Crime and Punishment

Many orthodox Christians and Muslims believe in heaven and hell. And, they claim that sinners will burn in hell for eternity, while the righteous will enjoy eternal peace in heaven. Some even go to the height of saying that even people of other religions are going to hell. Christians call their god just and merciful, and so do Muslims. But what is “just” and “merciful” about letting someone suffer infinite punishment for finite crime? Suppose, a man committed murder out of anger. According to the Christian theory of crime and punishment, he would suffer eternal hell just because of one mistake. Why Christians and Muslims defend this false theory of crime and punishment is something I don’t understand, and neither do I want to. 

According to few Hindus and Buddhists, many hells exist but none of them are eternal. According to this theory, sinners are sent to hell and are given the punishment they deserve. After that, they are reincarnated into a new life form. This theory makes sense but, personally, I believe there is no hell. If God really is merciful, there never would be such a horrific place. 

What I believe in is reincarnation. Some people are born disabled, some people die at a very young age and some people are born in very poor families. Orthodox Christians and Muslims have no explanation for this. The only explanation is that such children committed crimes in their past lives. Would a loving and compassionate God make children suffer for no reason? No.

There is also a huge flaw in the theory of heaven and hell. Suppose a child died at the age of three. How is God going to judge him based on his actions? 

Finally, biologists have found many evidence of reincarnation. They have done research on children who claimed to have memories of their past lives. After doing more research and investigation, they have found out that the people, whom the children claimed to be in their past life, did exist. In most cases, the dead person also had many strong similarities to the child which further supports the theory of reincarnation.

But, can Christians and Muslims provide even a little evidence for hell and heaven? No. Christianity is full of all kinds of lies and self-contradictions. Remember that Christianity and Islam are the two religions with the highest number of followers across the world. Do they have so many followers because their religion is beautiful and compassionate? No, those two religions were adopted by the people because of their threats of heaven and hell. Plus, those two religions, especially Christianity, were forced down the throats of people who had no interest in religion.

So, according to evidence and logic, the concept of heaven and hell is wrong. For those of us who are looking for life after death should look forward to reincarnation, which actually has some evidence. Frankly speaking, evidence, science and common sense, are the three worst enemies of orthodox Christianity. 

Blessed are the merciful.