This Lenten journey has reached a juncture. If Occam’s razor theory is applied, then the simplest solution is that death is the absolute end of life. With nothing before or after it, life justifiably considers Hedonism’s practicality. The “greed is good” doctrine holds sway because there is no need for penance unless one gets “caught”. Even then, it is well worth the risk because when life ends, it’s all over (Bernie Madoff comes to mind).
The law of conservation of energy, however, complicates the simplest solution. In order to believe that life abruptly and completely ends forever must discount the role of energy in human existence. This I am not inclined to do because the empiricism of science has all but proved that humans emanate energy. The pseudo-schism between religion and science is created in part by the irrefutable conclusions drawn from the scientific process while religion has no such methodology (i.e. theologically prove or disprove that God exists by tests that can be reproduced by others).
So, this may be the parting of the ways between those who consider death to be an absolute finality and those who consider it to be a transformation. The former have no need to read further. The latter might want to decide whether or not they’re up to the increased anxiety.
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