What would you rather have after death?

The definitions of hell and paradise here are of those found in abrahamic religions.

I really dont know, it's a very difficult question when I think about it. I guess I'll go with option 1 as I am just too afraid of physical suffering.

Definitely the latter. I'm not religious but still the thought of nothingness makes me feel uneasy.

An eternity of nothingness.

i would prefer eternal of nothing... but that's just me.......

An eternity of nothingness. Eternity with a megalomaniacal god, no thanks.MrPraline

Ahh so you've meet him personally. Cool.

What defines nothingness though? How do we know that we don't exist?

I like the idea of my lifeforce or whatever returning to the cosmos as energy much more than the prospect of being jabbed up the *** with a pitchfork for all eternity.

What defines nothingness though? How do we know that we don't exist?

WushuFighter

It was just a question like if you were given such an option in your life then what will you do.

An eternity of nothingness. I'd rather cease to exist in nothing and have no worries about absolutely anything.

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What defines nothingness though? How do we know that we don't exist?

Bluff_Master_2

It was just a question like if you were given such an option in your life then what will you do.

But we don't know what "not existing" is like. Is it just blackness?

If I had to chose, I'd try both just to see what "not existing" would be like ;)

What defines nothingness though? How do we know that we don't exist?

WushuFighter

Idk but this makes me think of being stuck in a big white room with nothing in it and being alone.

I think I could stand a few months hanging out in hell before packing my bags and heading off to paradise.

choice b. those few months would def be hell but you cant pass up paradise

Months could be anything in a place where time means nothing, so I'm really not sure what I'd pick. :?

To follow up on my choice, paradise could be like life as a human all over again.

Months could be anything in a place where time means nothing, so I'm really not sure what I'd pick. :?

Theokhoth

Nothingness. I would rather have nothing, than carry the painful memories of Hell for all eternity.

does satan listen to "uncle!"? if not, then i choose the first.

Certainly the latter. The thought of nothing tends to be a bit depressing...

I'd rather have eternal nothingness. I think it's just as good, if not better than paradise.

a couple of months in heaven,then hell forever

Months could be anything in a place where time means nothing, so I'm really not sure what I'd pick. :?

Theokhoth

2 months / eternity = 0% of your time is spent in hell

Why exactly would I go to hell first, and then heaven? To think over my sins?FreezeBreak

when i die i want to end suffering

so why would i want 2-4 mounths in hel?????

Reincarnation. That is of course, if you don't attain moksha.

A couple of months in hell, then an eternity in paradise. I may be able to take it. I would love to live in paradise. I would go mad in nothingness eventually.Zeldafan221

How do you go mad in nothingness if you don't exist?

The eternity of nothingness isn't as bad as it sounds. You're not conscious during that time. So you don't even know you're dead. Besides, that "couple of month" concept it kinda sketchy...There is a big three-headed dog preventing this exact thing....

I think eternity is an extremly unrealistic and scary consept. People who say they'd enjoy it haven't really thougt it through. I'd like to die just like a lamp dies when you pull the plug.

definitely the 2nd choice. Although, I personally believe there is nothing after death, but it does make me feel uneasy thinking there's nothing after death.

If the second choice were possible, then my greatest objection to the Abrahamic God would be resolved, and I'd choose the second option. It would mean that God really does forgive, and the punishment would be corrective in nature as opposed to purely spiteful and punitive. Existence is nice - but not if you're being tortured. Given the choice between nothingness and eternal torture, the decision is obvious.

I'm not entirely sure why one would want to go to heaven in the first place. If I stay the same as I am now as a go to heaven, then I would merely be engaging in earthly things for all eternity. Any action, ad naeseum, is bound to get boring. If I am granted heavenly capacities and somehow am able to achieve a higher plain of understanding, that me then isn't the me now. I have no incentive as the me I am now to wish for that, because what I would no longer be me. If I am absolved into godly glory, the same applies there. The me as I am now would not want heaven.Vandalvideo

Like the quran or bible(not sure which one) says that in paradise your past sorrow will be removed from your hearts. That there is not me anymore if it happens and your point stands. But anyways this is just a fantasy topic, it isnt really about the actual possibility of such situations.

Btw earthy pleasures are not going to become boring as long as there will be some way of discovering new stuff like in this world we have advancements in technology, new challenges in games, sports etc.