The Hell Thread

[Name]

And my opinion......Hell exists.......and it is this, a place of eternal regret. Which is why I choose not to regret the things I have done, nor the things I have not done. I like to think of heaven and hell as one and the same, a place to reflect. So I choose to live life as a place to learn the things I do not know, for there are many things that have come naturally to me.

So what are your thoughts on hell?

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I think we are in hell right now. How could "hell" be any worse?

[Monorail Man]

So what are your thoughts on hell?

While playing CounterStike with some friends, I realized that:

"Hell is nothing but a respawn bar that never quite fills up."

[Not Afraid]

I think we are in hell right now. How could "hell" be any worse?

As I'm in the middle of the French Revolution reading at the moment, that was MUCH more like hell than where we are today. Whew! I can't imagine living in Paris at that time.

Anyways, is there a hell? Hell if I know. I live my life trying to do the best I can do with what I have and don't worry too much about what happens "after". I live in the Now - if I can manage it (not as easy as it sounds).

[wendybeth]

I've always identified with Sartre's idea of hell in 'No Exit". I can think of two or three people that are so awful that eternity with them would make the Dante head-gnawing frozen zone an attractive alternative.

[€uroMeinke]

Through the commutitive propert of atheism, my disbelief in Heaven also is a disbelief in Hell, eventhough I may be destined to reside there should my beliefs prove erronous - but that's okay, I made a deal, "Better to rule in Hell, than serve in Heaven" ;)

[Prudence]

Metaphysics at this hour? Ish. I wonder about this stuff often. Religious texts always seem to talk about it as a corporeal place, which I don't believe. So what is hell? Sometimes I think that hell is eternity spent apart from God, with the knowledge that he exists. Or maybe hell is just apartness period. Demon rituals and incantations make for swell late-nite movies (especially if they involve a girls' bording school!) but I don't really believe hell involves physical pain. Psychic pain is much more powerful. Most of the time I figure it's beyond my comprehension, much like quarks.

[mistyisjafo]

I'm not really all that religious. Heaven & Hell has no hold over my behavior. I believe you do what's best, be as good as you can be, try not to screw up too much and don't hurt anyone while doing it then I can go to my grave knowing I did my best and tried to do better. Don't want any bad karma or mojo!

[Monorail Man]

much like quarks.

Or the idea of these quarks being made of vibrating stings, vibrating in 10 dimensional hyperspace?

[Name]

aww man, you guys are getting way too scientific for me tonight, here I was just in a buzzed rambling mode and you guys get all nuts on me....making me think too much.....oh well, continue on.

[AllyOops!]

It's the place I fear most. Eternal damnation.

I'm going to just keep typing and not let myself reread and re-edit otherwise I'll stop myself!

I'm a practicing Catholic. I want to be the best person that I can be, although I know I fall so short of that. However..I kinda suffer from lots of guilt. So much so that it worries my Mom & Dad. Ever since I was a little girl, I had a fear of doing wrong. Failing. Punishment. I push myself until I ultimately self-destruct. At least that's what people tell me. I never seem to see it quite that crystal clearly.

I believe in a forgiving, loving and benevolent God. I believe EVERY single person is given the chance to atone for their wrong doings. I don't believe that one dies, and then goes plummeting toward a fiery future of brimstone. I honestly and truly see Heaven as a place so full of life. Love. People. And hell? Very..underpopulated.

Why I think that I'm the exception..is well, beyond me. I'm never good enough, or perfect enough in my eyes. And yet, the irony is that I know nobody is perfect except for God.

My Dad was so worried about me that he sat down and talked with his Priest. He shared with him that "My daughter is always afraid of doing the wrong thing and going to hell. How can I help her?"

The Priest told him, "If she stops sinning, God & I are out of a job."

It made me laugh, and made me feel much better.

Still, I punish myself. I'm not sure why, or how...and to be honest, I feel like I'm already exposing too much of myself and my fears. I'm a pretty guarded girl. I don't let that wall down too easily.

I just drive myself to the point of falling apart. I have to be the very best person I can be. I'm scared that if I'm not, I'll go to hell. Utter abandonment. Nobody will love me. I can't believe I just..admitted that.

Sometimes, feeling this way is..hell in itself. :(

[Kevy Baby]

My idea of hell is iasw (non-holiday overlay version).

[CoasterMatt]

Hell is DCA with no alcohol :evil:

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Hell is "Honey I Shrunk the Audience" with no exits.