The Definition of Immortality?
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 3:56 am
I ran into a question today that I could not immediately answer: "Are angels immortal?" The UB mostly uses this word to describe the future of the human soul (immortality after fusion). Although it is clear that any Daughter of the Infinite Spirit isn't going to die if it possess value, does that really make them immortal? We know that if they rebel, eventually they won't survive. I believe they also require the support of the energy circuits of the planet they are on (although I'm not sure how or when transport seraphim "charge their batteries"). Maybe they are supported by Nebadonia 24/7. What do you call something that will probably last for eternity, but is not immortal?
I'm just wondering if the Urantia Book ever defines true immortality. There is a difference between a personality never dying and one being unable to die. But then, wouldn't it still be possible for God to destroy all that is considered immortal except for itself? As impossible as it seems, what if there was a Finaliter that rebelled with Lucifer? Though the obvious question would be how a God-fused mortal could rebel (how could a part of God go against God's will?), the other would be how it would be uncreated in time.
I may be opening a big can of worms here, but I find the philosophy behind immortality interesting. As absolute as the word seems, there may be different levels of it.
I'm just wondering if the Urantia Book ever defines true immortality. There is a difference between a personality never dying and one being unable to die. But then, wouldn't it still be possible for God to destroy all that is considered immortal except for itself? As impossible as it seems, what if there was a Finaliter that rebelled with Lucifer? Though the obvious question would be how a God-fused mortal could rebel (how could a part of God go against God's will?), the other would be how it would be uncreated in time.
I may be opening a big can of worms here, but I find the philosophy behind immortality interesting. As absolute as the word seems, there may be different levels of it.