(July 22, 2011 at 1:08 pm)Epimethean Wrote: I blame Dante for the development of this bullshit notion. It took art-not science-to make hell into a full tilt nastiness, and that fact underscores exactly why the notion is pure rubbish. Aside from extortion and coercion, hell has zero value philosophically. It is a political expedient now.While Hell is absolute rubbish, I was always under the impression that Dante was just elaborating on what was envisioned already by the faithful, through the offices of the church.
Quote:BTW, Judas, sadism is not always a bad thing, if you can find a cute masochist.Everyone needs a hobby.
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