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hot_pastrami · 07-07-2003, 03:44 PM

The other thing I cannot swallow is that a Creator who loves their children wouldn't give them the opportunity to accept Him/Her/It once they have returned to Him/Her/It. This, to my mind, is yet more evidence supporting the theory that religion is emotional blackmail. If there is no opportunity to redeem oneself in the afterlife, one is completely bound to a religion, and has no room to explore and make up their own minds about Truth without essentially turning their back on their religion.

Puny human spirit: "Wow, it's the afterlife!"

God: "You made the wrong choices based on my incomplete and sometimes contradictory information! To Hell for you, for all eternity!"

Puny human spirit: "But I was taught from birth that it was a sin punishable by everlasting torture to believe in <insert unexpected diety here>! Of course, I believe in you now that I can see you and speak to you."

God: "Too little, too late. Say Hi to the Mormons for me."

Puny human spirit, as it is tossed into the eternal wastebasket of depair and hopelessness: "WHAAAAAAAA!"

07-07-2003, 03:44 PM	#52
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	The other thing I cannot swallow is that a Creator who loves their children wouldn't give them the opportunity to accept Him/Her/It once they have returned to Him/Her/It. This, to my mind, is yet more evidence supporting the theory that religion is emotional blackmail. If there is no opportunity to redeem oneself in the afterlife, one is completely bound to a religion, and has no room to explore and make up their own minds about Truth without essentially turning their back on their religion. Puny human spirit: "Wow, it's the afterlife!" God: "You made the wrong choices based on my incomplete and sometimes contradictory information! To Hell for you, for all eternity!" Puny human spirit: "But I was taught from birth that it was a sin punishable by everlasting torture to believe in <insert unexpected diety here>! Of course, I believe in you now that I can see you and speak to you." God: "Too little, too late. Say Hi to the Mormons for me." Puny human spirit, as it is tossed into the eternal wastebasket of depair and hopelessness: "WHAAAAAAAA!" __________________ Hot Pastrami!