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31 Aug 2010, 2:11 am

I know that I am getting nowhere in this existence, and I feel as if I will not be able to do so while at least being nominally good.

So, I have a plan I'm thinking about...

I'm thinking of, for the sake of a materially good life at least, selling my soul to Satan (and/or one of his demons), just to get somewhere slightly better in this world. I know I'd end up having to both become a full-fledged Satanist from then on, as well as end up in Hell as a result, but I don't feel as if things can get any better otherwise.

I would hope to do otherwise, but it is as if being good won't help, and I might have to submit to such evil...



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31 Aug 2010, 2:27 am

Well, good luck with that, Faust


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31 Aug 2010, 3:19 am

Ah_Q wrote:
Well, good luck with that, Faust


Haven't actually done anything even close to even preparing such a contact for that contract yet, but I'm going to wait until the end of November in this year to see if the more goodly elements of creation (that is, what many would say as being God and his angels) can show to me, to display that it is worth my while NOT selling my soul to the Devil. Hopefully there will be something to prove to me beyond a reasonable doubt that I shouldn't personally do such, but I doubt it. I am still open to the possibility of something that doesn't necessitate my damnation happening, as proof that it is not worth my time selling my soul, such as perhaps meeting a new girlfriend or such, but I dread what'll happen otherwise...



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31 Aug 2010, 8:31 am

First, check out the Pascal wager.

And consider:

IF the devil and eternal Hell do NOT exist, any steps you take in the soul selling direction leave you stuck where you are.

IF the devil and eternal Hell DO exist, you trade a few fastmoving years of at worst Earthly Hell for infinite experience of REAL Hell.

I never tried to find the web site, but the choice seems clear.



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31 Aug 2010, 8:43 am

Dunno...I'm an agnostic...I don't think it will do you any good, personally.

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31 Aug 2010, 9:08 am

Here's what you need to do:

Start making a direct effort to improve yourself and to do good in the world. I assume you have heard the expression "God helps those who help themselves" Everybody has times in their lives where nothing seems to work. You can either give in to it and let it wear you down or you can make an effort. Making an effort seems hard. Heck, it is hard! But once you get moving, it's not so bad.

Don't expect god to let you take the easy way out. The metaphor of "selling your soul" is taking the easy way out. Nobody has it easy. Especially people with ASD, but that doesn't get you off the hook for at least trying to make your life better.


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31 Aug 2010, 9:09 am

It has been said that demons specialise in "giving you exactly what you asked for and precisely what you didn't want".

In any case, why do you think your soul would be worth anything on the open market? I think the law of supply and demand has really made that a buyers market don't you think?



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31 Aug 2010, 12:17 pm

How would one go about arranging this exchange, anyway? Do you think Satan uses Craigslist? Actually it's probably more like what you said: he has his lesser demon interns peruse ads on Craiglist and then forward promising leads to his email account. Perhaps something that goes like this, "Human SOUL for sale-- Gently used condition-- Will trade for GIRLFRIEND!"


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