Evidence FOR Life after Death

1. Ancient beliefs

• Archaeologists - 150,000 years ago – Neanderthal man – practice of ritual burial – believed in spirit world – life after death

• Ancient Egyptians built pyramids; embalmed bodies; preserved dead Pharoahs

• Ancient Chinese – Emperor Shih Huang Ti died approx 210 B.C.E.; buried with terracotta soldiers/horses/chariots (40) to protect in the afterlife

2.Ghosts and Spirits

• Spirit apparitions

• Haunted houses

• Souls of dead people

• Exorcists - are all symbols of the afterlife because they involve spirits of the dead

3. Presence of dead relatives

• Visits to people

• Mediums contacted

• Received messages from the dead

4. Near death experiences

• Patients from different -:

• Societies

• Cultures

• Religions who have undergone major surgery have all claimed to have near death experiences

4. Near Death experiences (continued)• Claims to have near death experiences can take on TWO forms

• Leaving the body• Looking down from the ceiling onto the bed where

the operation is happening

• AND• Spirit drifts along a tunnel (Flatliners film!) and

beautiful music plays; there are bright lights, a garden and radiant figures. Your time maybe NOT up and you could return to this world with this explanation.Some can recognise dead relatives

5. Religious beliefs

• Buddhists?

• Christians?

• Hindus?

• Muslims?

• Jews?

• Sikhs?