There are no physicists in the hottest parts of hell, because the existence of a 'hottest part' implies a temperature difference, and any marginally competent physicist would immediately use this to run a heat engine and make some other part of hell comfortably cool. This is obviously impossible.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The quote argues that a hottest part of hell cannot exist because physics would allow cooling it, making the concept impossible.
- In plain terms
- Hell cannot have a hottest part because physics would let you cool it down.
- What can you take from it?
- Physics principles challenge mythical concepts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can logic disprove myths?
- How does science explain impossibility?
Another view
The argument assumes hell follows physical laws.
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