it's what others think Jews believe:

Non-Jewish ResponseMost of Jews believe that the actual Judgement day and the Resurrection of the dead, will occur when the Messiah comes. On that fateful day, both Israel and the Gentile nations will be summoned to the place of judgment by the blowing of the great ram's horn to awaken the people from their spiritual slumber. The day when the Lord judges "will be dark, very dark, without a ray of light" (Amos 5:20). Those who have maintained righteous lives and kept their covenant with God will be taken to the Paradise. Those who have been judged as deserving of punishment for their misdeeds will be sent to Hell-fire, to stay there either eternally or for a length of time commensurate with the seriousness of their transgressions.

Jewish answer:

One of the central beliefs of Judaism, as stated in the Talmud (Mishna, Sanhedrin 11:1) and codified by Rambam (Maimonides, 1135-1204), is that the soul continues to exist and is treated in accordance with the person's actions while he or she was alive.

The Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) doesn't dwell at length on the afterlife; and nor do we spend a lot of time speculating on its details. However, that is not meant to diminish from its importance. Rather, the Torah implies that we are to use the bulk of our energies in keeping God's ways and commands in this world, with our feet firmly planted on Earth; while nonetheless not losing awareness of our beliefs.

Our ancient sages stated the importance of being aware of the next world: "This world is a mere entrance-way before the afterlife" (Mishna, Avot ch.4).

All outstanding accounts are settled after this life. Some cases illustrate this point, since this entire world wouldn't be enough to reward a Moses or punish a Hitler. And while we're alive, knowledge of the future world serves as one of the motivations to keeping God's will.

The Tanakh does not delve into detail of the rewards of the righteous, because other religions could compete with even more poetic promises. Also because belief in the afterlife was shared by all ancient societies and needed little reiteration. Besides, it would be like describing the colors of a sunrise to someone who was blind from birth.

It is, however, referred to briefly in Torah verses such as Genesis 15:15, which states that "You (Abraham) will come to your fathers in peace and will be buried in good old age." Coming to his fathers does not mean simply to be buried with them, since Abraham was not buried with his ancestors. Such verses are stated many times.

The prophets are more explicit with such references (see Isaiah 26:19 and 66:24, Daniel 12:13, Zechariah 3:7, 1 Kings 8:30, 2 Kings ch.2, Ecclesiastes 12:7). The afterlife is spoken of at length in the Talmud. More than 20 pages of Talmud (Sanhedrin 90-110, Rosh Hashanah 16-18, and other passages) are given to this subject.

Is there money in the afterlife?

I once began reading some clairvont's account of being in contact with a recently deceased World War One soldier and from what the soldier described was, NO. They can make anything you'd ever want and you can have whatever you'd like to make you happy, EXCEPT after a while, you no longer want the same things you wanted on Earth. Initially it's to help,you settle in. For instance, cigarettes, eventually the soldiers stopped craving or wanting them because it did not have the same effect as they did own earth. I can't imagine not,wanting a play station 4 though after death,so well see once we all die

Is xParanormal detector true?

Dear friend, There is no paranormal detector better than the human mind. many claim to have photographed spirits, but it is this writers opinion that they are but fakes. Only powers from on high can authorize a spirit to return to earth and be seen, and then it will be seen as a solid form and not as a spirit.

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What is the doaism afterlife?

There is neither a beginning nor an end , but a constant change between beginning and end, between birth and death, which then produces new life...

How do we know that ancient nomads believed in an afterlife?

Even secular scholars have stated that burial practices such as jewelry placed in graves, burials done among rituals and symbolism, living relatives revisiting the graves, and other such practices, suggest belief in an afterlife, which is an ancient tradition found over the globe. As to each specific culture or tribe, you would have to investigate individually, since beliefs were of course not always identical.

Do all religions believe in a hereafter?

Yes; though there are different views. Some don't stress it, some don't address the topic, and some believe it takes the physical form of reincarnation; while others have specific, detailed beliefs.

Is it believed that animals go to an afterlife after they die?

All who have ever lived upon this earth, both men and animals will receive the glory that they are entitled to. If you owned a dog which you loved there is no reason why you will not have that animal again in the resurrection.Both will be able to commune with each other.

What is the belief of the afterlife in Mesopotamia?

They believed that life after death meant a descent into an underworld ruled by the god Nergal. Their ideas about the afterlife was difficult.

What is the opposite of ancient Egyptian afterlife?

The opposite of the ancient Egyptian afterlife, which emphasized immortality and a journey to the Field of Reeds, could be considered the concept of oblivion or non-existence after death. In this view, death leads to a complete cessation of existence, with no continuation of the soul or consciousness. This contrasts sharply with the Egyptian belief in a judgment that determined one's fate in an eternal afterlife.

What is it called when you only believe in afterlife but not god?

AnswerIt is certainly not necessary to believe in the Abrahamic God to believe in an afterlife. Many religions offer hope for an afterlife in return for belief in their gods. However, to believe in an afterlife, but not believe in any gods, is a form of spiritualism.

Why did the Greeks believe in the afterlife?

The Greeks believed in gods which had a god of the underworld, Hades. PS sorry naomi

What do people today believe happen in afterlife?

Christians believe if you are not a Christian, you will go to hell... but if you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, you will be saved from eternal burning and go to heaven.

A:You do not have to be a Christian to go to heaven. A:You do have to Believe in Jesus Christ and have to have a relationship with the Lord

Mummy shaped figures that work in the afterlife fields?

Shabtis, also called ushebtis or shawabtis. They helped with manual tasks in the afterlife. They were craved either from wood or stone.