I remember when I deconverted officially in my heart, it was only a few months before Christmas. My family asked me if I even was going to celebrate Christmas and I said, "Why wouldn't I?". To this day I have little angel things in my house; after hiding them for awhile I came to the realization that 'I love Angels!'. I'm still me. I don't have to be anyone but me. When I think about the kids I live with, the little girls inner torment about demons and the need for Real angels--suffices to solidify in my mind how free I finally am. Protector angels are a lovely concept when you don't attach all the mindfuck to it.
I think my point with this was that you should keep your chin up, because your path has only just begun and its a little rocky at first.
I think my point with this was that you should keep your chin up, because your path has only just begun and its a little rocky at first.
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.