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Is Hell Hot Or Cold?


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homeschoolmom

[quote name='Phazzan' date='Apr 27 2004, 08:55 AM'] I hope it's warm for my sake. :( [/quote]
Oh, Phazzan... don't give up. We have the hope of heaven.

I'm praying for you...

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[quote name='homeschoolmom' date='Apr 27 2004, 08:58 AM'] Oh, Phazzan... don't give up. We have the hope of heaven.

I'm praying for you... [/quote]
Hope? What's hope if you end up in a lake of burning sulphar?

Wasn't it St James (or Paul) who said if Christ did not rise from the dead our faith is in vain?

I really do try. :(

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Actually, Dante has it hot and cold (some levels are one, some are the other). The way I see it is that in sixth grade, some girl said that she'd go out to me when hell froze over. She still hasn't called, so I'm guessing it's still hot.

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ilovechrist

[quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Apr 26 2004, 10:48 PM'] I don't want to find out. [/quote]
AMEN to that! ^_^

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CreepyCrawler

sulfur smells like rotten eggs.... who cares what the weather is like? maybe hell will be like living in the middle of a rotten egg for eternity! ugh!

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[quote name='Iacobus' date='Apr 26 2004, 10:05 PM'] Like how many angels could stand on a pin head. [/quote]
That's easy! All of them! ;)

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I think it's probably both, or neither. We know the natural laws of this existence do know apply in Heaven, because time doesn't exist there. I'm thinking those same laws don't apply in Hell either. When we talk about a "lake of fire", we are just using terms we limited Earthlings can understand. It is hot or cold there? We'll really never know until we pass from this world. But what we do know and need to keep in mind is that it's an existence of suffering.

Sorry, someone kick that soapbox out from under me please!

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Thy Geekdom Come

[quote]Actually, Dante has it hot and cold (some levels are one, some are the other). The way I see it is that in sixth grade, some girl said that she'd go out to me when hell froze over. She still hasn't called, so I'm guessing it's still hot.[/quote]

Lol...there was some old, long joke I had on my email about that...I wonder if I can find it...

Here we go:

As you study for exams, remember its not the quantity it's the quality. And remember there is no substitute for pure unadulterated bull

Dr. Schambaugh, of the University of Oklahoma School of Chemical Engineering, Final Exam question for May of 1997. Dr. Schambaugh is known for asking questions such as, "why do airplanes fly?" on his final exams. His one and only final exam question in May 1997 for his Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer II class was: "Is hell exothermic or endothermic? Support your answer with proof."

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law or some variant. One student, however, wrote the following:

"First, We postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass. If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls leaving? I think we can safely assume that once a soul gets to hell, it will not leave.

Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for souls entering hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, then you will go to hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and souls go to hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in hell to increase exponentially.

Now, we look at the rate of change in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant. Two options exist:

1. If hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter hell, then the temperature and pressure in hell will increase until all hell breaks loose.
2. If hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until hell freezes over.

So which is it? If we accept the quote given to me by Theresa Manyan during Freshman year, "that it will be a cold night in hell before I date you" and take into account the fact that I still have NOT succeeded in having dating her, then Option 2 cannot be true...Thus, hell is exothermic."

The student, Tim Graham, got the only A.

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CreepyCrawler

i've read that before! it's so funny. but when i read it it said "it'll be a cold night in hell before i go out with you"

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Thy Geekdom Come

[quote] i've read that before! it's so funny. but when i read it it said "it'll be a cold night in hell before i go out with you"[/quote]

Thanks for reminding me...I wanted it to be more child-friendly, so I just edited it a bit...

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