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In reply to the discussion: Why Do People Believe in Hell? [View all]

LakeArenal

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10. Why do people believe in divinity at all.
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 03:07 PM
Jan 2020

No evidence at all.

I’m not pointing out Christians. But they certainly wear those shoes.

Why Do People Believe in Hell? [View all] Cattledog Jan 2020 OP
In my view, hell is a metaphor for a separation from the Creator. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #1
That's the lame ass "it's not that bad" hell. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #5
No, it the assertion that hell, and sin, guillaumeb Jan 2020 #6
I swear you've claimed that your gods are everywhere. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #8
It is a separation, an apartness. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #12
So your gods are not everywhere. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #17
Your statement bears no relation to what I wrote. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #20
So gods are not part of consciousness? Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #23
As I said, in my view hell is a state of being. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #24
And you are also claiming that your gods are everywhere? Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #25
The Creator is inseparable from the creation. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #26
But these hell inhabitants are separate from your gods. Voltaire2 Jan 2020 #29
They are spiritually "apart" from the Creator. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #37
I'd rather laugh with the sinners edhopper Jan 2020 #9
Oh yeah that's how you avoid the "god sends people to hell" problem... trotsky Jan 2020 #14
I'm okay with the separation Cartoonist Jan 2020 #15
Consider sin as another word for behaving unjustly toward others. eom guillaumeb Jan 2020 #16
I've only done that a few times Cartoonist Jan 2020 #18
A fantastic image. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #21
Lol😂 dewsgirl Jan 2020 #27
That is the Reform Jewish interpretation Cary Jan 2020 #31
I had no idea. guillaumeb Jan 2020 #38
It just meant as information Cary Jan 2020 #39
Regarding the Bible as mainly metaphor, guillaumeb Jan 2020 #40
if they literally followed the Bible they'd be nasty, vindictive slugs. Cary Jan 2020 #41
And I feel that there are no true literalists. eom guillaumeb Jan 2020 #45
How about where God denied Moses entrance into the promised land Cary Jan 2020 #42
Because they are nuts? we can do it Jan 2020 #2
I was going to say "because I need a fitting place to picture Croney Jan 2020 #3
😂 we can do it Jan 2020 #4
With what we know about Republicans and their supporters, I hope it exists. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #7
Why do people believe in divinity at all. LakeArenal Jan 2020 #10
Convenient way for the early church to control people TlalocW Jan 2020 #11
The promise of reward or punishment for the controlled behavior Major Nikon Jan 2020 #13
+1 Duppers Jan 2020 #19
Our 'individual Hells' (economic, mental, relationship, environment, etc etc. ARE REAL. JustFiveMoreMinutes Jan 2020 #22
Usually I sigh over people's inability to comprehend metaphor & other literary devices in the Bible. catrose Jan 2020 #28
With metaphor all things are possible Major Nikon Jan 2020 #43
Love it! Metaphorically, of course catrose Jan 2020 #44
It offends evangelicals when people "get away" with things the evangelicals call sins. Thomas Hurt Jan 2020 #30
Authoritarians Cary Jan 2020 #33
I was in an Uber a couple of days ago and a hard core Christian Cary Jan 2020 #32
I think a lot of people love to see others in pain. Srkdqltr Jan 2020 #34
If god is truly infinitely loving and merciful, then even Hitler went to heaven. Binkie The Clown Jan 2020 #35
I do not believe in consciousness after death unblock Jan 2020 #36
Indoctrination, conditioning, repeated lies, brainwashing... NeoGreen Jan 2020 #46
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