As I’ve previously told you (weren’t you listening?!), I have a fairly unhealthy obsession with Su Doku. It’s becoming so much of a national obsession that it’s even featured on Richard and Judy. While I was washing up today, something in my slightly disturbed mind obviously connected this with my recent bordering-on-philosophical comments.

Here’s what popped into my mind: I enjoy Su Doku. The part I enjoy most is the satisfaction of having completed the puzzle. The logical conclusion of this is that I would be happiest with a book of prefilled Su Dokus. But, of course, this misses the point: The completion is only enjoyable as a result of the prior frustration of being unable to solve said puzzle.

So, if the majority of the world’s religions promise that we’ll live happily for eternity, wouldn’t the people in that place be incredibly bored and, ultimately depressed? If they’re all already as happy as they can possibly be, then they have nothing to strive for, nothing to work towards, and nothing to live for. What’s the point of living forever if you’ve nothing to acheive in that time?

Surely a much better place to be would be hell, where you could always have aspirations of having a slightly less hellish time? You’d have something to work towards, each day would have a purpose, and eternal life would have much greater significance and meaning.

Just a thought, straight from my head to yours.

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You display a total failure of understanding the true nature of Hell.

» This comment was received at 10:58 on 14 May 05

The only way you could possibly know the true nature of Hell is if you are there. Otherwise you simply have an opposing belief. And if, indeed, you are in hell, then presumably this site is also there. Makes sense.

» This comment was received at 11:30 on 14 May 05

Nobody goes to Hell unwillingly.

Maybe you should read the book

“Whatever Happened to Hell” by John Blanchard

http://www.evangelicalpress.org/books/Whatever%20happened%20to%20hell.htm

http://www.gnpcb.org/product/0891078371

Or are you too closed-minded to read such books?

» This comment was received at 14:29 on 15 May 05

Maybe you should read the book

But which book? Why would I want to limit myself to the Christian interpretations of hell that you present?

» This comment was received at 14:34 on 15 May 05

Who said anything about limiting yourself to reading just one book on the subject, which you then dismiss out of hand.

By your very response it is clear you are limiting yourself, by apparently refusing to even consider reading such a book because of its perspective.

» This comment was received at 17:58 on 15 May 05

I’ve read books by authors with many different perspectives. I would not dismiss reading the above book out of hand, I simply questioed whether it was wise to point to just a single book as a source of information.

» This comment was received at 18:54 on 15 May 05

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[...] The number puzzles Sudoku, first brought to Britain by The Times earlier this year, spawned something of a craze. A craze I covered in some detail. So it feels right to do some kind of six-months-on follow-up. [...]

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