NPPF Commentary Line 230, P. 164

[Paul Mackin]

On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 14:06, Ghetta Life wrote:

> Well at first I thought Terrance was just quibbling and being argumentative, 
> but I think he's correct to dispute your characterization of Shade's 
> meaning.  The message is most simply that such musings are beyond our human 
> ability, and thus (as he says earlier) our efforts to imagine an afterlife 
> fail by their very lack of implausibility.  A fantastic state beyond our 
> ability to imagine COULD very well await us, so don't join the scoffers.

This is correct as far a Shade's meaning is concerned.

Who's in a position to say there will be no afterlife though my
expectation of seeing it is about as remote as socialism coming to
America.

P.