A Question to Christians

[Philippus Flavius Homovallumus]

The conversations in heaven are generally considered to be allegorical, to illustrate Job's piety. To suggest the human author had access to the minutes from the Court of Heaven is patently absurd.

Philosophically speaking, there is a difference between the highly unlikely and the absurd. One can posit a way for man and God to interact, one cannot posit a way for a living man to directly witness that which happens in Heaven, because it is closed to living men.

Though I recognise your point.

This is a world of life and death. New life cannot be made without old life ending. God never promised that those who believe in Him will be invincible. This world short, it is what happens after this world that counts. People who do not believe in that put so much importance on this world, but the Christians can live knowing that no matter what happens in this life, they will inherit the earth and live forever in a world without pain or greed. This world is just here to test our faith anyway, so it is not so important. I am a decreasingly religious man of late, but I think that will answer your question.

I always find this view deeply depressing, it implies that this life has no value, that our joys, sorrows, loves etc. have no meaning. If that were true then not only would life itself be a cruel joke on the part of God, it would be a useless test of character as well.

After all, if life on Earth has no intrinsic meaning then once one realises this one would "fail" God's test because your mortal existence would be nothing more than beurocratic box-ticking in your application to eternal life.