An equally unfalsifiable counterargument that you can throw at those who threaten you with hell

[LittleMonkey]

You probably know about one argument against suicide: you will be punished for eternity if you do so. It is untestable, unfalsifiable and so on. Why not apply the same logic, but in an argument for suicide?

What if a person goes to hell if they DON'T commit suicide? What if this world is basically a test of courage and rebellious spirit, and if you kill yourself - you pass the test and disappear or go to paradise or something. But if you have allowed fear and other people to discourage you from rebellion and you died from other causes, then you go to hell for cowardice, for sticking to the status quo.

As you can see, this line of thinking cannot be proven wrong. Suicide might actually be the only sensible option to take! So go tell them that ;)

 

[thebookofdisquiet]

I personally think the best answer is to burst out laughing and walk away, the person should know their argument is so ridiculous it's not worth your spit.

 

[Forever Sleep]

Or- It's kind of them to think we lived such a just and honest life so far that heaven is still even possible! As in- I reckon the entrance admission qualifications to heaven are going to be pretty strict. I'm sure I've already blasphemed enough to compromise my success. Plus- I'm far from 100% sure that God even exists!... I think you need to be a loyal fan to get in. My chances are already pretty poor.

Plus- in the paraphrased words of Stephen Fry: On earth- there exists a parasite that can only live by burrowing into eyeballs and making the creature blind. A kind of- do you REALLY want to be living in ANOTHER world created by the same creator?!! Personally- I'd rather pass. What do they suppose is so great about heaven anyway? Perhaps it's better than an eternity in hell but personally- I'd rather not go any place where I had to 'live' again... especially forever.

Freddy Mercury said he'd much rather go to hell anyway- think of all the interesting people that would be there! I never got to see him in concert and I'd like to. Plus- I LOVE Tim Curry. Any 'Legend' film fans out there? In the words of some of his greatest fans- 'If you were the devil, I'd pay to go to hell!' I hope 'my' hell has Tim Curry as satan and a Freddy Mercury concert every Friday night. That would be 'heaven'.

 

[Eternal Sleep!]

I don't believe in heaven or hell, if you think about it it's easy to see these are just human inventions.
You do good in life, you go to heaven, you do bad you go to hell. All it is, is fear mongering, so that governments have control over people. Religion is just a control business. It all sounds pretty ridiculous to me.

 

[JulyManiac]

what kind of a sick f*ck god would put me through this? If it does exist, it must ask for MY forgiveness.

 

[FuneralCry]

I literally cannot take anyone seriously who goes on about suicides going to hell, I would just take no notice of them, to me this world is the only truly hellish place.

 

[Chara]

The idea of a heaven and a hell make no logical sense. Eventually hell's biggest torture would be boredom, and heaven would become the same as hell. Ceasing to exist is the only long-term solution for someone who doesn't want to suffer eternally. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. It will go in one ear, out the other am sure.