(January 2, 2018 at 3:35 pm)Omnicidal Wrote: I would love to go to hell rather than heaven, even though neither one exists.
I mean, in heaven, all you do is pray to God; that sounds boring! But in hell, I can talk to Anton LaVey, some cool punk rockers, and some other cool people.
I can also have a Satanic party and have a good time, and whenever we run out of nachos & cheese, I could just ask the devil to go to the hell store
and get some more.
I agree that both are fictional, but I would NOT opt for either.
Hell isn't a place of eternal pleasure, nor a badge of honor. It is a motif of revenge. "Hell" according to those who stupidly think it exists, is not a place where you would get any pleasure. Both are simply fictional.
It really stems from the rival kingships of antiquity, where loyalty to your local tribe was rewarded and dissent was punished.
I have no problem not existing either way. I did not exist 4 billion years ago, and I wont exist 5 billion years from now.
Neither heaven or hell are appealing to me. They are merely comic book reflections of childish reward/punishment motifs.
