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## IMMORTALITY OR EXTINCTION? Is life after death a real possibility? The authors seek to show that this is a substantive question. They criticise philosophers who argue that talk of life after death is unintelligible, and take to task theologians who stipulate that the language of immortality and resurrection refers solely to life here and now. However, it is one thing to show that talk oflife after death is not logical nonsense and that such language essentially refers to some future state. It is quite another to find convincing grounds for such a prospect. And the empirical case for extinction, which depends primarily on the evidence of the natural sciences, is impressive. Moreover the traditional Christian doctrinal framework has become so attenuated as to be unable to supply any substantial support for belief in life after death. But while 'normal' science points decisively towards extinction certain paranormal data suggest the contrary. The authors pay special attention to 'near-death experiences', as well as considering psychical research and claimed 'memories' of former lives. While they argue that such claimed 'memories' (even if regarded as veridical) are not evidence of

Who reads Immortality or Extinction??

Author

Paul Badham, Linda Badham (auth.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan UK

Published

1982

Language

EN

ISBN

9780333259337

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Religion, Humanities