Quote:As I was nearing the end of my journey from being a Christian to atheism, I suddenly became bothered by intrusive thoughts of Hell.Yes, that is why the idea was created. Most religions are created to control people who have a shitty lot in life in the first place. Eternal punishment is designed to threaten them with torment even after death so that it really scares the piss out of them.
It works well on the ignorant as can be seen from the theists who infest this forum. Be happy you have survived. But when you ask the religitards to study you are going a bridge too far. It is beyond most of them.
