(Submitted by Solitary Reaper)
Let me begin with an assumption here- Other than this world and this universe, both perceptible, there exist two more dwelling places for mankind namely Heaven and Hell. This assumption is based on the dogmas of many religions, and so we all agree.
Are they spatially finite?
To answer this, we need to determine the current population of these two ‘other worlds’. Considering that the current popultion of this world is around 7 billion, can I assume that the number of people who have died so far is around 20 billion? It is a safe assumption for sure and also makes it mathematically easier for us.
So among these 20 billion deceased, how many chose to take the ‘wrong’ route? Can we assume 50%, again for mathematical reasons? So that means, 10 billion people are now housed in Hell and the rest are in Heaven. Now, aren’t those numbers staggerring?
And the story is not over. The administrators of Heaven and Hell have to keep making room for more and more people. 108 people die every minute here, in this world. Applying the 50-50 rule here, every minute there are 54 people queuing up outside the gates of either heaven or hell. And for a day, its around 75000 people.
Now, how long do these people stay there? For an eternity, a sacred text says. ‘An eternity’ means that once you are in, you never get out. And so, unlike us, they don’t see death and hence there is no decrease in population. And you thought Death was a bad thing?
If I can just digress from the point for a second- Is it fair for someone to be thrown into hell for an eternity for misdoings of only about 60 years?
Now considering all the above in mind, as you might have guessed by now, the finite model for heaven and hell is practically impossible. Until we assume that Heaven and hell have infinite capacity, most of the physical problems of these ‘other worlds’ cannot be solved.
Can I put forth a new model here? Let us assume that Heaven is of finite capacity. Fine? Now this finite heaven needs to be managed. So heaven hires managers, who have the toughest job in all the three worlds. Now what will the favourite line of these managers be? “This is fucking hell man”. Now who needs a separate world called Hell?
Advantages? This model needs an existence of only two worlds. Lets call them ‘this’ and ‘that’. ‘This’ is this world and ‘that’ is that unified ‘heaven and hell’ which we discussed in the previous paragraph. The model also ensures that a manager who is performing well is given a chance to shift to heaven and a person in heaven who thought he could peep into Marilyn Monroe’s room can easily be put into hell by making him a manager. The duality is taken off and so is the concept of the ban on cross border movements.
Any other advantages? Yeah. Do you know how much oil is consumed by Hell to punish its occupants? If making someone a manager of a finite heaven is a greater punishment, then why use oil? Why create Global warming?
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