+301 Why do people insist on using the phrase "smart as hell?" If the people in hell were smart, they wouldn't be there in the first place, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There is a lot of weird phrases like that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Stephen Hawking Is smart and according to all the Christians I know, he's going to hell cause he doesn't believe in God

by Anonymous 13 years ago

He's actually an agnostic, according to himself. Not entirely important, just a clarification.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

"as hell" can be added to any adjective to add emphasis, regardless of whether or not it makes sense to reference hell as an entity. also, smart people know that silly things like god and hell don't actually exist

by Anonymous 13 years ago

So you could say it's cold as hell? And only ignorant people think that things like God and hell don't exist

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yes, people do say that... A lot of times phrases like that lose their literal meanings.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

'Ignorant' does not translate to 'those who don't agree with ME.' So far, you're the only one sounding ignorant here for making such statements.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

You think being smart keeps you out of hell? That's ridiculous.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

don't go trying to start a religious debate.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Many smart people are evil. I don't agree with Hitler at all, but he was quite (technically) intelligent.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

True that. Nobody has come close to uniting a natin the way he did

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I also don't get "Cold as Hell."

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Oh sorry I didn't read you said that before I said what I did

by Anonymous 13 years ago

hell will be cold when it freezes over

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well considering that some of the most intelligent people in the world are atheist/agnostic, they would theoretically be in Hell if Hell exists.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

just because they dont believe in God doesn't mean they aren'tgoing to Hevaen, does it? i'm not really sure how that works... well,no one really does. :l

by Anonymous 13 years ago

A smart person wouldn't believe in hell

by Anonymous 13 years ago

LAWYERS

by Anonymous 13 years ago

There's a big difference between smart and obedient. The two actually have very little to do with each other

by Anonymous 13 years ago