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This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself.

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This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself.
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RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself.
December 11, 2016 at 11:43 am (This post was last modified: December 11, 2016 at 11:47 am by robvalue.)
I've heard it's very common for fear of hell to persist after religious belief has been lost. It's an insidious psychological tool used to scare the brain into obedience, and emotions are bound to linger. In most cases I've heard, it fades over time, at least to some extent.

I consider indoctrinating children with the idea of hell to be disgusting and extremely damaging.

I'm not sure what you mean by "live selfishly". Maybe you could elaborate. As far as I'm concerned, if you're not hurting anyone, then do whatever you want.
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This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself.

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RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself. - by Alex K - December 11, 2016 at 9:40 am
RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself. - by Alex K - December 11, 2016 at 10:33 am
RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself. - by Alex K - December 11, 2016 at 3:14 pm
RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself. - by Alex K - December 11, 2016 at 4:48 pm
RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself. - by robvalue - December 11, 2016 at 11:43 am
RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself. - by Asmodee - December 12, 2016 at 6:29 pm
RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself. - by Alex K - December 13, 2016 at 10:13 am
RE: This is strange. Explaining stuff to myself. - by Alex K - December 13, 2016 at 10:57 am

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