tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post6377617431539943667..comments2023-09-25T11:18:26.654-04:00Comments on Doug's Dribblings: MaggieDoug Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-55295642331778728312013-07-31T17:33:52.503-04:002013-07-31T17:33:52.503-04:00@ Zoe,
Yeah, that resurrection thing got me once ...@ Zoe,<br /><br />Yeah, that resurrection thing got me once I was old enough to really think about it. We were taught that God would give us a "temporary body" to hold us until resurrection day. Our earthly body, of course, "slept" until then. And I thought that was an odd way of putting it, plus I never found any scriptures to back up the temporary body idea. Later I came to believe that the theory of conditional immortality had more going for it. Then I left the faith.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-6407453367313778242013-07-31T06:53:49.525-04:002013-07-31T06:53:49.525-04:00Now about Resurrection Day. You know, I thought t...Now about Resurrection Day. You know, I thought that is what most Christian believed. That we die and sleep and wait for resurrection but during my 35 years as a born-again Christian I was often confused with the terminology that when Christians died they went immediately into the "presence of the Lord." So, they weren't sleeping? I'd hear that their souls were with Jesus, the bodies still in the grave and the bodies would be resurrected at a later time. I guess one has to come up with something to do with the "souls" why they wait for the body. I mean, can "souls" sleep? <br /><br />My head hurts. :-) ... Zoe ~noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-46625815524582774372013-07-31T06:48:01.844-04:002013-07-31T06:48:01.844-04:00I know. I'm even thinking for the hardest ske...I know. I'm even thinking for the hardest skeptic it is mind-numbing, the thought that we're here and then we're not. I've always thought it likely that our human brains evolved towards belief because of death. And, likely believing was not only a safe bet for the after-life but for life itself.... Zoe ~noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-73970724179486695212013-07-30T18:36:08.110-04:002013-07-30T18:36:08.110-04:00@ Zoe,
I remember looking at Maggie's sweet l...@ Zoe,<br /><br />I remember looking at Maggie's sweet little face as she lay there in death. Around her small apartment were all the reminders of her busy life. Busy right up to the end. I had talked to her just that morning. She was quite a lady and it was hard for me to wrap my mind around her sudden death. Was it the end of her? I thought back on our discussions of the subject. Like SDAs in general, she believed she would sleep until the great Resurrection Day. Upon awaking there would be no awareness of the interval between death and resurrection. A nice little theory, but... <br /><br />I think you are right that we are sort of wired for thoughts of life after death. I think most of us just enjoy living and have trouble thinking about our nonexistence. And then there is this: Is this it? Is this all there is? Is it all just a pointless fluke?Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-75621383750615188772013-07-30T06:51:48.335-04:002013-07-30T06:51:48.335-04:00I think that probably we are all wired for the tho...I think that probably we are all wired for the <i>thought of</i> life after death. (I must feel safe enough here to type that.) *grin* <br /><br />A human condition. ... Zoe ~noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-29184922296390345272013-07-30T04:41:02.561-04:002013-07-30T04:41:02.561-04:00@ Don,
She did. Sweet lady. And fun. Great cook, ...@ Don,<br /><br />She did. Sweet lady. And fun. Great cook, too.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775318177583314135.post-783606346397224002013-07-29T16:06:43.695-04:002013-07-29T16:06:43.695-04:00Very nice post Doug. She obviously made an impress...Very nice post Doug. She obviously made an impression on you.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04148676728860411325noreply@blogger.com