Hell: Hot or Cold

[SuperPigeon]

We commonly depict Hell as firey however in Dantes inferno he depicts it has cold.

Have I got my facts straight or is there more to this hot/cold Hell than what Ive found out
:)

[maxximus]

wasn't it dante who said " the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of morale crisis maintain their neutrality, there comes a time when silence is betrayal." aparently relevant even today.

[rojash]

Although he probably said moral, rather than morale...

[jno]

it's traditionally been hot as hell, but occasionally people do describe it as cold as hell, or dark as hell, with wailing and gnashing of teetth, or just endlessly gloomy with people separated forever from God.

[China Doll]

My idea of hell would involve the cold.

[Booldawg]

Dante presented us with a hell that contained many different landscapes, environments and punishments. He spoke about the various 'rings' of Hell (I think there were 8) The further you got down the worse the punishment for greater sins.

Dante spends most of the book slating notable charachters from Greek history to (his) modern day Italian policticians. I wonder what ring Dante finds himself in for coveting Beatrice, whilst already married to another?

[naomi24]

Me too China.

[Octavius]

The idea of Hell being a fiery burning pit of suffering came from elements of the translation of the New Testament. This could have been in seeing volcanoes spewing the moulten rock from inside earth (i.e. not a good place to be) or:

Gehenna - a deep narrow glen to the south of Jerusalem, where the Jews offered their children in sacrifice to Molech. This valley afterwards became the common receptacle for all the refuse of the city. Here the dead bodies of animals and of criminals, and all kinds of nasty bits 'n' pieces, Mariah Carey fans etc, were cast and consumed by fire kept always burning. It thus in process of time became the image of the place of everlasting destruction.

Hades - The abode of the dead. The Bible writers when translated probably found the Greek word Hades, which simply means out of sight or unseen. Basically gone to a separate place to the living and un-contactable. Once you die you are no longer part of this world and the only contact living people have is with demonic spirits who pretend to be lost partners or loved ones.

Tartarus - Special place reserved for certain angels described as the pits of darkness. Tartaro from Tartaros (the deepest abyss of Hell the name of the subterranean region, doleful and dark, regarded by the ancient Greeks as the abode of Mariah Carey and the wicked dead, where they suffer.

So in a matter of translation, the writers decided to collectively call all these places (and some others): Hell. Somewhere where suffering was seen as being bought down to the lowest debasement of humiliation, eternal torment and endless suffering. The message of Jesus was that this could al be avoided and there is a nicer place to go, even if that is Hades �out of sight�.

In my mind, hell is whatever you perceive your eternal torment to be. Can you guess what mine is?!

[WaldoMcFroog]

R&S on the AB?

[Theland]

A karaoke night in Naomis place?

[keyplus90]

Hot - Very Very Hot.

[Octavius]

Well Riyadh certainly fits the bill then keyplus.

I would expect a cold reception at naomis, and a warm one in R&S, or is that the other way round? Karaoke certainly gives me the shivers.

[keyplus90]

When it becomes extremely cold, even then you get burnt.

A good number of people will have to get their Sun lotion ready.

[China Doll]

Hell to Octavius... erm, how about a holiday inn hotel room with permenant warmbling dames coming through the speakers and no way of checking out.... Am I close?!

[keyplus90]

What about living under the flight path of Hethrow airport.

[keyplus90]

I meant Heathrow.

[annavc]

No doubt a an urban myth but funny and clever anyway. A physics exam questions was set which asked: "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 sleep with you" and take into account the fact that I still have NOT succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then

[annavc]

cont.

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 sleep with you" and take into account the fact that I still have NOT succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then Option 2 cannot be true...Thus, hell is exothermic."

Apparently the student got "A"!

[Octavius]

Well a temporary arrangement at T5 should be fine keyplus. Until they whip the luggage humpers into shape at least.

CD you are certainly weeing up the right lamp post. If I understand your assertion on the music front correctly, I could be trapped in the Oceanview Room at Jumba Bay and it would still be hell.

Yes anna, a myth, as souls exist in a vacuum and are weightless. I should know, I�ve got one.

[China Doll]

I think I resent the dog implication there Octavius! (You are sooo going to hell for that).

[Octavius]

It was close, but I said three Hail Mary�s and all is forgiven.