Death

Martin Gifford marting at NSWCC.ORG.AU
Fri Aug 15 03:33:10 CDT 1997


Hi All !
At 10:02 AM 14/08/97 +0800, Srinivas Prasad wrote:
>  SOme one asked me this question, help me to answer.....
>
> Why do people find it so difficult to accept that once you are dead then
>that is it. Instead of accepting that, we devise elaborated theories of
>reincarnation and a heaven or hell (apparently sinners need to go some
>where too). It seems that humans have still not accepted their
>mortality, and stubbornly refuse to do so.
                                        ___________

        Because of fear and desire.

        We don't know what happens after the death of the body. We can't
even if God tells us because S/He could be lying!

        We can only accept the unknown and do the best we can with this life.

Regards,

Martin.



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