After a long time of trying my hardest to ignore religion. I started to think about it today. Here is my theory: We are here, and we can be rewarded or punished for our actions. The reward for good actions is being happy and joyful The punishment for bad actions is being miserable and sad. In order to do good actions, you must be a strong person. You get strong by thinking good thoughts, and getting to know yourself, because once you know yourself, you will be ready to do good for others. Weak people just get weaker if they do not take action. They get punished. It is not a matter of heaven and hell, it is a matter of using your life for good or wasting it on bad. I'm probably just tired and ranting, but this makes perfect sense to me.