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Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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![]() This came up in a recent conversation with Mrs. Coug, and I thought I'd toss it out for discussion.
Please note that you must concede the existence of an afterlife for purposes of the discussion. ![]() So the question is this: Do spirits (i.e., people who have gone to heaven, angels, ghosts, or whatever you want to designate them) watch we mortals living our daily lives? If so, is it constantly or periodically? Do you ever wonder if a dead relative is watching you do something? Discuss.
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Cary, NC, USA
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That's crossed my mind from time to time. It's sometimes more of a moral compass to think that grandma is watching more than God is watching, which is kinda off I suppose.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Here and There
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Man I sure hope not.
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Poet in Residence
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Charleston, SC
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I can't imagine that watching the living would provide much comfort to someone who's passed beyond. There've got to be more interesting things to do.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Internets
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Where is Jason Tobias when you need him? He would know the answer.
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College Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Henderson, Nevada
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I think that they do occassionally watch us from beyond in between other wholesome things they do wherever it is they are.
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Rider Of Rohan
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Internets
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You underestimate Tobias's insight into the world. His ideas spanned well beyond the coming of weasels. He was truly gifted.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Springfield, USA
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Agreed. I'm still wearing my WWJTD? arm band. |
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Springfield, USA
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Dola:
Which brings to mind in this thread...Is Tobias watching? |
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
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Dead men tell no lies...they leave the lying to the women.
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Just outside Des Moines, IA
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There are many who take Hebrews 12:1--"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles..."--to mean that the "cloud of witnesses" are those in heaven that do watch. This is so interpreted because "Therefore" would seem to reference back to chapter 11, where are listed a dozen or so dead heroes of the faith, and "witnesses" implies they're watching. This is a common, though vague interpretation, as this could also imply that we are to BE heroes of the faith, becuase like those listed, there are many alive who are watching us.
There is also a reference or two in Revelation that could be taken to imply those in heaven watch those on earth, but I don't know those off the top of my head. Regardless, it is clear biblically that angels and demons watch.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
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If I were an angel or demon, I'd be watching a lot of porn for free. |
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lolzcat
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Herndon, VA
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Try hard to not think about Granny watching over you next time you're whacking off.
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
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High School Varsity
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: My Computer
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Rufus: "You know what the dead do with most of their time? They watch the living. Especially in the shower. "
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