Posted by Peter on May 01, 1999 at 12:52:26:
In Reply to: Re: When you die ... posted by Ev on May 01, 1999 at 11:33:40:
In other words...
There's a man in a town, and there's a bit of rain, and the local river bursts its banks, and the town begins to flood.
The man is sitting in his flooding house, when there's a knock on the door. He opens the door, and it's a policeman, offering to help evacuate him. He says, "No thanks, God will save me."
A few hours later, the entire ground floor is flooded, and he is sat in an upstairs room, watching the flooding. Two men come along in a boat, and offer to take him on board. He says, "No thanks, God will save me."
A few more hours later, the water is up to the top of the roof, and the man is sitting on the rooftop. A helicopter comes along, and the crew offer to rescue him. He says, "No thanks, God will save me."
Another couple of hours, and his swimming strength fails, and he gets to experience the joys of acute cerebral hypoxia (sorry, couldn't resist). His soul drifts off to heaven, where he meets God. He is not a happy bunny.
"Why didn't you save me?", he exclaims. God replies, "I sent you a policeman, a boat and a helicopter - what more do you want?"
Peter, who would probably have added two words to the fatalist's last remark. Anyone care to guess?