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View Poll Results: Atheists:Are you scared that Hell might exist?
Yes, it bothers me. 5 3.60%
No, not really. 52 37.41%
I laugh at the idea. 80 57.55%
It's always on my mind and worries me constantly. 2 1.44%
Voters: 139. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 05-13-2015, 02:31 PM
 
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I worry about it as much as I worry about vampires when I'm out at night. They're both in the same area of probability to me.
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Old 05-14-2015, 08:05 PM
 
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Atheist having Christians threaten them with hell is like having a hippy threaten to punch you in the aura
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Old 05-14-2015, 08:09 PM
 
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Atheist having Christians threaten them with hell is like having a hippy threaten to punch you in the aura
Cute, very cute!LOL
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Old 05-15-2015, 08:05 AM
 
Location: Missouri, USA
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Even if hell exists, I don't see it as something to fear.

Of the many things I find irrational about the variant of Christianity that says Jesus died for our sins and we deserve hell and only through him can we seek forgiveness, one of these things is the following: If we deserve hell, all of humanity going there (except Jesus and a few prophets and other sinless) is a positive thing. It seems like we should be thinking: Yeah! I'm going to hell! I'm going to get what I deserve! Justice is served!

If we deserve it, why would we want to get out of that through brown-nosing the boss?

I'm sure I'd do a lot of begging for forgiveness while down there and shouting "Please, let me out!" but that'll probably be because I'll be on fire which will make it difficult to think clearly. Now's when I can think clearly, and right now it seems like if I deserve hell and I go there, that'll be a positive thing.

If I don't deserve it and I go, I'll just be one of many innocents sent down there so one more person to go down there won't really matter that much.

No biggie either way.

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Old 05-15-2015, 08:08 AM
 
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No, I could care less.

Hell is a religious and Christian invention, so since I don't follow any of it why would I care at all? It's a non issue.

It's like someone who could care less about football getting all upset about a bad call in a game......why would they care one way or the other?

It's not my issue to worry about.
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Old 05-15-2015, 09:58 AM
 
Location: USA
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I'm as afraid of the Christian hell as I am of the Muslim hell (Jahannam). They are both equally likely.
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Old 05-15-2015, 01:07 PM
 
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Why would I worry about hell existing when I know that the "hell" everyone talks about is the here and now. We are all already living in hell.
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Old 05-15-2015, 05:57 PM
 
Location: The Milky Way Galaxy
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This thread is still going? I posted over 3 yrs ago here lol and only came back because I got an email notice telling me there was replies to a thread I posted in...first time that happpened even though there's been 3 yrs of posts
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Old 05-19-2015, 04:40 PM
 
Location: USA
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I'm as afraid of the Christian hell as I am of the Muslim hell (Jahannam). They are both equally likely.
True, Hell is a made up concept to control the masses. I would just as soon believe that David Karesh was Christ or Mohammad
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Old 05-21-2015, 10:31 AM
 
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The only thing I'm scared of is coming back to this damm place for a second life.

Amen to that statement,,,,this ole world is enough hell for me!!
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