Originally Posted by MacScot (Post 7297579)

From a biologist's point of view:

Not sure if your talking about theological creation but you were actually 'created' by the successful fertilisation of an egg produced by your mother by a sperm produced by your father about a few minutes after copulation. You subsequently continued to grow and reach sexual maturity in young adulthood, when you can then repeat the reproductive process. You need to reproduce to be classified as biologically successful, though not all individuals need constribute to this process. By this process, in the long term, your species (humans) is maintained as a sustainable, self-reproducing population.

Having successfully bred and reared and nurtured your offspring you will further age (mature) and eventually die. The average longevity of our species is between 70 and 85 years, though if varies around the world.

When you die, you undergo autolysis (tissue and cell breakdown) and disintegrate, and eventually become totally mineralised (dust to dust and all that). From that time on (and for eternity, if you like) you no longer exist...you have had your life and had your time. The point of creation (successful parental copulation and fertilisation, and subsequent growth to adulthood) then was your coming into existence (beginning of your life), over which, you had absolutely no say.

Yes, life is too short...:(

Originally Posted by Squirty Cream (Post 7297845)

Where does our energy go? Nothing disappears, it just changes into a different form - so if our bodies basically rot and turn into dust, then what happens to our energy, must go somewhere.

Originally Posted by Squirty Cream (Post 7297845)

Where does our energy go? Nothing disappears, it just changes into a different form - so if our bodies basically rot and turn into dust, then what happens to our energy, must go somewhere.

Originally Posted by Cleopatra (Post 7297834)

I'm one of them.

Originally Posted by Cleopatra (Post 7297849)

British Gas - why do you think the charges are so high?

Originally Posted by Squirty Cream (Post 7297845)

Where does our energy go? Nothing disappears, it just changes into a different form - so if our bodies basically rot and turn into dust, then what happens to our energy, must go somewhere.

Originally Posted by Squirty Cream (Post 7297870)

:lol:

I think my energy will turn into a sunbeam! Or perhaps I'll just be a rogue spirit floating around disrupting things. I quite fancy the thought of being reincarnated....... wonder what I can come back as???

Originally Posted by highways (Post 7297873)

But where were our bodies before we are born?

Originally Posted by Blue Cat (Post 7297544)

I don't get this, why does it have be at a certain time?

Originally Posted by Squirty Cream (Post 7297870)

:lol:

I think my energy will turn into a sunbeam! Or perhaps I'll just be a rogue spirit floating around disrupting things. I quite fancy the thought of being reincarnated....... wonder what I can come back as???

Originally Posted by Squirty Cream (Post 7297845)

Where does our energy go? Nothing disappears, it just changes into a different form - so if our bodies basically rot and turn into dust, then what happens to our energy, must go somewhere.

Originally Posted by highways (Post 7297831)

Why did your mood change? Is it because you don't believe that you will go back to life after death? Or is it because you believe in this but you don't want to be reminded? I'm just asking :)

Any human being doesn't like mentioning death. However, it's a fact and will happen to everyone. We muslims belive that we need continuous reminders about death in order to be motivated to do well in this short life hoping for a good reward in the hereafter?

I'm only mentioning our belief and I understand that many people may not be convinced.

Originally Posted by highways (Post 7297873)

But where were our bodies before we are born?

Originally Posted by The Dean (Post 7297909)

Do you also need 'continuous reminders' about strapping explosives to yourself and blowing up innocent people? Or does that come naturally? Or isn't that the sort of death you like to be reminded of?

Originally Posted by highways (Post 7297873)

But where were our bodies before we are born?