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Hell & The Odds of an Afterlife
I am taking this from another thread and making a topic off of it. This was discussion between me and another forum member.
The two major world religions are Christianity and Islam. Judaism obviously deserves recognition, but is minor in comparison to the other two.
Islam teaches that all unbelievers will be judged by God and will be chastised for their sin in hell
Christianity also teaches that there will be a judgment and everyone who is not written in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire
Judaism teaches that YHWH will judge the nations and that his wrath is against those who do not keep Torah
Based off of these three predominate belief systems you will eventually pay a consequence for your sin. What are the odds that all three of these beliefs are wrong and what chances do you have from a probability perspective? You could rule out Christianity, but what about Judaism and Islam? What are the odds that all three contain a false narrative of reality?
Now lets consider all the other cultures that believed and held the idea of an afterlife of torment. The Greeks believed in a place called Hades. Zoroastrianism speaks of an afterlife of torment if ones evil deeds outweigh the good. Buddism and Hinduism being less predominant teach of a concept of the afterlife where one endures a form of chastisement(though not as severe) for ignorance.
The question you have to ask yourself is based off of all these belief systems what are the odds and what is the probability that at the very least all of the three predominant ones which condemn you are all wrong? The three primary world religions condemn you and that's only three. If I looked at this from an objective standpoint I would conclude there exists a very real chance one of the three accounts of creation and the creator will condemn me according to their rules. Even if there was a 33% chance of only one of the three accounts being right, that is still a significant gamble with ones soul to dismiss the idea of hell entirely as there remains a significant possibility. Who would drive on a bridge where there is a 33% chance it may collapse? Now I ask again what is your confidence based off of and does that confidence still remain when you consider scientific evidence and cultures with history that speak of a worldwide flood, the genesis 6 giants roaming the earth, and extra historical accounts of Jesus Christ?
Have you really weighed the evidence and odds objectively?
I am taking this from another thread and making a topic off of it. This was discussion between me and another forum member.
...and what is this confidence based off? Lets consider the odds from a probability standpoint.
The two major world religions are Christianity and Islam. Judaism obviously deserves recognition, but is minor in comparison to the other two.
Islam teaches that all unbelievers will be judged by God and will be chastised for their sin in hell
Christianity also teaches that there will be a judgment and everyone who is not written in the book of life will be cast into the lake of fire
Judaism teaches that YHWH will judge the nations and that his wrath is against those who do not keep Torah
Based off of these three predominate belief systems you will eventually pay a consequence for your sin. What are the odds that all three of these beliefs are wrong and what chances do you have from a probability perspective? You could rule out Christianity, but what about Judaism and Islam? What are the odds that all three contain a false narrative of reality?
Now lets consider all the other cultures that believed and held the idea of an afterlife of torment. The Greeks believed in a place called Hades. Zoroastrianism speaks of an afterlife of torment if ones evil deeds outweigh the good. Buddism and Hinduism being less predominant teach of a concept of the afterlife where one endures a form of chastisement(though not as severe) for ignorance.
The question you have to ask yourself is based off of all these belief systems what are the odds and what is the probability that at the very least all of the three predominant ones which condemn you are all wrong? The three primary world religions condemn you and that's only three. If I looked at this from an objective standpoint I would conclude there exists a very real chance one of the three accounts of creation and the creator will condemn me according to their rules. Even if there was a 33% chance of only one of the three accounts being right, that is still a significant gamble with ones soul to dismiss the idea of hell entirely as there remains a significant possibility. Who would drive on a bridge where there is a 33% chance it may collapse? Now I ask again what is your confidence based off of and does that confidence still remain when you consider scientific evidence and cultures with history that speak of a worldwide flood, the genesis 6 giants roaming the earth, and extra historical accounts of Jesus Christ?
Have you really weighed the evidence and odds objectively?
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