Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Heb 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
Heb 9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
I have no idea what that meant.
Good or bad?
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I have to think about a good response. The question of how to prepare yourself for death goes far, far beyond pharmaceutical solutions or mere callousness. The real question in accepting death is how does one live life?
I have to think about a good response. The question of how to prepare yourself for death goes far, far beyond pharmaceutical solutions or mere callousness. The real question in accepting death is how does one live life?
Why do i have spend a lot of time pondering the subject, when i will enjoy life much more not thinking about it.
What if I magically replaced all the molecules in your body right now with different ones of the same kind, all at once so that their positions stayed the same and the pattern of impulses and stuff in your nerves all stayed the same? You didn't die, yet you are completely different.
Would it differ if it used "your" molecules vs a different set of molecules?
This is a classic philosophical paradox called "The Ship of Theseus" or "George Washington's Axe," though I prefer "Locke's Socks."
The Ship of Theseus refers to the ship that Theseus came back from Crete in after slaying the Minotaur and freeing the youth of Athens. According to legend, it was preserved in Athens, with planks and ropes and pieces of the ship being replaced as they decayed.
Eventually philosophers would ask whether it could rightly be called the Ship of Theseus if every single part of it had been replaced.
Grandfather's Axe is fundamentally the same paradox: George Washington's axe has been handed down through the generations, although occasionally needing either its handle or blade replaced, it remains the very axe George used to cut down the cherry tree (or does it?).
Locke asked the question: If I have a favourite pair of socks, which I repair every time they require it, until such time as I have replaced every single stitch with patches and repairs, are they still my favourite pair of socks?
I have to think about a good response. The question of how to prepare yourself for death goes far, far beyond pharmaceutical solutions or mere callousness. The real question in accepting death is how does one live life?
I have to think about a good response. The question of how to prepare yourself for death goes far, far beyond pharmaceutical solutions or mere callousness. The real question in accepting death is how does one live life?
Step 1: Stop being a d-bag on the internet.
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Profit.
I'm fully aware of my wife's existence and still love her as a choice instead of an obligation.
If God chooses to hide his existence from me and I act based on that, that's his responsibility not mine.
Terrible example. She's a human being and no different than you (well, she IS different but that's not what I mean of course).
If there is a supreme and supernatural God, then we as humans are accountable to Him. This is the number one reason most reject Him. It's not like a human relationship that you'd have with your wife or anyone else.
God doesn't hide Himself as you suggest, more like He doesn't reveal Himself in normal "Hi here I am standing right in front of you" ways.
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There is nothing academic about my response. Preparing adequately for death involves the accepting of your fate, that is, accepting and living your life well. Not thinking about it, although I hope people do that. Although from what I've read here most people's thought has gone into casually dismissing people's belief in the afterlife which is completely irrelevant to the individual perspective.
