Why I don't fear hell

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_Panopticon
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Why I don't fear hell

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http://www.theofrak.com/2012/05/fear-not-hell.html

I have often been asked, "what if you are wrong and you meet God when you die?" The implication, of course, is that I will be punished in hell for refusing to accept what is self-evident to many believers, i.e., God exists.

Bertrand Russell was asked the identical question. His response was "I would ask him 'Why didn't you give us more evidence.'" I find it impossible to believe that God would consign me to hell for questioning his existence based on the complete lack of empirical evidence or compelling argument. Of course, there is even less evidence for hell than there is for God, so that is probably my best reason for not fearing hell.

Another reason that I don't fear hell is that it will be populated with some of my favorite people, who look at the evidence the same way I do.

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Mark Twain, Adam Savage, Jamie Hyneman, Keira Knightley, Stephen Hawking, Bill Maher, John Lennon, Ricky Gervais, Julianne Moore, Keanu Reeves, Bill Shatner, Johnny Depp, Janeane Garofalo, James Cameron, Billy Joel, Jack Nicholson, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Richard Branson, Ian McKellan, Albert Einstein, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe, Jodie Foster, Hugh Laurie, Lance Armstrong, George Carlin, Morgan Freeman, Fred Armisen, Angelina Jolie, Gene Wilder, Penn Jillette, Raymond Joseph Teller, Dylan Moran, Patton Oswalt, Seth Green, Norm MacDonald, Eddie Izzard, Cillian Murphy, Jeremy Clarkson, and George Clooney.
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Re: Why I don't fear hell

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You remind me of Joseph Smith. Maybe you're not as big an unbeliever as you like to posture.
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Re: Why I don't fear hell

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stemelbow wrote:You remind me of Joseph Smith. Maybe you're not as big an unbeliever as you like to posture.


You remind me of Fred Armisen. Maybe you're not as big a believer as you like to posture.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.

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Buffalo wrote:You remind me of Fred Armisen. Maybe you're not as big a believer as you like to posture.


You remind me of an octopus. Maybe you're not as big a homo sapien as you like to posture. We could be playing this all day. Stop pouting, Buffs. I'm just saying we're not all as far apart as many here try to make it. Such black and white thinking.
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stemelbow wrote:
Buffalo wrote:You remind me of Fred Armisen. Maybe you're not as big a believer as you like to posture.


You remind me of an octopus. Maybe you're not as big a homo sapien as you like to posture. We could be playing this all day. Stop pouting, Buffs. I'm just saying we're not all as far apart as many here try to make it. Such black and white thinking.


What you were saying is he's pretending to not believe. I'm saying let's not try to read other people's minds.

Pep pep!
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.

B.R. McConkie, © Intellectual Reserve wrote:There are those who say that revealed religion and organic evolution can be harmonized. This is both false and devilish.
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Re: Why I don't fear hell

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Hell is a man made invention, made up to keep your ass in the pew and your wallet open.
I'm the apostate your bishop warned you about.
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Re: Why I don't fear hell

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Buffalo wrote:What you were saying is he's pretending to not believe. I'm saying let's not try to read other people's minds.

Pep pep!


Another delightfully ironic statement by Buffalo--and again he doesn't even realize it. No I didn't say he was pretending not to believe. Point is clear--he and I aren't so far apart as he and you would like to paint it.
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Re: Why I don't fear hell

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Hades wrote:Hell is a man made invention, made up to keep your ass in the pew and your wallet open.


CFR. Curious where the origin of the concept of hell is found. Can't find it?
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stemelbow wrote:
Hades wrote:Hell is a man made invention, made up to keep your ass in the pew and your wallet open.


CFR. Curious where the origin of the concept of hell is found. Can't find it?

It's found in your own mind.
I'm the apostate your bishop warned you about.
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Re: Why I don't fear hell

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Hades wrote:It's found in your own mind.


That was quite an answer to the CFR. My goodness, I simply don't give myself enough credit, I guess. I created the concept of hell which has been accepted by billions? I got some influence.
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