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Remember the movie, I think it was called "What Dreams May Come"? I was told by a lot of Christians "That's it!" What, slipping on paint?
Well, do I have a choice? Also, what will be my physical condition? The same as when I "went out" at age 97, decrepit and falling a lot, or as I was when I worked a sawmill greenchain at age 22? But my mind wasn't as developed then as it is now, so can I pick and choose components of my past? How's about that time in the university bar when that REALLY HOT CHICK was checking out my well-sculpted greenchain muscles? Now THAT would'a been heaven, by any man's definition...
And then there's that potentially terrifying (as in: "I'm bored to death!") aspect of having to remain exactly the same FOREVER! Remember now, friends: forever's a long LONG time!
Rifleman- I'm thinking you'll end up in a place where you have to eternally debate evolution with very stubborn fundamentalist grizzly bears.
If you believe anything an orthodox religion has taught you, you will be dissappointed. I really think that they have it all backwards (or more likely that they make up what they want).
You are assuming that there IS a heaven/hell and that you go to either one or the other. You also assume that you have the same knowledge that you have now in this lifetime, rather than a composite knowledge of all your lifetimes on different planets, in different situations, in different time periods, etc.
If you think about it in a more expanded way, you will realise that what the religions teach is only a small part of the real deal and is focused on what they want you to believe for their own ends.
If there IS a life after death, it will not be playing harps for eternity with Jesus listening attentively. Sorry folks who believe this.
If you believe anything an orthodox religion has taught you, you will be dissappointed. I really think that they have it all backwards (or more likely that they make up what they want).
You are assuming that there IS a heaven/hell and that you go to either one or the other. You also assume that you have the same knowledge that you have now in this lifetime, rather than a composite knowledge of all your lifetimes on different planets, in different situations, in different time periods, etc.
If you think about it in a more expanded way, you will realise that what the religions teach is only a small part of the real deal and is focused on what they want you to believe for their own ends.
If there IS a life after death, it will not be playing harps for eternity with Jesus listening attentively. Sorry folks who believe this.
Never thought it weird that this god-man jesus with all the attributes of his heavenly father was not able to present his followers with something like a hologram when he was quizzed about heaven and say here look... instead of talking in parables.
Seems we humans are more skilled than your jesus as we probably will perfect the hologram in a decade or two.
You xians base your entire premise of heaven based on three accounts (read:hallucinations) by Peter Paul and John.
like so much in your bible, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus has a disclaimer when the rich man begged for someone to go back and tell his brothers.
No one returns from the grave as that is it!
Its a pity xianity does not have contra indication warnings like all other drugs do...
Never thought it weird that this god-man jesus with all the attributes of his heavenly father was not able to present his followers with something like a hologram when he was quizzed about heaven and say here look... instead of talking in parables.
Seems we humans are more skilled than your jesus as we probably will perfect the hologram in a decade or two.
You xians base your entire premise of heaven based on three accounts (read:hallucinations) by Peter Paul and John.
like so much in your bible, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus has a disclaimer when the rich man begged for someone to go back and tell his brothers.
No one returns from the grave as that is it!
Its a pity xianity does not have contra indication warnings like all other drugs do...
One of the reasons Jesus spoke in parables, is because the Old Testament (PREDICTED) that Gods man to come, (WOULD SPEAK IN PARABLES). Is was sign to those who actually understood the Scriptures. Of course, you would have to of studied them to understand this.
I WILL OPEN MY MOUTH IN PARABLES. PSALMS 78:2
The fact is, the Bible has so much to say about the future, and it's hard for me to understand how slow someone would have to be, in order to keep missing every clue. You talk about reality, yet what kind of reality allows you to miss so much. We are speaking about hundreds of detailed prophecies. And many of these prophecies not only occured in Christ time, but are occuring today.
The bible skillfully predicted 12 of the last 0 Armageddons.
Anyway, my life is pretty good right now. If there were really an afterlife, I would like to keep things about like they are now. I certainly don't want to have to spend the rest of eternity worshiping someone else. (If the afterlife were anything like a really long church service, I would just as soon there be no afterlife at all.)
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The bible skillfully predicted 12 of the last 0 Armageddons.
Anyway, my life is pretty good right now. If there were really an afterlife, I would like to keep things about like they are now. I certainly don't want to have to spend the rest of eternity worshiping someone else. (If the afterlife were anything like a really long church service, I would just as soon there be no afterlife at all.)
if heaven exist?? i hope it's not going to be anything like this.. i would have a headache for eternity
The bible skillfully predicted 12 of the last 0 Armageddons.
ROFLMAO!!! That was people who did that, Boxcar . . . but this was funny nonetheless.
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Anyway, my life is pretty good right now. If there were really an afterlife, I would like to keep things about like they are now. I certainly don't want to have to spend the rest of eternity worshiping someone else. (If the afterlife were anything like a really long church service, I would just as soon there be no afterlife at all.)
I have said many times . . . it is tedious to "worship" anything for more than a few minutes. But communicating and sharing the joy, love and acceptance that is God . . . now that is a different matter. I suspect that we wil pretty much determine the quality of the after life we experience.
What was the particular part that you did not agree with?
What kind of question is that? An opinion is just that - an opinion and is based on everything that has been experienced by me up to this date. Do you have opinions that are based on books or films or other things?
Oh.. I get it, you opinions are based on the Bible. I am sorry. Mine are not however and I have explained what they are based apon. I reserve the right to think about my opinions and change them on a whim, if they no longer work for me though - ok? I guess if yours are based on the Bible, then you have to stick to what is written and cannot change your opinions from what is written there.
What was the particular part that you did not agree with?
What kind of question is that? An opinion is just that - an opinion and is based on everything that has been experienced by me up to this date. Do you have opinions that are based on books or films or other things?
Oh.. I get it, you opinions are based on the Bible. I am sorry. Mine are not however and I have explained what they are based apon. I reserve the right to think about my opinions and change them on a whim, if they no longer work for me though - ok? I guess if yours are based on the Bible, then you have to stick to what is written and cannot change your opinions from what is written there.
That must be tough sometimes.
Well, my belief is based on a Book that is shown to be both historically, and prophetically true. If my faith was only based on a whim that can be changed. Well, I would have little confidence is such a faith. And even less confidence, that such a belief would give me safe passage into eternity.
The only thing you have explained to me, is you believe in an ancient writing that expresses a code of conduct. Yet, outside of such a code. What evidence could you show us, that this writing was Godly inspired, and promises it's followers eternal life?
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