Heaven is a "fairy story" for people afraid of death
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While I follow a religion, I have yet to receive the gift of faith. My wife has it and we're trying to pass it on to our son, but no matter how hard I have tried, it has eluded me.
Believing in a heaven or a hell and acting accordingly to me seems secondary; living a good and moral life should be its own reward. I hope there's a heaven and that I've earned my place there after I die--although I couldn't complain about some serious time in Purgatory given the way I've lived much of my life or even a trip to Hell if God is particularly vengeful--but I hope that my life has served to improve the lives of my family and friends and hasn't adversely affected humanity as a whole. That question has yet to be answered in my mind.
While I follow a religion, I have yet to receive the gift of faith. My wife has it and we're trying to pass it on to our son, but no matter how hard I have tried, it has eluded me.
Believing in a heaven or a hell and acting accordingly to me seems secondary; living a good and moral life should be its own reward. I hope there's a heaven and that I've earned my place there after I die--although I couldn't complain about some serious time in Purgatory given the way I've lived much of my life or even a trip to Hell if God is particularly vengeful--but I hope that my life has served to improve the lives of my family and friends and hasn't adversely affected humanity as a whole. That question has yet to be answered in my mind.
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