tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post7368497800451632026..comments2024-01-12T18:27:33.795-05:00Comments on Exercise in Futility: The Absurdity of HellTommykeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14751182125861177379noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-29507483487435259342009-01-19T16:27:00.000-05:002009-01-19T16:27:00.000-05:00Thanks, Andrea--I was curious, but then I'm *alway...Thanks, Andrea--I was curious, but then I'm *always* curious. There is a Bible somewhere in my bookshelf, but I didn't feel up to moving aside the works of the Marquis de Sade to find it. ;)Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964382893041274710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-28528645433276945132009-01-19T15:36:00.000-05:002009-01-19T15:36:00.000-05:00Chris, Hebrews 11 is fluffy psychobabble that says...Chris, Hebrews 11 is fluffy psychobabble that says in essence that "those ignorant heathens would want to go to heaven and be with this cuddly god if they knew about him but we're not really sure and saying otherwise sounds shitty even to us so what the hell - they're in."<BR/><BR/>In case you were curious :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164619076936332568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-88140015341411467992009-01-19T12:22:00.000-05:002009-01-19T12:22:00.000-05:00Back when I was young christian larva, I couldn't ...Back when I was young christian larva, I couldn't believe my ears when I heard that "we" where going to live perfectly happy forever in heaven.<BR/> <BR/> What about all the people suffering in hell? What about all the tragedies that have occurred so far? Will I be unable to feel pain for someone? To feel sorrow for something? To lament and mourn?<BR/><BR/> Yes, in heaven you will be perfectly happy.<BR/><BR/> That's horrible! -I thought- that makes a mockery of our values and thoughts, of the people we love, reducing us to heartless ghosts.<BR/><BR/> Are you saying you want to go to hell? -they said- no, of course.<BR/><BR/> Then realized, hell was created to make heaven look good.rgzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00299003818364105534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-41508248397671990582009-01-19T11:37:00.000-05:002009-01-19T11:37:00.000-05:00Lucian, could you remind me what Hebrews 11 says a...Lucian, could you remind me what Hebrews 11 says about those people? I remember Dante had Limbo for the "virtuous pagans" as well as unbaptized children. It was the nicest, most outermost circle of Hell, but it was still Hell. People in Limbo were never even granted the same opportunity available to those in Purgatory.<BR/><BR/>It's always irked me to be told that God is loving and kind and benevolent and, oh, by the way, if you don't subscribe to a very specific belief, that same loving, kind, and benevolent God is going to condemn you to an eternity of torment if you don't accept a particular set of beliefs, often accompanied by a particular set of behaviors. Admittedly some of the behaviors are things we almost all agree on, like not stealing, but it hardly seems fair to condemn someone to eternal punishment for, say, eating shrimp, or wearing two different kinds of fabric at the same time, or being gay.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964382893041274710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-29302515350178913182009-01-18T18:15:00.000-05:002009-01-18T18:15:00.000-05:00What about the people that have NEVER HEARD OF JES...<I>What about the people that have NEVER HEARD OF JESUS</I>!<BR/><BR/>Like the ones mentioned in Hebrews 11, You mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-33591429753629331442009-01-18T11:38:00.000-05:002009-01-18T11:38:00.000-05:00So, does he burn in hell, or does God give him a p...So, does he burn in hell, or does God give him a pass because he was a believing Christian before he lost his marbles?<BR/><BR/>Hilarious! Good question. What about the people that have NEVER HEARD OF JESUS!tina FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10037896362034609151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35315805.post-7897754662380402202009-01-18T09:40:00.000-05:002009-01-18T09:40:00.000-05:00Heaven for the climate, hell for the company, righ...Heaven for the climate, hell for the company, right?<BR/><BR/>Nice to see my rant was good for something. Thanks, Tommy :)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164619076936332568noreply@blogger.com