[Alpha Kodiak]

Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
Over time, people die and enter Heaven, but no one comes back from Heaven, so the number of souls in Heaven is constantly increasing. Of course, these souls have to be coming from somewhere, otherwise the law of conservation of mass is being violated. Where the souls are coming from is of course Earth. Now the Bible says that the righteous go on to live in the kingdom of God for eternity. Thus, Heaven has an infinite duration. But the Earth has a finite mass and if souls are leaving it at some rate then eventually its mass will be depleted below zero, which is impossible - nothing can have negative mass. Therefore Heaven cannot exist. A similar argument applies to Hell, Gehennom, Elysium, Hades, and any other form of afterlife. (The special case of reincarnation is somewhat more difficult and will not be presented here.)

Note: The preceding paragraph is a work of satire. It contains numerous scientific and mathematical errors. Please do not bother contacting me if you only want to point out these errors. Otherwise, write away!

I just came across this thread and will avoid getting caught up in its many twists and turns.

To answer the original post: the Bible speaks of eternal life and eternal punishment, but does not claim that the physical universe will Last forever (perhaps your proof proves this ). In fact, not even heaven itself is said to be eternal. Matthew 24:35 says "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words shall not pass away." Revelation 21:1 says, "And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth passed away, and there was no longer any sea." Perhaps the recreation will rebalance the mass/energy equation.

Note that I am not trying to make a scientific proof from the Bible, just showing that the original supposition of the "proof" is inaccurate in that heaven is not said to have infinite duration.