Why is there an afterlife?

Answer 1

A belief in an afterlife is to accept that, after death, the human does, in some way, live on. This may be in different ways:

Dualism considers the soul and body to be separate. The soul may then survive after death, even if the body does not. This is relevant in religions such as Hinduism, who favour theories of reincarnation.

Materialism states that the body cannot be separated at all; therefore, if the body dies, the soul does, too. However, there may still be an afterlife, even considering this; John Hick composed a "replica" theory, which supposed that a new body was created for the soul to survive in, almost identical to the original body. This also coincides with Christian theories about reincarnation in heaven or hell.

Monism considers the soul and body to be two distinct forms, but they are unable to be separated; this was Aristotle's belief, who considered the only afterlife that an individual could had to be a sense of reason that survived death. The individual's identity would always exist, even if they lost everything else.

Answer 2

There is an Afterlife because the body dwells within and is hosted by the Soul.

The Soul is greater than the minute human body it flows through. When the lessons of the Soul are complete and the life is finished, the Soul drops the body and returns to the Soul school. The Soul then reviews the life and begins to prepare for its next living experience within a body - either here on Earth - or within another realm.

Answer 3

It refers to the continuing existence of the soul.

One of the central beliefs of Judaism, as stated in the Talmud (Mishna, Sanhedrin 11:1) and codified by Maimonides (1135-1204), is that the soul continues to exist after death, in the afterlife, and is treated in accordance with the person's actions while he or she was alive. This applies to all people, whatever their religion. See also:

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Answer 4

There is an afterlife in most religions because it offer comfort that there is something after death. It may be eternal life in heaven, reincarnation or some other reward, or punishment, but it is there to help the faithful. However, there is not even a scintilla of evidence that there really is an afterlife, so we can not say there really is an afterlife or attempt to describe it.

Answer 5

An afterlife is the conjectured existence of life after death, as popular in various religious beliefs.

Answer 6

It's refers to the belief that some part of you - usually called the "soul" - will somehow survive the death of the body.