[JohnW]

I agree with Gayle, there does not HAVE to be a reason. Also JB, the Christian faith tells its followers that getting to heaven has nothing to do with if you have blotted your copybook or not, or to what degree. It tells them that they cannot possibly get to heaven by their own deeds, the only way they can get there is to accept Jesus Christ as their personal saviour. He died on the cross so that their sins could be forgiven and allow them to enter the gates of heaven. None of this is provable, it's based purely on blind faith.

I agree with Rindy, it's just a crutch because people cannot accept their mortality. Also, the differences in peoples religious beliefs has caused more trouble than anything else since history was first recorded.

As someone else said, just make the best of it whilst your here, no-one has yet proved there's anything more.