. Samuel Conner on Thu Jun 00, 0000 at 00:00 AM said: Samuel Conner: I'm afraid it's considerably worse that that. Historically, Calvinists have tended to affirm that the sight of the sufferings of the damned will increase the blessedness of the elect. I think that this attitude goes all the way back to Tertullian, who was eager to see his enemies suffer in endless torment. Welcome to Latin tradition christianity. I