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On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:25:00 -0700, Rob Perkins 
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>Doug Freyburger wrote:
>
>> In all of the previous Shadow Wars, either the Shadows or
>> Vorlons won, and in the process somne species were
>> pushed to extinction and other species were pushed more
>> quickly to moving from body based life to spirit only life
>> and becoming First Ones.
>
>I have a question.
>
>Why is it assumed in SF-genres like B5, anything by Arthur C. Clarke, 
>various Star Trek episodes, some other places, that "spirit-only life" 
>or energy-based existence is considered a progression from where we 
>humans are today?
>
>I wonder, in earnest, about the origins of that idea.

Very old science fiction conceit -- I mean, even I'm not old enough to
remember when it began. And these things tend to become traditions,
which is a polite way of saying that writers recycle 'em. Anyone know
who first used it? It strikes me that whoever did may have been
influenced by Christian eschatology.

-- 
Josh

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these to whom [...] holy generations [...]. After Jesus said this, he departed.

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