RE: Help me refute the "suffering will be insignificant in heaven" theodicy
November 14, 2024 at 11:21 pm
(November 14, 2024 at 10:09 pm)Modern Atheism Wrote: Hi guy, I am making a video refuting some responses to the problem of evil, and I would like some help refuting a response. The response is that the suffering human beings endure on earth will be insignificant when we are in heaven, and it will almost look just like a bad dream. What would you guys say to that?
Within Christianity there are two main ways of imagining heaven. In the simpler version, heaven is like this world only better. In the version that's harder to imagine, it's entirely different. For example, it is outside of time and space.
The more theologically-minded Christians tend to go for the second version. Dante, for example, describes it this way. He explains why the suffering one had endured in life will be of no consequence in heaven.
The best book I know for a readable explanation of both versions is The Great Chain of Being by Lovejoy. It's probably better to get an in-depth knowledge of what Christians say before doing a refutation.