Hell? I don't think so...

In a recent email exchange with Justin, I started to get a little theory....

Between a lot of our friends, it has become a running joke that we're all going to hell. Most of us have started to joke, well, hey... at least it'll be a good party, right? But then you remember the beer'd we warm. And the local TV station would only show Arizona Cardinals games on Sundays. And it got me thinking.... you know, for all the vile things we joke about, and awful things we say, we usually at least follow them up with ".. and I'm going straight to hell". Which, in my mind, at least kind of conceeds that we know it was vile and/or awful. Now, doesn't that make us better than the people who, when they get a disgusted look from someone after they shoot their mouth off, "What? I'm just sayin'..."?

Also, is it really fair to lump in people who haven't done anything worse than laugh at the odd dead baby joke or racially insensitive comment, with mass murderers and stuff? Seems a bit harsh.