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Old 10-07-2007, 10:17 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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I'm an atheist and don't believe in any theories about an afterlife, although if I did, the one that would made the most sense to me was explained as follows:

All the just and unjust will experience the palpable presence of God. To the just and godly it will be paradise. To the wicked and ungodly the same experience will be unbearable. As an analogy: an honest man and a bank robber don't have the same reaction to the sight of a police car.

What all theories about eternal reward/punishment lack (aside from any proof that personal immortality exists at all, of course) is an explanation of why repentance is not possible after death. (And don't bother citing the Bible; a Bible verse is not an explanation.)
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Old 10-08-2007, 03:56 AM
 
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Personally, I think that a belief in hell makes a mockery of the Creator. This would be like a man telling a woman that he loves her, but if she rejects that love, he will torture/kill her. If a man actually does such a terrible thing, the law says that he must be punished, and rightfully so, and yet, we think nothing of attributing such awful behaviour to God! Why in the world do we think that God would act in such a way?
My thoughts as well.
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Old 10-08-2007, 05:52 AM
 
Location: Florida
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I'm an atheist and don't believe in any theories about an afterlife, although if I did, the one that would made the most sense to me was explained as follows:

All the just and unjust will experience the palpable presence of God. To the just and godly it will be paradise. To the wicked and ungodly the same experience will be unbearable. As an analogy: an honest man and a bank robber don't have the same reaction to the sight of a police car.

What all theories about eternal reward/punishment lack (aside from any proof that personal immortality exists at all, of course) is an explanation of why repentance is not possible after death. (And don't bother citing the Bible; a Bible verse is not an explanation.)
Rather than the policeman in your analogy, I would prefer to use perfect love.
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