Would you rather be a king in Hell or a servant in Heaven?

Question

I'd pick the former.

Anybody who understands the philosophical implications of this question know what I'm asking. I'm an atheist so I dont believe in God or Satan, Hell or Heaven. Rather these concepts are being used figuratively and kind of rhetorically in order to feel out the crowd; to see who is willing to live life for the sake of an imaginary friend or who is willing to live life for themselves.

Answer 1

I wish "details" would show when I answer a question. Before I saw them, your question didn't make sense. But now it does! I would rather be a king in hell any day of the week. For the very reasons you gave. (I was all ready to say "neither," since I don't believe in heaven or hell!)

Edit: Wow. I truly, honestly, sincerely would like to know why people want to be "servants." But even more, I wonder about bckizzle (last line) saying "...he would let you be you." That is NOT the concept of god while we're allive, (to Christians for whom I have no disrespect, but let's face it--this IS the Philosophy category!)

Answer 2

Well Smokey, it's actually a pretty tough choice to obediently serve under somebody else’s rule or to rule anywhere and make decisions about how others must live (exist) doesn't sound like a very desirable situation either.
I'd say rule in hell because at least I could make the only rule be that nobody is to pass judgment on anybody else for the choices they make, but when that rule gets broken, what could I do? Send them to heaven? Or earth?
To serve anywhere under rules that may or may not agree with what I think would be best for me doesn't sound like heaven: a peaceful paradise worth looking forward to finally being able to take part in. but at least I wouldn't have to make rules to try to please or control everybody.
Neither would be a perfect existence, which is why I cannot believe in either, heaven or hell.
Given the choice, I would prefer to be a ghost (which I don't believe in either). Feel no pain or hunger, go anywhere you want. Nobody notices and nobody cares when you pass through a wall to lay down in bed with a beautiful woman who you don't even know, or sit in the drivers seat of a brand new Ferrari, smelling the fine Italian leather while making sounds of the screaming engine as you shift through the gears maneuvering the curves down highway 101. All the while nobody sees, nobody hears, so nobody cares. Now that’s peace. Now that’s heaven. And nobody to serve or rule but yourself.

Answer 3

The King is the servant of the persons. So i'm a servant the two way ....continuously difficult gig. What can i say i could somewhat be Merlin than Aurthur so i assume Heaven sounds marginally extra perfect Anna nathrack, itf fas bethod, donyell den vey.

Answer 4

I would rather be a servant in heaven.
What happiness would it bring to be a king over idiots, ugly people in their hearts, murderes, aggressive or evil minded folks. I would not feel save as a king and could not enjoy my power. What purpose would this king in hell have? To govern a population to be even more of evil? I would not enjoy this.
But in heaven there is Light and there is peace and there are flowers and the air is beautiful and it smells good. I would feel streams of happiness flow through me, and I would feel connected with eternity. Yes, to serve GOD would be for me the greatest thing, indeed.

Answer 5

Whenever you go to heaven or hell you do NOT become a servant or king. In hell you go through eternal suffering and pain FOREVER. In heaven you live like a king. Just not as great as God. There are NO servants in heaven

Answer 6

I'd rather be a servant in heaven, i pray to god, i'll serve him because he is good, and he can overpower me anyday, but even if I had the power the lord has, i would still be a servant in heaven because i know that its only best, he helped me and still helps me through my toughest times, i want to be liked and loved, but as a servant to the most holy, i know that I'm loved and watched over by his holy spirit, amen.

Answer 7

I'd rather be a servant in Heaven. Everything is equal in Heaven because God does not catorgorize or judge.

Answer 8

I'm an Atheist too but I'd rather be a king in Hell. LOL

Answer 9

I used to ask the same kinds of questions, for the same reasons that you do.

Then this happened to me. Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away.

While driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.

Three days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to.

I feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.
During the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible.

I can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.

I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 10

Servant in Heaven... because you're forgetting one thing... it's HEAVEN. Power and independent control in a horrible place doesn't change the place and the place can change you over time.