LindyAF
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So as a bit of background here, I was raised in a non-religious (actually, explicitly atheist) family. While attending college, I began attending church (first a non-denominational church, and then a Catholic Church). The most important fact for me was that I think that a tree can be judged by its' fruits, and the fruits of liberalism and irreligiosity in the far left city I went to school in seem to me to have been poison. I was baptized (to be in accordance with my grandparents wishes) but was not raised religious and have not (yet) become a catechumen or taken any steps towards converting (besides attendance), and do not receive communion at mass. I would like to be a Christian, but I'm not sure if I am one.
I was wondering what Christians think about the morality and implications on the soul of Cyronics. I'm not terribly concerned here with efficacy - I think that the chance of it working is pretty low, but that it is potentially worth the cost.
So the way I see it, assuming Christianity is true, if Cyronics works (where works means both that it's fundamentally feasible and practically possible in my specific case) then it would delay judgement upon death, which if I am saved at the time of my earthly death would prolong the time before I enter heaven, but generally life-saving and prolonging choices are considered good in Christian teaching, as St. Paul said "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." However, it could put my immortal soul in danger if I were to be resuscitated and then stray, but it could also safeguard it, if I would not be saved at the time of legal death but after resuscitation I returned to the fold. I am not sure how to judge the two as far, or if it is even the sort of thing that should be done.
If on the other hand, Cyronics does not work, then it could put my immortal soul in danger, if I am engaging in a sort of reverse Pascalian wager, which could be a mortal sin?
Interested in the thoughts anyone else might have on this. Also something I'll probably consult with a pastor about.
I was wondering what Christians think about the morality and implications on the soul of Cyronics. I'm not terribly concerned here with efficacy - I think that the chance of it working is pretty low, but that it is potentially worth the cost.
So the way I see it, assuming Christianity is true, if Cyronics works (where works means both that it's fundamentally feasible and practically possible in my specific case) then it would delay judgement upon death, which if I am saved at the time of my earthly death would prolong the time before I enter heaven, but generally life-saving and prolonging choices are considered good in Christian teaching, as St. Paul said "For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain." However, it could put my immortal soul in danger if I were to be resuscitated and then stray, but it could also safeguard it, if I would not be saved at the time of legal death but after resuscitation I returned to the fold. I am not sure how to judge the two as far, or if it is even the sort of thing that should be done.
If on the other hand, Cyronics does not work, then it could put my immortal soul in danger, if I am engaging in a sort of reverse Pascalian wager, which could be a mortal sin?
Interested in the thoughts anyone else might have on this. Also something I'll probably consult with a pastor about.