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Bertrand Russell
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“There is one very serious defect to my mind in Christ's moral character, and that is that He believed in hell. I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane can believe in everlasting punishment''
Can anyone disagree?
The idea of been tortured forever is sick beyond belief.
If there's one thing (actually there are many) that turns me off from Christianity, its this idea that unbelievers will be tortured beyond belief for not believing in the God of love.
(Anyone else here see the contradiction)??
Can anyone disagree?
The idea of been tortured forever is sick beyond belief.
If there's one thing (actually there are many) that turns me off from Christianity, its this idea that unbelievers will be tortured beyond belief for not believing in the God of love.
(Anyone else here see the contradiction)??
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Not being a Christian I don't give a flying fig, but a similar thing troubles me about Buddhism. The Dalai Lama has said that people should not seek help for a sick dog, as the illness allowing the fog to suffer for previous sins.
I have no objection to suffering if I sin but I want to be sure I did, not simply be told I must have been wicked in a different life. If I don't know why I am being punished, I can hardly claim to have learned from the experience.
I have no objection to suffering if I sin but I want to be sure I did, not simply be told I must have been wicked in a different life. If I don't know why I am being punished, I can hardly claim to have learned from the experience.
//You should be living it, not thinking about it//
Life is for living and we should make the most of our existence.
I do sometimes wonder, as I'm sure many others do in their more introspective moments, about the choices made in life, what I still want to do and what I could have done differently and better.
Isn't that just being human?
Life is for living and we should make the most of our existence.
I do sometimes wonder, as I'm sure many others do in their more introspective moments, about the choices made in life, what I still want to do and what I could have done differently and better.
Isn't that just being human?
As most on here know, I am an atheist, but I do attend Mass most Sundays with my wife, who is Catholic.
When we arrive at church, the rosary is being said, and in it is the phrase "Save is from the fires of hell …" which always strikes me as odd - surely believers and automatically saved from anything except heaven, so why the need to plead for it every week, week in and week out?
When we arrive at church, the rosary is being said, and in it is the phrase "Save is from the fires of hell …" which always strikes me as odd - surely believers and automatically saved from anything except heaven, so why the need to plead for it every week, week in and week out?
