tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121315693857452862.post2609159471716254161..comments2023-09-25T05:43:00.442-04:00Comments on Cognitive Dissonance: HellfireUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121315693857452862.post-25833121681399571152012-11-21T00:34:45.441-05:002012-11-21T00:34:45.441-05:00Dave,
Thanks very much for your feedback here, an...Dave,<br /><br />Thanks very much for your feedback here, and it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.<br /><br />I'd say you're right that I haven't totally let go of false ideology. It still influences my life a lot, though I have rejected Christianity as a system. I suppose I am a "recovery" ex-Christian, or something of the sort. Thanks for the observation on that one, it is quite accurate.<br /><br />Christianity's concept of hell and its' origins certainly are interesting. I want to read some more about it from sources other than what I was raised hearing about (divine inspiration, NDEs). It is clearly a machine of fear to give the religion teeth and followers. Fascinating.<br /><br />Please feel free to steal away! And thanks again.<br /><br />-DanDan Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682301589317459373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9121315693857452862.post-44930508983703788092012-11-11T03:55:39.962-05:002012-11-11T03:55:39.962-05:00Dan,
I am an anti-theist (not just an atheist), a...Dan,<br /><br />I am an anti-theist (not just an atheist), and we have a mutual acquaintance (who alerted me to this post). It seems that while you do not consider yourself a Christian, you have still not completely let go of false ideology. That's okay, because you never had the choice to believe it in the first place: You were "instructed" on what was "accurate." It took me a long time to break free of religious concepts as well, and it is a tough - yet valuable and necessary - journey. I commend you on your willingness to examine both the doctrines in which you were raised, and who you are as a person.<br /><br />As an aside, Christianity had no concept of Hell until the influence of the Persians was felt. Without this single element, Dante would never have had fodder for his "Inferno," and there would be no Christian "Hell," the same as there would be no Islamic "Hell." Even St. Paul does not go into any great detail on "Hell," though he does speak of being "away from God." The entire concept of Hell is a fabrication, plain and simple.<br /><br />By the way, I'm stealing your phrase about "confrontational evangelism." That is clearly a classic. :)<br /><br />- DaveDave the Realisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320377721675600743noreply@blogger.com