18 Mar '05 07:23>
If I go to heaven (many have assured me that this event will occur with zero probability), I do not think I could be happy knowing that some of my loved ones are in hell. In fact, I could not be truly happy, if I knew one soul was suffering in torment forever. Thus heaven could not be perfect for me unless no single person was suffering in hell.
Now some have assured me (usually the same people as before) that if I did go to heaven, God would wipe away my memory of these people so that I wouldn't worry about those poor bastards in eternal agony. The problem with this is that I don't want to have my memory erased. It would make me happy like a stroke would make me happy. I would lose the memories of every condemned person that was dear to me. This is not a utopia; it's a tragedy.
So is heaven so great after all?
Now some have assured me (usually the same people as before) that if I did go to heaven, God would wipe away my memory of these people so that I wouldn't worry about those poor bastards in eternal agony. The problem with this is that I don't want to have my memory erased. It would make me happy like a stroke would make me happy. I would lose the memories of every condemned person that was dear to me. This is not a utopia; it's a tragedy.
So is heaven so great after all?