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

Guybrush · 09-30-2009, 01:54 AM

I think what Anteater brings up is interesting. Free will indicates a personality which is undoubtedly something angels seem to possess. Arguably, the presence of free will combined with the destruction of one's ego may seem a little contradictory. Are the rules for angels and people in heaven supposed to differ in that respect? Do you get a new personality or is the old just cleansed in a way?

OceanAndSilence · 10-01-2009, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by toretorden

I think what Anteater brings up is interesting. Free will indicates a personality which is undoubtedly something angels seem to possess. Arguably, the presence of free will combined with the destruction of one's ego may seem a little contradictory. Are the rules for angels and people in heaven supposed to differ in that respect? Do you get a new personality or is the old just cleansed in a way?

the rules of angels and people would differ since angels would live outside of our conceivable dimension. there'd be no sin, etc. so there'd be different method of perception and implementation when it comes to free will.

honestly i was gonna write up an essay, but it's such a convoluted and paradoxical thing that i can't really be bothered.

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