tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post8380541547300979708..comments2023-09-02T07:14:49.753-04:00Comments on Atheism And The City: Why Would We Invent Hell?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-82192606202133149472013-07-19T13:23:23.857-04:002013-07-19T13:23:23.857-04:00OMG...that is hilarious
reminds me of the press r...OMG...that is hilarious<br /><br />reminds me of the press release about a year or two ago by the vatican saying <br />it was ok to believe in UFO's....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854081474240984250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-69625084707307313132013-07-18T21:21:59.601-04:002013-07-18T21:21:59.601-04:00Thank you for your kind words.
It's also inte...Thank you for your kind words.<br /><br />It's also interesting that hell can be used as an economic engine. The Catholic church for years allowed believers to buy their way out of purgatory. What an awesome business model! Even now the new Pope says if you follow the Vatican on twitter you can get time off from purgatory. The Thinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14303015383137218932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110460687773644977.post-47520471072472268902013-07-18T17:29:15.069-04:002013-07-18T17:29:15.069-04:00Exactly, to me Hell was invented as a form of cont...Exactly, to me Hell was invented as a form of control over the masses<br />IE: Buy into this worldview or go to hell for eternity. Fear based control.<br />Death could be seen as a freedom from the pains of existence back in earlier periods<br />therefore death was no longer sufficient motivation for converting the masses to a prescribed belief system or to suppress natural tendencies toward cruel behavior.<br /><br />in other words it's one thing to say if you steal; we kill you vs. you steal; you will go to hell.<br /><br />the concept of hell is what de-converted me from my former christian beliefs.<br />IN no way could I reconcile an almighty benevolent being with a desire to torture his creation. <br /><br /><br />I appreciate your blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854081474240984250noreply@blogger.com