Help me refute the "suffering will be insignificant in heaven" theodicy

[Thumpalumpacus]

The more theologically-minded Christians tend to go for the second version. Dante, for example, describes it this way. He explains why the suffering one had endured in life will be of no consequence in heaven.

The best book I know for a readable explanation of both versions is The Great Chain of Being by Lovejoy. It's probably better to get an in-depth knowledge of what Christians say before doing a refutation.

Quick question: how many Christians have read Dante or Lovejoy? I'm betting anyone below the 99th percentile hasn't, and probably tighter. So is this what Christians say, or what some writers write? How in-depth do these Christians go?

I'm pretty sure they aren't as intellectual as you present them, or yourself.