Religion keeps one’s mind in a puerile state, which causes anxiety.

Predicting an eternal hell in which laws of nature do not work. This keeps the mind immature and causes anxiety.
The human body is supposed to grow old, mature, then death is not so bad.
And fire burns something, that thing disappears.
That is the natural order and it keeps the mind sane.

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CopperCicada · M

How about nontheistic religions?

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

@CopperCicada duh

CopperCicada · M

@Ferise1 You always make the presumption that all religions are theistic.

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

No l don’t lm talking about abrahamic religions @CopperCicada

CopperCicada · M

@Ferise1 That isn't clear, but good to know.

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

@CopperCicada it is clear when you mention eternal hell 🙄

CopperCicada · M

@Ferise1 Well, there are theistic religious positions that don’t embrace eternal hell, and there are non-theistic religious positions that do. So it was really not clear to me.

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

@CopperCicada which non-theistic religions?

CopperCicada · M

@Ferise1 Some Buddhist presentations have the concept of an eternal hell. Not all such hells are eternal hells, it is a hell associated with a particular psychology that is cut off from ones fundamental goodness.

Ferise1 · 46-50, M

@CopperCicada its not eternal tho