Hell is eternal life

[smax]

I'm not so sure. Claims that 'we could never be eternally happy if we were immortal' are probably valid in the context of Abrahamic descriptions of heaven where the breadth of possible experience is so limited but that's not necessarily the case when considering the vastness and complexity of the physical universe. Even if we just consider the size of the human population and the potential for relationship dynamics, can you imagine how much variety and experience is possible? There's billions of lifetimes, right there. Now start plugging in all the possible things to do and all the things there could be to do, all the possible change...

It just seems to be a failure of imagination and patience, to me.

You could certainly work a number of variables for a very long time, no doubt about that. But, even if those variables were seemingly endless, it doesn't change the fact that life itself would probably become a bit pointless, boring, and burdensome.

In fact, I suspect the mere fact that one would be immortal would, in itself, speed up the journey toward boredom and pointlessness.

And, mind you, this is all assuming that the scenario one is living within is rather ideal, which in itself is impractical. More likely some (or many) difficult circumstances would develop, weighing life's burden even more heavily.

Again, however, even in an ideal scenario, I don't believe eternal life would prove to be anything less than hell. There's a reason why us human beings love rest and relaxation and canceling plans and taking time off of work, etc., etc. We dream of eternal life, but only out of ignorance of who and what we really are. We, as individuals, are here for but a relatively short time, and then we pass on. Somewhere, deep deep down, that is a comforting end, one we hope is distant, but no less one that we eventually look forward to.

That's how I see it.