Even the existence of a god wouldn’t necessarily imply that a heaven could exist the way it exists in Christian theology. Frankly if you’re going to pick a religion for intellectually compelling narratives Christianity isn’t it. Gnosticism is pretty interesting, and arguably the notion of a flawed and infantile creator tracks better with both historical and various scriptural narratives. The choice of “heaven” alongside hell always struck me as an utterly naked temporal carrot and stick arrangement.

“Heaven: the Coney Island of the Christian imagination.” Elbert Hubbard.