
Episode 206: Angel Chasing (Ted Chiang's "Hell is the Absence of God")
Very Bad Wizards
The Light of God, Ethan, and the Blinding
Ethan: I've got a beth her audiences are shrinking and shrinking in size, and she's just not bothered. He quits his job and becomes a preacher so he could talk about this experience of seeing neil descended to hell despite having gotten the light. And he basically a tells people that they can no more expect justice in the after life than in the mortal plane. Love god with your eyes wide open, you know, which is kind of ironic, givin what actual god's love, if you happen to see it, does to you.
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