(August 25, 2015 at 3:04 pm)Divinity Wrote: As stated before, I think Hell was invented by the church to gain worshipers. Being threatened to be thrown into a lake of fire is a pretty damn good way of convincing someone to join your church. As a bonus it serves as the 'just desserts' for the worst assholes out there.
The bible, imo, is a collection of stories that have varying levels of validity. Many were probably stories passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth, with many assumptions being made. Anytime god's wrath appears, it's basically everyone assuming it was an act of god.
Fairly sane point of view, but you know you are going to hell for it.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
