(August 16, 2021 at 8:47 am)Klorophyll Wrote: And you think a murderer should enjoy ever-lasting happiness once the finite sentence is over?
No. The problem, Klorophyll, is that you see eternal life as a false dichotomy with only two possibilities: Eternal bliss or eternal agony. A sensible god would see this as a teachable moment and work to make the killer feel compassion.
More likely the killer will simply cease to exist - which is exactly what I believe happens. No heaven, no hell, no consciousness after death.
Quote:Well, those who are entitled to eternal punishment have committed pure evil themselves...
Finite beings are incapable of committing infinite evil. Infinite punishment is infinitely evil, and any god that punishes anyone in that manner is an evil god. I unconditionally reject your feeble excuses for your torturer-deity.
Quote:Religion x tells him all other religions are factually wrong. He found the prize, no need to check the remaining doors. He can be wrong, of course, but until he's presented with a very good reason to doubt the validity of x, he doesn't need to check other religions, that would clearly be meaningless.
And I think you are wrong, Klorophyll. You accepted the claims of Islam, but I see them as worthless.