tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204664686568393114.post8559891740564774546..comments2023-11-02T01:43:20.189-07:00Comments on At Wisdom's End: Fair Questions: Why do religions say there are terrible consequences for believing the wrong things? Samuel C Bunchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13931395216787784171noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204664686568393114.post-45978703628349632222016-09-13T19:29:38.325-07:002016-09-13T19:29:38.325-07:00Also, at least in the Christian tradition, it'...Also, at least in the Christian tradition, it's not entirely clear that the threat of Hell was simply a psychological projection of wrath towards one's enemies (as some atheist critics might allege). In Romans 9, for example, Paul wishes that he himself could be "cut off from Christ" (a euphemism for going to Hell) for the sake of his Jewish brethren who did not espouse faith in Christ. The New Testament contains many passages which show (whether implicitly or explicitly) it is not God's will that anyone go to Hell--the implication is that anyone who ends up there does so of his own volition, because God has given him the free will to choose.Jack DisPennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01999955744311475772noreply@blogger.com