Maybe this way of looking at it will help truth_seeker:
As an atheist, according to many (most?) religions, I'm due for some kind of eternal torture or another after I die. So why aren't I sweating it? Because there's absolutely no evidence to suggest that punishment actually exists.
Now, one religion out of the million or so on this planet may have actually gotten it right. I may be utterly fucked (and not in the good way) after I die. But, I'm not going to live my life in fear of that. Why? Because any deity that would eternally punish someone for unbelief - not harming or killing someone else, just merely not believing that this deity actually exists - doesn't deserve my worship or praise anyway. Fuck it in the eyeball with a rusty spoon if that is the case (which I'm utterly confident it's not).
Believing out of fear is how religions are designed. Truly, the only differences between a religion and a cult are scope and inertia. Don't fall into the trap if you can help it.
As an atheist, according to many (most?) religions, I'm due for some kind of eternal torture or another after I die. So why aren't I sweating it? Because there's absolutely no evidence to suggest that punishment actually exists.
Now, one religion out of the million or so on this planet may have actually gotten it right. I may be utterly fucked (and not in the good way) after I die. But, I'm not going to live my life in fear of that. Why? Because any deity that would eternally punish someone for unbelief - not harming or killing someone else, just merely not believing that this deity actually exists - doesn't deserve my worship or praise anyway. Fuck it in the eyeball with a rusty spoon if that is the case (which I'm utterly confident it's not).
Believing out of fear is how religions are designed. Truly, the only differences between a religion and a cult are scope and inertia. Don't fall into the trap if you can help it.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
