Ghosts and Mind Copies - The Identity Question

[jeff_wilson]

Originally Posted by whswhs

That sounds like the bit in Job where God lets Satan kill all of Job's children—but after Job affirms his ultimate faith in God, God gives him another set of children, so it's all right. I always thought that was really creepy.

From the viewpoint of Hebrews in antiquity, having your entire family die by an act or acts of God is not an unusual occurrence. The sudden change of fortunes for the better following such an event probably was, though.