The possibility of resurrection by reassembly

Ngas Concept of Tuput: Reincarnation or Resurrection?

“…We had observed earlier that the theory of resurrection, just like that of reincarnation, is a theory of personal identity. A dominant claim in personal identity is that a person x that is claimed to be the same as the person p that had earlier existed must be both quantitatively (numerically) and qualitatively identical with the person p (Altman-Newell, 2017; Buckareff & Van Wagenen, 2010; Connolly, 2011; Mooney, 2018; Steinhart, 2008a). In other words, in a claim of afterlife bothering on resurrection, the embodied self that is resurrected must be numerically and qualitatively identical with the embodied life that had previously died.…”

“…All the revival theorists are united by their affirmation that the resurrection of a dead body is possible by way of re-animation. (b) The resurrection by assembly theory which holds that persons who ceased to exist long ago can be brought back into being by reassembling them from the particles that composed them before they perished (Mooney, 2018; Hasker, 2011, p. 83; Steinhart, 2008a, 2008b). (c) The replication theory of resurrection as advanced by the likes of Hick (1976), Reichenbach (1978), and Moravec (1988).…”

The inexorability of immortality: no need for God?

“…In his discussion of Olson's rejection of the 'radical resurrection' possibility, J. Mooney notes that -as more people come into existence, more of 'our' components are likely to have played a role in other people's lives. If I look for 'my' particles in order to reconfigure myself, I may have to compete with other contenders for immortality whose physical existence also requires those particles (Mooney, 2018). Thus, we cannot expect that everyone will be immortal at the same time.…”