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How do I not fear hell?

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How do I not fear hell?
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#21
RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:20 pm
(March 1, 2014 at 5:18 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: Where did you get these stats?
It was part of a class I took Freshman year. I guess the numbers could have shifted slightly since then. (It's been about 4 or 5 years.) The theme of the class was myth versus fact.
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm
Does anyone have any polls that show what percentage of people believe in a literal hell?
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm
(March 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: Does anyone have any polls that show what percentage of people believe in a literal hell?

Stop relying on what other people believe.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:22 pm
(March 1, 2014 at 5:20 pm)Faith No More Wrote:
(March 1, 2014 at 5:14 pm)truthBtold Wrote: Whats Infinitely torturous?

Reading your posts?

My posts?
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:22 pm
Every minute you waste thinking about spending eternity in 'hell,' you could be enjoying the here and now. You know, it's called life. Even if you are a Christian, or relgious in some way, worrying about an after life is a waste of the precious life you have right now.
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:23 pm
(March 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm)Faith No More Wrote:
(March 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: Does anyone have any polls that show what percentage of people believe in a literal hell?

Stop relying on what other people believe.

But I don't have the intelligence to determine who, if anyone runs the universe.
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:23 pm (This post was last modified: March 1, 2014 at 5:24 pm by Jacob(smooth).)
(March 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm)Faith No More Wrote:
(March 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: Does anyone have any polls that show what percentage of people believe in a literal hell?

Stop relying on what other people believe.

Really. Do.

Almost half the population is of below average intelligence you know...
(March 1, 2014 at 5:23 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote:
(March 1, 2014 at 5:21 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Stop relying on what other people believe.

But I don't have the intelligence to determine who, if anyone runs the universe.

I'll tell you a secret.

Nobody does
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength.
Through strength, I gain power.
Through power, I gain victory.
Through victory, my chains are broken."
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:26 pm (This post was last modified: March 1, 2014 at 5:26 pm by LastPoet.)
It is a way to earn a quick buck if you claim to know something others cant confirm and you make them really believe that something. Rolleyes
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:26 pm
(March 1, 2014 at 5:22 pm)truthBtold Wrote: My posts?

Yes. Your textspeak and lack of punctuation can be excruciating.
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RE: How do I not fear hell?
March 1, 2014 at 5:27 pm
(March 1, 2014 at 5:23 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: But I don't have the intelligence to determine who, if anyone runs the universe.
That's okay. Just admit you don't know instead of deciding to believe that it's an invisible wizard in the sky.
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