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Astronist eschatology
Alphabetical index of terms relating to Astronist eschatology.
Astronist eschatology is the discipline of Astronism dealing with the study of Astronic beliefs regarding death, the afterlife, funerary practices, destiny, the existence of the soul, and the final destination of humanity.
Contributionism
Astronist eschatological belief
Contributionism is the Astronist belief orientation on transcensionism involving the notion that one's contributions made to the world provide them with existential purpose or life meaning and that one's individual contributions are instrument to the achievement of one's individual transcension as well as the achievement of wider humanity's transcension.
Cosmosis
Main belief of Astronism
Cosmosis, also known as cosmic reunion and by many other names, is the belief in a process occurring after a person has died in which they are either physically or spiritually reunited with The Cosmos; cosmosis is achieved by all people no matter their beliefs, it is not based on a morality system, and approaches to understanding cosmosis developed three schools of thought known as naturalism, transcensionism, and transtellationism.
Cryogenicism
Belief in the validity of cryogenics
Cryogenicism, also shortened to cryogenism, is the belief in the correctitude of the practice of cryogenics to prevent death through freezing bodies at extremely low temperatures as to preserve them for the eventual creation of cures and other forms of life extension.
Death in Astronism
Topic of death in relation to Astronism
The Astronist religion takes a unique view on the topic of death, distinct from all other religious and philosophical approaches to this most pivotal of subjects. The Astronist approach to death can be described as largely naturalistic with some Astronist schools advocating supernatural beliefs