Who determines the standard by which someone is judged by to tell them if they are good or not, or good enough or not. How can someone even know this?  What does being a good person even mean and how does someone know when they have reached that point? 

I think it depends of your definition of what heaven is ... and what your religion is ...

All I have to do is make 50 posts on VGChartz a day. That's all. At least that's what the voice inside my head says. But I can't do it!! Damn it! Soriku and Leo-J will be there all alone.


Okay seriously...

Err... nope that's as serious as I'm getting today. 10 down, 40 to go.

if you become a Christian your IQ instantly drops 40 points, true story.

What a coincidence, her mind is usually else where as well.

Anyways, I'm in the no heaven camp.

Neos wins the thread with the first logical answer :D

You're looking at those standards today. Not to mention I can't count how many times people lie and say "that's all right, it's just  a white lie, it doesn't hurt anyone." You can also find cases of people stealing, killing, (hate? we all do it), and cheating without any sign of guilt. Just look in prisons across the world. But you're aiming for the majority, right? Well, lets go way back when slavery wasn't a sin. They were just considered property. They could be killed, raped, or beaten by their owners and no one would care. Or death duels, where no crimes were committed even if someone died. Or Viking raiders that loot and kill and they would just sail away celebrating their success. Where were their conscience? They were all born with those inherent things. They couldn't tell it was wrong for them to do it?

Does this not seem illogical to you?  I mean is truth really determined by what someone believes.  So did the people in the Gateway cult go to the spaceship because that was what they believed?  What if I believed that heaven was the moon andI got there by shooting myself in the face?  That makes it true just for me?  This seems very illogical.

Since you are asking my opinion. I believe the way to get to Heaven is to be at true peace with yourself. What I mean by that is that si not a blind happiness but a willingness to understand and accept the world for what it is and not require extraneous things to be happy. This means that if you had no TV, no lights, no motor car, not a single luxury you would still feel content and full. It also means that you feel no guilt. Hence the practices the of baptism(which I am not baptized and never will be) and repenting. The practice of baptizing is meant to clean your soul and IMO largely symbolic. The practice of repenting is meant to bring closure to what you have done and good works can give you the feeling that you have done something good with your life. However if you only do this with an intent to get a top floor penthouse in Heaven you are not truly content. This also doesn't mean you can't enjoy the luxuries of today or enjooy games it just means that it shouldn't be the top priority of your life.Essentially this boils down to appreciating the gift of life.

 Why are you asking these questions to people on a games forum? Look up the answers on the internet, do some research. Read some books, I know 'The God Delusion' by Richard Dawkins answers those specific questions, why don't you read that?