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In reply to the discussion: If you believe in Heaven do you have to believe in Hell? [View all]backscatter712
(26,355 posts)35. In at least some of the Old Testament days, the Israelis didn't believe in the afterlife.
And beliefs about the nature of heaven and hell mutated a lot in the early years of Christianity. The canonical Catholic dogma of Heaven, Hell, limbo, purgatory, etc. etc. etc. came centuries later. Then the various Protestant movements threw out much of that doctrine when they formed.
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Unfotunately, most people seem to believe that their fantasy is the only right one....
Walk away
Mar 2013
#28
In at least some of the Old Testament days, the Israelis didn't believe in the afterlife.
backscatter712
Mar 2013
#35
This. Hell, and religion in general, are used by power-elites to scare and control people.
backscatter712
Mar 2013
#36
My Grandma didn't believe in Hell - like you, a loving God wouldn't do that to us.
OriginalGeek
Mar 2013
#34