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The Afterlife
I believe in an afterlife although I'm not sure what it encompasses. I believe in
two different ones, what could probably be equivalated as "heaven" and "hell"
although they probably don't meet the typical descriptions of such. Human life
forces ("souls" if you will) are higher-dimensional constructs anchored within
this 4-dimensional space that we call Life. (Yes, 4 dimensions:
height, width, and breadth, and time) Upon death, the life force becomes
unanchored from the body and is allowed to traverse the dimensions again,
perhaps returning to its "parent" dimension. I did not previously believe that
unique life forces existed prior to conception, but reflections upon my wife's
beliefs make one think about the possibility. (My wife believes in reincarnation.)
God judges each human based on their acts and belief. Evil individuals
have their life forces sent to a section of
reality where there no interaction with God, hence, a "hell". Good individuals
are allowed to be within God's presence. Given the nature of God as being
"good", being within the presence of God would provide happiness and joy, one would think. However,
I reserve my breath on earthly descriptions of heaven and hell because, if they are
as I think of them, the descriptions simply aren't valid in the context and are
useful only for thinking about them in a comparative state.
Now, that being said, how to get to heaven or hell is a different
matter. The Christian tradition has a belief in Christ as savior as the
requirement for heaven's entrance, with or without good deeds, depending
on your denomination. However, other religions have similar
requirements, some based on good deeds and some based on belief, ritual, or
other methods. Some do not conceive of a heaven or a hell, some only of one,
some of multi-levels (Purgatory comes to mind). My persional beliefs embrace
the idea of Christ as Savior. However, that does not remove from myself the
responsibility to become a better person and to do good deeds. While doing good
might not be the gate to heaven, necessarily, as believer in an
entity (God) that embraces wisdom, intelligence, goodness, and fairness, I would
be violating my own beliefs if I did not strive to achieve the same.
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