Does the concept of eternity have any meaning at all? It’s a very philosophically nebulous thing when taken beyond a superficial level. We can’t fathom existing for a huge number of years anymore than we can conceive being the size of the universe. Spiritually being eternally cast into fire could mean to be removed from the being that is everything which is to be nothing forevermore. Or eternity can just mean until the end of time, which could very well be finite.
I think if Christians advertised no after life as punishment some might find it a pleasant thought. To stop existing… there is no fear in it. It’s our drive for survival that created fear. There is no sorrow in it there is no need for sorrow or happiness because nothingness doesn’t have chemical fueled emotions.
Does the concept of eternity have any meaning at all? It’s a very philosophically nebulous thing when taken beyond a superficial level. We can’t fathom existing for a huge number of years anymore than we can conceive being the size of the universe. Spiritually being eternally cast into fire could mean to be removed from the being that is everything which is to be nothing forevermore. Or eternity can just mean until the end of time, which could very well be finite.
I think if Christians advertised no after life as punishment some might find it a pleasant thought. To stop existing… there is no fear in it. It’s our drive for survival that created fear. There is no sorrow in it there is no need for sorrow or happiness because nothingness doesn’t have chemical fueled emotions.