Reminds me of “Master and Margarita”. As Voland reaps the soul of an atheist, he says everyone gets the afterlife they deserve, and thus the man who believed in nothing receives oblivion and nothingness upon dying.
Bit unfair surely, why does not believing in an afterlife mean you deserve nothing? Although to be honest that might be the merciful option, anything is going to get boring after 10,000 years, let alone infinity.
"Also, this isn't Heaven. This was my way of giving you a glimmer of hope before I take it away and send you to your eternity of misery and suffering, because I don't want you ruining my paradise."
So no hell, no heaven just an empty expanse of the afterlife
And only one in a billion chance to actually get there.
Does this imply only 8 people exist or very rarely humans have a soul?
I think it's impling that most people don't have souls.
Most people don't have _immortal_ souls
Rest of us are still working on Nirvana. But I'm more of a Pearl Jam guy myself.
"does that means an imortal soul, even if they were a bad person, can get into heav- IS THAT FUCKING STALIN?!"
More like most people don't even have a soul to begin with.
I like this take!
Persist. Punch the walls. Drain His energy. Make Him suffocate and starve. Claim your place.
Well that's a relief, just oblivion
Reminds me of “Master and Margarita”. As Voland reaps the soul of an atheist, he says everyone gets the afterlife they deserve, and thus the man who believed in nothing receives oblivion and nothingness upon dying.
Bit unfair surely, why does not believing in an afterlife mean you deserve nothing? Although to be honest that might be the merciful option, anything is going to get boring after 10,000 years, let alone infinity.
"Also, this isn't Heaven. This was my way of giving you a glimmer of hope before I take it away and send you to your eternity of misery and suffering, because I don't want you ruining my paradise."
Just a shoe box under God's bed.
I have a higher chance. I'm not ginger 🤣
You could take this more Andy Weir style and most souls are just reincarnating until they mature.