Reason 8642 Why I Am Probably Going To Hell*

[ickyzenpoet]

Today I was in the grocery store, just buying my food, trying to be patient (I have a major problem with patience--people annoy me far too often). I was stopped at the hub of two aisles, waiting for a slightly annoying nine-year-old-ish boy to move along so I could push my cart and continue shopping. His mother was of the type who quietly says, "Oh

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[paxindigo]

I'm laughing loudly enough to irritate the cat. Nice. :D

[progfan]

Since the History Channel flubbed this one up, I can't resist to say it myself...

Hell was originally in Anglo-Saxon belief. Hel was a goddess of the dead, and the underworld wasn't a place of punishment, it was just a place where the dead went if they didn't go to Valhalla (or the Anglo-Saxon equivalent of Valhalla). Much like the Greeks, Hel was a place you could travel to in order to seek wisdom (if you actually made it back out without becoming dead yourself).

[ickyzenpoet]

I also find it interesting how Hell is mentioned and referred to in the Bible. Which is to say, not as much as you'd think. And I can only think of one time when it's really referred to as a fiery place of torment. There are references to people being unable to share in the kingdom of God, but not much about the Catholic vision of whips and misery.

[progfan]

Actually, look up sheol and gehenna. The Jews believed in these places. Sheol was simply a place of the dead, and gehenna was kind of like purgatory. Funny, Hades was mentioned as Hell sometimes in the Bible, since it was originally written down in Greek...

[spaniotita]

i totally laughed hysterically for at least a minute after i read that...

don't worry, all the fun people go to hell :-D