[Buddha-l] Religion and aggressive treatment

[Alberto Todeschini]

Hi,

> Wayne Codling wrote...
>> It's probably significant that for Christians, post-mortem existence is
>> permanent.  The stakes are high; eternal heaven or hell.  

W.F.Wong replied:
> 
> Strange... if heaven is so desirable and you believe that by believing in
> Christ you for sure will get there, then shouldn't you want to get there
> earlier rather than later?

"If a beast slain in the Jyotiṣṭoma rite will itself go to heaven, why 
then does not the sacrificer forthwith offer his own father?"

Allegedly this is part the Cārvākas' criticism of Vedic sacrifices.

Best,

Alberto Todeschini