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Topic: What is Heaven? Posted: 20-Aug-2007 at 13:55 |
How do different religions describe heaven?
- What is heaven?
- What happens in heaven?
- Is it eternal?
Most religions in the world have a concept of "paradise/heaven", it would be interesting to discover their outlook regarding the matter.
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Kamikaze 738
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Posted: 20-Aug-2007 at 19:11 |
I describe heaven as a place where all good resides without a presence of evil. The opposite is hell (of course ). What happens in heaven is up to you as you can do whatever you wish (most be according to good). And I do believe heaven is eternal as with hell.
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Posted: 20-Aug-2007 at 19:35 |
Well in Heaven, if it were truly heaven, there would be beer, liquor, women, feasting, boasting, singing, fighting...
...err wait, I'm thinking of Valhalla.
In heaven you sit around listening to harps and choir music all day, or so I've been told.
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Posted: 20-Aug-2007 at 20:08 |
everlasting bliss
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Northman
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Posted: 20-Aug-2007 at 21:34 |
If you look at and compare to other places in the universe, this planet must be be heaven. We just haven't realized it yet.
All we need is to start acting accordingly, listen to soft music and stop fighting. What a bliss!
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Posted: 20-Aug-2007 at 21:46 |
Northman, do you want us all to listen to elevator music?!
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Posted: 20-Aug-2007 at 21:48 |
It's a kind of hot a firey place, with lots of reddish guys poking people with forks. But at least it ain't got any bloody Mormans in it.
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 01:06 |
This: Warning NSFW
It's a kind of hot a firey place, with lots of reddish guys poking
people with forks. But at least it ain't got any bloody Mormans in it.
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uh.....no Paul that's hell....but the lack of Mormon's would make it seem like heaven. As to what Mormons can expect in the afterlife here is a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy0d1HbItOo
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 01:15 |
Wow, that is one weird video. According to the cartoon, if I become a god in the afterlife, I can have "endless celestial sex with my many wives". Maybe Mormonism isn't so bad after all...
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Kamikaze 738
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 04:06 |
That was a weird story... Mormonism sounds more like a sci-fi thing than a religion to me
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 10:08 |
Originally posted by Paul
It's a kind of hot a firey place, with lots of reddish guys poking people with forks. But at least it ain't got any bloody Mormans in it.
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Guess someone is a South Park fan?? Its funny though because I'm pretty sure if someone else had of said that the 'CoC' would have come into effect...
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 18:02 |
Originally posted by JanusRook
This: Warning NSFW
It's a kind of hot a firey place, with lots of reddish guys poking people with forks. But at least it ain't got any bloody Mormans in it.
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uh.....no Paul that's hell....but the lack of Mormon's would make it seem like heaven.
As to what Mormons can expect in the afterlife here is a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy0d1HbItOo
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Wow! Doesn't this kind of remind you of Scientology a bit?
Edited by Paul - 21-Aug-2007 at 18:02
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 18:03 |
Originally posted by Parnell
Originally posted by Paul
It's a kind of hot a firey place, with lots of reddish guys poking people with forks. But at least it ain't got any bloody Mormans in it.
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Guess someone is a South Park fan?? Its funny though because I'm pretty sure if someone else had of said that the 'CoC' would have come into effect... |
Just what the forum needs. Another CoCshover.
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 18:16 |
Heaven is where people can eat good food, have sex with beautiful women and be happy. How could one do these things without material existence, like organs, hormones or enzymes, is beyond me.
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 18:28 |
Pauls behaviour is not in violation of the CoC. Parnell you have a chip
on your shoulder regarding Paul and I suggest you get over it.
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 19:37 |
Originally posted by Adalwolf
Well in Heaven, if it were truly heaven, there would be beer, liquor, women, feasting, boasting, singing, fighting...
...err wait, I'm thinking of Valhalla.
In heaven you sit around listening to harps and choir music all day, or so I've been told.
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Isn't that the muslim version of heaven minus the fighting, and boasting maybe?
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 21:21 |
Originally posted by Paul
Originally posted by Parnell
Originally posted by Paul
It's a kind of hot a firey place, with lots of reddish guys poking people with forks. But at least it ain't got any bloody Mormans in it.
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Guess someone is a South Park fan?? Its funny though because I'm pretty sure if someone else had of said that the 'CoC' would have come into effect... |
Just what the forum needs. Another CoCshover. |
Understanding Paulisms takes some time. He means no offence. Comical analogies perhaps. That is one difference we take into consideration when evaluating violations.
However, you Parnell seem to have a problem with him. The proper channels are by PM.
Edited by Seko - 21-Aug-2007 at 21:21
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Posted: 21-Aug-2007 at 21:43 |
As a sometime beneficiary of the "intended humor merits leniency" clause implicit in the Code of Conduct, I hope no plans are made to alter said implicit clause anytime soon. -Akolouthos
Edited by Akolouthos - 21-Aug-2007 at 21:44
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Posted: 25-Aug-2007 at 20:36 |
Originally posted by Adalwolf
Well in Heaven, if it were truly heaven, there would be beer, liquor, women, feasting, boasting, singing, fighting...
...err wait, I'm thinking of Valhalla.
In heaven you sit around listening to harps and choir music all day, or so I've been told.
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Now that sounds like Heaven! Where do I sign up?!?!
Not the harping part, unless you get to break harps over heads in Valhalla?
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Posted: 25-Aug-2007 at 21:29 |
Originally posted by SearchAndDestroy
Originally posted by Adalwolf
Well in Heaven, if it were truly heaven, there would be beer, liquor, women, feasting, boasting, singing, fighting...
...err wait, I'm thinking of Valhalla.
In heaven you sit around listening to harps and choir music all day, or so I've been told.
| Now that sounds like Heaven! Where do I sign up?!?!
Not the harping part, unless you get to break harps over heads in Valhalla? |
Is Valhalla not Van Hallen
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