RE: Is there free will in heaven?
November 26, 2011 at 7:04 am
(This post was last modified: November 26, 2011 at 7:06 am by Welsh cake.)
Irrespective of the notion of free will, Heaven isn't actually a paradise at all when you think about in terms of basic psychology and personality typologies, its Hell.
Heaven if it exists, is a colossal failure if intended by its creator to be a state of happiness when you try to bring in introverts like myself into the frame, groups of us who are the minority compared to extroverts who regard us as nothing more than "social outcasts".
Introverts can be good-hearted decent individuals but if our free will is to be respected and not quashed by a superior force or will then any deity with a fundamental understanding of the human psyche should know we prefer to be alone, and not with it, or whoever else it deems to be its "elect". Our concept of Heaven is being by one's self.
That's not the Heaven that characterised in the Bible, its a place of feasts, parties and togetherness. Hell on the other hand is sometimes described as a place alone in darkness. As an introvert I've always preferred solitary activities over social ones, its my nature. I don't like large crowds. The thought of large gatherings singing and praising constantly would drive me insane.
I enjoy the peace and tranquillity of being alone, devoting my energies to the reflection of expanding my own understanding of myself as opposed to the stress of peer pressure and interaction with others. Of course if the Bible is true then everything is somehow my fault, that means I'm surely damned to Hell. Alas, Heaven and God's Kingdom even in the Biblical context are obviously not as perfect as some Christians would have us believe within this regard...
Heaven if it exists, is a colossal failure if intended by its creator to be a state of happiness when you try to bring in introverts like myself into the frame, groups of us who are the minority compared to extroverts who regard us as nothing more than "social outcasts".
Introverts can be good-hearted decent individuals but if our free will is to be respected and not quashed by a superior force or will then any deity with a fundamental understanding of the human psyche should know we prefer to be alone, and not with it, or whoever else it deems to be its "elect". Our concept of Heaven is being by one's self.
That's not the Heaven that characterised in the Bible, its a place of feasts, parties and togetherness. Hell on the other hand is sometimes described as a place alone in darkness. As an introvert I've always preferred solitary activities over social ones, its my nature. I don't like large crowds. The thought of large gatherings singing and praising constantly would drive me insane.
I enjoy the peace and tranquillity of being alone, devoting my energies to the reflection of expanding my own understanding of myself as opposed to the stress of peer pressure and interaction with others. Of course if the Bible is true then everything is somehow my fault, that means I'm surely damned to Hell. Alas, Heaven and God's Kingdom even in the Biblical context are obviously not as perfect as some Christians would have us believe within this regard...