Beers In Heaven

The debate over the origins of life ends here—with every belief system (including atheism) being proven embarrassingly wrong in the light of the actual truth. Religious people can, at least, take comfort in the fact that there is a God, as well as a Heaven. Likewise, they can continue to legitimately worry and agonize over being sent to Hell when they die, as Satan is also real, and damnation is indeed eternal and unpleasant. Atheists, however, need not be disappointed with the assured existence of God, as they can still gloat over how mistaken every religion has been about mostly everything else. Heaven, particularly in the modern era, is a dauntingly complex place, especially for twenty-year-old Zack Preston, who had enough trouble adjusting to reality while he was still alive. Arriving in Heaven, he meets his assigned Orientation Guide, who explains to him that the purpose of eternal life is to strive to become ever more like God. Young Zack quickly realizes that mimicking God isn’t easy. In fact, he struggles with even the most basic principle of spiritual existence—namely, conducting his incorporeal body and learning to fly as angels are supposed to. His Orientation Guide warns him that unless he can achieve the power of flight during his orientation period, he may be judged unworthy of Heaven, and cast into Hell, with no chance of ever returning. All the while, he learns that, in an environment where anything is possible, a lot can go wrong (and frequently does.) Through the interweaving of Zack’s life and afterlife stories, you’ll get a comprehensive view of what you’re in for once you get there (assuming you get there.) You’ll learn Heaven’s procedures for judgment, induction and training of newly dead spirits. You’ll also learn what people do with an unfathomable amount of time on their hands. But above all, you’ll witness a barrage of ridiculously surreal happenings that could only occur when the foibles of human consciousness are pitted against unlimited possibilities.