06 Mar 22
@josephw said"... lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you." -- Matthew 7:6, KJV
Are you kidding? I try to stay on topic, but you end up doing what you're doing now, and that is to jump all over something other than the topic. I say one little sentence, and here we are again arguing about what you think is wrong with me for saying it.
You're like the kid with all the toys, and as soon as another kid tries to touch one you grab it back and exclaim, "MINE"!
And what have we learned here?
06 Mar 22
@fmf saidYes and no. It depends on the individual reasons. Those reasons can vary across a broader spectrum than I am willing to cypher through on this topic.
Do you think [1] a belief in the afterlife and [2] a lack of belief in the afterlife have any effect - or different effects - on the motivation to do so?
Suffice it to say that it is a good idea for anyone and everyone to have their affairs in order before they die regardless of their motivations to do so.
06 Mar 22
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@fmf saidDo [1] a belief in the afterlife and [2] a lack of belief in the afterlife have any effect on the motivation, before dying, to attend to those matters - legal, financial, personal - that might continue to have a posthumous impact on loved ones, neighbours, colleagues etc.?
Do [1] a belief in the afterlife and [2] a lack of belief in the afterlife have any effect on the motivation, before dying, to attend to those matters - legal, financial, personal - that might continue to have a posthumous impact on loved ones, neighbours, colleagues etc.?
I do not see a difference between a non-believer or believer, in the way that they take care of their affairs before they die; that is, if they know they are going to die soon.
Even Jesus took care of His earthly affairs and duties when close to death on His Cross. In the Scriptures below, Jesus is making sure that His Mother Mary is going to be physically taken care of by the Apostle John; who was a Roman Citizen by birth.
[John 19:25-27 NKJV] 25 "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the [wife] of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw His mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His mother, "Woman, behold your son!" 27 Then He said to the disciple, "Behold your mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her to his own [home]."
07 Mar 22
@fmf saidThat would depend on the circumstances. i.e., if the person were to die suddenly in a mountain climbing accident, they wouldn't have time to "attend to" anything. In the matter of a cancer patient, I believe they would take some time to get their affairs in order.
Do [1] a belief in the afterlife and [2] a lack of belief in the afterlife have any effect on the motivation, before dying, to attend to those matters - legal, financial, personal - that might continue to have a posthumous impact on loved ones, neighbours, colleagues etc.?