Scare ‘em into submission! That’s a concept that religious figures have understood all too well for a long time now. They never present any sound evidence to support the reality of eternal punishment, but nobody seems capable of completely disproving it either. Avoidance of Hell is the one of the top selling points of “faith.” Why else would people believe in so many things that violate science and reason?
Shouldn’t people who are religious follow the religion with the worst depiction of Hell? I ask this because many people use Pascal’s Wager as a reason to believe.
“Why Don’t Scientists Fear Hell?” by “It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.” Giordano Bruno — burned alive by the catholic church in 1600, using real flames, presumably because they feared their God mi…
The idea of “God’s evil enemy” has been around for thousands of years. Lucifer, Beelzebub, The Beast, Satan… He has been called many names and taken many strange different forms over the ages. So where does the concept of the traditional evil come from? While early Christian clerics used the Devil as a symbol of heresy, the concept did not begin with the Christian Bible, but rather in ancient Pe…
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“It is proof of a base and low mind for one to wish to think with the masses or majority, merely because the majority is the majority. Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.” Giordano Bruno – burned alive by the catholic church in 1600, using real flames, presumably because they feared their God might do a sloppy job. “Organized religion will mess you…
Chat: Atheist Experience Live: Visions Of Hell (Part 2) – ACA Lecture Series With Matt Dillahunty. Matt Dillahunty is president of the ACA and host of The Atheist Experience TV show. He has previously lectured on the history of the Biblical canon. Please s…
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