What will happen to people with Alzheimer’s Disease who forget all about God and Religion?

Question

If a religious person gets Alzheimer’s Disease and forgets everything about God and Religion, although that may well be a blessing in disguise, what do religious people think will happen to that person after they die?

Answer 1

A good question that will no doubt leave Christians speculating for quite some time. If God is as a stickler for rules as he's portrayed as, they're toast. Right along with the mentally disabled and the unborn.

Because as we all knbow, God isn't about justice or fairness. It's all about his ego and worship. No worship, no ego stroking. No stroking, no heaven.

Answer 2

In my world view, the gods don't punish people. Someone who has Alzheimer's, like my father, has that disease for a very good reason which is beyond human understanding.

If people believe in a religion where the gods would punish someone for their mental/physical illness if it caused that person to "forget" god, I feel very sorry for them.

Edit: Memories are *completely destroyed*. One of the symptoms of Alzheimer's is brain atrophy. The brain is smaller because so many cells in it have DIED because of being coated by plaque and turning into dead tangles of neurons. Those memories can not be retrieved once the cells are dead. And eventually every memory is gone forever.

Answer 3

I believe that if they have lived their life according to what they believe is right, then they go to heaven, even if they have reverted back to a child-like state of mind. In the hospital I work in, we get several alzheimers and dementia patients, and once in a while you get glimpses of who they were in their "real lives" before all of the medical stuff happend. More often then not, the disease affects the short-term memory, therefore, they remember more about the better days of their lives.
God protects the innocent, in my opinion. He has a plan for all of us, and it's sometimes hard to trust that everything doesn't happen to chance.

Answer 4

Our grandmother had Alzheimer's, so this hits us personal. She still had strong faith in God and strong ties to her religion.

Here is what sustained her.

The Bible assures us that global health is not an impossible dream. The apostle John foresaw the time when the ‘tent of God would be with mankind.’ As a result of this action on God’s part, "And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” In the following verse, God himself declares: “These words are faithful and true.”—Revelation 21:3-5.

Our Creator promises to do this. The prophet Isaiah assures us that under God’s Kingdom, “no resident will say: ‘I am sick.’ ” Furthermore, “[God] will actually swallow up death forever, and the Sovereign Lord Jehovah will certainly wipe the tears from all faces.” (Isaiah 25:8; 33:22, 24)

Answer 5

It is not what's in your mind, but what's in your heart, as to whether your name will be placed in the Book of Life upon your death. Also, Alzheimer victim don't forget, they just lose access to the memories, like when you erase a file on your computer. The actual file is not deleted, only the file reference. Yes, in your computer, the file can eventually be overwritten, but in the human brain, the data is stored chemically. They merely lose the synaptic connection to that memory. The strange thing is that primarily recent memories are affected.

Answer 6

A friend of mine has a wife who has the disease, and it hasn't effected her religion. But she will wonder off during the night if not watched closely. She still drives well and safely, but gets lost.

Answer 7

God is not unrighteous so as to forget the love you had for him and he understands disease and even what caused it. He will not view this person differently because he can no longer process thoughts properly.

Answer 8

well, God is Just. He knows what we do not know and he is all-knowing,all-hearing. So i guess the answer to what will happen after that person's death is only known to God.

Its rather unfortunate for that to happen [i.e. forget about God and Religion]. May God help whoever is going through that situation and not to make us one of em.


Peace, Son.

Answer 9

God holds people accountable to their abilities. God will not forget what they were like before the dissease.

Answer 10

The Bible says that once you are saved, no man can take you out of His hand. Eternal life is secure once you trust in Him. Isn't it great to know that our eternal salvation is in God's hands and not our own once we make the decision? My grandfather had alzheimer's and I know he is in heaven today.