A scientist and hell

A Scientist, an Evangelical preacher, and an average Joe all die. As they're walking into the light, they chat back and forth a bit. The Preacher talks to the Scientist, and learns that he was once a devout Catholic until his Sunday school got to reading through the scriptures. Then, not liking what he read, he had become an atheist. The Preacher sticks out his chest as they approach the gates of heaven and hell, and looks at the scientist, "I bet you're really wishing you hadn't made that mistake now, don't you?" The Scientist shakes his head, "Nope, I stand by my decision." The Preacher preached for a bit about hell, of fire and sulfur and brimstone and screaming and gnashing of teeth. The Preacher turns to the average Joe and learns about his life, that he never thought much about it, and generally avoided religion after getting turned off by it by his fanatical parents. The Preacher stuck up his nose, and informed both of them that they were going to go to hell. The joe looked worried, but the scientist just smiled in response. The Preacher walked up to St. Peter and told him about their life decisions and asked if he's right. St. Peter nodded, and the preacher walked to the pearly gates which opened up shining forth a great light. The Preacher walked in and was instantly burned to ash. The joe's eyes went wide, as he stared in disbelief. He looked at the Scientist and asked if he knew that. The scientist smiled and said, " 'light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun', Acts 26:13. Do you have any clue how much heat all that light creates?" At this point the joe looked at the gates of hell, "If heaven's like that, then what's hell like? The joe looked very worried." As if to answer, St. Peter opened the gates and verdant green hills, small homesteads, people having fun and eating extremely large meals. The joe looked at it, "But I heard the preachers, that the bible talked of sulfur and brimstone..." "In raw elemental form, they are primarily used in fertilizer for growing crops." The scientist interrupted.
The joe looked at him, "And Fire?"
The scientist smiled, "Have to cook the food somehow."
The joe raised his eyebrow, "And gnashing of teeth?"
The scientist raised an eyebrow, "Where are your manners? You gotta chew your food."
The joe looked at him, "Okay... then explain the screams?"
The scientist was about to answer when a piercing scream split the air that echoed over all the hills, "FOOD'S ON THE TABLE!!! COME AND GET IT!!!"

At this the scientist turned and looked at the joe and motioned with his thumb through the gate, "Go to hell." The Joe replied with a grin, "Okay, I will."