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EVIDENCE OF LIFE AFTER DEATH !? An idea came to me one day in my 17th year. Books on mysterious quantum theory inspired me to mail this old idea to scholars and others. It was in 1991. Shown below are responses favorable that I received (all is in English).
1. The present is a special (moving) point in long length of time. 2. To me, existence of I is a special (peculiar, unique, only one) existence. 3. To me, the span of years in which I live (exist) is a special span. 4. To me, overlap of 1 and 3 is unthinkable, unimaginable (if life is only once). 5. Answer to 4, maybe after death, existence of I may revive. Thus, life may be eternal. Also it must be the same for all.
* In Pascal's [Pensees] (in paragraph 194), there is a similar phrase. Also in [Rubaiyat]. The phrase of Rubaiyat is as follows. " I don't know why Eternal painter adorns the garden of time with me " (translated to Japanese by Kuroyanagi, T). In a web site (Isfahan-Iran July 2007), this poem (quatrain) is translated as follows. " Though exquisite is my scent and feature, Tulip-soft my face, like cypress slender, I wonder why in this amusement ground was I arrayed by Eternal painter ". Heidegger wrote, "Warum ist uberhaupt Seindes und nicht Vielmehr Nichts ?". * I asked a man. Can you accept that following two are compatible ? : After death all nothingness and you live now actually. His reaction was not dull. * Life only once is reasonable ? Not bizarre ? Really ? * Many people stress that after death, there is nothing. They may not know that measurement problem of quantum theory. I myself think, probability (the next world is real) maybe 10-90%. * Statement 2 is unyielding. Supported by hard problem ("Hard problem of consciousness"), by harder problem or by quantum theory. * Materialism or selflessness view may not have the ability to deny the next world absolutely. It (the next world is real view) may be unyielding. * "To point out the error of philosophical hypothesis is nearly impossible" R.Morris [The Big Questions] Times Books : 2002. * I have read related books (not so many) and can't find anything to add to the image that came when I was seventeen. No, I have made sure my first impression (it's uncertain. affirmation or denial both may be impossible). So don't stick to it. * Does no one hit on such a simple idea ? Cicero wrote,"Any mad idea is not left unsaid by philosophers". * English philosopher, Ayer,A.J says about Eternal return that Ayer of the next world has no connection with me. I, Nakayama mutters, the same is the same. If worlds are infinite, the same (practically) beings are also infinite (Ayer is wrong !? therefore selves actually live on !?). * I saw an article "Parallel Universes" -Scientific American, May 03-. It's more more concrete and amazing than this site. Distance (gap) from parallel universes to immortality of selves may be only an inch (one step), I think. No, I find a chapter [I'm gonna live forever (the quantum theory and immortality)] in [The Universe Next Door] By Chown, M : Oxford Univ Press 2001. Also I find a chapter [Living Forever] in [The Infinite Book] by Barrow, J. D : Pantheon Books 2005. -Postscript- [The Physics of Immortality] by Tipler, F : Doubleday 1994. * If worlds are infinite, selves may live forever. Whether above logic (about time, present, and so on) stands up or not may be unimportant. Regardless of this uncertain question (presented by this site), selves may live forever. * A part of infinity (and only infinity can support existence and selves ?) ? Or a bubble that floats in nothingness ? Anyway it's quite clear that no one has ability to prefer (choose). It's postulation (given condition) to all. It's my view. * Pascal's passage (like Rubaiyat) is as follows. "nor why the short time which is given me to live is assigned to me at this point rather than at another of the whole eternity which was before me or which shall come after me". Quoted from a site of "gutenberg.org". * A scholar wrote me, how about the deceased people ? A few casual answers occur. However I want to limit to selves who live now. Still this question may stand up. * There is a writing (in a web-site in Japanese) as follows. "This life is that very thing : life after death !?". * However it must be forgotten in actual life (thus, i am & have been). It's my view. * This site must be an opium (considerably effective) for someone feels near end. To console old mother in low, Mr G Shaffner wrote an essay "Is there life after death ?". He tries to show the probability of it. It is in [The Arithmetic of Life] The Ballanntine:1999. * Lucretius wrote, "Anything does not end in nothingness". * Nagarjuna wrote, "There is no difference between samsara and nirvana". I want to read a book (if it be) that gathers short sayings about samsara. It's said that from old times, many Indian people have believed in samsara (such a view makes them gentle ?). * By the way, physical pain at dying is fear. Hopeless pain. Armageddon in a teacup. My late friend and I often said "dynamite is ideal". Sorry for my deviation. * This chapter is for one who's death comes into view (however, i don't know, how effective for each). On the other hand, next chapter is for all (especially for young) except above. So, I say that impact of this site starts from here. * Other key words : multiverse, quantum immortality. DISEASE PREVENTION Catalogue of misfortune does not exists. Study (-logy) of avoidable misfortune does not exist. Study (-logy) of individuals does not exist (sociology exists). Books on prevention of diseases (show aerial view of whole picture) does not exist in Japan. How unreliable our foundation is ! I am not a doctor, but I published a book and rewrote it several times (at my expense. these are in Japanese). The last was in 1998. Preventable diseases are 60 at most. Then the book can be 200 pages at most. I also write on fate, danger, disease and prevention as a generality. Also I write on accidental death. * Panakeia is goddess of medical cure. Believers are many. They may not know the word "Therapeutic Pessimism" or Ingerfinger's writing on medical cure's ability. * Often said, "take good care of yourself". Care's know-how must be embodied purely. Digest them by one's sensibility, accept fussily. Basho (Japanese poet) says, "search in deep and return to shallow". * And, to be sensitive may be duty of a parent or of a guardian. * Rhetoric for patients and rhetoric for prevention must be different. Fear of disease must be emphasized. Emphasis may be allowed, because many technical (medical) books or journals are at the shelves of today's public library. * Paracelsus wrote, "Who can guard his (her) body from injury or disaster without any knowledge of the enemy ? No one ! Therefore, it's necessary to know the enemy". These must be overlooked. This overlooked view must be embodied as a book. I stick to book. * In a newspaper, I saw a title as follows, "Optimists' death rate is high ?". * Culture ? It dresses only the upper part of the body ? * I read that infectious diseases have risen to third leading cause of death in USA (JAMA Japanese-edition, Aug 96). * I saw in a book : [Beyond the Magic Bullet] Dixon, B 1978 that 10.4% of the dead died from kidney diseases (1974 in USA). However, figure of statistics is about 1%. Which reflects the real situation ? "Untrue, quite untrue statistics are !" Quoted from a book : [The Alarming History of Medicine] Gordon,R 1994. * It is written that chronic pyelonephritis is very difficult to diagnose. An old book writes, diagnosed are 17% of these. "At the present time, diagnosis of chronic pyelonephritis is considered the most difficult among whole kidney diseases". It's quoted from "A Course In Renal Diseases" G.M Berlyne 1974. * " Pyelonephritis is bacterial infection of the kidney parenchyma, and the term should not be used to describe tubulointerstitial nephropathy unless infection is documented ". Quoted from The Merck Manual (English ed) 18th ed 2006. Then, from consultation rooms, from books, from writings on prevention, the word pyelonephritis disappear. * From ICD (International Classification of Diseases)-10, the item "Infection of kidney" (pyelonephritis is typical of it) was deleted (ICD-10 is used from 1995). However, in [Statistical Abstract of the United States], this item "Infection of kidney" is still printed (as one of main causes (about 30 causes) of death !!). * I omit writings on UTI, PID, STD that I write in Japanese page of this site. However only I do write that nearly 80% of death from kidney diseases was death from "infection of kidney" in USA (1960 era). Now it's fewer. "Infection of kidney" is now deserted (but why ?? for what reason ?? how are realities !!). Today's books are cold (even that [The Merck Manual] also, i think). i show a few old books below. and On pathological anatomy, frequency of pyelonephritis of men and women are nearly the same. So, above two books may be beneficial to men also. * " 11〜25% of chronic kidney failure are caused by chronic pyelonephritis " : -Urinary tract infection and inflammatory lesions- by Weiss, M.A and Mills, S.E [Genitourinary tract pathology] 1993. i nakayama suppose (as a hypothesis) this percentage as 10〜90. Reasons are as follows. One reason is that figure (1960 era's figure. noted before). And another is the fact that diagnosis of chronic pyelonephritis is difficult (as noted before also). In addition, number of denominator was changed (as CKD) drastically (in very large scale). Therefore, maximum figure 90 may not be nonsense (absurd). "About causes of kidney diseases, many parts are unknown yet". It's quoted from web-site (in Japanese) of "National Kidney Diseases Association" (quoted in Jun 08). * "Studies using ureteral catheterization and a bladder washout technique have demonstrated that about 30 to 50% of patients with lower UTI symptoms also have silent kidney infection". Quoted from The Merck Manual (English ed) 17th ed 1999. * About the frequency of chronic pyelonephritis, literatures are few (however, i didn't quote data (not few !) about the results of pathological anatomy). * "Recognition that urinary tract infection (UTI) are curable by antibiotic must be changed" It's quoted from Shonika Sinryo : Dec 2005 (journal on pediatrics in Japanese). "Therefore, to protect kidney, it's very important to prevent cystitis". Quoted from a book (in Japanese) "Kidney Diseases" by Iino, Y 2007. Wise saying ! Cystitis, that is, UTI (from view point of prevention). * In JAMA (Japanese edition : Apr 2002 and Feb 2004), there are articles about "chronic kidney diseases" (CKD). Articles say that more than 20 million people in USA are in these diseases. It's able to read in a web-site : National Kidney Foundation (http://www.kidney.org/). Click "kidney disease" in top page. There is related web-site (AHA Statement 10/28/2003) by American Heart Association. It's only 2 pages. * It's written, the two leading causes of CKD are diabetes and hypertension. Really ? Is diabetic nephropathy the leading cause (not pyelonephritis but diabetic nephropathy ?) ? About hypertension, the problem (which (hypertension or kidney) is the first cause ?) seems not to be settled yet (rather, often it's written, kidney is the first cause). "The cause of hypertension is deeply related to the kidney. The kidney is decisive organ that decides the level of hypertension." A news paper in Japanese (22 Mar 09) "Prevention of CVD : Hypertension is more important than over-weight" A news paper in Japanese (18 Apr 09) * "Even though the cause of interstitial (stromal) inflammation isn't clear, the true cause does exist". It's quoted from "The Kidney" H.E.de Wardener 1967. A title of a book : "Why Do People Get Ill ?" D Leader & D Corfield 2008 caught my eye. "Exactly" I matter and add "On earth, Why Do People Get CKD ?". * "Death due to sexually transmitted diseases. The forgotten component of reproductive mortality." It's title of an article of JAMA : Apr 1986 (English ed). * Death due to sexual infection may be dispersed to many items of statistics. [Lord Higo's teaching] 1776 ? says "Because of sexual desire, damaged kidneys and early death". Higo is a district of Japan. Do you know the word honeymoon cystitis or honeymoon pyelonephritis ? * I read in a journal (published in 1985) that 1/3 of suicides among the young are due to STD (view of a doctor on Japan internal) !? Convincing ? * In Taiwanese web-sites, there are very straight writings on prostatitis. One of these is as follows. 精神壓力很大、深感悲傷和絶望、他們工作上失去進取心、生活上失去樂趣、有的甚至家庭破裂、事業失敗、企圖自殺 (severe case ?). And on interstitial cystitis, there are similar sites also. * Threats of infection of kidney are over-emphasized ? Are there mild causing germs to kidney ? (very likely. however books that refer to difference of germs are few). i advise the patients, Don't be too pessimistic. Our knowledge on pyelonephritis is not satisfactory. Keynes, J.M says "Errors due to pessimistic view". * Falls to an abyss. Because of misfortune, because of lack of knowledge, because of lack of enlightenment, because of overlapping of these 2 or 3. * "Against early expectation, the more we gain knowledge, the more our environment seems to deepen ominous aspect" It's quoted from a book "The Illness Naratives" Kleinman, A 1988. * Seneca says "Deep suffering keeps silence". * The surface of this planet is a picture puzzle. Death hides hear and there. Fantasy is not fantasy. Average life span is not assured. Lack that lasts billion years ends shortly. I saw in a book, that ancient Roman sages listed up misfortunes, and intended to avoid these. It may be basic know-how to support our life (even though it be not surely reliable). We must have study (-logy) of misfortunes (covering doubtful causes), and of ways to avoid these (as a culture). My book was reviewed by two journals ; Unusual, Leading, Timely, Handy-Valid, doctors wrote me. Except doctors are more insensitive than stone. Many writings are on happiness, not on misfortunes. Name-Venus is well-known. Klotho, Lachesis, Atropos, or Ananke, Tyche are nearly unknown. Are we still in the garden of Eden ? ADDITIONAL (about pyelonephritis) * "English authority on chemotherapy (for infectious diseases) : Brumitt write in 1969 that 'UTI is serious in its morbidity and in its death rate. UTI is world-wide problem'. (... omission) Even at the present time, this situation is not changed at all". It's quoted from a book in Japanese "Nyo-Seiki Kansensho" Ohkoshi, M ed 1982. * "Allen, McManus and others also wrote that 'pyelonephritis is quite common kidney disease in pathological anatomy and most of the adults show focus of chronic pyelonephritis'. However I hear that such surprising views are reconsidered somewhat in recent trend" Quoted from The Journal of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine : Mar 1964. "It causes suspicious difference (10〜80%) of the rate of infection of kidney in various kinds of searching at postmortem examination". "The Kidney" H.E.de Wardener 1967. "It must be emphasized that even on the table of pathological anatomy, diagnosis of chronic pyelonephritis is not clear" Quoted from "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine" 6th ed 1970. * "Most of the death from kidney failure are caused by chronic pyelonephritis or disease of blood vessel of kidney. Most of patients go into program of chronic dialysis or kidney transplantation also suffer from these diseases". Quoted from "Detection, Prevention and Management of Urinary Tract Infection" 1974 By Kunin, C.M. In this era, above view about pyelonephritis might be common. * "On many cases of dialysis, cause (cause of kidney failure) is not examined eagerly" [Nephro-Urology] -Integrated Clinical Science- 1983 Asscher,A.W & Moffat,D.B * i found a web-site (in Japanese) of a hospital. It shows released cases of internal diseases (in 2003). The items of 67 cases of kidney diseases are as follows. Kidney failure-21, Pyelonephritis-18, UTI-7, Diabetic nephropathy-5, Functional disorder of kidney-3, Cystitis-2, Others-11. Master of a pharmacy said, "pyelonephritis is popular". * "no pathognomonic clinical, laboratory, or pathologic criteria can be used to identify cases of chronic pyelonephritis, and few reliable data on the incidence or prevalence of this condition have been collected" Quoted from "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine" (English ed) 12th ed 1991. * "About concept of the chronic pyelonephritis, there are many arguments yet" Quoted from a book (in Japanese) : "EBM Gendai Naikagaku" Kurokawa, K and others ed 1997 * "Though quite common, these (Urinary Tract Infection - Bacterial) are very intractable (on the treatments) and easy to relapse. These often cause serious kidney disease : Pyelonephritis and" Quoted from "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine" 6th ed 1970. "most women with pyelonephritis have no demonstrable functional or anatomic defects of the urinary tract" (this writing is on acute pyelonephritis) Quoted from "The Merck Manual" (English ed) 17th ed 1999. Above two views seem to me to be right. Most of the acute pyelonephritis may develop into chronic pyelonephritis, regardless of these defects basically (and it must be the same about men also). About the relation (or no relation) between chronic pyelonephritis and these defects, many books may misconceive the reality. Allow me to write my opinion. * "No single or combination diagnostic indicator was found to reliably predict pelvic inflammatory disease" JAMA (English ed) Nov 13, 1991. It's for reference. * Cat is said to be an animal that is apt to suffer from kidney diseases. And word pyelonephritis (of cat) is often seen in the web. It's for reference. Nakayama, Hisashi (Yokohama, Japan) Thank you for visiting this site. Also i thank Yahoo very much. Almost all the quoted items are translated by me from Japanese edition. Sorry my English is bad. i regret, if i were fluent in English, i could show more citations. Feel free to link. Opened in 6th Mar 2003. Former title was A DESERTED TOPOS. Attention : i have taken not a few books and journals on medicine in hand. And i abandoned this habit (from the end of 07) as a rule. After this, i cannot add (or correct) items to this site . |
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