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What so Great about Heaven????

the_bob_delusion — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:17:47 GMT

What do you think Heaven is if it existed?

Is it really that great if it existed?

Would it be better if you just died and stop existing or exist somewhere/somehow for all eternity?

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

curmu-curmu — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:23:22 GMT

@**bob_is_good** wrote:
What do you think Heaven is if it existed?

Is it really that great if it existed?

Would it be better if you just died and stop existing or exist somewhere/somehow for all eternity?

Can't you just imagine it?

Eternity.

Spent alongside pious, obsequious worshipers, praising their deity each and every minute of each and every day, for ever...

Always aware that at a whim, said deity might send you to a place of eternal torment - 'cos he could. That's heaven?

AAAARRRGGGHH!!!!

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

village_person — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:24:36 GMT

What so Great about Heaven????

For one thing, Nanna's Frozen Berries are off the menu.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:25:34 GMT

nice one village.

That film with Jodie Foster comes to mind. Contact.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

lurker172602 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:31:16 GMT

I reckon it would be a pretty lonely place. Not many people I know are heading in that direction (if it exists, which it doesn't)

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

curmu-curmu — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:29:32 GMT

@village_person wrote:
What so Great about Heaven????

For one thing, Nanna's Frozen Berries are off the menu.

What...so god couldn't cure me if I fell ill from them?

Well, that's a bit of a let down!

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

gkam2 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:30:41 GMT

To quote Rowan Atkinson,"There are no toilets in hell, its eternal damnation without relief". By contrast I would hope Heaven has a nice bathroom.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

*mrgrizz* — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 10:51:42 GMT

don't know, never been

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

the_bob_delusion — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:13:53 GMT

I haven't heard of any religious idea of Heaven that really sounds that great.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

lind9650 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:25:48 GMT

There is a book out about the experiences of a four year old boy. "Heaven is for Real."

And then there is this child prodgidy Akiane Kramaric.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiane_Kramarik

If you can not believe innocent and uneducated children, then you can not believe anything.

Erica

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

electric*mayhem*band — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:30:53 GMT

If it does exist, it must some ginormous size to accommodate all living beings from the early cavemen, to present day.

FOOTNOTE.

There are Fairies at the bottom of my garden.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:54:49 GMT

If it does exist, it must some ginormous size to accommodate all living beings from the early cavemen, to present day.

Ah, but who said the living things had to be in a form we know?

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

lind9650 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:59:00 GMT

@electric*mayhem*band wrote:
If it does exist, it must some ginormous size to accommodate all living beings from the early cavemen, to present day.

FOOTNOTE.

There are Fairies at the bottom of my garden.

Do you realise that Earth is only a tiny planet and a tiny speck in the Universe?

There are Galaxis upon Galaxis that we don't yet know about. Astronomers are finding new stars and planets all the time as their equipment modernises and becomes more powerful.

We are insignificant in comparison.

Erica

And you may be surprised to find one day that those fairies are real.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

rabbitearbandicoot — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 12:10:47 GMT

well Bob, one thing is for SURE, neither you nor I have to worry about going there so no ponit in discussing it.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

kopenhagen5 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 12:43:31 GMT

You mean you guys are immortal?

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

softail-joanie — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:25:20 GMT

What do you think Heaven is if it existed?

i don't care to speculate what Heaven would be for me, only the creator knows what to create for their children, Heaven does exist, i know this, God exists, I must know this, and i must know that God gave his only son, Jesus, to lay down his life so we could get there. God loves us that much.

Is it really that great if it existed?

Yes, oh yes.. I believe it would have to be, The best this world, and life has to offer, taking away all the bad things in this life we have to endure, and in their place filling with more of the good things we have in this life,, would only be a small measure of what Heaven has to offer. So wonderfull of a place, or existence, the human mind could never imagine, a place so great, we must shed ourselves, our body and things, taking only our soul.

Would it be better if you just died and stop existing or exist somewhere/somehow for all eternity?

thats something you have to decide for yourself Bob, everybody has to decide it for themselves, God's requirements are not impossible to meet, I don't believe God would put restrictions on us that were unjust and unatainable. I don't believe or fully understand everything in the bible, or everything said in a church, but I do have the faith part down. I wan't Jesus, the greatest man who ever lived on this world to be with me here in life, and to guide me from now on into the afterlife.

Jesus provided the perfect example of how one should live, I try to think about that often, and to let that example take presidence over all other examples. I don't think about doing what others did to gain wealth, or status in this limited life, I think about doing what Jesus did, or similar to gain something far greater. I won't do those things to post in here and brag about what a good person i am, i do it to gain favor with Jesus and God, that's my soul motivation, It's motivation for my soul. But that's me, you Bob, have to make your own choice, God won't force this on anyone.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

polksaladallie — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:24:13 GMT

I'll go if Elvis is there, but although he was very religious, he was also a bad boy. So, is he there?

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

go-tazz — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:32:55 GMT

They had to come up with something as mortal man couldn't believe why they had to go through so much pain

anguish,disappointments,etc if there was a god.

By stating that there is a heaven those who follow a religion have a "future" to look forward to,(the rest of us

know that there is no "after" life so don't worry about the pain and such as it's just part of being human).

For some religions it's the promise of a better "after" life that has some of their followers committing crimes

against the rest of humanity,(so to that religion it serves another purpose).

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:52:32 GMT

wow joanie for being so

honest and open.

Re: What so Great about Heaven????

k0llectable5 — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:59:08 GMT

i do it to gain favor with Jesus and God, that's my soul motivation, It's motivation for my soul

I have no idea about heaven, rather not spend my life thinking about what happens when I'm dead. Life itself can present like heaven or hell sometimes. Depends on the choices one makes in life. Is it choices or is it fate/destiny? Different topic I guess...

Imo that quote from Joanie is really quite profound, especially the bolded bit. It explains why some people generally "need" religion in their lives.

Just a question -bit off topic, but I know there are quite a few athiests on here- and it's a serious question, not intended to attack anyone on an interpersonal level or anything like that.

Would this statement be correct? "As an athiest I dont believe that humans have a soul"