In your religion, what's Heaven and Hell meant to be?

[Dan]

A very good thought provoking thread, I was christened C of E my mother was Catholic, my father Protestant. My elder sister was brought up in the Catholic faith. At the age of 15yrs I was intoduced to the Mormon church, by way of American missionaries who had got me hooked on playing Baseball. After allowing me to get quite good at the game, they then informed me that unless I was baptized I would no longer be a part of the team. My father put a stop to this, as I was expected to give 5% of my earnings to the church.

As you can imagine, I have experienced quite a few religions, I do believe some people can gain comfort from their beliefs. Unfortunately it is not for me. I recently worked with a very nice guy, who was a devout Jehovah's witness. When I asked him about Darwin's origin of species he told me it was all rubbish, in his opinion the world was created 4,000.00 yrs ago by GOD in the garden of Eden. I had to ask him how he explained the fossil records going back millions of years, he quoted from the old testament. I think religion can bring comfort to people who choose to believe. But as stated, in the hands of fanatics, it can be very dangerous:mad2:

PS. God if you are reading this, I am sitting on the fence:yikes:

That's a very fair view mate. Hats off to you.

And unfortunately we've had to ban god as he was spamming some religion website so he wont get to see this.

 

[mikethetile]

but what would gods view be on religous beliefs and the misery it has brought to mankind

 

[doug boardley]

but what would gods view be on religous beliefs and the misery it has brought to mankind

If he does exist Mike, I'd imagine it would be a very dim view.

 

[badger]

A little known fact that Darwin called for a Catholic Priest on his deathbed!
He wasn't that stupid after all!!
As regards myself, i'll side with the 70,000 people, of all denominations, that witnessed Fatima in 1917.

 

[mikethetile]

I would say so Doug

 

[kilty55]

Have an informed mind mate. We end up soil, worm feed, and eventually rock. So the energy we've borrowed during life is partly given back. We certainly don't have a spirit and no spirit goes anywhere once you die. You just die and start to rot.

True, as 'cold' as it might sound.

does this mean my face may end up in a slice of travertine on someones bathroom wall in future years da:smilewinkgrin::smilewinkgrin:

 

[Dan]

Well this thread didn't turn out quite what I thought as I guess in the main we're the same religion.

But checkout the forum where I found it and the different types of heaven and hell: What happens in HELL as per your religion ?

Which would be true? They all claim to have evidence their religion is the one. They mostly have different views of what happens after death.

 

[Dan]

A little known fact that Darwin called for a Catholic Priest on his deathbed!
He wasn't that stupid after all!!
As regards myself, i'll side with the 70,000 people, of all denominations, that witnessed Fatima in 1917.

Can't find much on this. But what I did find was this: BBC News | EUROPE | Fatima's 'third secret' revealed

50,000 people said they saw the sun "dance" in the sky!

Seriously? This is believed? Our sun stays well put in relation to our earth, if it danced, it would mean our planet is actually dancing and not the sun. If that happened we'd quickly travel through stages of nearly freezing and nearly burning.

Doesn't make sense to me. Believe what you see not what you hear, right?

 

[Dan]

does this mean my face may end up in a slice of travertine on someones bathroom wall in future years da:smilewinkgrin::smilewinkgrin:

If the trend in a million years is to still tile mate, yeah. lol

 

[phil7677]

My sister-in-law and mother-in-law went to see Psychic Sally the other day and literally laughed at me for not believing in Ghosts?!?!

psychic sally that cracked me up just the name
tell you what i wonder how many people who don`t believe in god. when a time comes when the chips are really down pray?
i was once in what i would best describe as an awkward situation in a previous career when a gun had my name on it. i didn`t pray at the time but i sure said thank you when i walked away. btw i wasn`t a drug dealer before you ask

 

[SandyFloor]

does this mean my face may end up in a slice of travertine on someones bathroom wall in future years da:smilewinkgrin::smilewinkgrin:

You mean like Han Solo in Empire Strikes Back?

 

[Dan]

I've prayed, but I was at a young age and you're sorted of forced to do it, and this often sticks. I never got it, and only really when I was old enough to understand santa wasn't real did I understand you're praying to nobody.

And Phil, I know you were a bounty hunter mate, it's okay, you don't have to deny it. :lol:

 

[SandyFloor]

The problem is, Dan, you've only uncovered a lot of athiests. If anyone reading this has beliefs they're probably wary of stating it in case they get jumped on IMO.

 

[Prem Tiler]

I believe Heaven is not a place but a feeling, A feeling of warmth, fulfillment, knowing, rest, the sun on your face on a summers day, the wind in your hair, the sand under your feet and the rain on your skin.

Hell is a feeling of anxiety, missing, loneliness, unrest, the sense you get when something really bad is about to happen or when you have done something really bad. That feeling of guilt, of worry and dread. The coldness when you just can warm up and your bones ache.

 

[phil7677]

i was made to go to sunday school every sunday (funnily enough)
they taught us that hell would be for a thousand years and you would have to answer for your wrongs before being sent down there if you were a non believer. the teacher very kindly told me that my dad who was a non believer would be going and that is what he would face. nice thing to tell a 9 year old.
our idea of heaven from them would be a place where we would be for eternity in a gracious state without the worries of ill health and meeting up with all other believers.
you can imagine the sort of nightmares i had as a kid stressing about my dad.
i can`t really say what i think of him as it`s not in the pub but i am sure you can imagine