X-Message-Number: 24857 Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:59:05 -0400 From: Henry R Hirsch <> Subject: Mark Twain's view of the afterlife Recently we have had a lot of comment comparing the afterlife promised by religion with physical immortality. In this context, Mark Twain's short story "Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" is entertaining. The captain finds that reclining on a cloud bank, singing hymns, and playing the harp is not very satisfactory for the long haul. Everyone, after a short vacation, finds work to do. Everyone is free to choose his own age in heaven. Usually a person chooses an age which maximizes his or her mental, not physical, capacity. What would you do? Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=24857