Reply #50: I've always hoped for a hell, actually

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Wouldn't it be nice if people like Pol Pot, Pinochet and company had such a fate awaiting them?

However, I think it's silly for the average person to even worry about such things. I'm Christian and I certainly don't worry about it. People have such an out-of-proportion sense of what will make them hell-bound. I said to a friend of mine, "Do you think that the fact you had sex outside of marriage puts you on the same level as the bloodthirsty bastards around the globe who are killing people willy-nilly?" She didn't quite know what to say.

I finally reminded her that since Catholics believe in purgatory that's probably the worst she can expect. "Look at it as community service," I said. "Like picking up trash along the highway."