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Wow. Tons of religious suggestions. Here is another one. I'm going to write my own version of it but feel free to use the concept:

What's it like to live forever?

You are transported to hell because you are an Atheist. Everybody is doing their best to see how they can leave hell because their flesh is on fire, and they aren't dying. Some, think if they beg god that eventually he would let them in heaven. Then you stumble onto a group of scientist who like you are atheist.

They asked you if you have ever heard of the uncertainty principle. You answer yes. Is that where you can't know the position and speed of a particle to arbitrary precision at the same time. They answer something like that, but it also means that a particle has a probability of being in any part of the universe albeit most of those probability are small. That means you have a probability of being in heaven right now.

Given that we will live forever, that means anything that can happen will happen; one of these days we will magically appear in heaven. It is possible.

Then you realizing this is true and begin to feel hopeful. Then you think what if god instantly sent you back to hell what then? You go back to the scientist and explain why it wouldn't work.

Then they ask, what if god lost his godhood? What if all the particles that made up god suddenly diffused. It is possible.

Well, basis of the story is anything that can happen will happen when you live forever, so play on that.

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