On the Questions of God and an Afterlife
[Okay, so I realize it has literally been a year since I last published something on this blog—a strange year indeed. So today, I give you an essay, intended to be part of a larger work on matters theological; but I don’t want to wait, so, here it is.] “Do you know when the Mongols ruled China?” “Well, perhaps we can ask them .”— Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) “Come on, Spock…You really have gone where no man’s gone before. Can’t you tell me what it felt like?” “It would be impossible to discuss this subject without a common frame of reference.”… [incredulously:] “You mean I have to die to discuss your insights on death ?” “Forgive me Doctor, I’m receiving a number of distress calls.” “I don’t doubt it.”—Dr. Leonard McCoy & Spock, Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home , discussing Spock’s recent return from death. What, if anything, comes after we die? It is one of the most basic of our questions about life, and one that practically