“Do We Survive Death?” Protocol Paper # 2 Thesis: The main idea is that the question Do we survive death? Is controversial and we are not sure what happen after we die. The question Do we survive death? Analyzes 3 main points‚ the presence of a soul‚ the existence of afterlife and miracles. Summary: In the “Do We Survive Death” Rachels shows several important theories and beliefs. First he presents the idea of an immortal soul. Rachels presents the thoughts of and important philosopher‚ Socrates
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In the documentary “Hell House”‚ filmmaker George Ratliff takes you through the production of a hell house from the planning to the actual event. A hell house is an event put on by various churches as a way of outreach. It is a compilation of scenes that are meant to scare people into salvation. It is also used by some churches as a Christian alternative to a haunted house. The actors and producers of these events are church members who see this as a ministry outlet to spread their faith to others
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The author of Daniel affirms that a reawakening will take place. And when it does‚ some will awaken to everlasting life‚ and some will be damned to “shame and everlasting contempt”. The New Testaments offers more insight to the nature of hell. Matthew 25:31-46 provides a distinct passage on the infinite disposition of hell and eternal life by sharing an account that if the individuals in the given scenario knew Christ‚ then they will acquire eternal life. However‚ those who do not know Jesus will
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Throughout history there have been many religions. Each of these religions has had an idea of what the afterlife consists of. Many artists and authors have portrayed their versions in their works. One of the best known authors is Dante Alighieri who wrote “The Divine Comedy”. In “Volume I: Inferno” Dante describes his version of hell in detail. There are nine circles of hell according to Dante; some even have multiple levels within themselves. Each level is centered on a specific kind of sinner
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Second‚ in his essay about Hell‚ Joyce uses intensive imagery to create a scenery of Hell. Imagery is the figurative language that is most prominent in this passage. Without it‚ describing what hell looks like is useless. For example‚ in paragraph six‚ Joyce gives a description of the sensation of hellfire. He states “Every sense of the flesh is tortured eternally and every faculty of the soul therewith: the eyes with impenetrable utter darkness‚ the nose noisome odor‚ the ears with yells‚ howls
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In the eyes of Dante Alighieri‚ there were many types of sins‚ and some were stronger than others. He believed that each sin had to be punished according to its level of strength of the offense towards God. In his poem‚ the Inferno‚ Dante includes three major levels of sin. One of these major sins is violence. Somebody once said that‚ “Life is difficult and then you die.” In the 7th circle located in the second inner circle one of the violent sins are those violent against themselves‚ which‚ as
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Tales of sinners coming to God through their journeys are quite possibly one of the most prevalent plot lines throughout western literature. Fictions of characters renouncing sin and coming to God continue to remain as the apex of relatability in narratives. A common pattern seen in these masterpieces is the existence of an external force which brings our principal character to God. In Dante’s Inferno‚ it is Dante’s literary hero‚ Virgil‚ who is tasked with bringing him to God. Virgil brings Dante
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“Through me the way into the suffering city//Through me the way to the eternal pain‚ //Through me the way that runs among the lost.//Justice urged on my high artificer;//My maker was divine authority‚//The highest wisdom‚ and the primal love.//Before me nothing but eternal things//were made‚ and I endure eternally.//Abandon every hope‚ who enter here.” Canto III 1-9 Venturing through the very depths of hell‚ Dante the pilgrim bears witness to the various consequences of the sins that humans have
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A near death experience‚ also referred as NDE‚ is a psychological event that may occur when a person is close to death‚ or in a situation of suffering serious physical or emotional problems. Most NDE’s are peaceful and loving‚ but some are disturbing. All NDE’s are unique in a way‚ but as a group they share common features. During a NDE‚ individuals may feel intense emotions‚ commonly peace‚ well-being‚ and loved. Others are marked by fear‚ horror‚ and loss. Another common feature is a rapid movement
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SINS AND REWARDS: ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ مِن سُلَالَةٍ مّنِ طِينٍ(12) ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُطْفَةً فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِين (13) ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ(14) Meaning: Man We did create from a quintessence (of clay) (12) Then We placed him as (a drop of) sperm in a place of rest‚ firmly fixed
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