2007-03-17 14:57:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Gazoo: That was rather serendipitous timing then! :-) I hadn't seen the other question.
2007-03-17 15:04:01 · update #1
Yes, I think it was. The idea of hell is strongly influenced by the Zoroastrian idea, which did indeed come from a volcano. It was imagined that at death, one had to walk across the Chinvat Bridge, which was over a volcano, and those who were evil would fall into the abyss.
2007-03-17 15:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by Heron By The Sea 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Possibly. That's a logical assumption, as Pompeii and other cities were lost to volcanoes. At the time possibly the scariest way to die was by volcano.
2007-03-17 22:10:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The notion of hell was fabricated by first and second century "Christians" to scare people into pews... Look it up...
2007-03-17 22:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My vision of hell is to have to listen to rap and hip hop, 24 hours a day.
2007-03-17 23:06:26 · answer #4 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Empedocles and Andy Serkis say:
No.
2007-03-17 23:17:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably... certainly geophysical traces, like what can be viewed at Yellowstone, could be that inspiring as well as volcanic eruption....
2007-03-17 22:00:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had heard it was actually inspired by New Jersey...
2007-03-17 22:01:00 · answer #7 · answered by dmlk2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but that is a cute guinea pig.
2007-03-17 22:01:55 · answer #8 · answered by breezy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Just said that in my last answer..
2007-03-17 21:59:58 · answer #9 · answered by Alex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh.... it's possible.
2007-03-17 22:01:27 · answer #10 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋