Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory are mindsets.
Consider Swinburne’s theodicy:
“To highlight this problem, consider the well-known theodicy offered by Richard Swinburne. He assures us that God’s plans require ‘much evil’. Moral evils, those human beings inflict on each other, are necessary as a corollary to free will. Hence my suffering as a result of your freely chosen evil action is not entirely a loss for me, because I have contributed to the cause of freedom. ‘Those who are allowed to die for their country and thereby save their country from foreign oppression are privileged.’ Thus according to this theodicy, being the victim of injustice has a good side, even for the victim. As for natural evils, those for which human beings are not responsible, according to Swinburne they give us the opportunity to perform worthy acts. Pain, for instance, helps develop patience. Therefore injustice contributes to the good not only as a by-product of free choice but also as an effective means for victims to develop moral virtue. Swinburne’s theodicy is so powerful that it implies not only that our world would be worse without evils but that heaven would be better if it contained evils. In fact, Swinburne doesn’t hesitate to draw this confusion. He notes that heaven ‘lacks a few goods which our world con- tains, including the good of being able to reject the good’. No wonder that, in reflecting on his theodicy, Swinburne warns: ‘I would not in most cases recommend that a pastor give this chapter to victims of sudden distress at their worst moment, to read for consolation. But this is not because its arguments are unsound; it is simply that most people in deep despair need comfort, not argument.’ Swinburne recognizes that his theodicy offers no comfort. The crucial point, however, is that no successful theodicy does; it justifies whatever events occur.”
Would not Heaven (as a place free from evil) lack something? Or must it be exactly the same? (ANOTHER GOOD IDEA: THE PARADOX OF HEAVEN IN SWINBURNE’S THEODICY)
Heaven is the appreciation of good things even despite bad circumstances Hell is the unappreciation of all good things Purgatory is viewing it as a test.
Of these, Heaven is the most at peace. Hell is the most hopeless. And purgatory is not without hope, since they yearn to improve.
Moreover, this makes God sound like a consequentialist. He’s permitting and doing these things for the greater good. This is different to what is expected of us as human beings, for whom the ends do not morally justify the means. How can this be described as perfect good?