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Post by Tiger on Oct 31, 2009 1:26:50 GMT -5
Because they find fault in anyone but themselves and the people whose opinions they mindlessly swallow.
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Post by RavynousHunter on Oct 31, 2009 3:37:18 GMT -5
After being in hell for a while, wouldn't your pain thresh hold just numb the pain and discomfort? Theoretically, but let me give an inkling into what I believe their perspective to be regarding this... Pain is a sensation, which is tied to one's perception, this is why one person's pain can be, and in many cases is, another's pleasure. However, they believe that their perception is tied to the spirit, their eternal aspect. Since that is true (for them), the spirit can experience pain external of the body, so one could, in theory at least, feel pain whilst not having a physical body. Harming a person's eternal aspect is seen, amongst the religious crowd, as an act of utmost evil. This brings forth a very interesting proposition: God directly damns those he doesn't approve of to an eternity of spiritual pain. Therefore, God would be the most heinous form of evil imaginable, as he condemns anyone to not just spiritual torture, but eternal spiritual torture. Applying their own beliefs and logic to illustrate that their God is not just a mean bastard, but all-out evil. |
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Post by dasfuchs on Oct 31, 2009 8:50:54 GMT -5
yeah, but with that reasoning, that means every christian propaganda idea that feeds ob guilt, fear, etc is of the devil
Surely this cannot be lol
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Post by Vene on Oct 31, 2009 16:15:42 GMT -5
Hey, there's no need to be upset about being in Hell - that's where the good company (Einstein, Gandhi, George Carlin, etc.) is! Seriously, letter-from-Hell-guy. Just be glad you're not stuck being God's sycophant for all eternity. You know, I've always kind of laughed at that, but taking it seriously for a moment, I don't think ANY especially intellectual, humorous, or otherwise interesting historical figure has ever been coined by the Fundies as being a denizen of "Paradise." Possibly Blaise Pascal. Sure, he was a physicist and mathematician, but he also thought up a bloody stupid wager they love. |
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