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Posted by dissonant at proxy1-external.clinton1.ia.home.com on June 24, 2001 at 01:27:33:

In Reply to: Not Really... posted by Ima Roofer on June 24, 2001 at 01:10:04:

: After passing through the arch, ALL of Bartleby's sins would have been
: forgiven ... including his manipulation of circumstances to shuffle himself
: loose the mortal coil. So, he would have succeeded. Luckily for us all.
: God stepped in ... (she's SO smart)

This is really a hard point to argue either way, but here goes.
Yes, his sins would be forgiven going in but he would still be killed on the way out. Sure his planning was before going through, but he would still be killed after coming out and the death would still be a suicide no matter when it was planned. If someone were to plan a suicide they wouldn't go to hell unless they went through with it.

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: : After passing through the arch, ALL of Bartleby's sins would have been : : forgiven ... including his manipulation of circumstances to shuffle himself : : loose the mortal coil. So, he would have succeeded. Luckily for us all. : : God stepped in ... (she's SO smart) : This is really a hard point to argue either way, but here goes. : Yes, his sins would be forgiven going in but he would still be killed on the way out. Sure his planning was before going through, but he would still be killed after coming out and the death would still be a suicide no matter when it was planned. If someone were to plan a suicide they wouldn't go to hell unless they went through with it.

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