who wants eternal life? why is it such a big deal?
Immortality means different to different people.
Religious people are usually betting that there is life after death. The life where all their memories and feelings are preserved and just goes on another plane of existence.
Not to be rude or anything. But this Religious gamble has been played for thousands of years. You can make anyone believe anything or do anything if you threaten their immortality.
That is why the concept of hell, heaven and purgatory is soo appealing to a lot of people especially the ones that wants the easy way.
It is a personal choice to gamble your existential now for some future nirvana or reward. But one thing that we should think of IMHO is why we view our present planet or earth as a temporary way point on to some journey that no one has came back or seen.
Without logic or anything. It just basically does not make any sense.
Things would be different if people rationally. And think of our planet as the only place you will be at from birth to death and nothing after for sure. Humanity will be better off.
Less people strapping bombs on themselves blowing themselves up in exchange for the promise of entry to heaven. Or making people doing weird crap because someone told them that a "God" directly is communicating with them.
Personally for me it is a con played on millions of people.
It makes me cringe when ever someone would insinuate or directly say that someone is going to "hell" or a horrible place because you offended "God" Or supernatural being of their own invention by doing something. Or say you are going to heaven because you did this and that.
Who are they to say anyway? Their word is as good as anyone actually. It is just a wild shot in a dark.