You cut off the relevant half which explains the messianic age.
I am a Jew and the Judaism core is life > all throughout the TNK. When you form your religion around death as reward, it will fall among all the other false man made religions.
You cannot change HaShem’s Torah.
I think that you will find that Greetings_Puny_Humans is not exactly what most people would call “open-minded” about these matters. He’s made up his mind, and no facts, argument or proof will sway him...which is sad, because ALL of us are imperfect, and ALL of us should learn more as we go through life - so as to improve ourselves and the world around us. Maybe he’s a good person - I certainly hope so - but open-minded he’s not. He will not be swayed by your statements.
Mmhmm.
Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Mmhmm.
Dan 12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.