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Originally Posted by dreadgeek
Lastly, I think that the idea of an afterlife encourages us to not fully live and appreciate our lives now.
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This! And:
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Originally Posted by dreadgeek
One last thing about heaven and hell. While it may make folks uncomfortable to have this pointed out, largely heaven and hell are seen as reward or punishment.
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This!
I am here to live my life now, with as much integrity and honesty as I can because I believe that's how quality is achieved, for both myself and those around me.
Not because of some threat or promise of a comeuppance in an afterlife.