In my view when I was a Catholic, only the really bad people (like Hitler) went to hell, while all nice people went to heaven. Then unlike many of my fellow Catholics I actually READ the Bible, and had anxiety for years that the slightest impure thought meant eternal damnation.
In reality, this whole "free grace" thing is like a Kickstarter that never has a definitive release date. You keep putting in faith and good works in the hope that maybe some day after said release date you finally get the backer rewards. I'd rather opt out because, as an anonymous ancient philosopher (not Marcus Aurelius like so many people think) said,
"Live a good life. If there are Gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are Gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no Gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."
In reality, this whole "free grace" thing is like a Kickstarter that never has a definitive release date. You keep putting in faith and good works in the hope that maybe some day after said release date you finally get the backer rewards. I'd rather opt out because, as an anonymous ancient philosopher (not Marcus Aurelius like so many people think) said,
"Live a good life. If there are Gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are Gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no Gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."
Luke: You don't believe in the Force, do you?
Han Solo: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
Han Solo: Kid, I've flown from one side of this galaxy to the other, and I've seen a lot of strange stuff, but I've never seen *anything* to make me believe that there's one all-powerful Force controlling everything. 'Cause no mystical energy field controls *my* destiny. It's all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
