Life after death Reasons for belief and unbelief in life after death

Reasons for life after death Connector: Do you believe in Life after death? What are your reasons? Are they convincing? Are they religious only?

Reasons for life after death Outcomes: All must learn at least three non-religious reasons why people believe in life after death. All must learn at least three reasons why people do not believe in life after death A01 – Understand non religious views on life after death A02 – Explanation and Evaluation of non religious views and compare with any religion Skills –reflective learner PLTS: Creative thinkers and Reflective learners

Reasons for life after death Big Picture: This topic is about the sanctity of life: life is sacred. Christians believe in immortality of the souls and for Muslims, judgement day is the day of resurrection. Today: Are there evidences out of Holy books? Why would some people won’t believe in L.A.D?

Reasons for life after death Homework: Answer this GCSE question into your book using the correct format. “There is no such thing as life after death” Do you agree? Give 3 reasons showing you have considered at least two religions. Give 3 reasons why someone might disagree with you

Reasons for life after death Fact: The beliefs on all religions on the sanctity of life tend to be contained in their attitudes to life and death, abortion and Euthanasia. However, it is possible to see some specific teaching on the sanctity (holiness, sacredness) of life.

Reasons for life after death Can you think of any non-religious reasons why some people would believe in Life after death? Personal experiences Ghosts Déjà vu Premonition Psychics and other mediums

Reasons for life after death Paranormal: the claim that spiritual things can be explained scientifically OBE: out of body experiences Dreams, that tell the future or explain situations

Design a bubble map on why some people do not believe in life after death And as a group present it to the classroom

Reasons for life after death Some people do not believe in life after death because: The main evidence for life after death is in Holy books which contradict each other. For example, the Qur’an teaches resurrection, the Gita teaches re- incarnation, some of the Bible teaches immortality of the soul

Reasons for life after death No one has undoubtedly returned from the dead. Science shows that when the body dies, the brain dies, and life-support machines show that the brain dies, so what could survive death? There is no place where life after death could take place.

Reasons for life after death These are texts taken in Holy books to relate to the sacredness of Life try and find out where they come from: “Thou shalt not murder”. Jewish bible “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own” Christian Bible

Reasons for life after death “Nor can a soul die except by God’s leave, the term being fixed as by writing”.

Reasons for life after death Now for some GCSE practice: (a) what is meant by the sacredness of life? (b) Do you think that despite the scientific evidence there is life after death (4)

Reasons for life after death Answer for full mark: (a) the sacredness of life is the religious idea that life is holy and is a gift from god (b) Christians have different views on life after death. They believe in judgement day where souls will be judged by God, they believe in the immortality of the soul and do believe in the resurrection: all souls will be resurrected in their bodies as Jesus did in the Bible.

Reasons for life after death Extension Research any other view on life after death and compare it to your own religious tradition (3 differences and 3 similarities) Any question on the sacredness of life?

Reasons for life after death Can you tell us back five things you have learnt today?