Thread: I just can't get my head around nonexistence after death

Originally Posted by Alric

I would rather be on fire forever than not exist. While I am me and I am thinking clearly I can say with certainty that I would rather be tortured than killed any day of the week. There is a possibility that while being tortured and in extreme pain I would thinking that I would rather be dead but that would just be the pain talking.

Any way, I don't believe in hell any way. If I was actually on fire forever I am sure I would eventually get used to it, none of this "But it is magic fire you never get used to." Also heaven would probably be the far worse place to go when you die. Since heaven is supposed to be perfect bliss where you can't sin it is pretty obvious that you suffer a mind wipe and you no longer exit as a person.

In fact maybe that is what heaven is, just death. You die and you no longer feel anything because you cease to exist. Since you don't feel anything and are nothing you can't feel pain and you are at peace and no longer think or sin.

I would prefer temporary torture to eternal unconsciousness, but I would prefer eternal unconsciousness to eternal torture. If you were going to be on fire forever, would you want anesthesia if it were an option, or would you turn it down? What if while on fire, you could press a button that makes you unconscious for eight hours and you could keep pressing it as many times as you want to? Would you ever press the button?

If Heaven is bliss, it would not get miserable. The definition of bliss involves not being miserable. Also, you would never get used to being on fire if you could feel it. It would be too terrible to get used to. You would never prefer torture to bliss. They are opposites, and they are defined by the experiences they cause.