For this discussion, respond to two of the five prompts below:

1. Select one afterlife myth from the Leeming text, and discuss any significant links to the
apocalyptic myths from Unit 2. What is the relationship between the two? Why is this relationship
important? Explain.
2. Select a contemporary example of either a mountain or a global city, and discuss the particular
mythology associated with it. How and why do these associations matter? What is their significance?
Explain.
3. Summarize the primary argument of the Richardson and Weatherby article “Belief in an
Afterlife as Symbolic Sanction.” How persuasive is the analysis? Cite at least one strength and one
weakness in the argument.
4. Summarize the primary argument of the Flynn and Kunkel article “Deprivation,
Compensation, and Conceptions of an Afterlife.” How persuasive is the analysis? Cite at least one
strength and one weakness in the argument.
5. How does the Black Mirror episode “San Junipero” expand the conception of the afterlife?
For this speculative future, how and why does technology begin to serve the faith-based hopes
previously reserved for religion? Explain.