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- From: chrisb@seachg.uucp (Chris Blask)
- Subject: Re: Why must you act this way?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.162354.13455@seachg.uucp>
- Reply-To: chrisb@seachg.UUCP (Chris Blask)
- Organization: Sea Change Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- References: <1993Jan7.181314.9181@ra.royalroads.ca> <1993Jan8.054628.6524@news.acns.nwu.edu> <1993Jan11.163903.25150@ra.royalroads.ca> <1j4kp4INNc6e@shelley.u.washington.edu> <1993Jan18.170322.29686@ra.royalroads.ca> <11751@sun13.scri.fsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 93 16:23:54 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan18.170322.29686@ra.royalroads.ca> mlee@post.RoyalRoads.ca (Malcolm Lee) writes:
- >How does one cope with the prospect of death? When death hits you, it may
- >come suddenly or you may see it coming from a long way off (as in a terminal
- >disease). Everyone knows that we will eventually die and leave this earth.
- >Most people do not want to think about it and would rather bury themselves
- >in the rituals of everyday life. The Christian knows that there is a life
- ^^^^^
- Wrong! "convinces him/herself" There's a
- world of difference between "knowing" and
- "believing, though you'll never admit it.
-
- >beyond the physical death. Every person is more than just the elements of
- >his physical body. There is in each and every one of us a living spirit
- >that does not pass away when the body ceases to be. From the Christian
- >vantage point, death holds no fear.
-
- Death scares the shit out of me, and given any opportunity I plan to avoid it
- indefinately. Does this mean that I should lie to myself to make myself
- feel better? I think not. Self deception never leads to anything other
- than dysfunction. I suppose if I'm afraid of heights I should believe in
- an invisible net that is always just below my feet?
-
- -chris blask
-