Acharya Prashant addresses the question of whether good deeds performed with the belief in an afterlife are negated if the afterlife itself is not real. He asserts that ultimately, they are. He explains that if the fundamental premise of one's actions is flawed, then everything that follows from it, no matter how virtuous it appears, is also flawed. He uses the analogy of assisting someone on a road to destruction; providing them with aid only helps them continue on their destructive path. This, he calls a "stupid kind of goodness," where good intentions are not enough. What truly matters is awareness, not intention. Without awareness of what goodness truly is, one can push others, like one's own children, deeper into misery while believing they are acting virtuously based on a belief system. The speaker categorizes concepts like heaven, hell, and personal rebirth as theology, not philosophy. He contrasts this with the Buddha's teaching that there is no one to take rebirth, a message he notes is often misunderstood even by Buddhists who believe in personal rebirth. To debunk such theology, he suggests one needs science and Vedanta, which question the existence of a permanent self or 'somebody' inside the body who would experience heaven or hell. Science shows that consciousness is a product of the body and does not survive it. Therefore, the question arises: for whom is heaven or hell? Acharya Prashant argues that such belief systems are not just empty but "venomous" because they blind a person to the immediate, direct reality. When one is constantly dreaming of an afterlife, the present world is devalued as a temporary inn. This perspective can lead to a failure to see the direct reality of others, such as the suffering of a crying child or the true nature of one's relationships, which are instead viewed through the distorting lens of belief. This blindness can even be used to justify horrific acts, such as killing, under the pretext of sending someone to a better afterlife. He concludes by quoting Lao Tzu, advising to do one's work with love and intelligence and then step back, as that is the only way to find peace.