Comments on: Beyond death http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/ A daily webzine and forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of religion and culture Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:21:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: mtcon http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-272128 mtcon Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:40:15 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-272128 The unexpected part of this type of event is probably the hardest to deal with. Recently a young aquaintance was killed in a tragic auto accident leaving his wife and 2 teenagers without a husband and father. I cannot imagine the shock of being informed that someone I am really close to has been involved in a tragic accident. Whenever I read of such an event it brings me closer to the role that God and Christ play in my life as well as in those around me. The unexpected part of this type of event is probably the hardest to deal with. Recently a young aquaintance was killed in a tragic auto accident leaving his wife and 2 teenagers without a husband and father. I cannot imagine the shock of being informed that someone I am really close to has been involved in a tragic accident. Whenever I read of such an event it brings me closer to the role that God and Christ play in my life as well as in those around me.

]]> By: Karen O http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271554 Karen O Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:39:11 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271554 I'm so glad! I’m so glad!

]]> By: mswagg http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271541 mswagg Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:06:53 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271541 yes karen..he did survive that and is back at work too....:) yes karen..he did survive that and is back at work too….:)

]]> By: TomBob http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271437 TomBob Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:50:30 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271437 karen's right. that's what i meant. karen’s right.
that’s what i meant.

]]> By: Karen O http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271156 Karen O Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:59:45 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271156 Reg - I took Tombob's comment to mean that he was sorry for RDEAN, for feeling that way. I could be mistaken, but that's how I read it. MSWAGG - Excuse me for asking, but did your husband survive that? Reg - I took Tombob’s comment to mean that he was sorry for RDEAN, for feeling that way. I could be mistaken, but that’s how I read it.

MSWAGG - Excuse me for asking, but did your husband survive that?

]]> By: Reg http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271123 Reg Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:14:00 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271123 13- I don't feel sad about someone speaking their mind. Why do you feel wronged? 13-
I don’t feel sad about someone speaking their mind. Why do you feel wronged?

]]> By: TomBob http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271118 TomBob Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:59:32 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271118 It's sad that rdean finds his view of the afterlife so depressing that he must try to take solace away from christians who experience the true hope and excitement that comes after death. It’s sad that rdean finds his view of the afterlife so depressing that he must try to take solace away from christians who experience the true hope and excitement that comes after death.

]]> By: mswagg http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271101 mswagg Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:05:52 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271101 Andree I don't know how you put up with ones who can be so harsh..(i guess I can include myself in that category at times :( ....yes thick skin as you wrote is necessary. I remember getting that call from Shock Trauma telling me that my husband had been hit by a tractor trailer....yes your head begins to spin around and think of the bills ..even for him ...no thoughts of eternity ....thoughts of the present come swooshing in...daughters and son left for mother to raise alone. Im thankful for you and glad you are home recovering .... Thankful for God's preservation of your life. Andree

I don’t know how you put up with ones who can be so harsh..(i guess I can include myself in that category at times :( ….yes thick skin as you wrote is necessary.

I remember getting that call from Shock Trauma telling me that my husband had been hit by a tractor trailer….yes your head begins to spin around and think of the bills ..even for him …no thoughts of eternity ….thoughts of the present come swooshing in…daughters and son left for mother to raise alone.

Im thankful for you and glad you are home recovering ….
Thankful for God’s preservation of your life.

]]> By: rdean http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271018 rdean Thu, 07 Feb 2008 04:10:35 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-271018 Here is a list of things you will see after you die: Here is a list of things you will see after you die:

]]> By: Serious George http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-270939 Serious George Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:44:27 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/06/beyond-death/#comment-270939 Vasovagal syncope is the fainting that occurs from an over-reaction of the parasymptathetic nervous symptom, say in response to the sight of blood, extreme emotional states or a valsalva maneuver. It produces visceral vasodilation and a transient drop in heart rate via the <i>vagus</i> nerve. It's a benign phenomenon, but not nonsense. Neurocardiogenic syncope is the fainting that occurs when in response to a drop in blood pressure, the heart rate transiently speeds up, triggering an abnormal feedback response that again slows the heart dramatically (32 beats per minute would qualify), sometimes even stopping the heart. It's not so benign, and if medications don't temper the response a pacemaker is in order. Whew. Reading over this superfluous detail is giving me the vapors {:~) Vasovagal syncope is the fainting that occurs from an over-reaction of the parasymptathetic nervous symptom, say in response to the sight of blood, extreme emotional states or a valsalva maneuver. It produces visceral vasodilation and a transient drop in heart rate via the vagus nerve. It’s a benign phenomenon, but not nonsense.

Neurocardiogenic syncope is the fainting that occurs when in response to a drop in blood pressure, the heart rate transiently speeds up, triggering an abnormal feedback response that again slows the heart dramatically (32 beats per minute would qualify), sometimes even stopping the heart. It’s not so benign, and if medications don’t temper the response a pacemaker is in order.

Whew. Reading over this superfluous detail is giving me the vapors {:~)

]]>