RE: Help me not fear heaven/hell
March 26, 2019 at 12:04 pm
(This post was last modified: March 26, 2019 at 1:41 pm by Simon Moon.)
(March 25, 2019 at 4:14 pm)tackattack Wrote:(March 25, 2019 at 12:15 pm)Abaddon_ire Wrote: What a BS question. "Sin" is a mere theological fantasy. A method of control over the masses invented by those cross-dressing perverts.
It was a BS question and as wyzas pointed out it has to do with the definition. I could just as easily say "Math" is a mere mathematical fantasy. A method of control over the masses invented by those cross dressing perverts. Like it or not Abaddon, words have meanings,
But math can be proved to exist. 2+2=4. Done.
Sin, not so much.
The theological definition of Sin is "an offense against god".
Please prove that:
1. a god exists
2. that said god can be offended
3. that any religious text describes the ways said god can be offended
Unless you can prove the above, I have no reason to believe sin exists.
Now, please note that I am not saying that people do not do bad things. They absolutely do, but those things are not sin.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
