ThePainefulTruth
Romantic-Cynic
The Hereafter, if it and/or God exists, would be purely voluntary, always there for those who can face the Truth, and who understand that fulfillment means more to the soul than even fun or happiness. For those who don't, and for the evil at heart, Heaven would be an eternal Hell, causing them to seek the ever available path of dropping out through merciful oblivion.
Such an environment could be thought of as being bathed in the unavoidable light of Truth. Lying, especially to one's self, would have the painful effect of placing yourself in isolation in a purgatory of complete darkness. An enmity with Truth, in this universe, allows us to continue to make those choices that isolate us from it, while maintaining our illusions, enabling us to choose to reverse our course through repentance. After the test is over, that's no longer possible. Hell is a dark and lonely, crushing regret.
Such an environment could be thought of as being bathed in the unavoidable light of Truth. Lying, especially to one's self, would have the painful effect of placing yourself in isolation in a purgatory of complete darkness. An enmity with Truth, in this universe, allows us to continue to make those choices that isolate us from it, while maintaining our illusions, enabling us to choose to reverse our course through repentance. After the test is over, that's no longer possible. Hell is a dark and lonely, crushing regret.