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Hell or Nonexistence?
- Thread starter finalfrogo
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MidnightBlue said:
Well the real point I was trying to drive home is the definition of Hell. Which means more pain than anybody can toloerate... forever. Obviously if you do not believe in Hell you might not really understand the definition. That's why i think the question is silly. It's like me saying "Hey I can come by tomorrow and light your dog on fire in front of your kids if you want... or I'll just hang out at home and not come over... what do you want?"
zombieharlot
Some Kind of Strange
lasthope said:
And what I'm saying is, unless you're following a left-handed path faith, obviously you would be following the wrong faith if you wound up in hell too.
CaptainXeroid
Following Christ
I believe in Hell for the truly evil among us, but since I believe most of us going to 'return to God' in Heaven as Michel nicely stated it, I was not able to vote in the poll either.:162:
sparc872
Active Member
Definitely non-existence for all the reasons stated above and more. The thought of existing for much longer than this term on earth and being conscious of it seems to me like it would get pretty boring.
Not believing in Heaven and Hell allows me to see life for what it is; our one shot at existing. So revel in it and soak it up as much as you possibly can, this is it, the only life you will ever have. Ever.
Not believing in Heaven and Hell allows me to see life for what it is; our one shot at existing. So revel in it and soak it up as much as you possibly can, this is it, the only life you will ever have. Ever.
Daniel Burbank
Member
The thing is...even if you don't believe in heaven or hell now (I believe in them both), if you were to go to hell, then you would KNOW that someone is having it much better in heaven. If you just didn't exist anymore, then there wouldn't be the knowledge that someone is having it better than you. Not to mention the fact that hell would be a lot more painful then non existing or existing forever in heaven. I also don't think that heaven will be more boring in hell, and I can't imagine having fun in hell anyway. I would choose non-existence over hell.
Mathematician
Reason, and reason again
I welcome nonexistance. To me it's no different than eternal peace.
sparc872
Active Member
Definitely. It would be similar to an eternal sleep. What is so wrong with that? Who doesn't enjoy a good nap or a great night sleep anyways?
I see nonexistence simply as returning back to nature, being reincorporated into the earth. Death is irrelevent, it is my contributions during my lifetime will ultimately effect the future, so I focus all of my energy in life on making sure that impact will be a positive one; I see no point of worrying about an afterlife or death. Death is just ultimate peace anyways. The way I see it, if there is an all-knowing God, he won't condemn me for trying to live a good life and using the reasoning ability to doubt his very existence. I have made a more earnest attempt at understanding than most people do who blindly accept what it is they believe, and any God would see the merit in that.
Sorry...got a little sidetracked
Mercy Not Sacrifice
Well-Known Member
Non-existence. Without question. Even though the mere thought of non-existence is nearly enough to make my head explode....
Frubals! :bow:
zombieharlot said:
Frubals! :bow:
It is so nice to know that I can post my opinion here and have it be picked on by someone who obviously didn't understand what I meant or just wanted the quick rush of self gratification that comes from making a sarcastic remark and knowing that other people will laugh about it. So here is your gratification :
Oh yes, ha ha ha, you got me. By misconstruing what I said, you turned it into a funny. I sure do go to church to get to hell. Thats my plan. Isn't it everyones? Hahahahaha.
Ok. Now that that is over, please allow me to explain to those reading this the point I was trying to make and obviously didn't get across to many. I don't believe in non-existance after death. So for the poll at hand, I have to choose hell because the other choice does not exist to me.
M
Majikthise
Guest
Mercy Not Sacrifice said:
Thats funny, the thought actually gives me peace.
