This is an interesting thread.

I am a believer. I believe the claims that Christ made based on pieces of evidence, but I also don't believe the methodological thinking that we place on our understanding of heaven. For instance the thought process of the clouds and golden pearly gates and golden streets, etc etc... that was a construct of men and that idea is not really supported in the Bible. I think that we have lost some of the meaning and understanding of what heaven is, and maybe we never really understood it. Because I believe the Bible to be accurate, I can look at the accounts of men who were gifted to be able to look into heaven, but even in their accounts there are things that we are not supposed to know, which is evident when the angels give instruction to not record certain things that are seen.

But I definitely can't agree with these two points of view:
1. I am just going to be good and see what happens (who defines good? if your goodness is defined by you then it is relative. Relative goodness is evil to someone else. To some people we are evil just because we are Americans, in this case whose moral compass trumps the other. If you base your goodness on the bible and following the commandments (Jewish or not) then you have to admit that the Bible says that none are good except one. This is evidenced for Christians by the need for death and resurrection of Christ, and this is evidenced by Jews by their continued need for sacrifices as a way to repent to God for breaking the law. Either way the Bible says to Jews and Christians, you trying to be good is not good enough.)
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2. I think we just die and that's it. With all of the accounts of the supernatural part of humanity it is strange for anyone who has really looked into this to assume that death is the end of you. I think the evidence shows that somehow, some part of us lives on in some form of existence. Ghosts, spirits of the long since dead communicating or visiting their living relatives or friends. Physical manifestations of other worldly things. These are some of the evidences for a more than physical human existence.