i believe that hell essentially codifies not the principle of torment, but actually stagnation, which, to many people, is a form of torment.
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We must imagine ~~Sisyphus~~ Hitler ~~happy~~ up to his eyeballs in a lake of boiling sewage
Having pineapples shoved into his ass 3 times a day
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Well, the individual experience for hell being empty could be awful. Alternatively, if he means that there is nobody in hell (thus it is empty) that would be a wonderful thought for most humans. But, when you think of guys like Hitler, Himler, Bormann, Göring, Saddam, the Kims, and Trump, I hope that hell is where they end up. Like, hell being empty would be ideal, for most. But, there are some who are so evil that there is no other choice for them. But, if he means that hell is just being alone, would that really be so awful? I, for one, like being left alone.
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Ngl, going to hell & not seeing other people there sounds kinda neat.
No one bugging me for eternity sounds pretty nice
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I read that as he hoped hell was empty as in you get sent to emptiness. Alone, nothing everywhere, for eternity.
This is way more frightening to me than any other kind of torture.
My interpretation is that he was implying that there is a way to escape eternal punishment, no matter how grievous the sin, and that given enough time everybody can come to grips with the wrongs they have committed and start over again with a clean slate. Either that, or his idea of a loving and merciful God is so forgiving and magnanimous that He could not bear to send even one soul to eternal damnation.
I used to read a webcomic from ages ago called Jack (Edgy NSFW material so Google it at your own risk) that had a lot of interesting takes on Abrahamic mythology. One of the things that resonated with me at the time was the concept of a personal heaven and hell, in which heaven is a reflection of your own idea of a utopia (even if that utopia for one person might be insanity for another) but hell is a reflection of the evil deeds one has committed in life and you are forced to be subjected to the same evil over and over again every day until the sinner learns the error of their ways, asks God for forgiveness, and is allowed to be born into the world once again with no knowledge of what had transpired in the afterlife.
It's a meh comic with bad artwork for the majority of it, but some bits were really good. So good that I still remember them all these years later.
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Actually, per Catholic dogma, Hell is full of people like me
That's a nice thought. Charitable. Wishing to see hell empty, as in without anyone there.
Kinda surprised that I haven't seen any Conclave memes, what with the pope dying, and it being a recent, very relevant, movie. Watched it the other night, and it was great! I guess I should be the change I want to see.
I saw it recently too, will have to rewatch as I was distracted directly as the plot started to unfold into the climax, and decided to shut it off rather than piecemeal it.
Have you ever seen The Name of the Rose by the way? One of my favorites. (Don't watch it on prime as they nerf a key scene that is of importance to the ending.)
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