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ramaraksha

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Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2010 11:24 am Post subject: The vile concept of Hell

Hell is a disgusting, horrible, vile concept. A place of abuse and pain, where god supposedly uses torture devices upon human flesh. If you read about what the likes of Hitler, Stalin, or Saddam Husain did to their detractors and realize that is exactly what this so-called god does to those who may disagree with him, it can make you pretty sick.

Would a Mahatma Gandhi ever run a torture chamber for his enemies? Or a Nelson Mandela or a Mother Teresa? Never. And whose side is god on? God has more in common with the likes of Saddam?

Or the Taliban? How many have watched that poor young woman being held down and whiplashed across her back while she cried for mercy? God uses such crude and brutal methods?

And how exactly does this work? There was one time when I was a child and this "teacher" was trying to explain this math problem to us and no matter how much he tried he could not reach us. Exasperated, he finally took his cane and gave each of us a good lashing across our backs. Were we supposed to be suddenly enlightened because of the lashing? Or was this "teacher" simply working out his frustrations on the innocent?

Let's take an example: Say you think Abortion should be allowed and a woman free to choose. You die and God says you are wrong. You are sent to hell and tortured. A few whiplashes and some pokes with a hot poker and then you realize that you are wrong? But there is no escape - you are there till eternity! You are going to be tortured forever! This is how you realize your error? This is how god enforces his rule? Thru sheer brutality?

It makes no sense - it is pure nonsense. Hell makes no sense, so we must discard Heaven also - how can we let the likes of Hitler, Stalin and Saddam waltz into heaven? No Hell, No heaven, so then was God made up too?

Only Karma & Rebirth make logical sense. A Kid misbehaves in a store despite the admonishments of his parents. Eventually he breaks a product. In the olden days the kid could expect some kind of a beating. But today? What is the goal of a parent? To educate the child, to make the child see what he did was wrong. Is that being accomplished by giving the child a beating? How about making the child help pay for the cost of the product by doing odd jobs around the house or taking away his favorite past-time? Make the child apologize to the store owner. Is this way better? Instead of the parent saying "because I said so" and imposing his will on the child, the child is allowed to think of the consequences of his actions. A non-violent way of teaching, taught by loving parents.

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