I'm pretty sure there have been (and may well still be) religions which held that we are, in fact, living in hell right now. That's a pretty grim doctrine, so it wouldn't appeal to many. On the other hand, holding the threat of hell over the heads of people is a damn fine way of keeping them in line.
Cultural Anthropology is on your side of the argument, Booj. I’ve tried talking to Ruthie, but I just get dismissal by negation. Sadly, she seems happy about it.
Is it normal to believe everyone will be tortured in the afterlife forever?
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maybe the petty absurdity of this life is payment for petty misdeeds of a past life
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That makes just as much sense.
I'm pretty sure there have been (and may well still be) religions which held that we are, in fact, living in hell right now. That's a pretty grim doctrine, so it wouldn't appeal to many. On the other hand, holding the threat of hell over the heads of people is a damn fine way of keeping them in line.
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Cultural Anthropology is on your side of the argument, Booj. I’ve tried talking to Ruthie, but I just get dismissal by negation. Sadly, she seems happy about it.