RE: Cutting off the Last Straw from Religion - Fear of Hell - Two Quick Reasons to let go
July 25, 2025 at 2:57 pm
(July 25, 2025 at 1:24 pm)NeutralZone Wrote:(June 10, 2025 at 6:14 pm)Forever Sophist Wrote: When I was leaving Christianity as a young teen, I recall the last thing holding me back was the fear of hell. The point of this post is to show two quick reasons for those in this in-between state of religion and irreligion (specifically in regard to Christianity/Islam which threatens your eternal afterlife with punishment) and how you can move past this.
1. Fear is not a reason to believe + Belief is not something you can choose
If your idea of hell is literal fiery torment, let me assure you that there are no scriptures in the Judeo-Christian Bible in support of that.
... which is irrelevant to the thread. But since you mention it, why should an omnipotent god who's claimed to be perfectly merciful use the fear of eternal punishment to compel belief? Couldn't he find a better way to offer us salvation, such as accepting an apology or something? That shit's not so hard for me. Why is it so hard for the Christian god?
