[Buddha-l] Religion and aggressive treatment

[W. Codling]

Weng-Fai Wong wrote:
>  
> Wayne Codling wrote...
>   
>> It's probably significant that for Christians, post-mortem existence is
>> permanent.  The stakes are high; eternal heaven or hell.  
>>     
>
> Strange... if heaven is so desirable and you believe that by believing in
> Christ you for sure will get there, then shouldn't you want to get there
> earlier rather than later?
Yes, right up until a moment of doubt arises.  There will certainly be a 
moment of doubt before death
actually occurs and if that moment of doubt arises well before then fear 
alone would prompt a wish to
put off crossing that threshold.  A moment of true doubt is a moment of 
true terror and those with limited
familiarity with uncertainty could well cling to life, our only shot at 
heaven.