Monday, May 01, 2006

Heaven and Hell


Waiting for my Sunday morning TV News program, and catching the tail end of a "tele-evangelist" program:

The preacher declared that his (faith group) is the only one that would help get a person "saved", and therefore on the right path to Heaven.

Suppose, referring to the diagram, "X" represents Heaven, and "A", "B" and "C" are different faith-based organizations, whose final objective is to get to Heaven . According to "A", members in both "B" and "C" will not go to Heaven (they go to Hell). Similarly, "B" and "C" each makes the same claim about members in the other groups, i.e., the others will go to Hell.

So, does it not stand to reason that according to "A", "B" and "C", all of them ("B", "C" and "A", respectively,) will end up in Hell? This is certainly a very sobering thought, and not a good selling point when attempting to recruit a new member into the "faith-based group".

Cheers.

Wonderful dilemma

In most countries where automobiles and/or other types of motorized vehicle are part of the transportation system, roads usually have signposts declaring the legal maximum speed beyond which motorized vehicles are not permitted to travel.

Supposition:
On a 6-lane highway (3 going one-way, and 3 going the opposite way). Six drivers, each traveling in one traffic lane and going at posted maximum speed.

Outcome:
A massive traffic jam will result.

Questions:
- Would the six drivers be breaking the law (legal, social, commensense, etc)?
- What would you do if you were behind one of those six drivers?

Cheers