Egyptian Guy Wakes Up At Funeral

[pingnak]

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2012/05/14/20120514egypt-man-wakes-up-at-his-funeral.html

Who wants to bet this will be circulated as 'proof' of miracles versus medicine, even though it's pretty obvious no competent doctors examined him until his funeral?

[Nick]

I wonder how many people over the many year have woken up buried?  Man, that would be an awful way to go.  Since he was a Muslim it can't be a miracle but imagine if he was a Christian.  Wow, that beats Jesus on toast any day.

[pingnak]

Yep, that would suck.  It's so much more civilized to replace all their blood with formalin.  That way, if there was a mistake, it will be corrected right away.

Though there have been a few cases of people being found 'alive' in morgues, even on the autopsy table.

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/bizarre&id=5662085

Though 'The Onion' has a more entertaining version.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/autopsy-reveals-subject-was-still-alive-when-autop,5107/

[jetson]

I'm inspired to watch "The Crow" now.  Thanks.

[Quesi]

  Since he was a Muslim it can't be a miracle but imagine if he was a Christian. 

Muslims are really into "God's great mercy," so that might be what happened.  God was so touched by the prayers of his loved ones, that He took mercy and returned him to his family. 

On the other hand, it is possible that this guy got to the afterlife, and God rejected him and sent him back.  In that case, it is tragic. 

[Nick]

  Since he was a Muslim it can't be a miracle but imagine if he was a Christian. 

Muslims are really into "God's great mercy," so that might be what happened.  God was so touched by the prayers of his loved ones, that He took mercy and returned him to his family. 

On the other hand, it is possible that this guy got to the afterlife, and God rejected him and sent him back.  In that case, it is tragic.

That would suck also.  72 virgins within arms length and bam...you are back in a mud hut.