I'm under the impression that their fears notwithstanding, we don't really know what awaits Spike or Angel upon death.
Agreed. But then again, it's not really about what will happen to them. I mean, no one knows for certain that they'll go to heaven when they die, but you believe it's possible, and that affects how you act and how you approach the world. All that matters for Spike and Angel is what they think will happen - that's what impacts their choices.
Where does Shanshu fit on the menu?
Well, at that point, they'd be human, and thus no longer immortal, so they don't have the choice to avoid the afterlife - they're going to age and die like the rest of us. Maybe they'd still be afraid of going to hell, and they could regret having lost their immortality, but there's nothing they can do about it, except to get vamped again.
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Date: 2009-06-04 02:11 pm (UTC)Agreed. But then again, it's not really about what will happen to them. I mean, no one knows for certain that they'll go to heaven when they die, but you believe it's possible, and that affects how you act and how you approach the world. All that matters for Spike and Angel is what they think will happen - that's what impacts their choices.
Where does Shanshu fit on the menu?
Well, at that point, they'd be human, and thus no longer immortal, so they don't have the choice to avoid the afterlife - they're going to age and die like the rest of us. Maybe they'd still be afraid of going to hell, and they could regret having lost their immortality, but there's nothing they can do about it, except to get vamped again.