How Does Afterlife Affect People's Choices And Behavior

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How does the thought of the afterlife affect peoples choices and behavior in different religions?
By: Rownie Zhao 10NLA
What happens after we die?
In modern society, religion is something that affects every aspect of people’s day to day lives. From the way we behave to the things we eat, they are all limited to what we believe in and how much we believe in it. But the basis of our actions is the justification of what is good or bad. If its easier to be bad, why should we do any good? In my research essay, based on the topic of religion, I’ve researched religions and their beliefs in the afterlife, and how certain people change the way they live their life to conform to certain rules.

“Desert” is the philosophical term for the condition of being deserving of something whether good or bad (Wikipedia article: desert). Some of the most practiced religions in the world include: Catholicism, Islamic, Buddism, Hinduism, Antagonism and …show more content…
The law of karma is that every positive or negative deed will eventually be returned to the committer to commensurate with the the original deed. This is associated with the belief that if one has not “reaped their karma”, it necessitates the individual to reincarnate, to be able to receive the karma that had not “come back” before their death. In Hinduism, there are texts of stories of which Hindus base their beliefs. These include: the Vedas (considered most important), Upanishads, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. But despite there being sacred texts, Hindus don't strictly follow any rules unlike the previous two religions discussed. This is because they believe more in reincarnation, and the idea that the occurrences after death are based off your own acceptance of karma, which no one in the universe has control over. Nonetheless, they still believe that all animals are sacred and so as to not upset the gods, they must not eat or use anything that an animal has died for you to
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