If there is eternal life after death, how would it not drive us into insanity/emptiness?

[Brightstar777]

If the concept of eternal life after death were a reality, how could such an infinite existence avoid leading us into a state of insanity, existential emptiness, or overwhelming boredom, given the potential monotony of endless time, the lack of finality or closure, and the possibility of losing a sense of purpose or meaning when faced with an eternity of existence without change or conclusion

 

[Meriasek]

Somethingsomething it's not a state of consciousness as we can understand it somethingsomething the presence of God heals our minds somethingsomething else.

 

[analrapist]

The guidance and involvement of Our Father, who thinks we're worth the effort, and loves us deeply. We're not just abandoned on an eternal island to go insane.

 

[Tablet County]

You could always Buddhamaxx and pursue eternal unexistence.
Though seriously, if the almighty can promise me that I'll never see a @Brightstar777 post ever again in the afterlife then I'm sold.

Edit: Why was I given a rainbow for this post? Wouldn't a loving god not want to subject me to the immense faggotry of pseudointellectuals in the kingdom to come?

 

[Sissy]

All of these concerns are just expressions of this physical body. If you are at one with the Lord as Abrahamic religions believe, or at one with the very fabric of reality as many eastern religions believe, then these things do not concern you. The Universe does not concern itself with whether or not It should exist, it simply is.

 

[Nique la mere de Macron]

The fourth season of The Good Place is pretty much all about this question, and its answer (I won’t spoil) is beautiful.

 

[Nathan Higgers]

Life and death are a seamless continuum. Mhmm.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

You just proceed to the next stage

 

[Fek]

I'll opt to offer a simple silly movie clip instead of the rant that was quickly materializing as a response:

Beyond that (and to keep it short): any question or pondering possible in this life already has a satisfying answer. Typically, one cannot grasp that answer in its entirety while wearing the flesh suit, because that's part of its deliberate limitation. Part of the play, if you will. I'd suggest most will have a moment or two in their lives where this will be made apparent. A revelation.

 

[Brightstar777]

I'll opt to offer a simple silly movie clip instead of the rant that was quickly materializing as a response:

Beyond that (and to keep it short): any question or pondering possible in this life already has a satisfying answer. Typically, one cannot grasp that answer in its entirety while wearing the flesh suit, because that's part of its deliberate limitation. Part of the play, if you will. I'd suggest most will have a moment or two in their lives where this will be made apparent. A revelation, if you will.

Based

 

[Freshly Baked Socks]

I have been told we get to play bingo if we get to heaven.

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

Because you're going to be happy. Happy people don't feel empty.

 

[Spot 'em Slot 'em]

The guidance and involvement of Our Father, who thinks we're worth the effort, and loves us deeply. We're not just abandoned on an eternal island to go insane.

Beautifully put, Anal Rapist.

 

[⚞⛇⚟]

Emotions such as boredom are probably exclusive to humans. A bug can't feel bored, a bacteria can't feel bored, and people in the afterlife would also lose the ability to be bored. Bugs and bacteria haven't developed the ability to be bored because it is useless to them, and since boredom is useless in an eternal afterlife, people there will lose it there too.

 

[Brightstar777]

Emotions such as boredom are probably exclusive to humans. A bug can't feel bored, a bacteria can't feel bored, and people in the afterlife would also lose the ability to be bored. Bugs and bacteria haven't developed the ability to be bored because it is useless to them, and since boredom is useless in an eternal afterlife, people there will lose it there too.

How you are so sure that they can't get bored

 

[⚞⛇⚟]

How you are so sure that they can't get bored

In a life after death, I feel like implementing boredom into the afterlife would be pointless. The soul or essence or whatever its called probably lacks the ability to feel boredom on its own, and boredom would probably interfere with whatever divine connections are supposed to be made in the afterlife.
Also thinking about the afterlife is a waste of time. By thinking about it this way, I can stop wasting time thinking about any more specific details.

 

[Zbk3VmLfujjzjxBd43tL]

You're getting closer to it OP. Escape samsara, embrace nirvana.

 

[grump]

This question is as dumb as asking how Elon Musk can afford a Big mac with inflation. We can literally take a chisel to the brain and 'solve' boredom today. Why would it be impossible assuming we had the godlike powers to institute an eternal paradise for humanity?

 

[analrapist]

Beautifully put, Anal Rapist.

Excuse me, it's all one word. I am an analyst/therapist, not a sodomizer.

 

[Mad Hunter]

It's the highest state of satisfaction, happiness, and contentment. Nothing worldly or super complex is needed for this. It's a very simple, yet crucial thing in many beliefs and religions. That purest state of happiness.