The general principle behind the claim of an afterlife is that the human person survives in some form after death. The details of the notion of an afterlife vary greatly among cultures and religions. With the exception of the non-religious communities, the belief in an afterlife is almost universal in acceptance and appeal. A common idea with respect to an afterlife is the transportation of the soul to another, higher realm that is spiritual in nature.
Skeptical Perspective
Several people have told their friends and loved ones that if, when they died, they discovered there was an afterlife, they would attempt to relay a message. No messages have arrived. A possible theory to help explain the origin of the belief in an afterlife is in dreams. When early humans dreamt about members in their group that had already died, they attempted to explain the unusual life that continued to exist in their dreams. Though this is speculation, it is one of many possible explanations. Dreams may have been defined as a glimpse into the spiritual realm where all life goes after death. Rituals and burial ceremonies, through archaeological discovery, is thought to have begun 100,000 years ago among nomad peoples. |
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