P.S. RON...The only symptom I've had so far is FATIGUE. So there is HOPE

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> > Thanks for sharing, Don.

> >

> > I'm not so much afraid of dying as afraid of living with a low

> quality of life.

> >

> > I have my beliefs about God and they're in line with yours. I

> love science and I love the mystical. I do not seem The Big Bang

and

> God as Creator as being mutually exclusive. I have said for years

that

> the Big Bang was just a spark of God's thought. I recently saw a

> picture comparing clusters of galaxies to neurons; they're eerily

> identical.

> >

> > Yes, I do believe that at death I will be liberated from the

physical,

> perhaps become pure intellect, or pure soul. (E.E. Doc wrote

a

> series of books called the Skylark of Space, and in one of them the

hero

> (and villain) meet beings of pure intellect. Their goal was to know

> everything. The villain actually became one for a time, but got

bored,

> believe it or not.

> >

> > I believe in One God, though there are many paths to Him/Her.

There

> was a science fiction story in the 50's called The 10 Billion Names

> of God. Tibetan monks believed that the world would not end until

all

> of the names of God had been recorded, and they spent their lives

> listing these names. Then someone brought them a Univac computer….

> >

> > I believe in One God, but many Higher Powers. For instance, a

group

> is more powerful than an individual but several groups organized

into

> one is more powerful than one group. Buddha, Tao, Mohamed and

Jesus are

> Powers Greater than Myself, but the Ultimate Creator is most

powerful.

> And so it goes.

> >

> > Yes, I'll be all right, but I'm human and my faith is not

> perfect.

> >

> > m

> >

> >

> > From: Christ [mailto:ludichrist2000@]

> > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:12 PM

> > mmatchinsky@

> > Subject: hello again

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> >

> > hi

> >

> > I read your intro.

> >

> > The 'Im scared' caught me.

> >

> > Do you mind if I talk a little bit with you about my philosophy of

> God?

> >

> > I am not religious, and wont thump you on the head with a bible.

> >

> > But I have spent alot of time concidering the universe and a

possible

> creator, and the whys and how comes. I love science.

> >

> > I dont believe death is the end.

> >

> > Nothing in science suggests that anything is wasted in this

universe.

> >

> > This includes our awareness and identity, our experiances and

values.

> >

> > I figure it would be a shame to go through all Ive gone through in

> life, just to lose it upon my death.

> >

> > Rather I like to think that I will be aware of my identity when I

drop

> this body.

> >

> > By this thinking, I will go on and on, learning and experiancing

ever

> more.

> >

> > I believe that the end result will be that I too am a 'God' or

> 'creator', and will in turn creat my own universes, and raise up

more

> awarenesses, etc, to creat their universes.

> >

> > I believe there are bunches of 'Gods' and universes on the other

side.

> >

> > I know its hard to imagine, but I think Im right.

> >

> > Your a good man, youve led a good life. Dont be afraid of

something

> that cannot possibly be.

> >

> > IE: an ending of yourself.

> >

> > What a waste. And I see no waste anywhere in nature.

> >

> > I personally look forward to being part of the otherside.

> >

> > It should be really cool. The best high one can imagine.

> >

> > You are part of creation right now. Why should you stop?

> >

> > I love you my friend and I hope this helps a little with your

fear.

> >

> > Your going to be alright no matter what happens, so chin up

.

> >

> > love

> >

> > don in kansas

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