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What is death?         


Author: C3
Date: Jul 1, 2008 00:11

What is death? There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
back to life via auto-volition.

So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?

C3
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Re: What is death?         


Author: turtoni
Date: Jul 1, 2008 00:40

On Jul 1, 3:11 am, C3 aol.com> wrote:
> What is death?  There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
> death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
> back to life via auto-volition.
>
> So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?
>
> C3

"A near-death experience (NDE) refers to a broad range of personal
experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple
possible sensations ranging from detachment from the body, feelings of
levitation, extreme fear, total serenity, security, or warmth, the
experience of absolute dissolution, and the presence of a light, which
some people interpret as a deity or spiritual presence. Some cultures
and individuals revere NDEs as a paranormal and spiritual glimpse into
the afterlife.
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Re: What is death?         


Author: C3
Date: Jul 1, 2008 00:46

On Jul 1, 12:40�am, turtoni fastmail.net> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 3:11�am, C3 aol.com> wrote:
>
>> What is death? �There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
>> death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
>> back to life via auto-volition.
>
>> So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?
>
>> C3
>
> "A near-death experience (NDE) refers to a broad range of personal
> experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple
> possible sensations ranging from detachment from the body, feelings of
> levitation, extreme fear, total serenity, security, or warmth, the
> experience of absolute dissolution, and the presence of a light, which
> some people interpret as a deity or spiritual presence. Some cultures
> and individuals revere NDEs as a paranormal and spiritual glimpse into
> the afterlife.
> ...
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Re: What is death?         


Author: Sir Frederick
Date: Jul 1, 2008 01:12

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:11:01 -0700 (PDT), C3 aol.com> wrote:
>What is death? There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
>death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
>back to life via auto-volition.
>
>So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?
>
>C3
Death is oblivion, thus we practice stories otherwise.
Death is like going to sleep, forever, no dreams, no waking up.
Thus we like our after death, near death, and such, stories.
You may practice your stories now. No practicing after you die.
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Re: What is death?         


Author: chazwin
Date: Jul 1, 2008 01:27

On Jul 1, 8:40 am, turtoni fastmail.net> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 3:11 am, C3 aol.com> wrote:
>
>> What is death? There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
>> death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
>> back to life via auto-volition.
>
>> So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?
>
>> C3

Can I point out the simple flaw in your argument?
It is the word "near".
These people have not died and there are good physiological
explanations of the living experiences of trauma.
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Re: What is death?         


Author: chazwin
Date: Jul 1, 2008 01:28

On Jul 1, 8:46 am, C3 aol.com> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 12:40�am, turtoni fastmail.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On Jul 1, 3:11�am, C3 aol.com> wrote:
>
>>> What is death? �There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
>>> death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
>>> back to life via auto-volition.
>
>>> So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?
>
>>> C3
>
>> "A near-death experience (NDE) refers to a broad range of personal
>> experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple
>> possible sensations ranging from detachment from the body, feelings of
>> levitation, extreme fear, total serenity, security, or warmth, the
>> experience of absolute dissolution, and the presence of a light, which ...
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Re: What is death?         


Author: Paul Grieg
Date: Jul 1, 2008 02:26

On Jul 1, 9:12 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:11:01 -0700 (PDT), C3 aol.com> wrote:
>>What is death? There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
>>death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
>>back to life via auto-volition.
>
>>So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?
>
>>C3
>
> Death is oblivion

How do you know?
> Death is like going to sleep, forever, no dreams, no waking up.

How do you know?
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Re: What is death?         


Author: Sir Frederick
Date: Jul 1, 2008 02:50

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 02:26:11 -0700 (PDT), Paul Grieg yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Jul 1, 9:12 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:11:01 -0700 (PDT), C3 aol.com> wrote:
>>>What is death? There is a paradox that you cannot know anything...
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Re: What is death?         


Author: chazwin
Date: Jul 1, 2008 05:27

On Jul 1, 10:26 am, Paul Grieg yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jul 1, 9:12 am, Sir Frederick fuzzysys.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:11:01 -0700 (PDT), C3 aol.com> wrote:
>>>What is death? There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
>>>death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
>>>back to life via auto-volition.
>
>>>So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?
>
>>>C3
>
>> Death is oblivion
>
> How do you know?
>
>> Death is like going to sleep, forever, no dreams, no waking up.
>
> How do you know?
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Re: What is death?         


Author: THE BORG
Date: Jul 1, 2008 06:48

"C3" aol.com> wrote in message
news:0bba31e4-e7eb-44b3-ae23-0c3dd2a8bc20@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com...
> What is death? There is a paradox that you cannot know anything about
> death unless you actually die, but once you're dead there's no coming
> back to life via auto-volition.
>
> So what if anything can we know about death and the afterlife?
>
> C3

Humans must have death temporarily as they make mistakes and do wrong and
thus have accidents - lose limbs - have no faith and thus become ill or
blind or whatever and thus a rebirth or reincarnation into new body is
required.
Reincarnation is a generally accepted "fact" by billions of people on
Earth - and even intentional rebirth and recognition of previous humans upon
rebirth is provable.
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