There are many different ideas about what death actually is and what, if anything occurs thereafter. religions in general tend to propose some form of afterlife. there are, in contrast, philosophers and scientists who propose that there is nothing beyond death. ... The scientists and philosophers who see death as the end of existence, when both the connected mind and body perish, have been classified as materialists. ... Different religions and thinkers have proposed a variety of ways in which the mind or soul survives following the demise of the body. ... For Buddhists, the supreme aim is to ...

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The enlightenment portrayed through modernity was shaped by a lot of Philosophers, Astronomers, Scientists and many others. ... The theories that these Philosophers produced had a major impact in the western world (and eventually the whole world) as it changed the beliefs of the people as they started to question God's existence and their prior values. ... This is due to the fact that they began to question everything that surrounded them for example; their social norms, religion and individuality. ... In addition, people started doubting the existence of God as there was no scientific...

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Before the rise of modern science, people based their ideas of knowledge on religion. This idea is the religious theory of knowledge, which was most popular before the enlightenment period. ... Another prodigious philosopher is Rene Descartes, who objects the realist theory. ... Some philosophers say we can distinguish between reality and dreams because reality happens in sequence and dreams are disordered and skip around. ... This example causes philosophers to question whether or not we are actually alive. ...

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