Which would you prefer to believe? That heaven
and hell exist or that they do not? It's astonishing how many people would
prefer that they don't, but why is that so? Well, for starters people dislike
thinking that their actions on are earth are being judged and that one day they
could either be rewarded for the good or tortured for the bad. The idea of
heaven isn't unappealing except that people figure that by doing good that is
enough to earn a place in heaven, and when they hear that that being good isn't
good enough, they freak out because that means they'll go to hell. In the end,
most people choose to believe that neither exist. The sad reality is that this
leaves very little motivation for trying to be a good person or lead an
upstanding and moral life. When there is no judgement to pay or life after this
life, then why bother living a "good" life here and now? Why not do
what we want even if it's immoral? Perhaps we do good because of the momentary
satisfaction it provides. Perhaps it's because we feel judgement from others if
we do bad, both social and legal. Whatever the case is, it's astounding how
some people would prefer to die and essentially fade into nothingness, then to
have a chance at eternal life. Yes, no one truly knows what happens
after death, in the sense that no one in a non-Christian sense has come back
from the dead to tell us about the afterlife, but I personally don’t see why
you would choose to believe that heaven and hell don’t exist. Doesn’t it seem
lonelier and sadder to live your life only to die and fade away? Doesn’t it
seem more appealing and rewarding to see that you have life beyond this life?
And a better one at that.
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