The Six Basic Theories of the Afterlife

1. Materlialism Nothing survives after death There is no such thing as a soul There is no heaven or hell There is no God

2. Paganism A ghost survives The ghost moves to the place of the dead The concept of the underworld Ghosts can visit and interact with the living

3. Reincarnation The individual has a soul that is re-born into another living body The concept of Karma The soul lives on for eternity

4. Pantheism Death changes nothing because there is nothing to begin with Death moves the person/soul to the eternal Time and space are illusions

5. Immortality The soul survives and moves to its final resting place This may be heaven or hell It may be immediate or through many stages Often confused with Christianity

6. Resurrection The body and the soul are resurrected The body reunites with the soul in its final resting place Assumes God is forgiving Most people will go to heaven