Comment by πŸ¦‰ satya

=> Re: "Infinite Time in Heaven and Infinite Souls in Hell?" | In: s/Philosophy

@vstrecha the good reason is that the alternative is complete nonexistence.

Maybe it’s easier to think of this good agent as not a god; just an agent with the ability to make this choice.

=> πŸ¦‰ satya [OP/mod]

2024-11-08 Β· 3 months ago

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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...

=> πŸ’¬ satya [mod] Β· 3 comments Β· 2024-11-04 Β· 3 months ago

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