(March 30, 2015 at 11:48 am)Lek Wrote: I don't believe that hell is "eternal" torment, but I would assume you're going there simply because you are choosing to go there. Either we decide that we believe in him and want to be with him or that we don't. You have made the decision that you don't want to spend eternity with God. It's pretty simple.
If someone puts a gun to your head and tells you to give them all your money or they will shoot you, are you choosing to get shot in the head if you choose not to give up the money?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell