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Religions deal with this issue in different ways. The concept of the [[afterlife]] is reassuring, and many have reported heavenly experiences in near death experiences.<ref>[http://bibleprobe.com/nde.htm http://bibleprobe.com/nde.htm]</ref>

Religions deal with this issue in different ways. The concept of the [[afterlife]] is reassuring, and many have reported heavenly experiences in near death experiences.<ref>[http://bibleprobe.com/nde.htm http://bibleprobe.com/nde.htm]</ref>

Death is something people fear to varying degrees (and is a matter of taboo in some cultures).

Death is something people fear to varying degrees (and is a matter of taboo in some cultures). Some argue that it is the end of all, and the opposite of life.  

As the body of the deceased remains observably dead and eventually decomposes, afterlife belief requires the concept of a [[soul]] - a version of the deceased which continues to exist in some form after death.  

As the body of the deceased remains observably dead and eventually decomposes, afterlife belief requires the concept of a [[soul]] - a version of the deceased which continues to exist in some form after death.