(March 14, 2015 at 5:45 pm)JuliaL Wrote: I fully agree and would like to add that the closer I get to philosophical thought, the less certain of anything and the more confused I get.
My general principles lead me to think it is a conspiracy to extract money, but I'm not totally certain as to how.
At very least I will reject tithing, even in the face of threats of hell because that would not be acceptable behavior be it free or no.
In fact these basic notions such as freedom, goodnes et al. are very convenient for all sorts of swindlers and control freaks. With them being so vague yet universally used for an experianced person it's almost always possible to get away with giving out a definition that gives them an edge in a compromising situation.
Speaking of fear of Hell, it is implied that the majority of people ("normal", average) are going to submit. At least unless there is a really severe cognitive disonance that will make them choose Hell.
