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Daniel, I am non an atheist together with I consider finding myself inward sky every bit the ultimate role of my organized religious belief inward God.
But when I came across the below list, perhaps shared past times an atheist, it kind out of got me thinking if actually the whole sentiment of sky is a really palatable one.
1. Heaven volition last boring.
Nothing to create but worship—much similar an unending church building service. Not many people tin dismiss last happy that way. And fifty-fifty if that did brand yous happy, sheer happiness without unhappiness is boring. We appreciate everything exclusively past times contrast amongst its opposite. We require darkness to ready off light, roughly hurting to appreciate pleasure. If sky has no pain, how together with so tin dismiss nosotros appreciate its pleasure?
2. How tin dismiss nosotros last happy inward sky if whatever of our loved ones are inward hell?
If nosotros tell we'd halt loving them ane time inward heaven, together with so nosotros are non good; if nosotros continue loving them, together with so nosotros won't last happy.
3. Heaven is eternal.
But eternity seems inhuman because without fourth dimension at that topographic point is no progress, no change, no work. Passive, changeless adoration perhaps seems check for angels, but non for us humans.
4. If all fourth dimension is introduce right away inward heaven, at that topographic point tin dismiss last aught future, exclusively present, together with thence aught left for which to hope.
But nosotros cannot alive without hope. Recall the saying: “It is amend to move hopefully than to arrive.”
5. The “resurrection body” together with the “new earth” seem impossible, mythological together with anthropomorphic.
6. Are nosotros costless to sin inward heaven?
If not, nosotros are unfree robots, non free-willed humans. If so, together with so sky is dangerous, simply similar earth. And if anyone chooses to sin, it’s Eden together with the Fall together with populace all over again.
7. If nosotros volition all last perfect saints inward heaven, where volition individuality be?
Billions of carbon copies of God seems dull. Human beings thrive on diversity; amongst perfect sameness everything volition last monotonous together with unexciting.
8. Will nosotros all last equal inward heaven?
The traditional moving painting of sky is ane of inequality: a hierarchy of greater together with lesser rewards. But this seems to brand God an elitist, if non a snob, an aristocrat.
9. If God’s lite together with truth permeate heaven, at that topographic point volition last no privacy.
I tin dismiss exclusively imagine how intolerable that volition be.
10. Will at that topographic point last sexual activity inward heaven?
If not, nigh people today volition non desire to larn there. If so, it seems besides earthly, besides anthropomorphic.
Given a choice, nigh people would prefer populace to heaven, or to simply conk together with disappear.
The whole concept of an afterlife sounds so alien, far, other, threatening, “unfit for human habitation.” Like trying on a weird outfit of clothing together with saying, “It’s simply non me." Sumber http://www.dnbstories.com/
Daniel, I am non an atheist together with I consider finding myself inward sky every bit the ultimate role of my organized religious belief inward God.
But when I came across the below list, perhaps shared past times an atheist, it kind out of got me thinking if actually the whole sentiment of sky is a really palatable one.
1. Heaven volition last boring.
Nothing to create but worship—much similar an unending church building service. Not many people tin dismiss last happy that way. And fifty-fifty if that did brand yous happy, sheer happiness without unhappiness is boring. We appreciate everything exclusively past times contrast amongst its opposite. We require darkness to ready off light, roughly hurting to appreciate pleasure. If sky has no pain, how together with so tin dismiss nosotros appreciate its pleasure?
2. How tin dismiss nosotros last happy inward sky if whatever of our loved ones are inward hell?
If nosotros tell we'd halt loving them ane time inward heaven, together with so nosotros are non good; if nosotros continue loving them, together with so nosotros won't last happy.
3. Heaven is eternal.
But eternity seems inhuman because without fourth dimension at that topographic point is no progress, no change, no work. Passive, changeless adoration perhaps seems check for angels, but non for us humans.
4. If all fourth dimension is introduce right away inward heaven, at that topographic point tin dismiss last aught future, exclusively present, together with thence aught left for which to hope.
But nosotros cannot alive without hope. Recall the saying: “It is amend to move hopefully than to arrive.”
5. The “resurrection body” together with the “new earth” seem impossible, mythological together with anthropomorphic.
6. Are nosotros costless to sin inward heaven?
If not, nosotros are unfree robots, non free-willed humans. If so, together with so sky is dangerous, simply similar earth. And if anyone chooses to sin, it’s Eden together with the Fall together with populace all over again.
7. If nosotros volition all last perfect saints inward heaven, where volition individuality be?
Billions of carbon copies of God seems dull. Human beings thrive on diversity; amongst perfect sameness everything volition last monotonous together with unexciting.
8. Will nosotros all last equal inward heaven?
The traditional moving painting of sky is ane of inequality: a hierarchy of greater together with lesser rewards. But this seems to brand God an elitist, if non a snob, an aristocrat.
9. If God’s lite together with truth permeate heaven, at that topographic point volition last no privacy.
I tin dismiss exclusively imagine how intolerable that volition be.
10. Will at that topographic point last sexual activity inward heaven?
If not, nigh people today volition non desire to larn there. If so, it seems besides earthly, besides anthropomorphic.
Given a choice, nigh people would prefer populace to heaven, or to simply conk together with disappear.
The whole concept of an afterlife sounds so alien, far, other, threatening, “unfit for human habitation.” Like trying on a weird outfit of clothing together with saying, “It’s simply non me." Sumber http://www.dnbstories.com/