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No? That’s not what it means.

Let me try an analogy: suppose you got out in a snowstorm, God is someone who loves you and got after you to light a fire so you can be warm, what happens if you still insist on going away?

Yes, that’s why hell isn’t already the current reality, despite humanity rejecting God, He still lends us life and good things out of love and doesn’t instantly smite those who use His gifts to act outside of His will.

Depending on the interpretation the “I was” should be “yourself”.

As God is the source of all life and good, choosing to turn away from Him means hell is self-inflicted.

Why is Dune even considered good sci-fi? It’s more fantasy than Star Wars. Except for maybe replacing the ornithopters with blimps, you could change everything to a pseudo-medieval setting and it wouldn’t change anything in the story.

The Dune books.

OK, not boring, but nowhere near deserving the praise they get.

I’ve only managed to get through the first two.

free market means consumers are free to choose where to buy from, it absolutely requires government regulations.

When I got a beagle I was warned that the race makes for great alarm dogs, but terrible guard dogs, they will bark a lot and then become friends with the burglar.

Cupid should try moving to the Southern Hemisphere, February is the perfect time to do that.

Only works in written form. Unless the alien says the number as one-zero.

Also, in a bijective number system, every base is 11. (they don’t have 0)

edit: not true, brainfart