I have to pick up on a point you made about living forever, I know you meant "living on the Earth" but I've heard it used a few times by people as a reason against being a Christian, they also say:
"Personally, I find the notion of living forever quite dismal. "
Now couple yours and their statement to what we find in the Gospel of St. John and you'll see where they are coming from:
John 3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
We've discussed what we would be doing in Heaven in earlier posts, I think we agreed upon "a lot of worshipping", and then I went into "we're not natural worshippers" etc, I don't think we ever came to a crisp agreement on the nature of Heaven. Hey I've just had a thought, maybe that passage from John means .. "Whosoever believes in the scientist will get the benefits of the technology that allows one to live forever, and thus have eternal life?" :-)
Coincidentally (?) one day after the Revelation of deep.thought the Sunday Times have today published this article (dated March 13th):
"I'm going to live forever
Some scientists predict that today's children will be able to live for more than 1,000 years. Is immortality just around the corner? Bryan Appleyard peers into a hair-raising future without death". Read the full text at:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1522606,00.html
But in case you don't have time to read it, I have pulled this passage from it:
"Death has always defined us. The first creatures to laugh, said Vladimir Nabokov, were also the first creatures that knew they were to die. Self-awareness means, above all, awareness of one’s own ultimate extinction. But, as La Rochefoucauld pointed out in the 17th century, looking directly at death is like staring at the sun. It cannot be done"
Yes, the emotional changes brought on by living forever will cause an immense paradigm shift of our collective psyche I believe.
"Wormwood" occurs nine times in eight passages of The Bible, it's a herb, more commonly known as absinthe? (sp). I think it was used in potions. Even Professor Snape mentions it in Harry Potter #1.
Sidebar: I've often wondered why that book/film is called different things in the US and UK. "Harry Potter and The Sorceror's Stone" in the US, and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" in the UK. The correct and historical object is "The Philosopher's Stone". Don't you have Philosophers in the US?
Sidebar#2: I know two Christians who refuse to let their children watch Harry Potter because of the dark magic and he who must not be named. Funnily these are the same Christians who are totally in favour of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, they love Lewis and his buddy Tolkien. In fact, the mother went to a fancy dress party recently dressed as "Arwen" the elf played by Liv Tyler. Don't tell her about Sauron. This makes me smile :-)
Sidebar#3: According to the Times Rich List, Joanna Rowling is the richest woman in Britain at some £435M (GBP), Madonna (and Guy Ritchie) second at £215M.
Yes I know of Rod Serling, we were broadcast re-runs of the Twilight Zone here, didn't he have some connection to "The Planet of the Apes" also?
Bring on your cornerstones!
Current song: "Not Fade Away" -- The Rolling Stones
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