(September 30, 2017 at 2:03 am)Arsoo Wrote: [...]I saw a few videos where people either had a Near Death Experience, or had a dream that they visited hell. What I found to be somewhat frightening was the fact that many people described the same concepts in their versions of hell.
That's because they'd all been fed the same superstitious nonsense since they were children. And when it comes to horror most cultures of today seem to be pretty unimaginative. It's just like alien abductions - it started as a phenomenon, once sci-fiction literature, movies and TV shows popularized the concept of aliens and all the alleged abductees take cues from popular culture, as well as each other's stories.
Also, people who make videos and shows about NDEs tend to cherry-pick the people they include, so that their testimonies fit into the mythology of the target audience's culture. And there sure isn't a shortage of lonely, sick people desperate for attention - not to mention cynical liars and regular nut-jobs - to choose from.
Also also - just like alien abductions - NDEs are total bullsh*t. Dreams, hallucinations of an oxygen deprived brain, false memories or flat-out lies - you don't need anything else to explain virtually all of them.
(September 30, 2017 at 2:03 am)Arsoo Wrote: Commonly, they were:
- fire and brimstone
Yeah, what the f*ck is up with brimstone? Why is this such a horrible thing? I mean - I'm already on fire, why do I give a sh*t about some god-damn brimstone? Especially, that now we know of a lot of things probably way more unpleasant than sulfur, like - say - mustard gas, or napalm, or uranium, or whatever sh*t they spray-painted Trump with... How come Satan is still using Middle Age technology?
(September 30, 2017 at 2:03 am)Arsoo Wrote: - demons which look like reptiles that attack them
Lol... Why? What do demons get out of all that, other than probably some of that brimstone all over themselves? If I were a demon - and I'd definitely consider that option - I'd probably get bored with attacking random helpless humans within - I don't know - a week, or two, depending on what else there is to do for reptilian-looking demons in Hell... I mean - I'd give them the odd smack if they got in my way, but seems like a lot of pointless hassle, going after them, for eternity. Especially, that they're already on fire and smell of farts...
(September 30, 2017 at 2:03 am)Arsoo Wrote: - the people who say they went to hell often report being put into a cage or a cube
What for? Where would they otherwise go? And anyway - with all the brimstone, and demons all around - seems like your own cage, or a cube is an improvement, doesn't it?
(September 30, 2017 at 2:03 am)Arsoo Wrote: - they hear other people suffering and whaling
As I imagine they would be. "Oooooooh! Aaaaaah! No, not the BRIMSTONE!!!".
(September 30, 2017 at 2:03 am)Arsoo Wrote: - often they get burnt or beaten, and when they lose a piece of skin or a body part, it grows back and they get tortured again.[...]
Well, that sounds awesome. First of all - how often is "often"? Like - once a day, once a week? 'Cause I think I'd take the occasional beating/burning, in exchange for limb regeneration. Secondly - all of this seems fairly labor-intensive. I imagine Hell is going to need a lot of those demon-people. Any of the NDEes mentioned anything about how one would apply for that job?

(September 30, 2017 at 2:03 am)Arsoo Wrote: Now, I know this all sounds like some fairy tale,
Ding-ding-ding-ding!
(September 30, 2017 at 2:03 am)Arsoo Wrote: but I saw at least 10 accounts like this. [...]
And - of course - there have never been ten people lying, or simply deeply mistaken about something, which they can't possibly prove, but which gives them attention, perhaps for the only time in their worthless lives...
"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw