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Originally Posted by Eldin
If that was the case, why mention this:
You must have had some reason for saying that.
And I still think agnosticism is weak. It implies that there is a roughly equal chance that god exists versus god not existing. Why don't we apply this same convenient "benefit of doubt" to other ideas that have little to no evidence? Like fairies. Are you an agnostic with respect to fairies? Probably not. I'm willing to bet you're willing to bet fairies don't exist. Not because god is any more likely to exist than fairies, but because fairies don't send you to hell.
Somewhere inside, the fear of hell affects you. And I don't blame you. But I am trying to not allow scare tactics to deter my rational thought.
If there does in fact exist a god, I am becoming more and more convinced it is not the Christian god, or a god of any specific religion, but a universal divine presence. If that is the case, Christian notions, like hell, don't apply anyway.
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I said what I said because I genuinly don't think it's possible to know what happens when you die if anything. Also I just want to point out that I have never mentioned that I am theist agnostic which I aren't (sorry that may be the impression that I gave) I am just simply agnostic and don't believe theism or atheism, I'm not saying either is wrong just that I believe neither can truly know. I may fear hell but I really do not think the hell described by in the bible is actually scary. And what you said about God if it exists not belonging to any specific religion well I think that make a lot more sense than it belonging to a specific religion.