Dante's Inferno Test. Options

[The Wolf]

Dante's inferno test.

I would go to the first level of he--hope-you-moderators-don't-mind-using-in-these-circumstances-ll, Limbo.

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.

Don't take this too seriously.

This post has been edited by The Wolf: Nov 4 2005, 05:16 PM

[Lord Revan]

I got limbo. Horray! I'd be worried if I got level 2 or above. I've got flaws, everybody does. The awesome thing about Christ is that no matter how flawed you are; you only have to turn to him (for real) in order to be purified.
I'm protestant, some of the stuff Catholics do seems a like a little too much flash and not much substance. But that doesn't matter too much in the end. I think my result seemed pretty true to myself if it weren't for Jesus. Anyway, that was an fun diversion. Thanks for posting it.

This post has been edited by Lord Revan: Sep 14 2008, 07:45 PM

[bbqplatypus]

I got limbo. Horray! I'd be worried if I got level 2 or above. I've got flaws, everybody does. The awesome thing about Christ is that no matter how flawed you are; you only have to turn to him (for real) in order to be purified.
I'm protestant, some of the stuff Catholics do seems a like a little too much flash and not much substance. But that doesn't matter too much in the end. I think my result seemed pretty true to myself if it weren't for Jesus. Anyway, that was an fun diversion. Thanks for posting it.

True. That part of it is awesome. Personally, I view salvation is a constant, ongoing process - a road to walk. It's about repentance - recognizing one's flaws and adhering as close as one can to Christ's teachings. The path to heaven is one that we must walk on our own - on Earth. I think the recognition that ultimately we will stumble a bit, and that in the end, we're all are equal before God, is an important thing to understand. We can't think that we're superior or more righteous than anyone else - no human is purely righteous.

What I'm trying to say is that I think the way we treat others and view ourselves is a large part of accepting and repenting. I don't think that a total douche can get into heaven just by being all "Save me, Jeebus!" (unless he genuinely realizes his mistake, regrets it, and sincerely commits himself to change it before dying) It's a long road - a gradual process that involves not so much getting to heaven as going on a journey where heaven is the destination.

Virtue and humility have positive consequences in life as well, of course - another reason I endorse this view.



Geez, look at me, talking like this on THIS forum of all places. I probably sound like an evangelist (I'm not, by the way - I've been called wishy-washy and liberal in my theology, though to be fair, it was by an online fundy, so, hey). Oh, well. It's not like it's anything to be embarrassed about. As long as I'm not threatening everybody else with hellfire (which, as I said before, is the refuge of desperate charlatans who tend to be more superstitious than genuinely religious), it should be safe to post this.

This post has been edited by bbqplatypus: Sep 15 2008, 05:13 AM