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[quote=Anonymous]I'm curious about the perspectives of the faithful - when do you think a person crosses that threshold from earthly mortal, to going to the afterlife?

The case of Jahi McMath in the news has me thinking - the girl has been declared brain dead by several doctors, though she is being artificially kept "alive" through machines keeping hear blood flowing and making her breathe. But he brain is technically in necrosis.

The ethics of keeping someone in this state is debatable, but I'm wondering what the faithful think the threshold is, for when someone "crosses over," so to speak. At what point does a person ascend to the afterlife? And why that particular point? Where does a person's "soul" reside if their brain is basically gone and the cells have died? Does the soul still reside in the body?

If you're just going to respond "whatever God decides for that person," please don't bother responding. I'm looking for actual explanation on the process of death, from a faithful perspective on the mortal life.

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