Afterlife Beliefs And Beliefs Essay

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Where do we go after we die, up to heaven or just sleep till the end of eternity? There is so many theories and ideas of what goes on after life is done. Every culture in the world has a different belief in the afterlife. I am one of the few people that stand in the middle of this situation. I do believe in an afterlife because of being introduced to it as a kid through church. At the same time I think there is not one because there is no science proof behind this. I am open to all ideas and am interested to pick a side but as for now I sit in the middle spectrum. As a kid growing up with my dad being in my life for about 2 years before he left for California. We used to go to a Pentecostal church every Sunday and read the bible. I am not sure why we did but I was introduced to the Christian religion and beliefs. They believe that after we die we go to heaven or hell depending on what you did in your lifetime. Heaven was described as a mighty high temple where you get to enjoy eternity with whatever your heart most desired. Hell was the opposite, no one wants to …show more content…
Scientifically, there is no way to show proof of an afterlife. There are ideas and theories but no official proof or else everyone that has a religion would no longer be religious. If we were to stumble upon evidence that there is no such thing then Christianity would seem like a bunch of bogus schemes to earn money. They would have no reason to believe in a god. It is the main reason people have a religion so that when they pass. He will be there to take care of them. Some people believe since nature is considered life and that is recyclable so is life as a human. Also, what if we are not the only life form on earth? It can open up another research to the afterlife. We would need to figure out what they believe and how they came across our earth. There is way too many possibilities to be closed minded to only one

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