I saw "No Country for Old Men" yesterday, and if you don't believe in the afterlife, that movie is really sad. One of the characters and his wife dies, and I would like to see them re-united in heaven. And I've seen other movies which made me feel the same way, so I can definitely relate to the desire for an afterlife.
But I also don't like the idea of an afterlife. Living for eternity? Even if it was in a state of perfect bliss, I think I would get tired of it eventually and just want to experience pure nothingness. Not feeling anything, not even feeling the passing of time; that would be more blissful, I would think.
My mom tried to tell me, if you are in heaven, then you never get tired of it. But how is that possible unless your mind is continuously "refreshed" to make you forget what you have experienced and renew the feeling of blissfulness. After infinite time, your mind would have been refreshed so many times that you wouldn't even be yourself anymore. Then, would you really exist in heaven, or would it be some "thing" that just felt good?
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(By the way, it's all in your head.) |