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Why do Christian people think the short life on earth controls the eternal life of their soul?

We come to this life, we live a short time, and we depart, they say, for a life of ETERNAL bliss-- or torment.

ETERNAL! How does that make sense? Don't you think it ought to be the other way around; your ETERNAL soul ought to be responsible for this TEMPORARY life.

In answer to link99, who wondered why I was talking about Cristian beliefs; First, this country is overwhelmingly Christian, and whether I like it or not, those are the people who get in my face.

Second, while many other religions believe in afterlives, ONLY Christian and Muslim, out of the 'great religions,' actually claim eternal damnation or rewards based on this life.

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Because they all need something to look forward to when they die and can`t cope with the idea that they will not go on living in another world somewhere.

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Jujalee	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 9:58PM not sure about christians...hmmm..interesting point! I believe we come to Earth for spiritual growth. =) Rated: +2Vote for this!
KavookiSoldier	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 6:58PM People will believe in whatever they can control, if you can name it then control it... I believe the now controls the now, the future will be controlled when it becomes the now. Rated: +2Vote for this!
link99	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 9:57PM Christians are not the only ones to believe this. Many, many religions believe similarly if not exactly the same way. Why is it only the beliefs of Christianity that you question? Looking for answers? Rated: +2Vote for this!
Thought1	Posted Aug 28th, 2009 at 12:05AM This is only one of their very obvious lies. How fair is it to live some 50-100 years maximum on Earth, then FOR ETERNITY TO BE DAMNED? LOL. Obviously it is not like that - IT IS NOT. And not because of the fairness, but simply because that lacks ANY SENSE. Why would anyone create such a nonsense? We are here to LEARN AND DEVELOP OURSELVES. NOTHING IS BETTER OR WORSE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. I know how that idea won't be much liked by many - BUT THIS IS THE ONLY TRUTH. Rated: +2Vote for this!
allisfdupagain	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 6:52PM i do not understand the mind of christians but what i do believe is we live on this earth for a short time hopefully we learn a lesson or 2 move on to our next life what we didnt learn this life we learn next life its not called circle of life for nothin Rated: +1Vote for this!
ZombieKitty	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 6:51PM Thats a very valid point! :) Rated: +1Vote for this!
theredlady	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 7:00PM I actually am going to side with Jujalee on this one. Rated: +1Vote for this!
wakeupkaren	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 7:23PM the 3rd dimension is just one of the many stops for the soul's journey. and it isn't just christians that have beliefs of such. buddhist and others have somewhat similar ideas of life and death. karma & reincarnation, for example. depending on how you lived this life, will determine your next. also, not all christian's believe in hell, btw. Rated: +1Vote for this!
Thehappyfool	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 7:27PM firstly to respond to karem, yeah there's apparently a movement where they dont believe in sin, hell or any consequences. that god loves us so much we are all forgiven and can do whatever we want. they also use the 666 as a holy symbol. so yeah. theres 5 billion people on the earth and 5 billion ways of looking at things. as far as i KNOW there is only one life for any of us. so why not make it as great as we can, why not be good people and why not have love for everyone? Rated: +1Vote for this!
pickynancy1234	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 7:38PM Because someone told them that, so it must be true. Rated: +1Vote for this!
JohnDavid2	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 8:36PM All of them do not. Rated: +1Vote for this!
SamOnHisSoapbox	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 9:56PM Insert "endless vague and somewhat insane babblings from bronze age texts here" ... Thats the only reason Christians believe it ... Personally in my nightly conference call with God he told me "Get over yourself ... as if I want you lot around babbling at me for all eternity" Rated: +1Vote for this!
pukirahe	Posted Aug 26th, 2009 at 10:13PM The short life does not control. The soul uses the temporary body to perform the training before entering the eternally spiritual world of God. It is like the training of the embryo in the womb of the mother to enter this world. If it remained as an egg, it could not live here. The training in the womb is destined, the training here is optional. Rated: +1Vote for this!
theologian	Posted Aug 29th, 2009 at 12:03AM we are here - therefor we see everything from the valance of this world. Rated: +1Vote for this!

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