Here's a fun game - try asking a Christian what it's like in heaven. More than likely you'll get some vague answer about eternal bliss, oneness with God. But then try probing a bit deeper. Here's some questions to try out:
* My cat's just died, but unfortunately being a cat he didn't know Jesus. Will he go to heaven?
* Do you think it's unfair that all the people who died before Jesus was born, didn't get the opportunuty to know him and therefore won't go to heaven?
* If I'm a bastard all my life, but then accept Jesus into my heart on my death bed, will I go to heaven then?
* On judgement day, if I'm 49.9% good but 50.1% bad, will I have to spend eternity in hell? (the key emphasis is on eternity here because this means forever - like in a thousand billion years you'll still be there). Follow up question - Don't you think this is a bit harsh?
I've never received a satisfactory explaination about what it will really be like. I'm not content with "oh it will all be explained when you get there".
Are you floating around in space or do you have a body? In either case, what do you do to occupy your time? Can you chat to other people? If so, can you take the piss out of someone or is that banned? Seriously, how long do you think you could hold out in that goody two-shoes environment before you want to cause a riot?
Aaaaagh!!! And then they try to make heaven on earth and what to we get; an over protective, self-righteous nanny state!
The idea of heaven and enlightenment is a modern concept. The old religions never preached such pointless idealistic crap. Nature's not like that, take the rough with the smooth - that's the full experience, that's everything, denied nothing.
Lugh was a wright, a smith, a champion, a swordsman, a harpist, a hero, a poet and historian, a sorcerer, and a craftsman. He'd as soon slay you as sing you a saga. A full rounded god, not some limited half-being.
