THE HEDONIST

 A preacher said, “You have one great choice in life.  You must choose where you are going to spend eternity.  Accept Jesus and you will be spared the horrific tortures of eternal hell and know the blessed pleasures of heaven forever.” 

 The Gadfly said, “Tempting others to tickle their eternal fancy with such notions is no better than trying to teach virtue to a child through cookies and beatings.  We are better off actually finding the strength and integrity to embrace what is good regardless of the consequences to our preference for delight.”