But that still does not address the question of what happens to the minds of those with Alzheimer's Disease and other dementia-inducing diseases. Alzheimer's has been called "the death of the mind before the death of the body", but it is a death that happens over several years; here is
a nice guide to the disease's three stages. Also check out
this page on the disease.
In the first phase, a patient loses short-term memory and becomes less competent.
In the second phase, a patient becomes easily confused, often wandering off.
In the third phase, a patient loses all memory, can no longer recognize anyone, including self, and can no longer use language. The patient eventually becomes a bedridden zombie.
So what happens to an Alzheimer's patient's soul? Is that soul trying to wiggle free over several years?
Or do Alzheimer's patients get reconstituted minds in the next world?
[This message has been edited by lpetrich, 01-30-2003]