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The Heaven & Hell on Earth

It is rather incredible that all those who think they deserve to live in an eternal paradise with the creator of the universe, and all because they "behaved" like good human beings were told to during their life (as if they were essentially dogs), are also perfectly okay with the idea that there are any number of people who will, at the same time, be burning in hell for all of eternity - some of whom they will most likely know and care about, and perhaps even one of their own parents or children.

That such "believers" never seem to care if people will be roasted alive for all eternity, in an oven created by the very "loving God" they claim to worship and adore, is perhaps one of the greatest "miracles" religion has ever performed. And it is a miracle, because religion has apparently succeeded in never letting such a thought enter the mind of the Christian. Or where such a thought has entered, it has placated the "believer" using the very same kind of justifications for such eternal torments, that any number of serial killers or genocidal dictators have used for inflicting similar such suffering, only on a finite scale.

Hence, for a person to "believe" they will go to heaven, means they hope to spend eternity with a God who has created a place where their own children will suffer in unimaginable torture for all eternity. And it is this same God they celebrate every Sunday, whom they pray to endlessly, and who they insist "loves" us all.

Of course, they explain all of this to themselves, and anyone who sees such a setup as being a kind of spiritual Stockholm Syndrome, by naturally blaming the "unbelievers," who all apparently and knowingly, misused their God given reason and free will to arrive at the very kinds of conclusions that would only guarantee they should burn forever in hell for reaching.

Or worse, the Christian will at times suggest that perhaps no one is in hell, as has been argued by some priests and pastors. But if this is the case, then why should anyone become a Christian at all?

To capture such an idea in terms of the world we know, the Christians who seek to live in heaven forever are essentially all hoping to live the lavish lifestyle of Donald Trump, with Donald Trump, while being utterly convinced that all those who are suffering the most in the world - from disease, poverty, war, famine, crime and all the rest - simply deserve it.

    

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