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Methuselah Jones wrote:

> Definitely, the concept of body = hindrance is a very primal idea, and is 
> present in some form or another, to a greater or lesser degree, in most 
> spiritual philosophies.

Yes yes... but where did it begin? To my knowledge Judaism doesn't have 
the idea; its philosophies posit that life on earth is very good enough, 
as far as I've ever been told. Other ancient animisms and naturist 
religions don't seem to address what comes after either, except perhaps 
to insist that the dead must be treated correctly in order not to haunt us.

Do the Chinese traditions, the ancestor cults of ancient Asia, posit 
such a progression, for example?

>>Note that the human in DoFS was able to turn his body on and
>>off.
> 
> 
> Apparently, so were the Vorlons, as Kosh held out his hand when he met
> not-Sinclair. Unless, of course, Lyta was simply seeing what Kosh wanted
> her to see when she did the scan.

It's clear that JMS was playing with permutations of the idea when he 
made up the Vorlons. But by then it was well established genre-mileu to 
put 'em in.

Rob
                                                                                   
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