AR-News: THREE VIVISECTIONISTS IN HEAVEN- Two views of heaven

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Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:13 PM
Subject: Two views of heaven


 TWO VIEWS OF HEAVEN
 
 THREE VIVISECTIONISTS IN HEAVEN
2001, S Hartwell
 
 One day, three animal experimenters were involved in a fatal car
crash. They found themselves outside a set of pearly gates being greeted
by an angelic scientist with a halo. The angel welcomed them to heaven and
guided them through the gates towards a huge building which they quickly
saw was a giant research lab. Entering, they saw every type of
experimental equipment they could ever have wished for - surgical
implements, electrodes, drugs, toxins and irritants and racks of rabbits
and mice and pens of monkeys, beagles and kittens. 
"Is this heaven?" asked one of the scientists.
"Oh yes, this is heaven," confirmed the angel.
Rubbing their hands in glee, they realised they could continue their
lives' work after death and had been provided with all the necessary
resources.
The angel led them towards a set of stocks and to their surprise they were
clamped in place. Electrodes were implanted into their brains and day
after day, bleach was sprayed into their eyes and they were cut open, sewn
up, injected, force fed, abraded and burnt. The only thing they could not
do was die.
Finally one of the scientist screamed out, "You lied! This is not heaven!"
The angel indicated all the animals in cages and pens and only then did
the scientists realise that none of the cages had doors and none of the
pens were locked. The animals were bedded down in comfort, singly or in
groups as they wished, and were impassively watching the agonising
experiments being performed on their former tormentors.
"Oh yes," said the angel indicating all the animals, "This is heaven. But
nobody said it was YOUR heaven."

the wild, cruel beast is not behind the bars of the cage. he is in front of it - axel munthe

"Never doubt that a small group of dedicated citizens can change the world. 
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."      Margaret Mead
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