Where did I say that? I majored in Religion for a year in college. I just no longer hold a large interest in it.
See what your doing is called " Fault finding", your constantly questioning me trying to find something wrong , so you can magnify the wrong. Your not debating, your head hunting.
Were the religious tomes you studied in class adulterated by demons, and if so, did you inform the class and/or the teacher of this fact?
I think all religions have demons in them; I think all non religious groups are influenced by demons; I think all humans are influenced by demons; I think the whole world is influenced by demons;
And 37 years ago when I was in college, I did not think like this.
What changed your mind?
Increasing complexity in my consciousness.
I have NEVER in my life said something was written by satan; kindly show me that.
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This is an interesting cite with an interesting piece on hell.
Heres another good one from Tentmaker.
An interesting cite on Islamic hell;
Here are ten interesting versions of hell from ten different cultures;
And another classic from Tentmaker;
A place of eternal shame fits in with my understanding of Hell back before I realized that nobody can manage staying ashamed forever, figured out the concept of all-merciful God precluded any eternal Hell, and then decided the whole religion thing was a bit childish and silly.
So what? I majored in English for a year and you can see how much good it did me.
I suppose I must have been remembering something written by someone else. My apologies. Please disregard.
That seems unlikely in my view, but I accept;
Peace.
Seems to me the Koran has more explicit information about hell than the bible. Islamic people have told me that such torture was not intended for such folks as might not be Muslim, but only for Muslims who want to leave the faith. I can’t see that interpretation in anything they cite, but, it is their religion, why should I try to tell them what it means?
Its more important to tell yourself and your children what it means.
to be fair - you blame alot of things on ‘demons’ - its not a stretch for a person to substitute ‘satan’ for ‘demon’.
That they have their religion, and that it is no more and no less valid than any other religion?
Where is the evidence for Heaven that does not exist for Hell?
What do demons gain by convincing people that there is a Hell?