Wow. That sounds..like a lot more work. Or really, there's an implication there with the 'the worst get punishment' angle, which, if they're getting punished, then-

"Wait, so people don't just stop living when they die?" Er. "They're like...dead, but still aware of everything? Just in another place?"

This is this guy's world, but still! That's a whole lot more than Tidus has ever gotten to hear about the afterlife.