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Sikhism: Matters of Life and Death

Sikh responses to arguments against life after death

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Overview

The comfort, evidence, fraud and social-control arguments with a Sikh reply to each, Ang 430 on death, and why Sikhs reject the idea that death is the end.

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What is the argument that Sikh belief in life after death is only a source of comfort?

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How do Sikhs respond to the comfort argument?

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What is the lack of evidence argument against Sikh belief in life after death?

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  1. 1

    What is the argument that Sikh belief in life after death is only a source of comfort?

    Model answer

    Some atheists say people believe in an afterlife because death frightens them. The belief is then wishful thinking, not truth.

  2. 2

    How do Sikhs respond to the comfort argument?

    Model answer

    Sikhs say comfort does not make a belief false. Sikh teaching also warns of rebirth, so it is not only comforting.

  3. 3

    What is the lack of evidence argument against Sikh belief in life after death?

    Model answer

    Many atheists argue there is no scientific evidence that anything survives death. The mind depends on the brain, which dies with the body.

  4. 4

    How do Sikhs respond to the lack of evidence argument?

    Model answer

    Sikhs say the soul is spiritual, so science cannot measure it. The Gurus' teaching and personal experience give reasons for belief.

  5. 5

    What is the argument from fraudulent accounts, which Sikhs must answer?

    Model answer

    Some mediums and psychics have been exposed as frauds. Critics say all claims of contact with the dead are unreliable.

  6. 6

    How do Sikhs respond to the fraudulent accounts argument?

    Model answer

    Sikhs agree that mediums are unreliable, as the Gurus rejected such practices. Sikh belief in the soul does not depend on them.

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