how great is eternal life?

Originally posted by whodey
Had you ever considered the fact that the universe is infinite therefore there is an infinite number of things to do inside that universe? Also God is an infanite God and there is an infinite number of things we can learn about him? I say those who succomb to boredom do so not because there is nothing to do, rather, they are simply lazy.

Even if there were an infinite number of things to do within the universe, that does not mean that there are an infinite number of desirable things to do... (there is an infinity of numbers to count to--why is anyone ever bored?!)

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
imagine a billion years or so pass by and you are still alive and have done everything there is to do and known everything there is to know and you are begging for something more but its the same old heaven and nothing new. by this time it is probably so boring you wish that the next day was your last, but another day comes, and another, and then another billion years and it still is not over.

If you're bored, you're simply not in heaven.

Originally posted by rwingett
Makes me glad eternal life is most probably a myth. A billion years of posting on this same forum? Oh, the horror...

" ..... most probably .... " Any doubts I detect here, Rwingo ?

Originally posted by ivanhoe
" ..... most probably .... " Any doubts I detect here, Rwingo ?

Of course. He's rational. How about you? Do you have any doubts?

Originally posted by ivanhoe
" ..... most probably .... " Any doubts I detect here, Rwingo ?

I always allow for the possibility that I may be wrong.

Originally posted by AThousandYoung
Of course. He's rational. How about you? Do you have any doubts?

Of course not!

He has simply swallowed the Catholic lie without any critical analysis.

Originally posted by rwingett
I always allow for the possibility that I may be wrong.

Reading your posts I strongly doubt this.

Originally posted by howardgee
Of course not!

He has simply swallowed the Catholic lie without any critical analysis.

There are always people who consider themselves all knowing ...... 🙄

Originally posted by ivanhoe
Reading your posts I strongly doubt this.

Perhaps you need to increase your reading comprehension skills.

Originally posted by ivanhoe
If you're bored, you're simply not in heaven.

To think that heaven in any way resembles corporeal life is foolishness.
That our relatives are wisping away, hanging around in heaven just
waiting for us to come and join them is silly. How many people do you
know live wholesome and fulfilling lives, ones which are active and
prosperous? How many live the sort of lives wherein they are lovingly
compassionate towards their neighbors as indications of their faith?

Most of the people I know are content to sit in front of a television and
watch television shows that they themselves acknowledge as medicore.
Only a few are creatively engaging, and fewer still are the ones who
strive to bring about the heavenly kingdom of God by their own actions.

Most people I know are content to 'vegetate' and 'do nothing.' I think
it was Mark Twain who said something like: 'So, we're gonna sit up in
heaven and play the harp all day long? I don't know anyone who is
willing to play it for an hour.'

Nemesio

I would happily live forever, life is truely amazing and I relish everyday, as long as I have my thoughts and my eyes I will never get bored. As a scientist I can only imagine the things I would witness and learn.

Originally posted by EcstremeVenom
imagine a billion years or so pass by and you are still alive and have done everything there is to do and known everything there is to know and you are begging for something more but its the same old heaven and nothing new. by this time it is probably so boring you wish that the next day was your last, but another day comes, and another, and then another billion years and it still is not over.t

You think it all stops in heaven. The whole point of heaven is that it is eternal , therefore there are never ending horizons to be explored. Those in heaven will grow ever closer to God and have their joy increased exponentially. There is no end to this process because God is without beginning or end ...there's always more love and joy to discover...it doesn't stop ...ever. That's why it's heaven. That's my vision of it anyway.

Originally posted by knightmeister
You think it all stops in heaven. The whole point of heaven is that it is eternal , therefore there are never ending horizons to be explored. Those in heaven will grow ever closer to God and have their joy increased exponentially. There is no end to this process because God is without beginning or end ...there's always more love and joy to discover...it doesn't stop ...ever. That's why it's heaven. That's my vision of it anyway.

"Stops", "eternal", "never ending", "process", "closer", "increased", "doesn't stop", etc...

Such concepts only really make sense within a universe of time and space.

There is no end to this process because God is without beginning or end

Presumably this process has no duration, either, for the same reason?