Why do you think threatening unbelievers with punishment from the Invisible Sky Bully is going to motivate them when they don't believe in the Invisible Sky Bully in the first place?
Isn't this just a cheap shot for zealots who have run out of good arguments?
2007-07-25 19:27:04 · 11 answers · asked by crypto_the_unknown 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I doubt it- missionaries try it with Jews- not realising that Jews don't believe in hell. I suppose itmay have worked against some of the pagans and polytheistic religions where they had a version of Hell- be it Hades or something else- but against people who believe in religions where there is no hell- it seems a tad futile...
2007-07-25 19:32:50 · answer #1 · answered by allonyoav 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
REALIZATION.. SANITY.. INTERESTINGNESS...
u must understand what these things WILL be as circumstance...
first the male forms: luck/karma
the female types are: coolness/simultinaety
i can TeLL you about the math behind the origin of reality..
but if people cant even BEGIN to fathom the likelihood of such nonsense, to place it in an aberrant sort of erraticness..
just stop criticizing through pseudo-sarcasm and denying me as a mathematician based on WHAT??
you ppl have NO IDEA how simple my math is.. how PRIME SERIES X is just the one true essence of ultimate 3 dimensionality
im sick of this Neo-Tech Honesty bull.
your reality is based on illusion.
so don't deny the use of it mr. "i'm insightful"
2007-07-26 02:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by gekim784l 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I've never heard it called "turn or burn" but it sounds about right, but as George Carlin says; you should also remember that "he loves you", I guess while one is burning.
The whole dichotomy of this just demonstrates the man made nature of all gods who resemble nothing so much as abusive neglectful parents.
2007-07-26 02:36:18 · answer #3 · answered by LodiTX 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is good for those zealots who have nothing to lose
or gain and believe words and more words and suck it in
2007-07-26 02:46:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them a break they are getting all their arguments from a 2000 year old book they have to reuse them over and over they have nothing else..
2007-07-26 02:33:20 · answer #5 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It worked in the dark and middle ages; clearly some people yearn for the "good old days" of manipulating the masses.
2007-07-26 02:30:38 · answer #6 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am not interested in arguments. Hell and heaven are real places and as I fear hell, I can honestly say that I want to be with God after this life.
God does not want anyone to choose hell, but if you bully yourself to hell, blame yourself. We are here for His purposes but you can deny it here. After this life we do not have a free will anymore.
2007-07-26 02:33:57 · answer #7 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Youre right, respect and fear are different but achieve similar effects. Fear only works because of the aftermath and respect works because it makes sense.
2007-07-26 02:33:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It generally works on ignorant goat herders (or people who wish they were ignorant goat herders.)
2007-07-26 02:33:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
when did they have GOOD arguments to run out of? First I've heard of it...........
2007-07-26 02:39:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋