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As a Christian, it would be very sad/disheartening if this author's description of "Christian Heaven" were actually supported by scripture. Aside from that, man
by twodave 5y ago
As a Christian, it would be very sad/disheartening if this author's description of "Christian Heaven" were actually supported by scripture. Aside from that, many of these ideas assume people to be completely self-centered and un-altruistic, which is often true, but I'd expect the ultimate fun to be more about shaking those bonds than attempting to accommodate them. From my view that requires changes both in the environment and in the individual.
- wffurr 5y agoThe article those draw from is a bit more charitable, though not much more so: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pK4HTxuv6mftHXWC3/prolegomena-to-a-theory-of-fun https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/pK4HTxuv6mftHXWC3/prolegomen... As a side note, you can support just about anything you want with scripture, so it's not a great basis for an argument.
- twodave 5y agoCertainly, though I personally draw a pretty large difference between "supported by scripture" and either "I can find a verse that helps me justify my opinion" or "I can find some famous idiot in the Bible who made the same mistake, therefore it's okay".
- chris_st 5y agoThat's brilliant, thanks. Also there's things "everyone knows" which are "supported by scripture" that are, in fact, nowhere in the Bible.