(January 28, 2016 at 10:15 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:Wikipedia Wrote:Storm concedes there is no medical evidence that he ever died, as there was no doctor in the room to confirm that he was dead. Storm later awoke back in his body in the hospital room, and a nurse walked in and said that a doctor has finally arrived, and the surgery will now be performed.
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Yes, he was not declared clinically dead, but that doesn't mean much. There's no evidence proving the crimes I committed and got away with as a youth, yet I can promise you they still happened. I'm far from a perfect person, and I know that no one can claim to be. Another aspect is perception of time, which is vastly different than how we measure it in the material world. One day equaling a rotation of the earth is only relevant to those on earth.
For me the most interesting point of this story is that he considered himself an atheist and took pride in that ideology, yet somehow ended up moving away from that and turning towards something he never believed to be truth. That's what's makes this story so interesting. I'm sure some would say he's just a fool. The only guarantee in life is death. You can even get away without paying taxes, but we are all mortal, and death will come. For me I think it's interesting to know about death to learn the lessons, before it comes to me, so I can grow in knowledge.