To my mind, the idea of vampires, mummies, and the living dead are no more unreal than the notion of mythical gods, Devils, heaven, hell or the supposed resurrection of Jesus.

They are all just results of ancient superstitions from ancestors that sought answers to their existence, and of old men seeking to have power over others by suggesting they know what is 'out there', even though nothing has ever been proven at all.

They are great for fiction stories, movies, TV and books though!

Dear Mademoiselle Suseonline

Illa submit yo doubtas to meh Master da Count Drac de la Suck de Blud.

But I don't theenk he gowan to like eet :)

Me

Pete

'To my mind, the idea of vampires, mummies, and the living dead are no more unreal than the notion of mythical gods, Devils, heaven, hell or the supposed resurrection of Jesus.'

ignorance is bliss Susie, at least for now

Emmm an interesting thread you have there DAFFY DUCK ? Opus Dei and their crowd are just a bunch of deluded but ultra-pious Christians of the Catholic faith, who have this penchant of flogging themselves as an overt demonstration of their repentance and their faith ?

The other three citations you furnished, refer to a now deceased crack-pot who had been on the FBI radar for years, for alleged fraud, sexual exploitation of minors and several other crimes associated with his somewhat unusual religious proclivities and commercial exploits.

Having spent some time as an assistant Coroner's Officer, at the Morgue in Glebe, the only thing I can state with absolute certainty is when you're dead, believe me you're absolutely dead, the end ! You see enough cadaver's you'll fully appreciate exactly what I mean. I do not wish to intrude or violate in any way upon people's faith or belief's, but I can only state what I've witnessed, nothing more. When life is declared extinct, the human remains are completely inert, and death is most evident, for all to see.

Personally (and I'd not wished to state a personal opinion) but death to me, amounts to nothing more then a deep, dreamless sleep ?

Dear Sells,

Oh dear my friend, all your pontifications that gain their authority from scripture are now at risk from this simple act of dialling back of a core aspect of the Christian faith, resurrection and the afterlife.

As I detailed on another thread I attended a funeral service at a very evangelistic Christian church this afternoon. The pastor said; 'Last Thursday night at 4 in the morning our brother in Christ passed away and left behind 'the sins and sorrows of this world' going straight up to be with our Lord Jesus Christ.'

This is a deeply held religious belief held by so many of those assembled.

I get that it might be problematic for a 'thinking Protestant' like yourself and you would like to distance yourself from groups like ISIS who are truly living out the logical conclusion of a resurrection belief, but it is insipid.

In for a penny and in for a pound or just walk away.

My wife had a good friend who was a god-botherer. When her husband died she was happy as he was now enjoying life in heaven. About a year later the fact that he was gone hit her. She then experienced the grief that would have been natural when he died. In living life to the fullest I think it is best to experience the emotions that the situation evokes rather than to deny them. Happiness, sadness, grief – whatever reflects the situation we are in. One of the earliest philosophical questions is “What is a good life?” One answer is a life where we fully experience what is happening to us. Since there is no evidence that death is not the end we should accept that it is the end and act accordingly.