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Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - World Affairs/Debate - Non-existance or eternal suffering? | New poll | | |
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Would you rather cease to exist or suffer an eternity in Hell after you die?I'll just cease to be... |
88.9%, 8 votes | I'll take the pain... |
11.1%, 1 vote | Multi-voting is disabled. 9 users have voted.
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Salmon Red Cheep-cheep Since: 11-18-05 From: Norway Last post: 6355 days Last view: 6344 days |
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I remember this question being asked a few years back, with answers spreading out about 50-50, so I figured I'd ask again to see what people say now.
After you die, if these are your two options, would you prefer to simple cease to be, cut into the nothingness, or would you prefer to keep existing, exist, know you exist, have a working brain, etc, etc, but spend your days being tormented and brought to loads and loads of pain? Last time, I went with the Hell option... Nowadays, I'm not so sure no more. Non-existance seems scary to me, I would like to keep thinking, knowing, feeling, but is the eternal pain worth it? |
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Nebetsu Mole Since: 11-17-05 From: WarKoL Last post: 6352 days Last view: 6352 days |
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I would go with non-existance. Even the Bible says that Judas (I think it was Judas) would have been better off if he was never born. | |||
Glyphodon Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6380 days Last view: 6360 days |
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Non-existance FTW. Who the hell wants to go to hell, anyway?
When burning for eternity, who is going to say "oh, man, I'm so totally glad I was born so I had the chance to go to hell"? On the other hand, though, without existing you wouldn't even know you didn't exist. Fuck yeah, sign me up for that right now. |
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Dr_Death16 970 Since: 05-07-06 From: Iowa Last post: 6338 days Last view: 6338 days |
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The cessation of existence isn't scary at all; it is just the void and nothingness. I'd prefer that to displeasure anytime. Plus, maybe if we cease to exist we actually become one with the universe or something. | |||
Crayola Double stone axe Since: 03-18-06 From: coeburn,VA Last post: 6406 days Last view: 6369 days |
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My worst fear is losing myself not pain. I chose everlasting damnation. | |||
Silvershield 580 Since: 11-19-05 From: Emerson, New Jersey Last post: 6351 days Last view: 6339 days |
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I don't see how one can argue for eternal suffering over absolute loss of self. I mean, over this summer I was in absolutely excrutiating pain from a sunburn I had and, let me tell you, I was in such a state of mind that I would have willingly sacrificed my eternal consciousness just because it would have been some sort of relief. And I'm sure there is far worse pain out there than what I experienced. | |||
Thexare Metal battleaxe Off to better places Since: 11-18-05 Last post: 6339 days Last view: 6339 days |
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Eternal pain versus... nothing.
I choose nothing. Glyph Phoenix summed up my reasoning perfectly. |
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