Timeline for What arguments would you give to teenagers who are unconcerned about eternal life?
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| Feb 3, 2012 at 19:08 | comment | added | Peter Turner♦ | @chelonian yeah, it's pretty much like they haven't given it might thought, but thinking about it hurts. Most of them don't like going to church, so thinking that heaven is a lot like going to church FOREVER is not appetizing. I didn't tell them that however, I'm really glad I asked here though. Lots of good perspectives. | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 18:36 | comment | added | Chelonian | @PeterTurner I would love for you to edit your post to include more details about their attitudes, perhaps gained from outright asking them to explain themselves. There are all sorts of subtleties about this that would be fascinating to learn about. Is it that existing forever itself seems to them that it would get tedious? Is it that the Christian heaven seems not fun? Is it that they lack a fear of not existing? Etc. I do think that people vary quite a bit on whether they desire to exist forever or not, with some wishing their existences to have a finite end. | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 5:41 | comment | added | Rex Kerr | @PeterTurner - I think my "they don't care" answer covers my opinion, in that case. Even if not fun, they'd probably agree it was better than the alternative. That might be enough, depending on what your goals are. | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 5:34 | comment | added | Peter Turner♦ | I think they're not all that into it because they don't think it would be any fun. They dont voice much concern about measuring up nor do I get the feeling that many of them outright disbelieve. | |
| Feb 3, 2012 at 5:31 | history | answered | Rex Kerr | CC BY-SA 3.0 |