(February 10, 2018 at 7:46 am)Die Atheistin Wrote: I was referring to religious who don't believe in Hell at all, or any kind of punishment from God.
My best guess is for most of those it is not nearly so much a matter of belief as it is of avoiding trigger words and subjects that might lead to unpleasant confrontations with family and friends.
Many Catholics (and probably other Christians and Muslims) do not even necessarily believe in God exactly, but still prefer to go through the motions if that is what it takes for a measure of mutual acceptance and cooperation to be established in their social circles.
I suspect that it is a very common thing among children.
Morituri Delendi!
