Life After Death

Abstract

Belief in spiritual or physical life after mortal life is a lifeline to functional sanity for most of us. Whereas we humans can never scientifically prove this belief thesis, it has rarely been questioned within everyday cultures. How do humans differ from all other sentient species? What clear consequences flow from seemingly hardwired belief systems? Are modern science and logical philosophies essential guides, or is self-serving magical mysticism the best social formula?