tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372690936576923518.post3325085216351171359..comments2023-11-13T07:04:06.000-08:00Comments on The Polite Skeptic: Another look at Hell, a good place to live, but not to visitKevin R. Bridgeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09973391388284713016noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5372690936576923518.post-45409749640830029552011-01-31T13:24:18.535-08:002011-01-31T13:24:18.535-08:00interesting thoughts on eternity, but you haven...interesting thoughts on eternity, but you haven't touched on the biggest difference between after-life and our mortal life that we enjoy (sometimes). that difference, sir, is TIME. Is there a time difference between Heaven and Hell? If it is lunchtime in Heaven then is the same for Hell? Sure the menus will be different is the time different too?<br /><br />My inclination is that death does NOT destroy the conscious mind, but, rather, removes the consciousness from our perception of time/space.<br /><br />The concept of eternity is impossible for us to grasp as we cannot imagine a reality that is separate from time and space. Therefore, we cannot begin to imagine what pleasures or tribulations are held for us in the hereafter.<br /><br />Perhaps dreams give us an inkling into what eternity will be like. In dreams, time has no bearing (it seems like a whole lifetime could be lived in dreams in the ten minute span between my alarm clocks snooze interval) nor does space (one instant you are at your work the next at a place from a distant memory). In dreams nothing is tangible. Food or sex, no matter how strong our desire, offer us no satisfaction in dreams. The strongest connection in dreams to our waking state is in the emotions we feel in dreams; the fear, the lust, the humor, the absurdity, etc.<br /><br />Now, mind you, I am a fellow who takes sleep seriously, so I have 'studied' it for decades!<br /><br />My thought is that any 'punishment' or 'reward' found in the afterlife will center around decisions made in life. I would imagine that, inessence, the fire and brimstone will turn out to be shame and regret and the cloudy harp playing will be satisfaction and pride.<br /><br />I detected a bit of subtle humor in your post so I am not here to try and overtly prove you wrong. i enjoy your posts and appreciate your insights. These are just thoughts that I offer. Of course, I haven't experienced death or the afterlife (though, when watching the latest Pirates of the Carribean, I fell into a deathlike state).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339255484668794256noreply@blogger.com