RE: On the subject of Hell and Salvation
February 21, 2019 at 10:34 am
(This post was last modified: February 21, 2019 at 10:40 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 21, 2019 at 10:28 am)MilesAbbott81 Wrote: Just because some pagan mythology bears resemblance to what I've described doesn't mean that what I've described is syncretic. To my knowledge, what I've described about hell bears very little resemblance to anything paganism has to offer.Sure, we could always imagine that everything is just a monumental series of coincidences with no relation to each other whatsoever. You;re the one who told us that there were stories in new magic book that were the bastard child of christianity and paganism, though..remember?
Quote:No, certainly not in the traditional sense. I don't think you're giving what I've written careful consideration, but that's okay. Others may.I think that you should give your own thoughts more careful consideration. If someone tells you that they object to the idea of hell, and you tell them that you think hell is a wicked pagan notion, meaningfully false...it makes no sense at all to then re-invoke hell.
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