mcdaniel@uiucdcsb.UUCP (10/22/84)
An aside: I would like to thank the submitters to net.religion.jewish. Being a non-Jew (are there many Jews named McDaniel? *grin*), I am able to get some knowledge about something that is very interesting to me (knowledge of various religions, and theology in particular). As an extra bonus, there is generally little flaming (unlike, say, net.religion). It is very pleasant to have such an informative newsgroup. The other day, an ignorant question popped into my mind, for no apparent reason. I have been unable to get an answer locally. Since someone else asked an ignorant question in here (the Adam and Eve one) without getting flamed at, I feel safe in asking this one. I know various other religions' ideas about an afterlife. What are Jewish beliefs on an afterlife? I'm looking for a kind of finite-state machine description, sort of: possible states and conditions under which one changes states, if any. Is there any controversy about this question? ------------------ If I flame, please find it in your heart to forgive my anger. If I am confused, ignorant, or wrong, please gently enlighten or correct me. Tim McDaniel Usenet: ...{pur-ee|ihnp4|convex}!uiucdcs!mcdaniel Csnet: mcdaniel%uiuc@csnet-relay.arpa (really!)