Dualism (Identity)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 23:19 (3524 days ago) @ dhw

To get straight to the crux of your argument here, it seems that you are hung up on Christ's spiritual body, as opposed to our physical bodies, and it's relevance to NDE's. The answer to this dilemma is exceedingly simple, so simple in fact that I did not think it needed to be expounded upon. My mistake.-First, the analogy I made was meant for humans. Yet, it is just as applicable to spirit creatures. At least according to the bible, Angels (spirit creatures) are similar to humans in almost every respect, except for the nature of the composition of their bodies. They are conscious, have emotions, work, are creative, feel lust, envy, jealousy, even pride. When Christ was resurrected to a spiritual form, he was no longer dead. He was every bit as alive as you or I, and in fact more so in some ways. The major difference was the form of life. When he was dead, he was dead. They still follow the same basic principles that we do. They are comprised of information, energy, some form of body, and presumably, some analog to the brain. This is all very well documented throughout the bible. Angels that grew lustful and came down to earth; Jacob wrestled with an angel; and angels(demons) will be killed according to the book of Revelations. If spirit creatures were dead, how could they be killed?

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.