A religous thread, topic; Heaven

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Originally posted by AzCivic
there are clues as to what heaven is like in the bible some being pretty specific, i just can't remember exactly what they said.

isnt the muslim idea of heaven kind of like what you want, an extension of this life, but in a paradise. and if you die in the fight to win the holy war, you get a bunch of virgins or something?

Man, I don't know. So many people have perferted the Qur'an lately that I don't know what's true and what's not. I don't think paradise is for me, though. Paradise (at least at face value) would be without conflict, and without conflict there's no sense of victory or triumph. And 72 virgins? In heaven? Wouldn't that be kind of...ummm...messy?

And to an extent I have to agree with B16dohc...I don't think the bible was "written by some guy in his basement", but I do KNOW it was written by possibly as many as dozens of people over a few hundred years. I also believe that it's important lies in the message, not it's details. I think it's more important to read it as a parable than a play-by-play of how to live your life. I mean...bushes sponataneously bursting into flames, people turning into salt, and virgin births are just a bit much for me to swallow as truths. Metaphors, sure. But not truths.