第二篇：         The idea of a soul or spirit that is associated with personal identity and consciousness is commonthroughout the world. In the Eastern cultures   36   there is a belief in some non-physical part of a humanbeing, there has been the belief that the soul or spirit will eventually become absorbed or extinguished and therewill be no survival of individual consciousness or identity. However, in Western cultures there is the idea of thesurvival of the soul or spirit. It originated at times when the average life expectancy was very   37   comparedto what is the case today. Perhaps the idea of a survival in some form after death was   38   due to the briefand often very difficult life encountered by humans. Such a belief in survival of personal identity andconsciousness provided a number of very positive results. There would be hope for a future life   39   thepresent life and devoid of problems. There would be concern to live a proper life so as to secure the promise ofthe better life in the next world. There would be the hope that   40   would prevail if not in this world then insome other, where the good would be rewarded and those who broke some moral code would be dealt withappropriately, even punished.
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