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Total Members Voted: 49

[Wrex]

How do you even get in there? I picked the most virtuous answers I could find bar believing in God or go to church but still got heretic.
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That's an intresting question, considering I didn't answer in the affirmative for any of those either.

[Xantalos]

How do you even get in there? I picked the most virtuous answers I could find bar believing in God or go to church but still got heretic.

That's an intresting question, considering I didn't answer in the affirmative for any of those either.
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It mightve been my answer on the military question.

[Vector]

I suspect it's the "believing in god" thing.  I said I didn't go to church, that I did have some pagan beliefs, that I didn't believe in afterlife, etc.

[Max White]

It is based on christian writings, either you are a god fearing bigot or you go to hell. Heck if you are really careful you might get some sort of middle ground... Point is this sort of quiz is more of a joke than any measure of morality.

[Xantalos]

It is based on christian writings, either you are a god fearing bigot or you go to hell. Heck if you are really careful you might get some sort of middle ground... Point is this sort of quiz is more of a joke than any measure of morality.

HEY! S'a measure of GUD FUNDAMANTEL CRISTIN MORALITI!

[Wrex]

The thing is. i'm an atheist and answered accordingly O-o, Clearly, I have broken it.

[Vector]

Huh.  Maybe it's just because you were relatively low on other stuff?

[Brotato]

As purgatory is just torment that lasts thousands upon thousands of years instead of eternally, according to Dante and the catholic church of the time, envy you I do not.


"Charon ushers you across the river Acheron, and you find yourself upon the brink of grief's abysmal valley. You are in Limbo, a place of sorrow without torment. You encounter a seven-walled castle, and within those walls you find rolling fresh meadows illuminated by the light of reason, whereabout many shades dwell. These are the virtuous pagans, the great philosophers and authors, unbaptised children, and others unfit to enter the kingdom of heaven. You share company with Caesar, Homer, Virgil, Socrates, and Aristotle. There is no punishment here, and the atmosphere is peaceful, yet sad."


That is surprising, though.

That sounds, so, so much nicer than purgatory.  If being pagan gets me a better afterlife than I demand a refund!  Seriously, heaven better have 77^77 virgins or whatever it is.  Hanging out with Socrates and Aristotle for eternity sounds awesome.

[Xantalos]

As purgatory is just torment that lasts thousands upon thousands of years instead of eternally, according to Dante and the catholic church of the time, envy you I do not.


"Charon ushers you across the river Acheron, and you find yourself upon the brink of grief's abysmal valley. You are in Limbo, a place of sorrow without torment. You encounter a seven-walled castle, and within those walls you find rolling fresh meadows illuminated by the light of reason, whereabout many shades dwell. These are the virtuous pagans, the great philosophers and authors, unbaptised children, and others unfit to enter the kingdom of heaven. You share company with Caesar, Homer, Virgil, Socrates, and Aristotle. There is no punishment here, and the atmosphere is peaceful, yet sad."


That is surprising, though.

That sounds, so, so much nicer than purgatory.  If being pagan gets me a better afterlife than I demand a refund!  Seriously, heaven better have 77^77 virgins or whatever it is.  Hanging out with Socrates and Aristotle for eternity sounds awesome.

Actually better than Heaven, where you spend all eternity singing to God.

[Max White]

I would take a finite existence over eternity any day...

[Xantalos]

I would take a finite existence over eternity any day...

Ah, then you at least truly know your own disposition toward eternity. Good.

[Wrex]

As purgatory is just torment that lasts thousands upon thousands of years instead of eternally, according to Dante and the catholic church of the time, envy you I do not.


"Charon ushers you across the river Acheron, and you find yourself upon the brink of grief's abysmal valley. You are in Limbo, a place of sorrow without torment. You encounter a seven-walled castle, and within those walls you find rolling fresh meadows illuminated by the light of reason, whereabout many shades dwell. These are the virtuous pagans, the great philosophers and authors, unbaptised children, and others unfit to enter the kingdom of heaven. You share company with Caesar, Homer, Virgil, Socrates, and Aristotle. There is no punishment here, and the atmosphere is peaceful, yet sad."


That is surprising, though.

That sounds, so, so much nicer than purgatory.  If being pagan gets me a better afterlife than I demand a refund!  Seriously, heaven better have 77^77 virgins or whatever it is.  Hanging out with Socrates and Aristotle for eternity sounds awesome.

The purgatorio talks about what those in purgatory have to endure, if it matters. The proud, for example, are crushed beneath large rocks while joyously singing the lord's prayer for a few thousand years. Unlike in hell, where you end up in one location forever, everyone in purgatory endures  each of it's torments for  period coresponding to their level of sin, generally several millenia at the least per sin, unless you bought indulgences from the church or were a saint.

The punishments of Purgatory:
The proud: Crushed under rocks while chanting the lord's prayer
The envious: Their eyes are sown shut, and they are clad in pentiental cloaks. Cain is apparently still here when Dante reaches it.
The Wrathful: Choked with toxic, blinding smoke, while chanting Angus Dei
The Slothful: Run without rest, ever.
The greedy: They lie face down in the dust while chanting a line from Psalm 119:25
The gluttonous: Starved, and forced to stare at food on trees that they can never reach
The lustful: Set on fire, while screaming out examples of lust.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Dante described the events of Purgatory to be labors rather than punishment, as they are engaged by the souls there willingly in order to burn away their sins.

[mcclay]

Hah, fuck all that, imma just punch dudes in the mud.

[Wrex]

Dante described the events of Purgatory to be labors rather than punishment, as they are engaged by the souls there willingly in order to burn away their sins.

Mmm, point, although to me it seems a matter of semantics if anything.