(September 10, 2015 at 2:34 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Hi Rob.
Yes, it is true that we believe Heaven is the ultimate happiness and fulfillment in the next life. But that does not mean we think this life does not matter, or that people don't have inherent rights, like the right to life, as Napo said on the first page. We believe each human life is sacred and precious and thus should be protected against having their inherent rights taken away, even if that means they would go on to a happier existence.
So, you would rather they burn in hell a free person than go to heaven with some rights taken away? It seems rights violations is a small price to pay to prevent eternal punishment.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
