When you die, and find out that you were wrong about hell, would you want God to send a messenger to warn your family and friends?
2007-06-03 19:31:00 · 17 answers · asked by Dwayne 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If I’m wrong and you are right, then nothing happens to me.
2007-06-03 19:47:02 · update #1
There wont be Christians in hell. There will be people who called themselves Christians, but were hypocrites.
2007-06-03 19:50:10 · update #2
Hey farien3,
Who do you think Jesus is?
2007-06-03 20:00:57 · update #3
hell yeah! i dont want my family to suffer as i do in hell. and plus, that'll be a pretty cool experience for them too. so an angel just talking to them casually saying...
YOU WERE WROOONG... WRONg... WROng... WRong... Wrong...wrong.... wro....wo...
(echoing off into the distance)
2007-06-03 19:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If something like that would happen currently while I'm a live from a love one or close friend that might be a bit more convening but as of now that's not happening.
Better yet it would be great if there was a way for them to spend a messenger to tell us what kind of a place they are in. Whether it is split into twos heaven and hell, or just a blank area or whatever it is they see. Make it possibly some times today at least >.>
2007-06-04 02:37:16 · answer #2 · answered by felpa_de_osa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I would have 95% of the Christians in Hell with me to keep me company anyway. Would you like to send a message to warn your family when you find out it is all a fanticy?
2007-06-04 02:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming much?
You're arguing 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 (some people pray 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
In addition:
Nobody can prove any gods, much less a specific god, exist; many people will tell you their god exists but no others, but will never be able to prove it, even if they think so. Some will threaten you with eternal pain or promise eternal joy to get you to believe in their god; these are all stories, created for people who were scared long before we understood the universe. Now we have no more reason for these superstitions.
How terrible the bible in particular is:
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/
http://www.evilbible.com/
What's the origin of the Jesus stories?
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_jcpa5.htm
http://www.near-death.com/experiences/origen048.html
http://www.geocities.com/paulntobin/jesus.html
How silly and horrible religion in general is:
http://godisimaginary.com/
http://whywontgodhealamputees.com/
The alternative:
http://www.religioustolerance.org/
http://www.infidels.org/
http://www.positiveatheism.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secular_humanism
2007-06-04 02:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by eldad9 6 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Gee. Why not save everyone a lot of time and stress and just send that undeniably god-sent messenger NOW to EVERYONE. If this god you believe in had just done that to START with, we wouldn't be having this discussion.
2007-06-04 02:53:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Anyone that wouldn't would be pretty dang stubborn. I wouldn't be suprised with people saying they wouldn't though. Even if they met God face to face some would still say he's fake, they are so agaisnt it and set in their ways. I'm not sure myself about all of this but of course I would let my family have a chance if I could, you would have to be stupid not to.
2007-06-04 02:39:40 · answer #6 · answered by WHATS UP! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No -- hell would be preferable to all of us instead of spending eternity with a sadistic deity that allows for the existence of hell. My family members are very compassionate and moral and loving people and they would want NOTHING to do with that kind of deity, either -- preferring instead to spend their time in hell where they can tend to those who have been cast aside by this sociopathic, bipolar deity.
2007-06-04 02:35:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Atheist = No god - No heaven - No hell - keep your message
2007-06-04 02:44:45 · answer #8 · answered by Freethinking Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell is a scare tactic used by self-righteous insecure individuals, it doesn’t work anymore, get over it.
2007-06-04 02:39:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No, god needs no messenger. If god wants to tell me something, it will tell me itself.
2007-06-04 02:47:17 · answer #10 · answered by qwert 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋