Reward after death is an uncertain bet

This argument is used in the debate Does God exist?.

This argument is an objection to The harm suffered in this life will be compensated for in the afterlife. and The pain endured in this life will be amply compensated for in the hereafter..

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Summary

There is no absolute certainty that there will be a reward after death. If there is no reward after death, the suffering we have inflicted on ourselves during our lifetime is useless.

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Justifications

We can be punished after death if we adhere in good faith to bad beliefs.
Calvinists say that our fate after death is independent of what we did while we were alive.

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