Here's what i see as a problem with heaven. Feedback appreciated
So you've made it to heaven. Well done! But when you get there, you find out that your husband/wife or children or some other person dear to you hasn't made it in.
How do you enjoy paradise knowing that person who is dear to you is suffering? Or is your memory of that person erased and if it is, would that be a desirable circumstance? Would you want that person you loved to cease to exist for you?
Thoughts?
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I believe St. Augustine explained this. Since God's justice is perfect, people in heaven will gaze down with joy at the sight of everyone burning in hell, as a manifestation of God's perfect justice. It doesn't matter if it's people they loved in life. They are enemies of God and are getting what they deserve.
Here's a better question. Since there's a chance that children raised in even the most devout family might stray and leave the fold, is it moral for a believer to have children? I don't think it would be, because it's exposing them to the risk of eternal damnation. The only way to avoid this risk is for them not to be born. I never understood how religious people reconcile this.
@Pikachu That is one of the reasons I left Christianity. You have to do some serious negotiating with the teachings and end up in some very uncomfortable or downright yikes positions to make it all fit.
@Pikachu Even simple stuff. Like I always felt the idea of a "god fearing Christian" being seen as a good and desirably thing to be proud of as being really twisted.
@Pikachu Or, everyone should be sterilized as soon as possible to avoid even getting pregnant, as aborted fetuses are also "sinners" and destined for eternal torment since they're not saved.
The Shakers were a sect that did not believe in having children (I'm not sure if it was for the reason I mentioned or because they were anti-sex), so they relied on new converts to maintain their numbers. Predictably, there aren't many of them around anymore.
