Questions about hell

1. Why is faith not only important, but perhaps the deciding factor about who winds up in heaven or hell?

Whenever I’m asked what I’d do if I meet Jesus when I die, I say I would then have enough evidence to become a believer. Apparently, though, that would be too late. If a creator god exists, why would she create so many evidence-based humans if she wants us to make faith-based decisions?

2. Why do the last 30 seconds of life matter so much?

If an Adolph Hitler repented on his deathbed for his role in the Holocaust and accepted Jesus, some say he would go to heaven. I think it would be more reasonable (though what’s reason got to do with it?) for a person to be judged on his or her lifetime actions rather than on an end-of-life belief.

3. If we have free will on earth, will we have free will in heaven?

If so, might we sin and go from heaven to hell? If not, will we be heavenly robots? If God can make us sinless in heaven, why didn’t he create us sinless on earth? So many ifs, so few answers.

4. What moral purpose does eternal torture serve?

We want to rehabilitate evildoers with the hope that they will learn from past mistakes. Even in capital punishment cases we try to execute as painlessly as possible. Why would a purportedly all good and compassionate God burn people for eternity?

5. What happens to people who died before Jesus was born — or didn’t hear of Jesus?

If they can still go to heaven, how does Jesus matter? If they are all condemned to hell, how is God merciful?

6. If we want people to go to heaven, shouldn’t we be committing infanticide?

Wouldn’t it be a blessing to baptize newborn babies and then kill them? Or perhaps encourage abortions, since presumably all fetuses go to heaven?

7. How much more deserving is the worst person in heaven than the best person in hell?

Our earthly binary divisions are usually quite arbitrary. People may vote when they are 18 and buy alcohol when they are 21, but they are not permitted to do so the day before. We recognize such rules for what they are — distinctions without a real difference. Not so when it comes to the cutoff between an eternity of bliss and an eternity of torture.

8. How could heaven be a happy place?

Can you be blissfully happy in heaven knowing that some of your loved ones are being tortured in hell? And what do you do for an eternity in heaven without getting bored?

9. Why did God torture his son?

Couldn’t He come up with a less bloodthirsty way to allow us into heaven than by torturing and killing his innocent son to make up for an alleged Original Sin of an alleged first couple? We praise God for an action that we would incarcerate any human for perpetrating. God seems inhumane, but I suppose that’s because God isn’t human.

10. Wouldn’t a loving God who wants us all to go to heaven make it unambiguously clear how to get there?

Christians, let alone those of other faiths and none, disagree about what to believe or do. Faith? Good works? Some believe we were predestined for heaven or hell before birth, and there’s absolutely nothing we can do to change it. Others say we are all given the gift of faith to accept Jesus as savior and thus go to heaven, but that some people refuse the gift. I didn’t refuse a gift I was never given. A gift is different from a belief in a gift.

Curiosity killed the cat

Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back.

Blood is thicker than water

The blood of the covenant is thicker that the water of the womb.

Jack of all trades, master of none

Jack of all trades, master of none but still better than a master of one.

Seeed

I am a pentagendered aromantic quadcore demisexual trans-ginger bigendered heteremollusk 4 wheel drive fat positive demi-ethnic tumblrsexual otherfictionkin with multiple headmates (Johnny Depp, Inuyasha, the moon Pluto, and block of quartz with a frowny face carved in it). I also have self diagnosed assburgers, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, HDTV, CBN, CNN, NFL, MSNBC, NBA, and cancer.

The below are the top nine countries listed in order as “the happiest countries in the world” due to their level of equality, (extremely) strong economies, education, happiness, and low unemployment rates.

Denmark
Finland
Netherlands
Canada
Sweden
Norway
Ireland
New Zealand
Belgium

They are all listed as 'socialist'.

http://web.csulb.edu/~mfiebert/assault.htm

This bibliography examines 286 scholarly investigations: 221 empirical studies and 65 reviews and/or analyses, which demonstrate that women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their relationships with their spouses or male partners. The aggregate sample size in the reviewed studies exceeds 371,600.

Women are offered the opportunity of battered women's shelters and help lines, while men in nearly all situations do not (there are only 2 battered men's shelters in the U.S., and only 1 help hotline out of dozens that don't ignore or imply that he deserved abuse). Men are also almost always labeled as the the aggressor during DV disputes, even if they called the police for help because they were being attacked.

Contrary to propaganda spewed by people on Tumblr and reddit, men CAN be abused and deserve just as much care and understanding as women. No one should be abused, regardless of their gender.

SJW:I don't care what it actually means to the majority, Confederate Flags are hate speech and offensive.
SJW:...
SJW:F**kboy this, F**kboy that, I hate F**kboys.
Us:You do realize that's a slur aimed at male victims of prison rape and commonly leveled at transmen?
SJW:...
SJW:Like I was saying, aren't F**boys horrible?
SJW:Also, equal rights for queer people.
Us:Oh, for the love of...

Tumblr is a cult.
They drag in young, insecure people that don’t know what to make of themselves, and they validate all their retarded ideas and tell them that they should distance themselves from everyone that isn’t part of the cult.

e.g. “You’re 13 and not all that interested in girls? You must be ASEXUAL just like us!”

But like in all cults, once you’re inside you better watch your fucking step. Conduct is strictly policed, and any attempts to question the group-think are swiftly and severely punished.

Hugboxing is the mechanism that Tumblr communities use to draw their victims into the cult, but it only extends so far, and if you transgress then they’ll cut you off hard.”

http://permutationofninjas.org/post/30120518447/on-the-evolution-of-patriarchy-and-why-men-didnt

The only valid defence of the use of trigger warnings is for sufferers of PTSD. So I think it’s time for a less than gentle reminder about some PTSD facts.

- PTSD flashbacks do not require a “trigger” of any kind. In fact the time they happen most often is during sleep when the person is not even conscious. Waking up screaming is a more accurate picture of a PTSD episode than being upset about something you see that serves as a reminder. In fact one of the qualifications for a PTSD diagnosis is having episodes/flashbacks out of nowhere.

- Anything can serve as a reminder, it would be impossible to provide trigger warnings for memories because even the person with those memories does not know what will serve as a reminder. For example if they watched their friend Greg get blown to bits by an RPG then the name Greg will be a reminder. Trigger warning Greg* Therefore if anything can serve as a trigger at any given time maybe we should ask God to paint the words “Trigger Warning Life” across the sky and be done with it.

- The idea behind trigger warnings to avoid reminding PTSD sufferers of their tragic events is flawed because most sufferers either already live in constant memory of the traumatic event or do not remember the events details because of amnesia. That’s the whole point, they cannot move on from the memory. So building a system to stop them from being reminded of the event is kind of like taking down the NFL logo at football games so people wont think of football.

- Not only is avoiding reminders futile but it is also unhealthy. Avoidance is unhealthy both in the short and long term. The more you avoid dealing with the trauma the worse it will get. Facing your trauma and working to resolve the emotional conflicts that feed it is what will help your progress towards mental health. Avoidance not only stops progress but it also leads to isolation and self medicating which makes the situation worse. It is why many PTSD sufferers become addicts and turn to drugs and alcohol to cope, which only exacerbates the problem. PTSD sufferers will often seek avoidance and isolation this does not make those behaviours healthy, and it is one of the main things mental health professionals will want them to stop doing.

- People who claim avoidance is good for PTSD sufferers ignore that not only are trigger warnings and avoidance not a prescribed method of treatment…but actually the opposite of one of the most common treatments, exposure therapy.

- The inclination of the lay person when dealing with mental health will be to want to listen to and respect the wishes of the victim, which sounds well and good if you ignore the self destructive nature of the victim and their disorder. If someone wants to avoid their problems and drink themselves to death, respecting their wishes is irresponsible.

- If you equate getting worked up and emotional because you were offended, angered or saddened… with PTSD; you are an overdramatic and self absorbed ass hat.

- You do not contract PTSD because an over the top emotional reaction was elicited. It is a complex disorder based on the experience of an extremely violent and traumatic event, not an allergic reaction that comes and goes based on what you are exposed to.

- Things that typically cause PTSD: Witnessing or participating in an atrocity such as seeing loved ones die a brutal death or being forced to rape and or kill. To a lesser extent being the victim of a brutal physical assault can also cause PTSD. Here are some things that do not cause PTSD: Being called names on the internet, someone disagreeing with you, being offended, angered or saddened no matter how volatile your emotional response is. The inability to control your emotions does not mean you have PTSD.

- Traumatic experience is a requirement for PTSD but in reality the overwhelming majority of people who suffer a traumatic event do not end up with PTSD. It is a fairly rare disorder.

- PTSD is not a life sentence. Many cases are acute and don’t persist past a few months. Even chronic and persisting PTSD can be treated effectively and resolved.

- Beware of PTSD misinformation. For example the wikipedia article on PTSD claims bullying can cause PTSD. It’s source however is a study that describes persistent bullying as a risk factor for developing PTSD… after a violent traumatic event. It does not claim bullying is a cause of PTSD itself. So bullying can in some cases make someone more susceptible to PTSD but does not cause it. Like I mentioned earlier most people who suffer traumatic experiences do not develop PTSD.

- And finally if you do not have a PTSD diagnosis and appeal to the disorder for the purpose of trying to shame someone who made you feel bad, you are a brat and you should feel bad.

Me and my psych degree are my own source but if you want to read up on it yourself you can here…

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/basics/definition/con-20022540

And now a brief discussion of politically correct language, between Jonny Freedom and Sally Hitler.

Sally Hitler: You Shouldn’t use that word Jonny, use this word Instead.

Jonny Freedom: Why should I do that?

Sally Hitler: Because it’s not a very nice word, you should never use that word.

Jonny Freedom: Does the word I used differ in intended meaning from the one you suggested I use instead?

Sally Hitler: No they have identical meanings.

Jonny Freedom: Was the word I used inaccurate in any way?

Sally Hitler: Nope your assessment was correct.

Jonny Freedom: So wait why do I need to use your word instead if the one I used was accurate and means the exact same thing?

Sally Hitler: The word you used isn’t very nice and it makes people feel bad to hear it.

Jonny Freedom: So What is it about the word that makes people feel bad? The number of syllables? Which letters are used? Are S sounds intrinsically more offensive than H sounds or something like that?

Sally Hitler: No that would be ridiculous, sorry I mean that would be sanity challenged. The only difference between the two words is the one you used has a negative connotation.

Jonny Freedom: Ohh Okay I see now so it’s the connotation well I’m an idiot. Hey Sally can you tell me what gives a word its connotations?

Sally Hitler: Sure thing Jonny, A word gets its connotations from the way people typically use the word. So if many people use a word to hurt another person it will develop a negative connotation.

Jonny Freedom: Ah okay, One other question though. Since the meaning of the word hasn’t changed wont the new word or term simply be used in the same way by the same jerks that want people to feel badly?

Sally Hitler: Yes that’s highly likely. People don’t become nicer because of a word ban.

Jonny Freedom: And you don’t see at all then how telling people what words they can and can’t say is just an exercise in futility?

Sally Hitler: What does futility mean?

Jonny Freedom: Never mind, hey did you know that according to world-renowned linguists language control is a form of mind control?

Sally Hitler: What? that’s nonsense.

Jonny Freedom: No it’s true; the words you know and use directly impact what you are able to think about. That’s why linguists argue that any society level restrictions on words are unethical because they aim to change peoples thinking by force without consult or discussion. Which is the definition of brain washing. Removing words from language is the exact mind control technique Orwell wrote about in 1984. You are borrowing your tactics from a dystopia novel.

Sally Hitler: But making people feel better about themselves is a noble cause, is a little brain washing really that big of a deal if people are vaguely better off?

Jonny Freedom: So the intended end justifies the means? Even if it doesn’t really work?

Sally Hitler: Yup

Jonny Freedom: Ah I see, just checking, How about you don’t use the words that make you feel icky and instead of ruling over what other people can and can’t say like an authoritarian dictator keep it to yourself. I’ll go back to using tact to determine how I treat people; and will use whatever words I want to say whatever I want.

Sally Hitler: How dare you defy me you bigot, where are the thought police when you need them. what’s tact by the way?

Jonny Freedom: It’s a fancy word that means don’t be a jerk. It’s a word I know because no one has told society they are not allowed to say it yet. There is no such thing as an inherently offensive word.

This has been a brief discussion of politically correct language between Jonny Freedom and Sally Hitler.

Women's rights activists and men's rights activists should be cheering each other on.

They want the same thing, they just specialize in different areas. It’d be like your cardiologist despising your orthopedic surgeon.

And egalitarians are your primary care physicians. We have base knowledge on all the issues and can recommend a women’s or men’s rights person if need be. That system might get something done.

That is, if both parties were to clean up their act

sci fi terms

http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/SFTerms.html

“It’s not my job to educate you”

Actually as someone who claims to be an activist and a supposed resource on the issue at hand…yes it is your job to educate people on it.

The whole point of being an activist is to push for the change you desire and that naturally requires educating people. So if you don’t think it’s your job to educate people then sorry, you’re not an activist. You’re just a knee-jerk reactionist who wants to be angry and yell at people.