Science of the Spirit
"A majority of Americans believe in both heaven and hell, including 74% of Republicans and 50% of Democrats. But about a third (35%) of Democrats say that they do not believe in either heaven or hell, compared with just 14% of Republicans who say this. In fact, when given the option to express belief in some sort of afterlife aside from either heaven or hell, a quarter of all Democrats say that they do not believe in any afterlife at all, which is much higher than the share of Republicans who express the same view (9%)," Pew Research Assistant Justin Nortey said in the report.
The religious composition of the two parties, namely that a substantially higher share of Republicans identify as Christians than Democrats, helps explain the findings, Nortey said. While self-identified Christian members of both major political parties believe in some form of an afterlife, Democrats without religious affiliation are far more likely to believe in no sort of afterlife than religiously unaffiliated Republicans, Nortey added.
Democrats who believe in heaven are also more likely to say that those who do not believe in God can gain entry there than Republicans who believe in it, Nortey pointed out.
Similarly, Christian Republicans are roughly twice as likely as their Democrat counterparts to say that their religion is the "one true faith" leading to heaven, Nortey said.
The survey used to gather the report's data was administered online to 6,485 randomly sampled US adults in September 2021.
Reader Comments
Can you imagine what a shallow materialistic a-hole you would become if you truly thought this was the whole show?
Worse than the literal-believing christians, since the bible is nothing but a few truths mixed with a lot of duality/materialism.
or are they the "same difference" (same difference is an HVAC term)
example; a 'Relay" and a 'Contactor" both do the same thing. they are just different... it just depends on what you are trying to do with them.
Is there a substantial difference between reincarnation.. and an afterlife?Reincarnation is the process one goes thru to be incarnate once again. Here's a Google [Link] to 'incarnate' and a Wikipedia [Link]
Afterlife is taken up at this Wikipedia [Link]
You can directly do such searches w/o recourse to relaying intermediaries to, uh, start your mental motor :-)
there is no difference between the two.
they are one and the same
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HA! that is the same conclusion that I came to!I didn't come to a conclusion but will say now that to be reincarnated hereabouts you need a physical body, whereas an afterlife requires that you shuck that b-a-a-a-d old mortal coil to get in door. No tiresome physical bodies allowed past the Pearly Gates . . . They won't stamp your wrist unless you've done the ashes to ashes gig.
you will be judged in the way that you judge? I like that idea!
when the body expires and the soul is released.
sorta like a genie in a bottle eh?
The whole point is you call the shots even though you have fear of this fact. If you remain thinking you're a jiva, and you die with desires or some retarded concerns about "what will happen to my stuff...?" then yes, line up and enter the prison. The newborn cries sensing "my god, what have I done". Desire lives on - and actually created this universe - I wonder if other worlds are going through the big Lie right now just like us.
PS- the sad part is future generations will all believe there was a "pandemic" - all history books will be written by the simon and shysters.
If you remain thinking you're a jiva . . .In Hinduism, the jiva is a living being or any entity imbued with a life force. [Link]
If we aren't jivas then what are we ?
R.C.
60 going on 70, the jury's out?
ya, the 80's were a blast for me..
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The actors and jesters are here; The stage is in darkness and clear; For raising the curtain; And no-one-s quite certain whose play it is; How long ago, how long; If only we had listened in.; If we'd known just how right we were going to be.; For we dreamed a lot; And we schemed a lot; And we tried to sing of love before the stage fell apart.RC
(If everyone was listening you know; There'd be a chance that we could save the show; Who'll be the last clown; To bring the house down?; Oh no, please no, don't let the curtain fall
( Well, what is your costume today?; Who are the props in your play? ; You're acting a part which you thought from the start; Was an honest one.; Well how do you plead?; An actor indeed!; Go re-learn your lines,; You don't know what you've done; The finales begun.
( If everyone was listening you know; There'd be a chance that we could save the show,; Who'll be the last clown; To bring the house down?; Oh no, please no, don't let the curtain fall. Supertramp. If Everyone Was Listening. Great album.
RC
Supertramp and the Eagles did cast a wonderful memory at a time in my life when life was most joyous.
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Re the 80s, the only reason I believe that they didn't get better was because on 3/30/21 Bush*t 1 had Reagan shot and told he was going to be a figurehead or else. Since that time (with the exception of Trump's first 2.5 years) the whole system has been run by Deep State assholes like Ollie North and Dick Cheney.
RC
im not yelling, but THERE IS AN AFTERLIFE, THERE IS A ALL OUT LOVING SOURCE WE ALL RETURN TOO WHEN WE FINISH OUT CONTRACT ON THIS BEUTIFUL ROCK WE AALL SHARE, THIS I KNOW, PROOF I CAN GIVE, I CAN SHOW, BUT THAT TIME I DO, AGAIN YOU SHALL DENY.. = MATERIALISM, = LIMITED= TRUTH HIDDEN AS THE MIND IS DIVERSED TO ANOTHER TRACK OF THE TEMPORARY PLEASURE OF TEMPORARY MORTAL LIFE,
FUCK RELIGION, = MAN MADE TO DIVIDE, TO CONQUER TO BECOME SELFISH AND POLITICALLY RUN, TO BE THE EGO BOSS MAN, = KEEPS MORTAL MAN FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TRUTH,
GOD IS AN ALL OUT LOVING POWER, WORDS I CANNOT DESCRIBE, MY MORTAL VOCABULARY IS LIMITED, BUT I TELL YOU, PARADISE IS THERE, WE MUST LIVE THIS LIFE = TO SERVE OTHERS, WITHOUT ABUSING POWER, LOVE, FORGIVE, UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT ALL LIFE, THAT INCLUDES THE NATURAL, =TREES, FLOWERS, BUGS, ANIMALS, MAMMALS ETC..= ALL OUT.. THE UNIVERSE IS PAIN, DESTRUCTION, REBIRTH, MAGIC, AND LOVE, ITS BEAUTIFUL, MAGIC BEYOND WORDS..
now, not yelling, not yelling before, i expect to be shot at, abused, insulted, put down and made a mockery, such is this attitude today, but, either either, life is awesome,
those abusing the power of authority, those enforcing jabs, those complicit in the worlds greatest scam, well =
they sorry to say, will experience every single individuals experience of the moment of heartache and pain, so, that they can never escape, because when the veil of forgetfulness is removed upon physical death, all is known and open, this is the veil to disallow you to remember past events from past life experiences, because in this current life, it wouldnt benefit you, some characteristics in this current life you have, in a way relative to past experiences, to further your training in this life..
we all are on the same path to that that give us life.. to return, clean, = pure as that we was born as..
go see hope paranormal on youtube, see joshuas work, i know the man, hes a brother in peace and truth, if you like to find this universal truth, simply follow the path, easy, awesome and beautiful..
love and peace to all..
let the games, ie, maybe insults begin..
their religion is the "one true faith"
Nothing but emotions and simplifications there, whatever helps them make sense of the world. Good for them
Knowing that you live eternally guarantees that you will be rewarded/punished for your deeds on Earth.
Yes, this explains why Dems are without moral guidance.
He said to me, "When I was about 9 years old, I accompanied my father to the funeral of a friend of his, someone who I didn't even know.
When we got there, I stayed in a corner waiting for the time to pass.
Then a man approached me and said, 'Enjoy life kid, be happy because time flies. Look at me now, I didn't enjoy it.'
Then he passed his hand over my head and left.
My father, before leaving, forced me to say goodbye to the dead person.
When I looked in the coffin, I was horrified to see that the man in the coffin was the same man who had spoken to me!
I was so traumatized I couldn't sleep properly.
I had terrible nightmares. I was terrified of being alone.
I couldn't sleep without a night light for many years.
I saw many psychologists, endured much turmoil throughout my adolescent years.
It got better as I aged, but I would still occasionally wake up screaming in fear.
Years later, I discovered something incredible that changed my life.
The dead guy had an identical twin..."
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