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Originally Posted by sisterX  Astreja, what if I said "I refuse to believe in a Law that puts people in prison to punish them. I do not believe in putting people in prison for crimes. I would rather break the law and go to prison than obey this law." Sound absurd right? |
Well, the analogy is similar but not quite accurate. I'll try to explain what I'm seeing in the whole situation:
First point: I simply don't comprehend how a god could be injured or offended by the actions of a mortal. From my (admittedly limited) point of view, it would be like me getting offended by the whisperings of the ladybugs in the garden, or by that nasty face my cat Raistlin made when I didn't let him go outside.
Second point: In order for there to be justice, the punishment should fit the crime. How could
any mortal action be deserving of
eternal punishment?
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It's fine if you say you do not see enough evidence for the existence of God, but you say even if there was convincing evidence you would not believe and would rather face the punishment of Hell. You rebell you.
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Well, I have had interesting experiences that lead me to believe that an unknown something is operating behind the scenes. I don't see this 'something' as resembling anything in the religious texts of the world, although there's an occasional correspondence.
If I did actually encounter a celestial being, I'd probably go "Ooh! Ahh!" with the best of them. I'd tend to believe that yes, the being did actually exist. However, if I found out that this being tormented miscreants for eternity I doubt that I could bring myself to love it. It would be a deep and probably indelible disappointment, and the knowledge of the being's cruel nature would be 'hell' in itself.
