I believe that most people spend alot of time in purgatory not being literally tortured, rather are forced to watch how they have hurt other people until they understand what they did was wrong and beg for repentance.
Where do you get this idea from?
A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty - it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute the truly religious attitude; in this sense, and in this alone, I am a deeply religious man. (Albert Einstein)
As I said he is referring to the universe. In this case this is how he saw the universe.
I believe that most people spend alot of time in purgatory not being literally tortured, rather are forced to watch how they have hurt other people until they understand what they did was wrong and beg for repentance. Also, many people probably go to Hell. Even if you don't do anything evil, you may be ****ed for not sharing the gifts God has given you. If you have been blessed with many gifts and have never shared them with others, an anecdote from the Bible, you may go to hell. Did you do anything wrong? No, but you didn't do anything right either. It is said that everything you have is a gift from God, and should not be considered [/i]"yours"[i]. And only the pure of spirit go directly to heaven
And what is this belief based on? Because it doesn't jive with real-world observation, nor does it jive with the Bible.
I believe that most people spend alot of time in purgatory not being literally tortured, rather are forced to watch how they have hurt other people until they understand what they did was wrong and beg for repentance. Also, many people probably go to Hell. Even if you don't do anything evil, you may be ****ed for not sharing the gifts God has given you. If you have been blessed with many gifts and have never shared them with others, an anecdote from the Bible, you may go to hell. Did you do anything wrong? No, but you didn't do anything right either. It is said that everything you have is a gift from God, and should not be considered [/i]"yours"[i]. And only the pure of spirit go directly to heaven
Someone's been told stories by their parents to make them behave...
Our bodies are recycled back into the earth and if you were an ***, you go to hell, if you were good, you go to heaven
What would you say if I stated that I believe you are wrong, that in fact you go to Hel (not hell) when you die, except if you died in battle, then you go to Valhalla?
It all depends on what you believe in. Many people believe you will be reincarnated, many others believe nothing happens, your just... gone. I'm a Christian, so I believe that I will go to Heaven when I die, where there is no sin or hardship. (comment me on my profile if you want more info)
It all depends on what you believe in. Many people believe you will be reincarnated, many others believe nothing happens, your just... gone. I'm a Christian, so I believe that I will go to Heaven when I die, where there is no sin or hardship. (comment me on my profile if you want more info)
Nope. What you believe doesn't matter a lick. If I believe in Valhalla, I will not get to go there just because I believe. How many times must I state that it is FACT, not belief, that we are arguing here...
I'm a Jedi, I believe once we die all our atoms become one with the force around us, it evaporates into this force which makes it all the more powerful each time one of us Jedi dies. We had a fella called Qui Gon Jinn, he used the force to part the red sea and walk on water, then some nutter came along along and wrote books calling him Jesus and calling the hologram of Obi Wan 'God', or something to that effect, anyway don't convert to the dark side, or you'll be consumed by evil, beware of Darth Maul, or as that crazy guy called him, the 'Devil'. Oh and stay in school don't do drugs.
I'm a Jedi, I believe once we die all our atoms become one with the force around us, it evaporates into this force which makes it all the more powerful each time one of us Jedi dies. We had a fella called Qui Gon Jinn, he used the force to part the red sea and walk on water, then some nutter came along along and wrote books calling him Jesus and calling the hologram of Obi Wan 'God', or something to that effect, anyway don't convert to the dark side, or you'll be consumed by evil, beware of Darth Maul, or as that crazy guy called him, the 'Devil'. Oh and stay in school don't do drugs.
Nice way to analogize Christianity.
I sort of do wish I could be reincarnated and keep my memory from my past life. That would be nice.
Who says it isn't possible? Technically we do have genetic memory.
Hm... possible. Possibly.
The thing that really worries me are the different places we could go after we die. There are hundreds maybe even thousands. Maybe even millions. Okay, my imagination is running away from me but you get the point.
