thus Mr.Atheist if you don't believe in Hell you will still go there and be tortured in eternal damnation,no?
2006-07-29 13:30:41 · 34 answers · asked by I-C-U 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
And you don't believe in reincarnation but that won't stop you from verily verily being born again on Earth in a new body. You've probably never considered the idea that the Christian religion maligns 'God', but that's exactly what it does. Maligns 'God' by teaching that 'God' is a heinously cruel and unjust deity who condemns people to eternal suffering. It's very sad when Christians are so paranoid that they're unable to see the true 'God' behind the superstition and lies.
2006-07-29 13:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by Sweetchild Danielle 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There's a teeny flaw in your logic that maybe you, I, and several herds of elephants can explore. It's based on a complicated proposition called "the cart before the horse."
That's all very true about the building & gravity. But then there's this other guy who doesn't believe in guardian angels, gods, or demons, and is very careful NOT to walk off any buildings. (You're not going to hear about too many atheists walking off buildings in the hope of celestial rescue.) The point here is that its not a question of belief, it's a question of WHAT you believe.
If that got tricky, then we'll try another route. I'm sure there are things YOU don't believe. Well, I HOPE there are things you don't believe. I'm guessing you're some sort of Christian. So suppose I told you that your lack of belief in Odin was going to get you thrashed by this or that demon. Would you trade in your bible & hightail it to Norway to find out about these old god guys? I'm guessing NOT.
So back to the cart, or the horse. I have proof of gravity. I can't make it "mythical" no matter how hard I try. Disbelief here is tantamount to idiocy. Proof of hell? Not a single iota, nada. Wouldn't you say that in this case disbelief here is AT LEAST an option? if you're a reasonable person, disbelief here is the order of the day.
Put another way: You can't go around believing everything you read or hear son.
2006-07-29 14:00:44 · answer #2 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walking off the 11th story will prove gravity exists as you pass the 10th floor. However, don't confuse Hell with eternal damnation. Hell is the common grave of mankind, we ALL go there. Hell is simply death from which a resurrection is possible. Eternal damnation is God's decision and Jesus compared that to Gehenna, Jerusalem's garbage dump, a place from which nothing returned, in other words, no resurrection.
2006-07-29 13:43:45 · answer #3 · answered by Lynn K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is not your time to die, then no you may not die, although you may be a vegetable for quite awhile. Although there is the possibility that if you truly do not believe gravity has any affect on you, it is possible that you may not fall at all. There is always the possibility that ALL things are possible.
By the way, I'm a christian, and do not believe it is 'right' to threaten or irritate others with statements such as this. God determines who goes to Heaven, not man or his views of what God said or thinks. Man does not make this decision with the excuse that some book says it is so. The book was written by that fallible creature called 'man'.
2006-07-29 13:41:58 · answer #4 · answered by arvecar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
newton and galileo were the first to document the effect of gravity on objects under its influence.
And who was it that first documented the existence of everlasting torture in Hell? People who claim to find Hell documented in the Bible can only get their "proof" by embellishing and extrapolating what is written, so Biblical proof of the existence of Hell is a fabrication. "eternal" does not mean, "time forever". It means "out of time".
On this misunderstanding are built the lies with which people beat one another over the head to this day.
2006-07-29 13:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by dimbulb52 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, gravity has scientific proof - all you need to do is go into a zero g chamber and feel the effects of no gravity. However, hell has not been empirically proved and therefore it's existence is subjective.
2006-07-29 13:37:20 · answer #6 · answered by genaddt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly recommend you do the world a favor and answer both questions. In other words go jump off a building and go directly to Hell, do not pass go do not collect 200 dollars.
2006-07-29 13:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by jadeaaustin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That argument is flawed because even if you don't believe in gravity, it definitely exists, no one sane would deny that. Hell, on the other hand, does not exist, so Mr. Atheist will be fine when he dies. Or rather, he'll be dead, which is the same as being fine, in my book.
2006-07-29 13:35:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yeah, that's really witty. OK so when you have any credible proof of the existence of hell, let me know. Meanwhile, stand under this anvil and I will give you credible proof of gravity. Yeah, that was a GREAT analogy, genius.
2006-07-29 14:08:32 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ROFLMAO oh that's good I love it...... but then, on the other hand, if you believe you can fly and you jump off of a building, will you still not die? Therefore, if you believe in heaven and there is none, will you still go there? Can't disprove a negative, hun.
2006-07-29 13:44:48 · answer #10 · answered by Alysianna 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋