What evidence is there for an afterlife?

The most commonly reported evidence for human afterlife is the encounter with apparitions of people who are dead. “Ghosts are a universal phenomenon, seen again and again without end by people of every culture, religion and country,” wrote Schmicker in Best Evidence .

Is there life after death?

Alternatively, if it is true that consciousness is a fundamental force, or stems from another source besides the brain, then it is possible that it may continue in some form after the death of the body. The second reason why I’m open to the possibility of life after death stems from near-death experiences.

Is it irrational to believe in an afterlife?

Surely it’s as irrational to believe in an afterlife as it is to believe that the world was created in seven days, or that illnesses are caused by evil spirits? However, it’s important to detach the idea of life after death from a religious background.

Do atheists believe in an afterlife?

There was a similar finding last year in the US, in a survey by the Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture. This found that 32 percent of those who identified themselves as agnostics and atheists believed in an afterlife of some form.

Of the 2,060 patients involved in the research who had survived cardiac arrest, almost 40\% said that they recall some form of awareness after being pronounced clinically dead. In a separate study a team of German psychologists and medical doctors also claim to have proven by clinical experimentation, the existence of some form of life after death.

Is there life after death and will we go to Heaven?

Scientists finally prove there IS life after death but we might not be going to heaven. A team of British researchers have “confirmed” that consciousness can go on when someone dies but the study also uncovered some disturbing aspects of the so-called afterlife.

Do skeptics believe in an afterlife?

To listen to skeptics, only the gullible masses believe in an afterlife, desperate to be reunited with loved ones. As we have shown, however, skeptics are so convinced of their intellectual superiority that they are incapable of examining evidence objectively that contradicts their strongly-held viewpoints.