Let's say hypothetically somehow, someway, it's proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, so well proven, even conservative, fundamental Christians would accept it, that we are nothing but our physical bodies. We have no soul, there is no reincarnation, there is no afterlife, there is no higher power. After learning this, most will be depressed and want to prolong life as long as possible. Maybe some who originally would not wish to live as a vegetable thanks to a freak accident would want to stay on life support forever until they naturally die, which could possibly be a long time. The human race would do everything in their power to postpone death as long as it could. We would scratch, claw, bite, and bitch as much as we could knowing death is imminent, even the ones who originally were comfortable with it, whether Buddhist, Christian, Pagan, to name just a few. At the very least, I'd say 80% of the world would try their damnedest to keep their hearts beating.
Now let's say, hypothetically, that the Christian God came to Earth and told us all that it's true that the only way you go to Heaven is through living life based on the way the Bible says and after that he leaves. In the wake of this revelation, some would go crazy wondering whether they are living the "right way" and become frustrated with the silent response from prayers asking how they are doing. Now there would be those whom, while dread going to "Hell", wouldn't want to worship a God like that, hence my signature.
So which scenario is the better? I have no idea. Do you?
