Scientists have attempted to find the answers on the question of death in many places and as one may guess, the results have been disappointing. Is there life after death? This is definitely not the easiest of questions to answer. In one scientific study, patients that had suffered what are considered fatal heart attacks were for considered for a study. All the patients that had successfully undergone resuscitation were interviewed. The patients gave their accounts of what they had experienced or seen during their brief period of time of death.
When asked about what they had seen or experienced during the period of heart stoppage, a good number of them said that they had been aware of what had transpired in the room. They could recall, to some extent, the activities that had taken place during the resuscitation process. Others said they experienced a blissful moment associated with the sighting of a bright light. Another group said there was violence and an unpleasant feeling.
One of the biggest challenges with this kind of research is that the accounts are largely subjective. It is possible that the belief of the patients may have influenced their experiences during the event. Those that reported the experiences of peace and the bright light may have held this belief from before and so is the case with those who experienced discomfort.
Perhaps the most well known beliefs relating to this mystery are the religious ones. Many religions believe that there is life after death and one may argue that the huge following that they enjoy is owed to the promise of an afterlife. There are some similarities as well as some differences with regard to the exact events that surround death and what happens thereafter.
The common denominator in many faiths is the existence of a higher power, God, who is the giver and taker of life. Any death that takes place, it is believed, is according to the plan of the higher power. Once the physical body dies, the soul is released to the creator. It is the soul that moves on onto the afterlife. Many believe that all living things have a soul of their own that exists for eternity.
Christianity and Islam have significant similarities with regard to the afterlife. In both religions, there is a belief in both heaven and hell. All people who die are judged by God and rewarded accordingly. While there is an eternal life for everyone, one group is destined for enjoyment while the other is destined for eternal suffering. The desired eternal life is only for the righteous.
Reincarnation is the act of moving into the afterlife in another flesh. This belief is widespread among communities in Asia such as Buddhism and Hinduism. Among the Hindu, it is believed that when we die, our souls take up other bodies and we continue living. The cycle goes on and on. In Buddhists, however, do not believe in the soul. Rather, the perpetuation is said to be carried out by what is known as the stream of consciousness.
The mystery of death has remained alive even after centuries of intensive research into the complex matter. The biggest challenge we face is the fact that it is not possible to get any information from the dead; once they die, there is no coming back (at least not in the near future). All that is left is to wait for our turn.
When asked about what they had seen or experienced during the period of heart stoppage, a good number of them said that they had been aware of what had transpired in the room. They could recall, to some extent, the activities that had taken place during the resuscitation process. Others said they experienced a blissful moment associated with the sighting of a bright light. Another group said there was violence and an unpleasant feeling.
One of the biggest challenges with this kind of research is that the accounts are largely subjective. It is possible that the belief of the patients may have influenced their experiences during the event. Those that reported the experiences of peace and the bright light may have held this belief from before and so is the case with those who experienced discomfort.
Perhaps the most well known beliefs relating to this mystery are the religious ones. Many religions believe that there is life after death and one may argue that the huge following that they enjoy is owed to the promise of an afterlife. There are some similarities as well as some differences with regard to the exact events that surround death and what happens thereafter.
The common denominator in many faiths is the existence of a higher power, God, who is the giver and taker of life. Any death that takes place, it is believed, is according to the plan of the higher power. Once the physical body dies, the soul is released to the creator. It is the soul that moves on onto the afterlife. Many believe that all living things have a soul of their own that exists for eternity.
Christianity and Islam have significant similarities with regard to the afterlife. In both religions, there is a belief in both heaven and hell. All people who die are judged by God and rewarded accordingly. While there is an eternal life for everyone, one group is destined for enjoyment while the other is destined for eternal suffering. The desired eternal life is only for the righteous.
Reincarnation is the act of moving into the afterlife in another flesh. This belief is widespread among communities in Asia such as Buddhism and Hinduism. Among the Hindu, it is believed that when we die, our souls take up other bodies and we continue living. The cycle goes on and on. In Buddhists, however, do not believe in the soul. Rather, the perpetuation is said to be carried out by what is known as the stream of consciousness.
The mystery of death has remained alive even after centuries of intensive research into the complex matter. The biggest challenge we face is the fact that it is not possible to get any information from the dead; once they die, there is no coming back (at least not in the near future). All that is left is to wait for our turn.
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