(July 20, 2011 at 11:09 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Sheol being just as ridiculous, of course.
Of course. However, it all sends the same message. That life is far better and yet it's beset with trials and travails one must overcome in order to insure what happens, good or bad, when they're dead. You know, because after the bodies somatic centers and consciousness stop working in the flesh, they travel with the fictional soul beyond this life so as to feel again and thus enjoy the bounty of Heaven, the ravages of Hell or the boredom of Sheol.
Gotta love religious traditions that condemn one's life for being human, impart terror when dead while claiming it's all due to a god that loves us.
It's like someone taking a hatchet and cutting off their hand at the wrist and then claiming now they'll be able to better serve their community, because some people can make great tasting soup out of hands.
God bless and pass the paprika.
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