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To: Hildy
Keeping people's bodies alive when their soul is gone is evil to me.
I will propose to you that we, as humans, can only keep the body functioning for some time. When God removes the soul then it is no longer alive.
From a very human viewpoint I would agree with you, however, It would be not just "evil", but murder, to cause the body to die before God intended for the Soul to depart. And since we really don't know when that point is, I would rather use the technology God has allowed us to have and keep the body alive.
The time around the death of a loved one is a very tender and emotional time that Gods Holy Spirit can use to bring loved ones to the Saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Those times, beyond all others, remind us all of our mortality. I would much rather let God decide when that time is up. Especially when he was the one who allowed us to develop the technology.
Having said that, at some point I do agree that there would be no doubt that the person is dead. The problem with ever setting that point in law is that you then have a benchmark that can be slid around at the whim of government. And THAT is VERY dangerous to me.

Cordially,
GE
130 posted on 02/02/2006 6:08:55 AM PST by GrandEagle
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To: GrandEagle
The time around the death of a loved one is a very tender and emotional time that Gods Holy Spirit can use to bring loved ones to the Saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Says you. But with all due respect, not all of us believe that.

152 posted on 02/02/2006 7:59:20 AM PST by Hildy (The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth)
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