re: Do you believe in an afterlife?

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My teacher explained to me that that's why he believed those other 4 billion people have a chance at getting into Heaven, if it exists. The parable mentions nothing about being a believer in Christ or even God. It just talks about being a decent person. There are pretty easy counter arguments in scripture that one could use to dispute this belief, but there is a number of conflicting information in the Bible and it's a matter of interpretation. The answer gave me hope, so I ran with it, right or wrong.

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This is a great answer, and think it makes a ton of sense.

I think the Judeo-Christian society in the United States has set us up to be one of the most fiscally and accepting places on the planet, if not the most (despite what media outlets say).

But the idea that one could be born into the world, never understand or hear the "good word," and be sentenced to an eternity of suffering is incredibly flawed both logically and emotionally.

Are the Catholic Priests who diddled little kids really in favor to the lord more so than a practicing Buddhist with a virtuous life?

If the answer is a stern "yes," it's worth challenging the belief system we got here.