John Lennon asked us to imagine there’s no heaven. I’ve tried, but all I come up with is hell.Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people living for today - John Lennon (1)
Many things occur on this planet that demand judgment and
punishment, but many go unpunished.
If there is no certainty of punishment, there is no reason not to play
the system to get as much an advantage as you can. That is not to say that you can get away with everything but
rather that not everything will be punished. So, if you can get away with it, go ahead. You might respond that our moral
standards will keep us in line, and while I certainly hold to the reality of
objective moral standards, the problem is that if detours from these moral
rules are not punished, there is no justice.
Moreover, experience
and history tells us that humanity doesn’t keep to an honor code. We may know that certain acts are wrong
but we are also plagued by the thought that some people get away with it. If everyone else is doing it why can’t
we?
