thornhappy
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ORIGINAL: slaveboyforyou I do actually believe in Hell. I don't think of it as a burning, subterreanean world where demons poke at you with pitchforks. I think of it simply as death. It's removal from existence. It's God's way of putting the evil out of their misery. To put it in Judeo-Christian terminology, they are literally blotted out of the book of life. I do believe in an afterlife, and I have to believe that people like Hitler, Stalin, Pol Pot, and Ted Bundy face some kind of retribution for their deeds. But I do believe in a Creator, and I think it is arrogant to believe any human would be more merciful than an omnipotent being. I believe God puts evil people down like rabid dogs. A literal, eternal existence of misery and pain is not the punishment a merciful God would give to even the most vile of humanity. I can see where most folks agree about Pol Pot, etc. being evil; however, what about folks from non-Christian religions? There are folks out there who believe that even righteous folks from other religions will still go to hell. thornhappy
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