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Well, this is a con, innit? Because if you take either envelope, you're trading with Satan, which is usually though of as a sin. Although you could go for gold and say that God's mercy is such that you'd be redeemed for ignoring the danger to your own soul and concentrating on others'. Then again, it's not Satan who decides who goes to Hell, so an attempt to rescue others from Hell without God's sanction is certainly an act of Hubris, of contempt for the divine plan, and you're goin' daaaaahn.
More generally, though, Satan never plays fair. So whichever envelope you accept - if you do - is liable to be poisoned; for example, each and every one of those million souls might be aboutto comit a dreadful sin and end up in Hell again.
I think the smart move is simply to smile at Ole NIck and tell him you'll have both envelopes in the name of the One True God, and he better hand 'em over or you're calling in the Fisk University Jubilee Singers. Although the punching in the head has its charms, too. |
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