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I don't think Ascension is a substitute for the afterlife, often ascension doesn't have to occur at death, it is merely a convenient point for it to occur. In that SGA episode where there were a mass of Ancients who wnated to ascend, they didn't have to die... it's merely living on a higher plane. It is entirely possibly for a normal afterlife to remain.
Yeah, I agree with Flying Officer Bennett up there. They've left the afterlife open to personal interpretation. Ascension isn't the afterlife, although it might be a nice substitution?
My own personal opinion is that you're done... which makes Ascension sound pretty cool. But who knows.
Originally posted by Flying Officer BennettView Post
I don't think Ascension is a substitute for the afterlife, often ascension doesn't have to occur at death, it is merely a convenient point for it to occur. In that SGA episode where there were a mass of Ancients who wnated to ascend, they didn't have to die... it's merely living on a higher plane. It is entirely possibly for a normal afterlife to remain.
I do think ascended don't die, so it might be a substitute for afterlife in that sense.
Yeah, ditto. Ascension is merely a way to escape death. The afterlife (if you believe in one) is after death.
Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth or easy...
... or that any man can measure the tides and hurricanes he will
encounter on the strange journey.
Spoiler:
2 Cor. 10:3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; )
5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
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