A Rational View

I am not a religious person. I think of my "soul" as the collection of life experiences that makes me who I am. My soul resides in a portion of my brain known as the cerebral cortex. The rest of my body is like a space ship that supplies life support to my soul. Although Neal Boortz has a different concept, a more eternal view of the soul, we seem to be on the same page when it comes to Terri Schiavo.

I don’t view death as the end of the journey of a human soul. I view it as a transition. The God I believe in would not waste the total life experiences of a man or woman made in his image on a total and complete death; a dead end, if you will, with nothing to follow. I cannot believe that it is God’s plan that the life experiences of a man; wisdom gained, lessons learned and love experienced, should, upon death, disappear as if they never were. I believe that there’s something to follow the life we know on this earth; and I believe that most of the people fighting to keep the body of Terri Schiavo alive feel the same way.

These feelings give rise to some questions of my own; questions for the devoutly religious people who are fighting to keep Terri Schiavo alive. Do you believe in God’s promise of everlasting life? Do you believe that the reward for a life well spent on this earth is a life with God in heaven after you die? If you do, then a few more questions if you will.

Do you believe that the human soul can make the transition to everlasting life while the human body that carried that soul through life clings to life on this earth? If you do, then you must surely believe that Terri Schiavo has earned and is already enjoying her reward in heaven. That being the case, why is it so important to you that the now-unneeded body of Terri Schiavo is kept alive?

Although we may not agree about the nature of the "soul" we share the rational belief that "the soul can make a transition while the human body that carried that soul through life clings to life on this earth."
What was Terri, her soul, died 15 years ago. It's time to let the remaining flesh die so that her loved ones can escape the 15 year hell on earth they have endured.