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 The actual nature of each of these realms is hotly debated among various scholars.
-Christians (and Muslims for that matter), for instance, argue that the Realm of Light is the only permanent reality. The Mundane World is a temporary creation, a stage for the great drama of history.  They further argue that Hell will pass away at the Day of Judgement when its inhabitants pass into the Lake of Fire.  The Spirit World, to some Christian theologians, isn't actually a separate reality, but rather a condition of the beings dwelling "there."
+Christians, Jews, and Muslims  argue that the Realm of Light is the only permanent reality. The Mundane World is a temporary creation, a stage for the great drama of history.  They further argue that Hell will pass away at the Day of Judgement when its inhabitants pass into the Lake of Fire.  The Spirit World, to some Christian theologians, isn't actually a separate reality, but rather a condition of the beings dwelling "there."
 Zoroastrians, believe that the Realm of Light and the Spirit World are ruled by Ahura Mazda and are essentially good, possessing no matter, which is inherently evil.  The Mundane World and the Second World are ruled by Ahriman and are essentially evil, being composed of matter, which itself is evil.
-To the Norse, the Realm of Light belongs to the gods, the Spirit Realm to their kin and rivals the Jotuns, and The Second World is a grim warehouse for the dead.
+To the Pagans, the Realm of Light belongs to the gods, the Spirit Realm to their kin and rivals the Jotuns, and The Second World is a grim warehouse for the dead.