=> Re: "Infinite Time in Heaven and Infinite Souls in Hell?" | In: s/Philosophy
(I think nonexistence is certainly worse)
Also, this might just be a mostly trivial math problem in a philosophical disguise. I'm curious whether there is a philosophical argument against my calculation - I'm sure someone can think of one.
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=> π vstrecha Β· Nov 06 at 04:16:
I don't think a good god would torment people without a good reason for it.
=> π¦ satya [OP/mod] Β· Nov 08 at 19:25:
@vstrecha the good reason is that the alternative is complete nonexistence.
Maybe itβs easier to think of this good agent as not a god; just an agent with the ability to make this choice.
Infinite Time in Heaven and Infinite Souls in Hell? β A great thought experiment from the ACX open thread: Suppose that God could create a universe at time t=0 containing a countably infinite number of sentient beings (hereinafter "persons" or "people"). He sets up a one-to-one correspondence between the people and the positive integers: every person gets a unique integer, and all the positive integers are used. At t=0, everyone is suffering the torments of Hell, and believes that they will...
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