In retrospect, and given our belief franework at the time, that was pretty reckless. Suppose a Yahwé style God with a Muslim-style Hell (the Gospel doesn’t develop the concept as much) was the actual God, and that we had incontrovertible evidence of it. Wouldn’t humans forgive each other for obeying his cruel instructions, if it will save suffering for everyone involved in the long run?
Then again, htat hypothesis kind of screws with everything, since Belief and Faith are a prime part of classic!God’s evaluation system.
The most likely explanation in retrospect is that on some level we already knew our worldview was worth crap, but were too afraid of the unknown that an actually Atheist viewpoint seemed to offer. Did you get it, that feeling of complete wasteland and desolation, that loneliness and cold, when you were having your first true battles with Doubt? Or did it feel different for you?
In retrospect, and given our belief franework at the time, that was pretty reckless. Suppose a Yahwé style God with a Muslim-style Hell (the Gospel doesn’t develop the concept as much) was the actual God, and that we had incontrovertible evidence of it. Wouldn’t humans forgive each other for obeying his cruel instructions, if it will save suffering for everyone involved in the long run?
Then again, htat hypothesis kind of screws with everything, since Belief and Faith are a prime part of classic!God’s evaluation system.
The most likely explanation in retrospect is that on some level we already knew our worldview was worth crap, but were too afraid of the unknown that an actually Atheist viewpoint seemed to offer. Did you get it, that feeling of complete wasteland and desolation, that loneliness and cold, when you were having your first true battles with Doubt? Or did it feel different for you?