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Would religion be popular if there was no promise of Heaven

 
 
flushd
 
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Reply Fri 31 Mar, 2006 11:57 pm
Do you mean a literal 'heaven' after you die?

I always included the 'heaven' of moral goodness, right conduct, and mental integrity with what religion has to offer.
It's the promise of a light at the end of a potential dark tunnel (hell or simply reality).

Take that promise away, and I think you'd lose a lot of followers. Few people are willing to carve out their own path through the jungle. You can die in dat there jungle!! It's not sissies.
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Treya
 
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Reply Sat 1 Apr, 2006 12:00 am
hephzibah wrote:
roger wrote:
Well, of course you can't. You aren't "them".


Nope, I'm sure not. Razz Well... now that I think about it... most of the time anyway. Wink


Well ok... sometimes... I'm not... I think... wait... I hope... maybe? LOL I'm going to bed!
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CerealKiller
 
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Reply Sat 1 Apr, 2006 01:38 am
flushd wrote:
Do you mean a literal 'heaven' after you die?

I always included the 'heaven' of moral goodness, right conduct, and mental integrity with what religion has to offer.
It's the promise of a light at the end of a potential dark tunnel (hell or simply reality).

Take that promise away, and I think you'd lose a lot of followers. Few people are willing to carve out their own path through the jungle. You can die in dat there jungle!! It's not sissies.


I meant a literal "heaven" after you die.
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flushd
 
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Reply Sat 1 Apr, 2006 03:09 am
Oh, well that's just silly. I'm going to CandyLand when I die.
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Sanctuary
 
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Reply Sat 1 Apr, 2006 08:36 am
I just wanted to commend the creator of this thread...I found it refreshing and interesting (without much drama).
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