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Irational fear of hell still naggs me from time to time
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RE: Irational fear of hell still naggs me from time to time
(September 30, 2017 at 5:49 pm)Arsoo Wrote: I appreciate everyone's answers, but I am still wondering, why do you all think that hellish ndes seem to mention demonic creatures torturing them? I mean, that's not something religion teaches, and it is not something most people with asscociate with hell.

Demonic imagery has been associated with Hell for a long time. Here is the third triptych from Bosch's "The Garden of Earthly Delights":

[Image: 800px-Hieronymus_Bosch_-_The_Garden_of_E...-_Hell.jpg]

This is over 500 years old. Priests have been trying to keep their sheep in line with big, bad wolf stories for a long, long time. For all of us born in the 20th century we have all seen scary demon movies too.
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RE: Irational fear of hell still naggs me from time to time - by chimp3 - October 1, 2017 at 7:08 am

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