Everyone Wants to Go to Heaven but No One Wants to Die

I find it odd that so many theists talk about how Heaven is such a wonderful place but at the same time are completely freaked out about dying. How are you going to get to that wonderful place if you don't die? But still, they talk about how they really want to live forever, not in the afterlife, but right here on Earth as flesh and blood human beings.

I have to wonder, do they really know how long forever is? It's a ridiculously, insanely, incomprehensibly long time. I don't know about you but I'm already sick of doing laundry and washing dishes. I just can't imagine doing that for another 100 billion plus years ... plus eternity!

Ok, but more seriously, let's suppose their real fear of dying is not death itself but the process. We have to admit, the dying process is mostly ugly and unpleasant to say the least. I mean, why wouldn't you want to go to Heaven if it really exists and is so wonderful? I think the real issue is the fear of what it takes to get there. It's the painful, fearful, bloody, getting-your-guts-ripped-out part that turns people off. So let's assume that's what they're really freaked out about and we'll pretend there is some magical door you just walked through to enter Heaven. No pain, no fear, no blood. No gut-ripping.

Awesome.

So, here you are in the afterlife and you're going to be around for all eternity.

Now what? I mean, even if Heaven is a wonderful place with everything you ever wanted, isn't it going to get boring eventually? It may take a billion years but eternity is a damn long time and a billion years isn't even going to make a dent in it.

What's so great about living for all eternity? Eternity is a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really long time. What are you going to do forever and ever? Even if the afterlife is the most wonderful, fun place you can imagine, is it going to stay fun forever? Even if it were as great as experiencing continuous orgasms while riding a roller coaster drunk, isn't that going to get old after, oh, say, 500 million years or so? Then what?

And another thing ... Heaven's supposed to also be so wonderful because you'll be reunited with your friends and family. But heck, you can barely stand them long enough to get through Thanksgiving dinner. You don't think you'll be even more sick of them after 430 billion+ years?

Seriously, what will you do FOREVER, and what would be the point?