Heaven on Earth: The Conscience

I have mentioned the conscience numerous times in this blog, particularly in my last post. Doesn't the conscience bear a striking resemblance to the supposed judgement in the afterlife?

Of course. Many spiritual agnostics who do not believe in heaven or hell instead maintain that there is only a heaven on earth--a clear conscience. One can acheive a clear conscience by actively trying everyday to lead an honorable, benevolent life and by forgiving oneself of "sins." As I explained in the previous post, a sin is really nothing more than what you yourself determine to be an immoral act. In some religions, a heaven is promised as an afterlife to those who have led "good" lives, and minor sins may be forgiven by God. Many spiritual agnostics recognize that this heaven is already experienced on earth in the form of a clear conscience.

Of course, other spiritual agnostics do believe in an afterlife. However, the bottom line is that either way, a clear conscience is the reward to those who are satisfied with their lives. In other words, it really doesn't matter whether the individual believes in an afterlife or not.