I suspect Toralf is alluding to the fact that more than half of the human
beings who have ever lived are still alive today. As they haven't yet
died, we cannot be certain that they will. (This is very worrying.)
I just wish that everyone on this list shared one hundredth part of
Toralf's optimism.
John
On Sun, 02 Oct 2005 23:08:22 +0100, keith_w <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
All regarding Pentax' eventual demise, the following gents opined:
Toralf Lund wrote:
John Forbes wrote:
I'll tell you a secret. I'm going to die! You, too.
No, I maintain that we have a nearly 50% chance of surviving... I'm not
joking either, we really do - statistically ;-)
- T
Surviving what? Certainly not death, my friend.
When you die, you die. That's demonstrable. And provable. The physical
body does anyhow...
There IS no demonstrable proof for what happens to the non-physical
body, if theree really IS one, in spite of so much time and money spent
all over the world to convince "believers" that there IS such a thing as
an afterlife.
So, if you believe in one, and it makes you feel better, good for you.
Until we get there, none of us will be able to prove we DID survive
death.
After we get there, we STILL can't prove it, quite apparently, so we
have to take someone else's word that some "spiritual life" continues.
Ultimately, we will have no particular control over it, so I'd stop
concerning myself about it, and get on with what life's left to us,
individually. <smile>
keith whaley
I've been on my way there since I was born, I'm just a little closer now.
Either way, it's okay by me. I've lived well, and will leave most of the
place(S) I've visited better off for my having been there.
That brings a smile to my face, and will certainly ease what's to come!
And, in case any of you thinks s/he has dibs, I'm taking my Optio S4
WITH Me! ;-)
keith whaley
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