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Re 76: When we all get to the great beyond we will all be IDers. God will show us exactly how he made the heavens and the earth and all that in them is in 6 days, just like he wrote down on the tablets of stone. And we will understand. And we will marvel.

Hmm. Do I see a Theory of life-after-death here?

Again, we need to see some evidence. Everyone knows that many scams promoted by 'spiritualists' to communicate with the departed. We all know about self-proclaimed "psychics" who claim to know the dearly departed. We all know about priests and pastors who claim that reunion with the dearly departed will be possible if we "believe enough", pray "enough", and tithe "enough".

Money interests are always important--charlatans need to have an income, too!

It is hard to measure "failure to attain eternal life". The respondents from Hell are few; the respondents from Heaven are few. Those that claim to"know God" make claims, but they never tell the rest of us God's email address. This secretiveness about knowing "God's will" is rather weird.

As an hypothesis: I suggest that all those who claim to know about God are making it all up in their minds. There is some evidence for this hypothesis: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory" Thanks to coyoteman at post 15.