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What is the point of Heaven?

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What is the point of Heaven?
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What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:13 pm (This post was last modified: August 18, 2014 at 5:14 pm by Manowar.)
Can someone please explain to me the point of Heaven? If you are good you go there and serve God, for ever and ever and ever, sounds pretty bad to me. A scholar said this, I am paraphrasing here. " If heaven is real and is as described in the Bible, it must be the most unimaginable hell" That sounds right to me, so why should I want to go there?

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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:14 pm
(August 18, 2014 at 5:13 pm)Manowar Wrote: Can someone please explain to me the point of Heaven? If you are good you go there and serve God, for ever and ever and ever, sounds pretty bad to me, I am paraphrasing here, A scholar said this" If heaven is real and is as described in the Bible, it must be the most unimaginable hell" That sounds right to me, so why should I want to go there?

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To avoid dying?
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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:14 pm
This should be good.
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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:16 pm
Look, Paradise would be better: 72 virgins and/or 28 young boys, depending on your inclination. That's a lot more fun. Heaven Smeaven.
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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:19 pm
(August 18, 2014 at 5:13 pm)Manowar Wrote: Can someone please explain to me the point of Heaven? If you are good you go there and serve God, for ever and ever and ever, sounds pretty bad to me. A scholar said this, I am paraphrasing here. " If heaven is real and is as described in the Bible, it must be the most unimaginable hell" That sounds right to me, so why should I want to go there?

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And the banana man is there?

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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:19 pm
The entire concept is "Heaven" is the juxtaposition to "Hell". It's hard for religion to sell its controlling fear to the masses apart from its supposed remedy. Heaven and Hell are tools of mind control - nothing more.
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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:20 pm
I'll take the one life I've been given over the bullshit promise of a life to come, thanks.

Or, in other words, "I'll take reality for 1000 Alex."
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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:21 pm
This sounds about right...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFi08P7v9lo
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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:40 pm
To give the poor a false sense of hope...

An illusion of justice and happiness.

To conform them and keep them in line.

Lest they rebel against the rich and the rulers of this world, and overthrow the tyrannical establishments of old.
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RE: What is the point of Heaven?
August 18, 2014 at 5:41 pm
It's a good scam, no?
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