Birth is the opposite of death, not life. Life has no opposite.
2007-09-06 01:05:34 · 7 answers · asked by Deke 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you consider death to be an extended period of time, it is the counterpart of life. It implies a belief in the afterlife.
2007-09-06 01:11:28 · answer #1 · answered by wildeyedredhead 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The opposite of life is inanimate. One can also say dead or alive. The word inanimate might be a tough word for some folks to say... a real tongue twister, LOL, so choosing to use an alternative word has been the accepted solution... but you're right about birth and death.
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2007-09-06 02:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Death - Ceasing to be alive
Life - The biological process of being
Birth is just a part of life. Death is the end of it, so yeah, they are opposites.
2007-09-06 01:28:25 · answer #3 · answered by capitalctu 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think they use it to indicate that if a particular situation is not resolved satisfactorily, it would mean the end of life as they know it.
It's just hyperbole--I don't think most people really ponder why they say it.
2007-09-06 01:59:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the context of the Bible death is separation from God whereas life is union with God. When Adam sinnned he did not die physically but spiritually separated from God. When a person is born again his spirit is united with the Spirit of God. A unbeliever's spirit is not made alive with the Spirit of God and in that sense he is dead.
2007-09-06 01:48:39 · answer #5 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
What about being either alive or dead? Birth is not life. Life is in the blood so life begins at the sperm fertilizing the egg.
2007-09-06 01:13:47 · answer #6 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Hmmmmmmm. There's no such thing as 'a state of non-existence'. Is this what you mean?
2007-09-06 01:12:19 · answer #7 · answered by Chuck Biscuits 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋