Comment by Liam on December 28, 2008 at 3:19am

And Heaven would be filled with priests and evangelists!! Ugh!! See you in Hell Sophie!

Comment by Morgan Matthew on December 28, 2008 at 10:18am

lol aye

Comment by Andrew the Fluffer on December 28, 2008 at 10:49am

If it turned out that Christianity was true, I would totally chose hell over heaven. "Eternal separation from god," the selfish, tyrannical bastard? Yes, please.

Comment by Dinah on January 2, 2009 at 6:03am

yup i agree with you! =) i don't believe in a god who likes to be praised all the time =( and it think it's racist to say that only this religion go to heaven, while other people who believe in other religion go to hell, also how can you be sure which god is true if there are like so many religions here on earth? =(

Comment by Drew on January 5, 2009 at 12:52am

It is a common trait of any religion to take turns towards making things easier. At the basic level, this can be critiqued to Hinduism (which just sounds like a good break from the Christ-focused popularity). In early Hinduism, it was incredibly hard to do good, then came concessions for caste, then came yogic methods of counteracting your bad, then came the concept of devotion ("bhakti"). There are countless spins on forms of "bhakti" but it essentially comes to the point that as long as you love your chosen Hindu god or demigod, he/she will save you.

It is an idea that I have been working on for a while, but in rough form... religion starts out hard -> followers can't keep up / methods of counteracting the bad -> followers still can't keep up / devotion that lacks action -> much of present-day religion. As a human construction and active development, religion, in general, tends to a realization. Humans sometimes do bad stuff using any scale of morality. Owning up to this is difficult, so many try to wiggle their way out or around an idea.

When I look at those who are obsessed with devotion, but not action or volition, I cringe a bit. I see in them a large piece of doubt that isn't being faced or addressed. Using prayer, meditative practices, yogic practices, or simple denial... one can convince their minds to look away.

I'm sorry that this turned into a bit of a rant. Don't mean to steal your thunder! But you've identified a point that really strikes me and got my wheels turning. That's certainly a good thing, thankya.

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