Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Committing Sin on Earth

A thought on Dante's Inferno:

I was thinking about Dante's thought about the sins committed on earth having the reciprical punishment to fit the sin such as the shades in the seventh circle. They commited suicide on earth and in hell they are encased in trees and harpies eat their bark which makes them bleed and it is the only times they can speak. Their punishment fit their crime.

In Dante, man chooses to go to hell by the actions of sin committed on earth. My thought is what if all mankind knew what sin deserved what punishment in hell while they are on earth. Man could therefore choose where he wanted to go for all of eternity. He could choose to be frozen or to be in flames. He could choose to be eaten or to endlessly carry heavy weights.

On the other hand if mankind knew the sins they commited on earth would take them to hell would they choose to sin? Or choose to go to hell? Or would they choose to go to heaven? Or purgatory where they can learn the way to heaven?

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