When you have a "Near Death" experience, does Death have a "Near You" experience?
2007-07-18 20:10:16 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Be nice, HT. Anthropomorphic Personifications have feelings too, ya know.
2007-07-18 20:25:07 · update #1
Mark P. I think that was from "Soul Music." It's one of the sneakier things about Pratchett that he knows so much that it's hard to tell whether all of the jokes and references are intentional. He snuck in a lot of band names in that one and "Bjorn Again" is the name of a popular Abba Cover band.
2007-07-19 03:41:06 · update #2
When you have a near Death experience, Death is near you.
Be prepared for a few questions.
When Death asks you if you are are a Christian and you answer yes.
You go to speak with St. Peter.Who keeps or tosses you where ever he bloody well wants to.
When Death asks if you are an Atheist, and you answer yes you get sentence to 5years listening to "Your Having My Baby" while in a coma.
When Death asks if you are agnostic, and you throw words like "anthropomorphic personifications" at him. He throws you back with the living and makes comments like "Was he for real"? "Did you believe that?"
2007-07-19 03:31:12 · answer #1 · answered by Marla ™ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot of theology and philosophy lurking in Terry Pratchett's work, it's excellent stuff.
Death only has a "near you" experience in places where, perhaps due to high magical fields, an anthropomorphic projection of death is actually manifest.
(Along with the tooth fairy, the Hogfather...)
"Death is near" is a legitimate expression on this mundane planet because in such circumstances you don't have to go far to have an actual encounter.
2007-07-18 20:31:56 · answer #2 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I like when Death ask Bjorn the dawrf if he believes in reincarnation. when the dwarf says yes, Death tells him he will be Bjorn again
not in Thud but still splits my sides
2007-07-18 20:33:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
gotta love the Pratchett.
but the real and boring answer is: no he doesn't, because Death isn't really real, just an "anthropomorphic personification".
sorry.
2007-07-18 20:16:20 · answer #4 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'll remember to ask that when I see Death.
2007-07-18 21:25:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anathema Device 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
terry prathett awesome fantasy writer thats it no more discussion
2007-07-18 20:13:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You'd think.
2007-07-18 20:25:28 · answer #7 · answered by ocean zebra 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
lol
2007-07-18 20:12:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋