[StarSlayer]

I suppose if there is some sort of great beyond and we don't just live, die and end up as worm food and thats it, I'd like to think their is some kind of organization and karmic justice in place.  Otherwise the afterlife would be a pretty uncomfortable place if everybody ends up there; the innocent and monsters alike

[Topgun]

I like to believe that the universe is cyclical and that we repeat our lives indefinitely

[Kszyhu]

Now that would be my definition of hell.

[Mars]

I believe I exist.

[StarSlayer]

Now that would be my definition of hell.

Could be cool, especially if you could tap into the skill sets you had learned in previous lives.

Actually that could make for a nifty story.  Basically someone unlocks how to tap into previous lives skill sets and uses that to their advantage but eventually starts to drown in the morass of their previous lives actions and experiences and begins to lose their grip on reality.

..oh wait I think Dune already did that.

[Luis Dias]

I suppose if there is some sort of great beyond and we don't just live, die and end up as worm food and thats it, I'd like to think their is some kind of organization and karmic justice in place.  Otherwise the afterlife would be a pretty uncomfortable place if everybody ends up there; the innocent and monsters alike

What makes you so certain you would end up in the "right" place? Pathetic creatures, these homo sapiens are. Always thinking they are entitled to something...

[NGTM-1R]

What makes you so certain you would end up in the "right" place? Pathetic creatures, these homo sapiens are. Always thinking they are entitled to something...

I don't see anything in his post that claims rightness. Merely order.

[Luis Dias]

What makes you so certain you would end up in the "right" place? Pathetic creatures, these homo sapiens are. Always thinking they are entitled to something...

I don't see anything in his post that claims rightness. Merely order.

... because that's something you'll be interested in when you pass the gates of hell. He he he-

On a lighter note:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC6UrMTC73A&feature=related

(Check the jesus one, it's even funnier)

[NGTM-1R]

... because that's something you'll be interested in when you pass the gates of hell. He he he-

Probably. I'd hate to think being sent to eternal damnation doesn't have a system.

[Luis Dias]

... because that's something you'll be interested in when you pass the gates of hell. He he he-

Probably. I'd hate to think being sent to eternal damnation doesn't have a system.

...and in what way would that alleviate your suffering?

"Ahhh, I'm burning alive and being poked, eaten, cooked, and raped every single minute, but at least I know that there's a system! Somewhere...."

Yeah, that'll do...

[BengalTiger]

Being good is extremely overrated.

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.

[StarSlayer]

I suppose if there is some sort of great beyond and we don't just live, die and end up as worm food and thats it, I'd like to think their is some kind of organization and karmic justice in place.  Otherwise the afterlife would be a pretty uncomfortable place if everybody ends up there; the innocent and monsters alike

What makes you so certain you would end up in the "right" place? Pathetic creatures, these homo sapiens are. Always thinking they are entitled to something...

I'm not so much concerned for myself, I just figure it would suck for example if the people sent to Auschwitz had to spend eternity with Himmler n' co because their isn't any sort of order in the afterlife and it's just a giant sea of souls. 

..and seriously if your going to post like that you'd better be dressed like this at your 'puter or you're a poser and most defs have no cred.

[Rodo]

What about if a guy looses an arm, will the arm wait for him in heaven until he dies?

[Luis Dias]

I suppose it's my fate to be the galaxy's whipping boy. Oh, heavy is the burden of being me

[Mars]

Girls don't really lead to feelings of happiness and fulfillment the way people seem to think, however.

And you take life way too seriously. As evidence, your seriousness regarding my comment.

There's always the idea that something you don't have will make you happy. Flossies who enjoy being belittled are one of those things.  Sex is fun, sadistic sex is funner, but in the end you're left with a smell on your pillow and still no reason for contentment.

In the end we are all dead. Might as well enjoy it while it lasts .

One of the most depressing things you can do is to go against yourself to get laid.

So is pessimism. Lighten up.

You showed no indication of joking. I was thinking you were making a serious debate point; clearly you were not.

[Luis Dias]

You showed no indication of joking

So if I don't put a smiley somewhere in my lines, you'll take everything I say seriously, regardless of content?

Hmm. Interesting.

[Mars]

Being good is extremely overrated.

 

Contrary to widespread mythology and hollywood brainwashing, the girls always prefer the naughty ones.

There is nothing in this statement that, in the context of a religious discussion, would mark it as a joke. You actually just sounded like a nihilist (and depressed to boot) to me; not someone sitting around trying at humor. Inflections are not text portable, sir.

[NGTM-1R]

...and in what way would that alleviate your suffering?

You assume that's my interest. I'm in hell, I don't think that's a reasonable objective. (Though arguably, the knowledge that something is deserved does make it easier to bear.) So rather, if I'm going to go to hell, there damn well better be a reason.

I can live with being a pawn if the game makes sense, etc.

[Luis Dias]

...and in what way would that alleviate your suffering?

You assume that's my interest. I'm in hell, I don't think that's a reasonable objective. (Though arguably, the knowledge that something is deserved does make it easier to bear.) So rather, if I'm going to go to hell, there damn well better be a reason.

... or else? .... for what purpose? Alleviation that justice has been made? How on earth can be tossed to a damning torturing place for all eternity be justified by any kind of principle resembling "justice"? It's like nuking a whole continent because a fly dared sneeze. Totally out of proportion. If there is a "reason", it is not reasonable, by definition. Thus it won't matter.

I can live with being a pawn if the game makes sense, etc.

No you can't, that's the point of hell, ahem .

[Titan]

Just wanna point out that Satan was orignally considered a fair and just protector of the damned, whose character was later simplified down for the simpletons back in the middle ages. If I remember correctly, at least.