If you are not a Christian, why do you think about or discuss the Christian heaven?

[Anonymous]

As a non-Christian, why would you discuss Christian heaven?

Do you discuss the heavens of other religions?

How does Christian heaven affect you if you have no belief in it?

[Anonymous]

I'm Christian. I discuss other religious beliefs. I'm fascinated by religion. I think it's wonderful to learn about other people's cultures.

Not the person you were looking to hear from, but just offering my perspective.

[Anonymous]

I really don't understand what this post is trying to get at.

I am not a christian. I don't talk about heaven typically.

As for how the idea of a christian heaven affects me - well that could be a novel. Unfortunately lots of people act in terrible ways based on ideas about heaven and hell. So of course it affects me, as a person who has to share earth with them.

[Anonymous]

I discuss anything that strikes my interest for whatever reason, fiction and non-fiction both. Whether I believe in it or whether it will affect me directly or not does not matter. I discuss lots of topics including but not limited to religion, art, history, science, economics, AI, and Britney Spears.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm Christian. I discuss other religious beliefs. I'm fascinated by religion. I think it's wonderful to learn about other people's cultures.

Not the person you were looking to hear from, but just offering my perspective.

So would you tell a person who believed in another religion that their religion’s version of heaven didn’t exist, or that it caused harm to people by existing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I really don't understand what this post is trying to get at.

I am not a christian. I don't talk about heaven typically.

As for how the idea of a christian heaven affects me - well that could be a novel. Unfortunately lots of people act in terrible ways based on ideas about heaven and hell. So of course it affects me, as a person who has to share earth with them.

So how does heaven affect a non-believer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I discuss anything that strikes my interest for whatever reason, fiction and non-fiction both. Whether I believe in it or whether it will affect me directly or not does not matter. I discuss lots of topics including but not limited to religion, art, history, science, economics, AI, and Britney Spears.

NP. Ok, so you like to offend religious people. I think that was OP’s question, and you answered it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm Christian. I discuss other religious beliefs. I'm fascinated by religion. I think it's wonderful to learn about other people's cultures.

Not the person you were looking to hear from, but just offering my perspective.

So would you tell a person who believed in another religion that their religion’s version of heaven didn’t exist, or that it caused harm to people by existing?

I mean, maybe if they were in some kinda cult that I thought was harming people, but not generally.

I have friends who definitely believe things about the afterlife that I don't believe. I don't tell them I think they're wrong. They don't tell me they think I'm wrong either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I discuss anything that strikes my interest for whatever reason, fiction and non-fiction both. Whether I believe in it or whether it will affect me directly or not does not matter. I discuss lots of topics including but not limited to religion, art, history, science, economics, AI, and Britney Spears.

NP. Ok, so you like to offend religious people. I think that was OP’s question, and you answered it.

I don't know why anybody would be offended by others discussing any topic unless they choose to be offended. When I see a discussion I dislike, I walk away.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I discuss anything that strikes my interest for whatever reason, fiction and non-fiction both. Whether I believe in it or whether it will affect me directly or not does not matter. I discuss lots of topics including but not limited to religion, art, history, science, economics, AI, and Britney Spears.

NP. Ok, so you like to offend religious people. I think that was OP’s question, and you answered it.

I don't know why anybody would be offended by others discussing any topic unless they choose to be offended. When I see a discussion I dislike, I walk away.

And let me add that I find the notion, which OP seems to uphold, that he/she could police what others can or cannot discuss extremely disturbing and dangerous.

[Anonymous]

I’m Muslim. I believe in heaven. I don’t think there is a “Christian” vs “Muslim” heaven, just heaven, so I’m not sure if by discussing it, you mean I’m discussing yours vs mine, but it’s all the same to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m Muslim. I believe in heaven. I don’t think there is a “Christian” vs “Muslim” heaven, just heaven, so I’m not sure if by discussing it, you mean I’m discussing yours vs mine, but it’s all the same to me.

So a pp above claims heaven is harmful to nonbelievers and could write a novel on how heaven has harmed them. Do you think heaven has harmed nonbelievers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I discuss anything that strikes my interest for whatever reason, fiction and non-fiction both. Whether I believe in it or whether it will affect me directly or not does not matter. I discuss lots of topics including but not limited to religion, art, history, science, economics, AI, and Britney Spears.

NP. Ok, so you like to offend religious people. I think that was OP’s question, and you answered it.

I don't know why anybody would be offended by others discussing any topic unless they choose to be offended. When I see a discussion I dislike, I walk away.

And let me add that I find the notion, which OP seems to uphold, that he/she could police what others can or cannot discuss extremely disturbing and dangerous.

I don’t police what people discuss, I am curious why people would spend so much time and mental energy devoting themselves to a topic they don’t believe in.

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Anonymous wrote:I discuss anything that strikes my interest for whatever reason, fiction and non-fiction both. Whether I believe in it or whether it will affect me directly or not does not matter. I discuss lots of topics including but not limited to religion, art, history, science, economics, AI, and Britney Spears.

NP. Ok, so you like to offend religious people. I think that was OP’s question, and you answered it.

I don't know why anybody would be offended by others discussing any topic unless they choose to be offended. When I see a discussion I dislike, I walk away.

And let me add that I find the notion, which OP seems to uphold, that he/she could police what others can or cannot discuss extremely disturbing and dangerous.

I don’t police what people discuss, I am curious why people would spend so much time and mental energy devoting themselves to a topic they don’t believe in.

Because otherwise it would only be people like you who would have the monopoly to offer their perspectives on matters that affect our common reality.

You would have to be incredibly ignorant and dense not to understand why the depiction of heaven, hell, sin and numerous other religious themes, especially by dominant religions, would affect everybody. I mean, seriously?!?! You can't be for real. You're probably the best troll this site has ever seen, for I refuse to believe anybody can be this dumb.

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Anonymous wrote:I discuss anything that strikes my interest for whatever reason, fiction and non-fiction both. Whether I believe in it or whether it will affect me directly or not does not matter. I discuss lots of topics including but not limited to religion, art, history, science, economics, AI, and Britney Spears.

NP. Ok, so you like to offend religious people. I think that was OP’s question, and you answered it.

I don't know why anybody would be offended by others discussing any topic unless they choose to be offended. When I see a discussion I dislike, I walk away.

And let me add that I find the notion, which OP seems to uphold, that he/she could police what others can or cannot discuss extremely disturbing and dangerous.

I don’t police what people discuss, I am curious why people would spend so much time and mental energy devoting themselves to a topic they don’t believe in.

Because otherwise it would only be people like you who would have the monopoly to offer their perspectives on matters that affect our common reality.

You would have to be incredibly ignorant and dense not to understand why the depiction of heaven, hell, sin and numerous other religious themes, especially by dominant religions, would affect everybody. I mean, seriously?!?! You can't be for real. You're probably the best troll this site has ever seen, for I refuse to believe anybody can be this dumb.

I don’t know how someone who doesn’t believe in God, sin, heaven/hell, etc, would affect people who don’t believe in those things. I thought being an atheist was declaring disbelief and living your life free from those things.