... is a bribe to the hearts and minds of humanity.
The idea behind the major religions seems to be if you follow God's/Allah's laws, you will get to go to heaven. If you're a good person, you will have a pleasureable afterlife.
To my eyes, this is merely a bribe to convince people who can't control their baser instincts alone. A reason to behave.
If there is a God out there, I would think that, through acts of kindness and compassion, He is/was trying to show us the virtues of being 'good' through our own decision making process. To use logic and reasoning to overpower our urges and lusts. To understand that hurting others has rammifications in *this* world, not to be bribed with 'behaving' for a treat some time down the road in another world.
Thoughts?
The BuShA owns all!
