Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience

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Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience

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RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience

July 31, 2013 at 5:29 pm

Truth be told it is no stupider - nor more reasonable - than what the Ancient Egyptians believed.

Religion has not come a long way, baby.

http://www.egyptian-scarabs.co.uk/weighi..._heart.htm

Quote:The symbolic ritual that accompanied this ritual was the weighing of the heart of the deceased on a pair of enormous scales. It was weighed against the principle of truth and justice ( known as maat ) represented by a feather, the symbol of the goddess of truth, order and justice, Maat. If the heart balanced against the feather then the deceased would be granted a place in the Fields of Hetep and Iaru. If it was heavy with the weight of wrongdoings, the balance would sink and the heart would be grabbed and devoured by a terrifying beast that sat ready and waiting by the scales. This beast was Ammit, "the gobbler", a composite animal with the head of a crocodile, the front legs and body of lion or leopard, and the back legs of a hippopotamus.

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Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by CleanShavenJesus - July 30, 2013 at 12:51 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Creed of Heresy - July 30, 2013 at 1:38 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Rahul - July 30, 2013 at 1:43 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Creed of Heresy - July 30, 2013 at 1:59 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Minimalist - July 30, 2013 at 1:44 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by DeistPaladin - July 30, 2013 at 1:46 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Captain Colostomy - July 30, 2013 at 2:09 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by ITChick - July 30, 2013 at 2:16 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Slave - July 30, 2013 at 2:26 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Creed of Heresy - July 30, 2013 at 9:02 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Walking Void - July 30, 2013 at 4:28 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Captain Colostomy - July 30, 2013 at 4:45 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Doubting Thomas - July 30, 2013 at 4:40 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by pineapplebunnybounce - July 30, 2013 at 5:06 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Rahul - July 30, 2013 at 5:17 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by downbeatplumb - August 5, 2013 at 1:12 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Simon Moon - July 30, 2013 at 5:28 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by pineapplebunnybounce - July 30, 2013 at 5:41 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Rahul - July 30, 2013 at 6:45 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by pineapplebunnybounce - July 30, 2013 at 8:13 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - July 30, 2013 at 8:08 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Angrboda - July 31, 2013 at 2:35 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - July 31, 2013 at 6:34 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Doubting Thomas - July 31, 2013 at 9:01 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - July 31, 2013 at 10:44 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Simon Moon - July 31, 2013 at 5:14 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Doubting Thomas - July 31, 2013 at 5:27 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Tonus - July 31, 2013 at 5:43 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 1, 2013 at 9:46 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - August 2, 2013 at 5:40 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 2, 2013 at 6:04 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - August 5, 2013 at 10:23 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 5, 2013 at 2:42 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - August 6, 2013 at 7:45 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 6, 2013 at 8:26 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - August 6, 2013 at 9:10 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 6, 2013 at 7:47 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - August 10, 2013 at 8:39 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 10, 2013 at 9:33 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Angrboda - August 10, 2013 at 11:27 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 11, 2013 at 12:44 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - August 14, 2013 at 10:55 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 14, 2013 at 11:14 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - August 16, 2013 at 9:47 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 16, 2013 at 7:17 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by NoraBrimstone - July 31, 2013 at 9:18 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - July 31, 2013 at 4:21 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Minimalist - July 31, 2013 at 4:54 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Minimalist - July 31, 2013 at 5:29 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Minimalist - August 6, 2013 at 8:12 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by bennyboy - August 6, 2013 at 10:07 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Minimalist - August 10, 2013 at 11:50 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Walking Void - August 16, 2013 at 11:48 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Angrboda - August 16, 2013 at 11:46 pm

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Little Rik - August 19, 2013 at 7:24 am

RE: Dead for 45 minutes; an interesting near-death experience - by Walking Void - August 19, 2013 at 8:33 pm

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