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Old 08-15-2005, 07:31 PM
SomethingClever SomethingClever is offline
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Default Would heaven be boring?

Think of it... everything comes easily to you, you are always perfectly satisfied, perfectly happy and at harmony with your surroundings.

Oh, and it goes on forever.

Don't you need challenges to be truly happy and fulfilled?

Discuss.
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Old 08-15-2005, 07:34 PM
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Default Re: Would heaven be boring?

There was a good Twilight Zone episode about this.... 'A Nice Place To Visit', I think was the name of the particular episode.
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Old 08-15-2005, 07:35 PM
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Default Re: Would heaven be boring?

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Don't you need challenges to be truly happy and fulfilled?

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no i like things to be EZ
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Old 08-15-2005, 08:46 PM
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Default Re: Would heaven be boring?

Yeah, the key thing here is that it goes on forever. The Economist in me thinks that without scarcity, there's no reason to do anything.
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Old 08-15-2005, 08:48 PM
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Default Re: Would heaven be boring?

well if we have to have challanges to be happy
and we are happy in heaven
wouldn't we have challenges
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Old 08-15-2005, 08:50 PM
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Default Re: Would heaven be boring?

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well if we have to have challanges to be happy
and we are happy in heaven
wouldn't we have challenges

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I guess, but isn't that different than most people's definition of heaven?
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Old 08-15-2005, 08:59 PM
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Default Re: Would heaven be boring?

not if it makes you happy
you know i cant really describe heaven ive never been there and dont plan on going there till i die
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Old 08-15-2005, 10:02 PM
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Default Re: Would heaven be boring?

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not if it makes you happy
you know i cant really describe heaven ive never been there and dont plan on going there till i die

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I know. But a lot of people speculate as to what Heaven might be like.

Usually it's a paradise. I don't think I've ever heard it described otherwise.

If it is in fact a place that has its own challenges and isn't just "the good afterlife," then how is that different than this world?

Also, if it were utter paradise, I wonder how many people would be happy there for eternity.

Perhaps there is some capacity for experiencing happiness and pleasure that we as mortal men cannot understand yet.
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Old 08-15-2005, 10:27 PM
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60 virgins........
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