Occasionally I wonder what will happen when I die (but not what happens after that). I have no problem with the notion, as some religionists like to put it, that I am "simply a collection of atoms". The reason being, because I am just a collection of atoms. People worry about death but they never ponder about what happened before they were born.
Death is described in detail in the religious texts because it is suppose to give a reason for people to live. Heaven is the 'carrot and stick' religionists use because they love this world, not matter how much they claim otherwise. They want to be listened to, they want to have fame and, most of all, they want money. Religionists want their chosen religion to expand because they want wealth. People pay to see them, they buy their books and they buy the proselytizing materials.
All around us we read stories of deities that do not value human life. If you do end up in hellfire know this: Lots of amazing people will be there. Think about that for a moment. Stephen Hawking, Brian Cox and many other awesome people will be there. Hellfire is not just. I don't want to be in heaven if the likes of Osma Bin-Laden (if Muhammad was right) or Hitler (because Hitler was a Catholic) will be there.
Death is described in detail in the religious texts because it is suppose to give a reason for people to live. Heaven is the 'carrot and stick' religionists use because they love this world, not matter how much they claim otherwise. They want to be listened to, they want to have fame and, most of all, they want money. Religionists want their chosen religion to expand because they want wealth. People pay to see them, they buy their books and they buy the proselytizing materials.
All around us we read stories of deities that do not value human life. If you do end up in hellfire know this: Lots of amazing people will be there. Think about that for a moment. Stephen Hawking, Brian Cox and many other awesome people will be there. Hellfire is not just. I don't want to be in heaven if the likes of Osma Bin-Laden (if Muhammad was right) or Hitler (because Hitler was a Catholic) will be there.
