A very very few of you know me. I enjoy philosophy disscussions. I however cant spell my way out of a paper bag so please be nice as I tend to mess up a lot.
Lets say its the Day of Judgment (and if your like me and dont believe in that stuff play along) do you think you would make it into the place of happiness or the place that you hate?
Personally I'm not sure. I have done some BAD shit that I'm not proud of. I'm pretty close to being A moral and I believe that there is no right answer to ethics. Especially if your like me and ignore them all together. However for some reason I tend to help people even if I dont know them. Maybe its my way of imparting a little knowledge to the masses of idiots. Maybe there is internal goodness that will save my rear from the firey pits. Its a close call... Maybe theres a pergutory. Then again I may just slide into the place with a whole bunch of angery faces that try to torture me.
i'm not sure either...i guess it depends on who is right ( i personally don't think anyone is, but i tend to believe that buddhists are the closest) i try each and everyday to be kind and compassionate towards people...i'm sure that adds points...and i'm vegan, which is more points.
there's no way to know for sure...just have to live your life to the fullest, and i'm trying my damnest.
See, the thing is, that all depends on what view of heaven and judgement and all that is right. Here's how it breaks down for me:
Buddhists: I'm stuck here for many more lifetimes, as I can't get undistracted enough to meditate and I hate my fellow man (but I refuse to kill any animal myself, or allowed one to be harmed in my house (but I like steak and other meats and leather jackets (but the leather jacket I own is Pleather))).
Hinduism: I like steak. A lot.
Catholic: I'm going to hell. Even if I repented on my deathbed, I don't have enough money to buy forgiveness; at the least I'm spending many eternities in Purgatory. Plus I like to steal, which, if I'm not mistaken, is one of those ten commandment thingies.
Baptist: Fuck them, they're wrong.
Most other Christians: I'll be ok, because, hey, deathbed repentence. Plus I haven't ever killed anyone... yet.
Jewish: No chance. I eat pork, I don't go to synagogue, and I have scars. On the plus side, I'm good at complaining. Oy!
Moslem: Fasting for a month? Yeah, whatever. I'll take Hell for 200, Alex.
New Age Mumbo-Jumbo: Dudes, it's not about heaven or hell after you die. It's about what you do with your mother Earth while you're alive. Where you are is your Heaven, or your Hell, depending on how much love you give to your fellow man (or wommon!). So let's all join hands and sing about togetherness.
Wicca: Um, I don't think they even have an afterlife.
Nature-worshippers other than Wicca: It's the Pan, man, I'm comin' back as a tree!
Anything I missed: I didn't include a lot of religions because of overlap or unfunny reference to lack of afterlife. Others I didn't include because I'm too ignorant to know about them. You decide which are which!
InfernoMDM
Hilton Head Island, SC
July 2003
JUL 26, 2003 02:59 AM