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Date Posted: Friday, September 20, 12:49:24 GMT-4
Author: matt christian
Subject: Re: Conservation of energy
In reply to: Douglas 's message, "Conservation of energy" on Saturday, March 31, 01:07:01 GMT-4

One flaw in your reasoning is that the human mind is a wee bit more complicated than a battery. Is spirit life possible? God exists as a spirit (John 4:24). Angels are spirits. Man is made in Gods image with a will, intellect, morals and emotions (immaterial stuff) that is spiritual. The bible says "God breathed in man the spirit of life" Man has a soul that releases after death (luke 23:43) (Phillippians 1:21-24) ( 2 corinthians 5) are a few examples. Final mode of afterlife existence is the resurrection ( 1 corinthians 15). The bible teaches an "intermediate" state in heaven before the resurrection for christians. On the mind. Is it only matter? Can atoms know Right from wrong, love, or have a will?


The reference to the Law of Conservation of Energy in
>the "About Us" page is really interesting. Some
>questions also come to mind when regarding this theory
>of afterlife. Most are aware that electricity is
>present in our bodies, carrying messages and
>regulating our hearbeat, etc. Is this the only
>recognized form of energy in our bodies? Of course,
>energy is present in other forms as well--chemical,
>mechanical and so on. Yet these other forms are a
>result of bodily processes that originate with
>electical impulses along nerves, right? So how much
>of a charge do we carry, and how do we replenish this
>charge? We'd run out of juice eventually, if we
>couldn't.
>Now, if I put a working flashlight on a shelf and
>forget about it for a few years, then come back and
>turn it on only to find that the batteries are dead,
>where did the charge go? Of course batteries
>discharge themselves over time, so does that mean the
>batteries' energy is staying concentrated in space
>where the flashlight was stored? Unlikely. Why then,
>would the energy in our bodies stay concentrated and
>move around as a unit. After all, energy is energy,
>right?
>Which has me wondering something else. This is
>probably getting a little graphic, but... When I die,
>my body will decompose. This is a chemical change
>that has to be exothermic. So, now, is the heat
>energy produced from the breakdown of my body mass,
>however minute, still MY energy, assuming that my
>spirit has already gone?
>This now presents the question, which of the energy
>forms in my body are my spirit? How is it separate
>from the rest?
>(Sorry, I don't mean to sound sarcastic, it's just
>that the more I write, the more questions I have.)
>Also, the phenomenon of areas of cold in relation to
>the presence of ghosts... Cold temperature is really
>a lack of energy. So how is it that a manifestation
>of energy (read: spirit) is associated with areas of
>cold air?
>These are all just my rambling thoughts, and I
>appreciate if you've borne with me this far. I'm sure
>there may be flaws in my reasoning and I'm interested
>in hearing anybody else's take on the subject.
>
>Thanks,
>Doug

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