(July 23, 2018 at 8:14 pm)JairCrawford Wrote: Forget Hell for now as that's a whole different can of worms.
So I came across an article not too long ago and it was an atheist article and I was reading through the comments. One of the comments I came across was someone explaining that the idea of spending eternity -anywhere- was nearly panic inducing during their time as a Christian. It was the first time I had ever heard or read anyone express this so strongly.
So for those of you who used to believe in an eternal Heaven, I am wondering, did any of you share similar feelings about it?
I don't write as a past believer in heaven. The idea of heaven is vapid. Does anyone know the specifics of what it's supposed to be like - or is it just that it's supposed to be nice? Since I have no reason to believe it exists, the nature of heaven is irrelevant to me. But I can speculate.
Suppose I die and go to heaven. I ask myself, in what state am I supposed to be when I get to heaven? Will I be as I was when I was a happy-go-lucky child, or will I be as I was, when a young adult at my prime, or will I be an old person, if I get that far in life? What about all of those around me? In what capacity will they be there?
Will heavenly residents be there in the capacity that achieved at the time of their deaths? What if I die with Alzheimers or dementia? Would I like an eternity in that capacity? What about those who die as young vibrant adults? Do they get to "exist" with others who are dementia sufferers for eternity? Just think about it. Perhaps there'll be some magical transformation, and all residents will become a happy soul. Oh what bullsh*t it is ! ! !
Maybe I wouldn't give a rat's ass if I'm up there with 'dementia' - let others wipe my ass for me, or maybe I won't have an ass to wipe. Who knows? No one knows - at least not to my knowledge does anyone know.
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