Comments on: The Torture of Heaven http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/ I'm Rob Jones, I Exist and I Can Prove It Sat, 26 Dec 2009 13:15:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:14:49 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=365#comment-221 Since there is no such thing as heaven, hell or ultimate justice just try to be happy and make others happy while you're here because this is all you get. Since there is no such thing as heaven, hell or ultimate justice just try to be happy and make others happy while you’re here because this is all you get.

]]> By: Flirting Amy http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Flirting Amy Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:49:05 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=365#comment-214 I can honestly say that, as a Questioning Christian, I don't think about who I will spend my eternal life with in heaven. I guess I'm pretty sure that my ex-husband will be going to hell for the life he gave away.....my son. So, that leaves my current hubby. As for now, my belief is that I will be in heaven with whom I WANT to be in heaven with. I can honestly say that, as a Questioning Christian, I don’t think about who I will spend my eternal life with in heaven. I guess I’m pretty sure that my ex-husband will be going to hell for the life he gave away…..my son. So, that leaves my current hubby. As for now, my belief is that I will be in heaven with whom I WANT to be in heaven with.

]]> By: Yo http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-200 Yo Wed, 13 May 2009 23:08:48 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=365#comment-200 Does it not say that God is the Bridegroom? Does it not say that God is the Bridegroom?

]]> By: Matthew Neal http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-189 Matthew Neal Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:47:45 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=365#comment-189 Interesting post; but I just wanted to clarify that according to Scripture no one will be married in heaven. The Sadducees (who also denied there is a heaven) had a similar question for Jesus in Matthew 22:23-33. The Latter-day Saints do believe in eternal marriage; orthodox Christianity does not because of the above passage. Interesting post; but I just wanted to clarify that according to Scripture no one will be married in heaven. The Sadducees (who also denied there is a heaven) had a similar question for Jesus in Matthew 22:23-33. The Latter-day Saints do believe in eternal marriage; orthodox Christianity does not because of the above passage.

]]> By: will http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-187 will Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:24:39 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=365#comment-187 ironically, no human has all the answers to anything - science or religion. made up answers are crappy. I think it is okay to say you don't know. it presents a challenge to find out. but even if you've exhausted all resources, it is never okay to just make up an answer to help you sleep better at night. ironically, no human has all the answers to anything – science or religion. made up answers are crappy. I think it is okay to say you don’t know. it presents a challenge to find out. but even if you’ve exhausted all resources, it is never okay to just make up an answer to help you sleep better at night.

]]> By: Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Rob Jones "Brand New Atheist" Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:50:20 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=365#comment-164 Glenn, yes we should rule out feelings and emotions because that's all religion and belief in gods is. Why should I care that millions of people believed the same inaccuracy for thousands of years. I could say the same about the Earth being flat. Millions of people believed that the Earth was flat for thousands of years. Is that enough for you to continue to believe? I didn't think so. Scientology is a good example of crap being made up that people will believe and that only happened in the last 50 years. 200 years from some morons might still believe in Scientology because of their parents. People make stuff up that other people believe, I'm not one of those people. Glenn, yes we should rule out feelings and emotions because that’s all religion and belief in gods is. Why should I care that millions of people believed the same inaccuracy for thousands of years. I could say the same about the Earth being flat.

Millions of people believed that the Earth was flat for thousands of years. Is that enough for you to continue to believe? I didn’t think so.

Scientology is a good example of crap being made up that people will believe and that only happened in the last 50 years. 200 years from some morons might still believe in Scientology because of their parents.

People make stuff up that other people believe, I’m not one of those people.

]]> By: Glenn http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Glenn Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:49:02 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=365#comment-162 "why any religious person thought they had any answers since they obviously hadn’t died yet." Perhaps they rely on a combination of things which point to a belief in heaven. Should we rule out the stories of others like Don Piper (author of 90 Minutes in Heaven), our deep and almost universal desire to live beyond this life, science and quantum physics which seems to point to dimensions beyond our physical and material world, and the stories of our scriptures and faith tradition which point us to something beyond this life, “why any religious person thought they had any answers since they obviously hadn’t died yet.” Perhaps they rely on a combination of things which point to a belief in heaven. Should we rule out the stories of others like Don Piper (author of 90 Minutes in Heaven), our deep and almost universal desire to live beyond this life, science and quantum physics which seems to point to dimensions beyond our physical and material world, and the stories of our scriptures and faith tradition which point us to something beyond this life,

]]> By: John Menden http://brandnewatheist.com/2008/12/08/the-torture-of-heaven/comment-page-1/#comment-157 John Menden Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:26:00 +0000 http://brandnewatheist.com/?p=365#comment-157 I remember having similar thoughts about heaven as a child. Who will be there? Will my mom and dad recognize me? How could it possibly be forever? What would I do with all that time? I remember sitting at a picnic table when I was about 6 or 7, crying my eyes out to my mother about this. She had no answers then, and has only platitudes now. I remember having similar thoughts about heaven as a child. Who will be there? Will my mom and dad recognize me? How could it possibly be forever? What would I do with all that time?

I remember sitting at a picnic table when I was about 6 or 7, crying my eyes out to my mother about this. She had no answers then, and has only platitudes now.

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