...Nevertheless, that night after dinner I found myself sitting down with “Knowledge That Leads to Everlasting Life.” Chapter one, “You Can Have a Happy Future!” makes a case for life after death: “There is so much on the earth that delights our senses -- delicious food, pleasant birdsong, fragrant flowers, beautiful scenery, delightful companionship! …Do you think our Creator wants us to die and lose all of this?”
Well, I thought, why not? Of course, we want to enjoy delicious food and pleasant birdsong forever. But is it reasonable to assume God wants that for us, too? The enjoyment of these pleasures doesn’t depend on the continued existence of any individual...
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