What Is Hell?

Question

Willys cynical thought for the day;

If you've ended up in hell with someone, and you're still mad at them, where do you tell them to go?

The following is supposedly an actual question given on a university chemistry exam. The answer by one student was so profound that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well.

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:

First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we need to know the rate at which souls are moving into Hell and the rate at which they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving. As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Most of these religions state: that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell.

Since there is more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all souls go to Hell. With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially. Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand proportionately as souls are added.

This gives two possibilities:

1.If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.

2.If Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.

So which is it?

If we accept the postulate given to me by Teresa during my Freshman year that, "it will be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you," and take into account the fact that I slept with her last night, then number 2 must be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic and has already frozen over. The corollary of this theory is that since Hell has frozen over, it follows that it is not accepting any more souls and is therefore, extinct ... leaving only Heaven thereby proving the existence of a divine being which explains why, last night, Teresa kept shouting "Oh my God."

THIS STUDENT RECEIVED THE ONLY "A"!!!

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Answer 1

I really like the Chem test answer- LOL!!... but now Teresa will be all embarrassed- I feel bad for her. Hope the guy who wrote this answer changed her name...

I agree, though- I think Hell must be a cold and lonely place- no love of/for God or anyone else.

I'm going to interpret your question as a theological one. Yes, I am Christian, but I also firmly believe in God's mercy (of which I need plenty!!). I believe that God wants all souls to reach heaven, so there is no limit on the number of souls that can be admitted there.

I think that the worst Hell is a state of mind, not necessarily a place or location- "if only..." or "I should have..." I also think that Hell will be determined by the people there, the caliber of souls that are sent there... how pleasant can a place be if it's completely populated by people who enjoy destroying others- physically, emotionally, etc? full of people who are filled with hate, anger, sorrow, etc?

Answer 2

Wow, why can't I be that smart and witty at the same time. THat kid deserved that "A".

As a side not, I worked in Hell for a little over a year. Campus Dining Services at the Univeristy of Idaho. Hell does exist because I worked there.

Answer 3

Hell doesn't exist. It is a man-made creation and its purpose is to scare people into acting good. I am an athiest. I do not believe in God. I act nicely and I have morals not because I do not want to go to heaven but I want the world's people to be a little nicer.

Answer 4

My version of Hell would be to be stuck in a room with Ann Coulter, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell and to be told that I couldn't leave until I taught them logic.

Answer 5

Al Gore

Answer 6

Awesome Answer!!
I think Hell is simply the absence of God, not hot, or cold per se. Basically, it's not being alive spiritually anymore, the "nothingness" which we all dread.

Answer 7

hell = The state of Rhode Island

Answer 8

Neither Hell nor Heaven exist, as both "places" are merely fairy tales on steroids.

Answer 9

Hell is living on earth with people like you.

Answer 10

It must have hurt like hell getting those tattoos