Having looked at the joys of heaven, I thought I’d turn the other way. Is it simply the absence of the good things that heaven has that makes hell a hellish place? Or is there more to it? Just as I have four views of heaven, I have four views of hell. All of my views of hell include the idea that what we have spent our whole lives striving for isn’t worth striving for or has been and remains unobtainable. The Christian view of hell includes fire and brimstone. I’m not includ…

The popular image of heaven seems to be angels wearing white robes, playing harps, and sitting on clouds. As far as I can tell, this image appeals to exactly no one. People seem sure that heaven is a boring place, a place where anything really good can’t be allowed because it must come from sinful or evil desires. It seems that heaven has been sanitized for your protection and everything that is illegal, immoral, or fattening has been removed, leaving, supposedly nothing worth anything …

Here’s how I imagine it would be if Idealists were in charge of running the U.S. I think it would be safe to say that the military would become smaller with less money spent on it. More money would be spent on social programs. Leaders would campaign for individualized instruction for children to bring out their potential. There would be a huge emphasis on working cooperatively. Competition would be discouraged. Sports would become exhibitions instead of competitions. Some students…

Most of my experience with parties has been with the ones for children’s birthdays. My Guardian mother gave nice birthday parties for me with cute shaped invitations and fun themes. I remember one year the theme was Winnie the Pooh. My mom made a Winnie the Pooh shaped cake. She let me write my name in icing on the cake. I was pleased to do that but very disappointed with how my name actually came out. Strangely enough, it looked like it had been written by a child. Each child received …