(January 29, 2018 at 2:29 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(January 29, 2018 at 1:51 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Of course there are all kinds of doctrinal nuances. Just for the sake of sounding tolerant and non-judgmental I don't think we should suggest there is some kind of loophole for "sincere" non-believers. It's like perfect contrition, a very high standard. Outside of actual piety, it's not as easy to qualify as it seems.
Fair enough. I just personally don't see someone going to Hell for a genuine mistake. I think Hell is a more deliberate choice by the individual.
That is not evidence of a real deity. That statement really is your empathy overriding old and more literal interpretations. Again, BACK THEN loyalty to your local ruler was a huge expectation of a demand. Not supporting your local ruler back then could result in exile or death.
Modern theists didn't live back then, so all you know now is a more liberal pluralistic society. BACK THEN I doubt you'd be as tolerant But as liberal as you think you are, even today there are others whom hold the same God to be true as you do, whom read the same book, and are not tolerant.
