Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2018 7:31:09 GMT
It's human nature to want something better. So if the afterlife is better, why take extraordinary measures (like going to the doctor) to postpone death as long a possible.
The answer, of course, is evolution. Evolution has given us the will to survive for as long as possible. (Those without a will to live do not pass this trait on to offspring). In other words, evolution contradicts the creationists theory of a happy afterlife.
The afterlife is forever. Life on Earth is very short. So if you enjoy life on Earth, why wouldn't you want to experience it for as long as you can (which nevertheless is going to be an extremely short period of time)? There would be no need to hurry to the afterlife. But you'd want to milk something you enjoy but that's going to be very short for as much as you can.
If heaven is perfect, then that surely means that the residents of heaven don't have regrets, including regretting dying too early. So the people in heaven would not share your perspective on this.