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Christopher P. Scheitle has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. The research discussed in this article was funded by a grant from the Science and ...

Our beliefs about what happens after death have shaped religions, cultures, and personal philosophies. A 2021 survey found that in the United States, 83 percent of adults believe in an afterlife, ...