Is it just me, or does heaven sound like a really horrible place?

cardboard adolescent · 10-02-2009, 12:03 AM

it hurts a little, but you'll thank me afterward

Guybrush · 10-02-2009, 12:40 AM

Having a near death experience does not equal being dead.

A near death experience may include some rather extravagant changes in your physiology - massive amounts of hormones being released etc - while your central nervous system is still active. It makes sense that this might make for some unusual experiences relating to them.

Anteater · 10-02-2009, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

it hurts a little, but you'll thank me afterward

Admit it, you enjoy destroying people's preconceptions about reality.

cardboard adolescent · 10-02-2009, 10:29 AM

well.... yeah.

crash_override · 10-02-2009, 10:45 AM

Heaven seems pretty boring, but opposed to burning in hell for eternity with a bunch of lawyers and serial rapists. I would probably settle for heaven.

Guybrush · 10-02-2009, 11:01 AM

As you know I'm not religious, but even I can sort of get the point. Heaven is infinite reward, you experience the love of God which is probably supposed to be a sweet deal even for the rest of eternity and not something we're supposed to be able to fully relate to on earth. Hell is the opposite, eternal suffering which will suck.

My point is being in heaven obviously isn't supposed to be "boring". It may be fun to trivialize the importance of either going to heaven or hell, but - and I know this may be obvious (at least I hope so) - neither of them are trivial, likely not even for eternity.

right-track · 10-02-2009, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

just out of curiosity, have you ever died?

Not that I'm aware of.

~~The Unfan~~ · 10-02-2009, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by toretorden

As you know I'm not religious, but even I can sort of get the point. Heaven is infinite reward, you experience the love of God which is probably supposed to be a sweet deal even for the rest of eternity and not something we're supposed to be able to fully relate to on earth. Hell is the opposite, eternal suffering which will suck.

My point is being in heaven obviously isn't supposed to be "boring". It may be fun to trivialize the importance of either going to heaven or hell, but - and I know this may be obvious (at least I hope so) - neither of them are trivial, likely not even for eternity.

But we have biblical descriptions and neither of them seem all that exciting. At least with Hell its implied that you're still you, which alone makes it more appealing in my opinion. With Heaven its up to interpretation, and if I were a theist I wouldn't gamble losing a sense of self and ego just to please someone else.

PinkCigarette · 10-03-2009, 12:14 AM

I just tell myself that when I die, I'll be able to hang out on earth and I'll be able to hang out again with all the people/animals in my life who have passed on and that, no matter what age I end up dying at, I will always look 25.

boo boo · 10-03-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by PinkCigarette

I just tell myself that when I die, I'll be able to hang out on earth and I'll be able to hang out again with all the people/animals in my life who have passed on and that, no matter what age I end up dying at, I will always look 25.

Yeah it would suck if you went to heaven but couldn't change your appearance to whatever you want it to be.

I mean if you died at 80, and you went to heaven, but you'd be an 80 year old for all eternity, that would f*cking SUCK.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Having a near death experience does not equal being dead. A near death experience may include some rather extravagant changes in your physiology - massive amounts of hormones being released etc - while your central nervous system is still active. It makes sense that this might make for some unusual experiences relating to them. __________________ Something Completely Different

10-02-2009, 11:01 AM	#156 (permalink)
Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	As you know I'm not religious, but even I can sort of get the point. Heaven is infinite reward, you experience the love of God which is probably supposed to be a sweet deal even for the rest of eternity and not something we're supposed to be able to fully relate to on earth. Hell is the opposite, eternal suffering which will suck. My point is being in heaven obviously isn't supposed to be "boring". It may be fun to trivialize the importance of either going to heaven or hell, but - and I know this may be obvious (at least I hope so) - neither of them are trivial, likely not even for eternity. __________________ Something Completely Different

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PinkCigarette Chase for 28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 349	I just tell myself that when I die, I'll be able to hang out on earth and I'll be able to hang out again with all the people/animals in my life who have passed on and that, no matter what age I end up dying at, I will always look 25. __________________

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cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	it hurts a little, but you'll thank me afterward

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cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	well.... yeah.