<lib1790> so, at this college there was an extra credit
question "Is hell endothermic or exothermic"
<lib1790> this is what one kid wrote:
<lib1790> First, we postulate that if souls exist, then they
must have some mass.
If they do, then a mole of souls can also have a mass. So, at
what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are
souls leaving? I think that we can safely assume that once a
soul gets to hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are
leaving.
<lib1790>As for souls entering hell, lets look at the
different religions that exist in the world today. Some of
these religions state that if you are not a member of their
religion, you will go to hell. Since, there are more than one
of these religions and people do not belong to more than one
religion, we can project that all people and all souls go to
hell.
With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the
number of souls in hell to increase exponentially.
<lib1790> Now, we look at the rate of change in volume in
hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and
pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of
souls and volume needs to stay constant.
<lib1790>So, if hell is expanding at a slower rate than the
rate at which souls enter hell, then the temperature and
pressure in hell will increase until all hell breaks loose
(i.e.,Hell is exothermic).
<liv1790>Of course, if hell is expanding at a rate faster than
the increase of souls in hell, than the temperature and
pressure will drop until hell freezes over (i.e.,Hell is
endothermic).
<lib1790>So which is it? If we accept the postulate given by
Ms.Therese Banyan during my freshman year, "That it will be a
cold night in hell before I go out with you," and take into
account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having a
relationship with her, the second case cannot be true.
Therefore, hell is exothermic.
<lib1790> the kid was the only one who got credit
