You get conditioned with the idea of heaven and hell when you're young and it can sometimes be hard to separate them all when you come to the realisation you're an atheist later on in life. The fear of going to hell is used as a tool to keep you in the flock, ie follow the rules we tell you or horrible, unspeakable things happen to you. It can be hard to make a clean break.
Is it normal to fear going to Hell even when you're an atheist?
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You get conditioned with the idea of heaven and hell when you're young and it can sometimes be hard to separate them all when you come to the realisation you're an atheist later on in life. The fear of going to hell is used as a tool to keep you in the flock, ie follow the rules we tell you or horrible, unspeakable things happen to you. It can be hard to make a clean break.