RE: And Hells come back to haunt me
October 16, 2013 at 4:33 pm
(This post was last modified: October 16, 2013 at 4:36 pm by Bob Kelso.)
Pascal was a coward and a moron. If you waste your life believing in some irrational imaginary construct on the off chance it's real then you are absolutely ridiculous. It means you have no true conviction of said faith and lowers you to a point of an afterlife survivalist that wastes the one life you have.
Let's say that this omnipotent and omniscient deity (two things that completely contradict each other in the first place but that's a different topic entirely) who knows your very thoughts, is real. Ridiculous, I know, but hang in there for the sake of the argument. If he/she knows that you're only choosing to believe in him/her for the sole purpose of not burning in eternal hellfire or being separated from him/her do you really think this god would welcome you with open arms in the first place?
That aside, don't be a coward and don't give in to fire and brimstone indoctrination, throw out Pascal's Wager and believe what you want to believe because that is what you want and for no other reason.
As for the understanding of the Judeo/Christian hell, also known as Gehenna, Abaddon, Sheol, Hades and Tarterus, it depends on which biblical writer or interpretation you agree with. Commonly known as a place of eternal punishment in a 'lake of fire', it is also referred to as a place where the soul in question is simply unable to be with god.
The wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_Hell) is quite detailed and you can always find more information from study bibles with more in-depth references and interpretations located in the margins of the page.
Frankly I believe it's all bullshit but hey it's always good to have some knowledge.
Let's say that this omnipotent and omniscient deity (two things that completely contradict each other in the first place but that's a different topic entirely) who knows your very thoughts, is real. Ridiculous, I know, but hang in there for the sake of the argument. If he/she knows that you're only choosing to believe in him/her for the sole purpose of not burning in eternal hellfire or being separated from him/her do you really think this god would welcome you with open arms in the first place?
That aside, don't be a coward and don't give in to fire and brimstone indoctrination, throw out Pascal's Wager and believe what you want to believe because that is what you want and for no other reason.
As for the understanding of the Judeo/Christian hell, also known as Gehenna, Abaddon, Sheol, Hades and Tarterus, it depends on which biblical writer or interpretation you agree with. Commonly known as a place of eternal punishment in a 'lake of fire', it is also referred to as a place where the soul in question is simply unable to be with god.
The wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_views_on_Hell) is quite detailed and you can always find more information from study bibles with more in-depth references and interpretations located in the margins of the page.
Frankly I believe it's all bullshit but hey it's always good to have some knowledge.
