Quote Originally Posted by Autumn Rain
All of this is why I'd gladly take hell over heaven, if such places existed.
You disagree so strongly with the concept of forgiveness?

Quote Originally Posted by Maxx Power
Commiting suicide is a big no-no in many religions, as your life is to be relinquished by God, not by yourself. It's probably equal to killing another person, same principal, different target.
True. A lot of people say suicide means Hell because there's no chance for you to ask forgiveness after you kill yourself, which is a sin. But many believe that asking forgiveness means forgiveness for everything we have done and everything we will ever do...which makes sense, unless your Catholic and confess everything to a priest.

However every sin is considered equal in the eyes of the Lord, so a person who did everything right except lying once about eating all the chocolate, and a mass-murderer who raped children, stole food from hobos, and had his end away constantly, are both equally prunable unless they ask for forgiveness.
Very true. The concept is that one sin makes us unworthy to be in Heaven with God, unless we're forgiven for it. One little white lie or the most sinful life you can imagine, and either way, we're not worthy, unless we're forgiven.

Then again a person with a perfect life who doesn't follow Jesus is also destined for Hell.
If it was possible to live a "perfect life", we wouldn't need forgiveness. And if somebody did live a perfect life, with absolutely no sin whatsoever, they would get into Heaven.

I would be an atheist. So I'd say black abyss of nothingness for me. I probably won't even know I'm dead, since my brain will have been starved of oxygen, thusly causing me to lose all thinking ability.
Of course, what we believe won't affect what will happen...if I believe I'll be turned into a chicken when I die, that doesn't mean I will.