re: Will you make it to heaven?

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He needs to show HIS work that an afterlife doesn't exist? Seems as if the burden of proof would be on those claiming to believe in an afterlife.

ETA: Should I write a thesis on how fairies aren't flying around in my garden right now?

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Perhaps you should write a thesis on where the infinitesimal speck that exploded came from?

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Show your work.

Unless you and you alone have figured out the origins of life. You have no clue as to the validity of your statement

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I'm not the one making the claim that something exists. The burden of proof is on the one making the claim. There's been zero evidence of any place resembling what would be described as an afterlife. Not saying that one doesn't exist but there's no tangible proof of one. Therefore, it's quite a leap to just automatically assume there is one. Tell me where my logic is wrong.

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it's far preferable to the only known alternative.

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David the Gnome’s basement?

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Actually, no. If you postulate one position or the other, the burden of proof is on you. Others only need shoot holes in your hypothesis, unless they assert the opposite.

But in defense of the poster's assertion, it was not an absolute, only a conjecture of the likely scenario in his opinion. So I would say he could honestly say that he has seen no definitive proof.

Things that are, by definition, matters of faith will likely have no irrefutable proof, if they did there would be no need for faith.

Wow, I really ran down that rabbit hole.

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Thank you.

You said it for me. One of the few times around here that someone didn't make a retard assumption or leap of logic over something I wrote.

My claim was simply that there's no proof one way or another therefore there's no compelling reason to believe one way or another. I guess that's the agnostics creed.

People that want to believe get mad about that, far angrier than those who are as certain about their non-belief. But neither really have a leg to stand on because neither can prove anything one way or another. I understand it though. The fear of the unknown is palpable and it drives people to make incredible claims. Ignorance is bliss I guess. The need to believe makes you more human than anything. So I guess one could take solace in knowing that they're doing exactly what they as a sentient being are designed to do.

I’m not a Christian, but I’ll give you the correct answer if you do believe the Bible: suicide is a sin. Sins are acts performed by broken, imperfect, and fallen creatures who depend on Christ’s mercy for forgiveness. There is no sin that can’t be forgiven, and the timing of sins, whether past, present, or future, is irrelevant.

If you truly believe in Jesus and humbly ask for his forgiveness he not only forgives you for your past sins but also your future sins in accord with the covenant he promises in the Bible.

Why debate a point that isn't up for me to decide?

Your response is spot-on and it is a definitive answer to the OP's question.

Thanks.

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that is exactly what Christ said according to the Bible. He said he is the ONLY way to the Father (and thus eternal life).

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So you believe that 3+ billion non-Christians are going to hell, even though they have no knowledge of understanding of Christianity

Think about those implications for just a moment

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I got saved several years ago in high school but don’t really have anything to do with church and all of that...

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If you or anyone accepted or accepts Christ at any point in life, he or she is saved according to the Bible. Nothing further is required for eternal life.

However, we will all stand before him for accountability of how we used our gifts, talents, and abilities. That accountability for Christians has nothing to do with punishment, only what rewards we may or may not receive. Those rewards will have value different than what anyone can imagine in this life.