That seems to be the implication of this story by CBS News, which is headlined:
Study Finds People Who Believe In Heaven Commit More Crimes
I guess we should all stop believing in heaven in order to have a more orderly society.
Okay. Let’s phone the Pope and give him the bad news, tell him he can start closing churches and winding down that whole new evangelization thing.
It seems the whole 2,000 year experiment has produced undesirable results, and it’s time to close up shop.
Or . . . wait.
Maybe, just maybe, there’s another possibility.