I mean really…Most people who spend 3 weeks vacationing somewhere, really check the place out first! And here were talking eternity?! Has anyone even seen a post card of this place?
(shrug) Depends on what the available alternatives are.
The only reason I would like to go to heaven is: FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!
Then I can die, peacefully.
There’s always another beer.
At the risk of answering seriously – yes. But only if I was certain that I could morally accept the metaphysical reality that Heaven represented. If Heaven were possible only with the existence of a Hell in which “sinners” were punished eternally, then I would reject it as unjust and cruel. If Heaven were possible without a balancing Hell, then I would accept my wholly undeserved windfall and be happy eternally.
The best lack all conviction
The worst are full of passionate intensity.
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I’ve had Jesus people tell me that they don’t let animals or gay people in Heaven! So I told them Hell no, I won’t go… What a horrible place it must be!!
Jeezoids sure get upset when you tell them you don’t want to go to Heaven.
A girl
Well Duh I would. As said by WillGolfForFood:
Lessee…
A) Hell. Burning, flames, death, evil, bad.
B) Purgatory. Begging, pleading, boring.
C) Nothing. Uhm…
D) Reincarnation. Returning to this world. Again. And Again. And Again. And Ag…
…or Eternal Paradise. I choose Paradise. And unless you enjoy those alternatives, I advise you do the same.
All the flame stuff was started by the crazies on earth. Hell’s not like that at all. Hell is actually a fairly pleasant place. The temps are good and the atmosphere very congenial. You have to be very careful about selecting your age though as it will determine your crowd. Go for Hell. If you’ve found Hell a bad choice the gates are always open for an easy transfer to Heaven. Its tried often but they always come back.
Heaven is only for a handful. Allot of the occupants of Hell are people who were originally in Heaven but decided to switch so your basically going to meet the same people. The only people who stay in heaven are the overly boring philosophers. Their mostly German and Russian - type’s you’d never want to be around, especially for eternity.
See G.B. Shaw for more detail. Its either “The Arms and the Man” or “The Man and Superman”
No question in my mind-Hell.
My self-respect, ethics and morals are not for sale at any price. When Satan gets around to destroying as many lives as God has, I’ll reconsider.
Eagles may soar free and proud, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.
This is too hilarious!
Well, my answer is - uh, yeah. The Heaven I believe in would definitely be a desireable alternative to Hell.
For those of you whose pride dictates that you go to Hell instead - hey - whatever floats your boat.
I’m sorry if you find my high standards hilarious. If he did half of what the Bible claims he did, I cannot accept the bribe. To put it another way, I will not sell my soul to a mentally deranged, mass-murdering, self-indulgent “god”.
And I will not be swayed by threats from this “god”, either.
Why are you “sorry” that you have provided me with a good belly-laugh? Oh, and I love the use of the term “high standards”. That’s the corker! This is quite hilarious, indeed!
By the way, I find this whole thread hilarious. And all of you taking this odd question waaay too seriously. Sheesh. Fine. Go ahead. Go to Hell. (I never thought I’d be using that phrase in such a context!) Like I said before - whatever floats your boat!
Let’s hear it for the Caring Christian, folks! 
This is an amusing thread!
I don’t think you get to choose which of them actually exist…
“Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away”. - Phillip K. Dick
What?!?! What do you want from me?
I am not disagreeing with you. I am not telling you that you are “bad”. I am saying “Whatever floats your boat”. What is so terrible about that?
What? Do you want me to argue with you? Do you want me to do the “Caring Christian” thing and urge you to convert to Christianity? To urge you to want to go to Heaven instead of Hell? Is this what you want from me? I can hardly think so.
Or are you just annoyed because I refuse to take this rather silly thread (or your grim response) with the grave seriousness you obviously feel it deserves?
Sorry, but I do find it all hilarious. Whatever tickles my funny bone…
yes…all I could have hoped for, and more!
I could be wrong…it happend once before…
I guess if I knew I could leave again I would check it out. Otherwise I would take my chances just about anywhere else. (As if they’d have me!) But I think my Mom will throw a fit if I don’t show, and make it hell for everyone there!!!
I could be wrong…it happend once before…
Heaven… Why not. I mean really think about it, the Lord loves you and is not going to put you in a place he promises is going to be the end all and then have you be uncomfortable. I think that heaven has a stereotype that sounds like we’re just going to be floating sround doing nothing really, but I think it’s just an extintion of the life we disided to have on earth.
love is hard work, and hard work sometimes hurts.
Lessee…
A) Hell. Burning, flames, death, evil, bad.
B) Purgatory. Begging, pleading, boring.
C) Nothing. Uhm…
D) Reincarnation. Returning to this world. Again. And Again. And Again. And Ag…
What about becoming a ghost? I bet I could have loads of fun haunting various structures and watching people scream.
Life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think.
You know, I have given this a lot of thought, and my answer would have to be “no”. And I will tell you why. Heaven is this place you go to live for all eternity in bliss, right? You see, there’s the catch. Eternity. I don’t know about you, but the idea of staying in one place forever and ever scares the bejeezus out of me. I don’t care how wonderful it is, after ten quadrillion years or so, you’re bound to get a little restless. Same with Hell. They can’t possibly torment you in any way that you wouldn’t just get used to after a while. Oh, sure, it would take a long while, but still.
Perhaps if people began to get bored, they could arrange an exchange program. Sick and tired of eternal bliss? Go kick around Hell for a while. Are the damned just not as responsive when you torture them? Give them a break, let them sit around in Heaven for a while, and their punishments would seem that much worse when they get back. This same principle underlies Spring Break. But, alas, it could only work for so long.
The other alternative I thought of was to have heaven be a perfect place of beauty and love, just like in the Jehovah’s Witnesses propaganda, with the exception that it is filled with angels with sledgehammers. Their purpose: Whanging people over the head with them at totally random intervals. Sometimes you’d get hit three times in two minutes. Sometimes you’d go for centuries without getting hit. But sooner or later, they’d get you. This would keep the good denizens of Heaven on their toes. And, when you got bored with that, then what? Why, they’d give you a sledgehammer, of course… But again, this could only go on for so long before you sank into the depths of cosmic ennui.
That is why when this ol’ ticker ticks its last tick, it will be complete annihilation for me. Nothing, nada, zilch. And I would be laughing at all the poor saps stuck in Heaven all eternity long, except I wouldn’t exist anymore, so I couldn’t.
Heck is where you go when you don’t believe in Gosh.
I’ve got my heart set on Oblivion.
TT
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”
–James Thurber