To go to Hell alone? Does this thought frighten you?
Well luckily for you, you won't be alone. The majority
will go to Hell and the minority will go to Heaven. So
in this case do you want to be the majority or the minority?
You'll all be holding hands crying in extreme pain with each
other...how sweet. Of course you could change all that...
2007-01-28 11:58:44 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why would somebody be afraid of something they don't believe exists?
Are you terrified of having your eyes gouged out by unicorns? Do you tremble in fear at the thought of being killed and eaten by goblins? Do you lose sleep imagining what the vampires will do to you? No? Now you know how non-Christians feel about Hell.
2007-01-28 12:04:14 · answer #1 · answered by Lee Harvey Wallbanger 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Pascal's wager:
"If god exists, it's infinitely better to believe, since you get heaven instead of hell for eternity. If he doesn't, it doesn't matter since you're dead anyway. So overall it's better to believe"
This is, of course, false.
Some of the problems with the argument:
* The implied assumption that god may exist (with a 50% probability, no less!)
* The assumption that there is an afterlife with a heaven and hell
* The assumption that the god cares about belief in him/her above all else
* The assumption that if you believe in a god, it will definitely be the same god that actually exists.
* The assumption that you lose nothing if it's false. You have lost a great deal, from time praying to a nonexistent entity (somebody mentioned just today praying several hours a day!!!) to morality (your god may ask you to hurt other people) and much more besides.
* The assumption that people can believe in something simply because it benefits them. Would you believe goblins exist for twenty bucks? Why not?
* The assumption that any god won't see through the "believing just to get into heaven" ploy.
For more:
http://www.abarnett.demon.co.uk/atheism/wager.html
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pascal-wager/
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/theism/wager.html
2007-01-28 12:03:25 · answer #2 · answered by eldad9 6 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Good. I'd rather be in extreme pain in hell with my friends and family around me than in heaven with people like you.
2007-01-29 07:53:44 · answer #3 · answered by kaplah 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And who died and made you God? Because the last time i checked that was for God to decide who goes to heaven or hell not you. Where do you get your information from? What make you the oracle of all knowledge? I am a Muslim and if i go to heaven or hell that is for God to judge not you.
2007-01-28 12:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am absolutely not afraid of going to hell, because there is no such place. There is no heaven either.
There is however a lot of deluded people -- like you -- who I fear have too much control over the societies, and humanity's chances of living in peace.
2007-01-28 12:28:11 · answer #5 · answered by Jim L 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
There is no hell, because if you dig deep enough you'll just pop up on the other side of the world.
2007-01-28 13:59:20 · answer #6 · answered by Rapunzel XVIII 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If only a small percentage of people go to your "hell", how do you know you will be part of this group? Aren't you scared? You don't know your God's plans or who will pass through the gates of Heaven, so don't get too cocky yet!
2007-01-28 12:04:42 · answer #7 · answered by eastchic2001 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why should I be afraid of something that I don't believe in? Hell, in my belief, doesn't exist. At least, not in the same way as Christians believe it to be.
Blessed be.
2007-01-28 13:18:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
DO not judge others lest you yourself be judge, for you will be judged measure for measure what you judge others.
Take the plank out of your own eye before removing the speck from your neighbors
Oh btw according to your bible you go to hell in thier (and my) place. Maybe that will teach you to be more humble and less like a typical asshat.
2007-01-28 12:43:00 · answer #9 · answered by xians_are_evil777 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a Unitarian Universalist, I know that you are entitled to your opinion, and I am also entitled to mine. Mine is that you are a God-frearing, mindless drone bent on persecuting others. I do not beleive that there is an all-powerful being who judges us all. I don't beleive in Heaven or Hell.
Oh, by the way... MUSLIMS? Are you such a bigoted, Bible-thumping moron that you beleive that all Muslims walk around with bombs strapped to their chests? Everyone is entitled to their own beleifs.
2007-01-28 12:07:24 · answer #10 · answered by lone_battosai 1 · 6⤊ 1⤋