Do babies go to heaven? Most christians would say yes, because it would be too unfair for babies to go to hell, and christians don't believe in reincarnation. However, this raises a few issues:
1. Didn't that person basically got a free pass to heaven? The general idea is that humans actually have to earn heaven by choosing God and choosing to follow his rules. If dying as a baby automatically saves you, then this is unfair since you got a free pass to paradise while the others had a chance to be condemned.
2. Who goes to heaven exactly? Christians obviously believe that it is you who goes to heaven. When you die you basically retain the same memories and the same identity you had. But a baby has none of this. His of her psyche is not developed. How is heaven for a baby exactly? Do they get a very nice cradle? Does the baby get to drink milk that tastes super good?
If the answer to (2) is that the baby somehow gets to grow and develop in heaven, why didn't God just made us all in heaven from the start?
1. Didn't that person basically got a free pass to heaven? The general idea is that humans actually have to earn heaven by choosing God and choosing to follow his rules. If dying as a baby automatically saves you, then this is unfair since you got a free pass to paradise while the others had a chance to be condemned.
2. Who goes to heaven exactly? Christians obviously believe that it is you who goes to heaven. When you die you basically retain the same memories and the same identity you had. But a baby has none of this. His of her psyche is not developed. How is heaven for a baby exactly? Do they get a very nice cradle? Does the baby get to drink milk that tastes super good?
If the answer to (2) is that the baby somehow gets to grow and develop in heaven, why didn't God just made us all in heaven from the start?
