The only reason I ignored the bible verses is because I usually respond to them with bible verses of my own... Not the one's people like to put on their fridge, if you know what I mean ;P ... And I just didn't want to start that particular discussion with you because they weren't the focus of your posts.

I agree with part one of your comment completely. I don't want to live in this world forever in this body.

Forever, certainly not - But as long as possible... 10000 years... or even a million years - point is, I would want to be able to choose when to stop existing, instead of having death thrust upon me.

I see heaven more of Interstellar right now than anything else...

Could you explain more? You mean, like a different dimension? But my point still stands... It doesn't matter how weirdly different existence in this place would be from our earthly existence, it would still be forever ... So unless our very perception of time is altered (which I guess is entirely possible, if we're assuming a heaven is possible in the first place), it would get very boring, very quickly.

I just don't see a reason to think such a place exists. I look at things, considering our psychology, our history, our scientific discovery, and it what makes the most sense is that we (as a species) invented gods and religions because we needed them - and unfortunately, that need persists today.

I wouldn't laugh at anything you say, Chris - I respect you greatly as a teacher and fellow Steemit friend =) ... Respectful conversation is the name of my game.

(Although as to your last comment: According to the bible, it IS your job to convince me... ;P ... Salt of the earth and all that...)