RE: Heaven and Hell Motivating Life’s Action
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I don't believe in an afterlife. I think it is fade to black, and dissolve back into the chemical soup. However, I might be wrong. If I were wrong I think I'd rather go to hell than into a heaven as described by the religions. Firstly, I lead a pretty decent life where I am not evil, or mean anyone harm. So if I was rejected for being a good person, but a non-believer, then that means God is extremely petty, not all-loving. That kind of God sounds human derived, not godly.
But, I don't act good "just in case" there is a God and I am wrong, but rather, because I believe that my actions count in the here and now and in my own eyes, I want to know I did my best as I see my best to be. It is selfish, as all actions are, but the consequences and ramifications depend on what I see as best, which tends to help others along their journey through life too. So, even if I am wrong and there is a God and I end up in hell, I will have helped some other people in their life and the world might be a little better for it, even if heaven isn't.
I also have the same view about the afterlife. If one believes in physics then that means that our energy won't die but transform into something else but our consciousness will cease to exist. And that is something that while it's hard to thing of it gives you a sense of freedom and I find it that the people that are not believers are nicer nowadays because they understand that they don't have a second chance good or bad everything gets credit in here and it is paid paid here.