Publisher's Synopsis
Engineer Tryphon MABANZA was born in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He spent nine years of life and higher studies in various seminaries of the Archdiocese of Kinshasa which transmitted to him the philosophical, theological, and moral knowledge, and allowed him to understand the rational exegesis of the Holy Scriptures and the documents of the magisterium which defend the sacred and inviolable character of human life. He lives in Ireland where he completed four years of graduate studies (Bsc Hons) in Clinical Technology at the Limerick Institute of Technology, focusing on medical device technologies and the well-being of human health and life. He is an engineer (MSC) in materials engineering at the University of Limerick (Ireland). Materials engineering is involved in materials analysis and characterization together with a detailed knowledge of materials science, materials processing, and surface technology. He is the author of the same book in the French version which was published in Paris (France) in May 2020.
INCORPORATED EXISTENCE: This book examines the human as a body. From this examination, it emerges that human is both a natural and a supernatural being. It is made up of a body and a mind. Through his intelligence, human seeks to understand and transform. He is a social and political being. It is in his body that the soul and the sensations belong. Clearly, at this level, it was a question of specifying that man, his body which encompasses all the senses and which makes him exist in the world, is mortal because it is fragile and made up of perishable materials.
THE NOTION OF DEATH: The present book has answered the question "What is death?". It demonstrated that, everywhere else, death is an inescapable reality. It is presented as a final cessation of life. It is a natural and biological phenomenon like birth. It is the end of personal existence and the end of history. And you don't learn to die. Our knowledge of death is the result of experience based on observing the death of other humans and living beings around us. Moreover, the death that destroys everything will not destroy the fact of having existed. Being mortal should not panic a human with terror. Death is not a curse or an enemy. Death can be caused by several factors which can be natural, artificial, or mixed. In the artificial causes of death, human is the first principle of his own death and that of others. He can kill and kill himself through suicide, abortion, euthanasia, disease, war, and terrorism. All these acts are not willed by nature. Human will and neglect are also involved. Terrorism is against God's fifth commandment to Moses "Thou shall not kill". It is a common commandment to all monotheistic religions that demonstrates how illogical it is to kill in the name of God. No self-defense for terrorist acts. Faith without reason is a source of nonsense. You will not commit murder and you will not kill the innocent. There are signs on the corpse's body that help determine if a person is really dead. But we can conclude that the absolute death of the individual is the very death of the brain and all its cells. The brain is very greedy in oxygen, beyond 5 minutes at room temperature, and without oxygen, the brain cells (neurons) die. However, some medical practices like cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can prolong the chances of survival of these cells, but beyond 10 minutes, it becomes impossible to remedy the situation.
LIFE AFTERLIFE: The book has explained the posthumous future. It showed that human is made up of two thinkable substances: body and soul. From this perspective, what dies in him is the body, but the soul continues to live.
ANNEXES: This book has described in detail the safety instructions against earthquakes and for Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in the event of a heart attack.
