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What is your response when people threaten you with religious punishments? (i.e. Hell/Jahannam)

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Such a threat has about as much meaning to me as if they'd exclaimed "bopity bop plobalop wibble wobble woo", although slightly less amusing.

I generally just shrug and ignore, unless in the mood to have a lengthy and tiring debate where I request objective evidence for the claim and then have to exhaust myself explaining how citing a religious text as proof of it's own accuracy is a circular argument and not an objective one.

dtlv Level 1 Dec 26, 2017
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"Demons, sodomy, and so much heat the clothes are likely to come off. Doesn't sound too bad to me."

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Ok, see you soon.

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If Pope Francis says I can get into heaven as an athiest, just trying to do good and living by my own moral code, then that's good enough for me. As a Catholic, I would be expected to repress my sexuality. As an atheist, I don't have to.

And the scoreboard says:
Atheism 1 - 0 Catholicism

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Sad that their religion is based on reward and punishment. The only hell is theirs.

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"if you dig a pit for someone, you end up in it yourself"

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I just laugh. I can't say it won't happen but doubt it so strongly as to ridicule this God of theirs. I tell them that I hope to actually have that Judgment Day so I can look Thou in the eye and ask what kind of sick motherfucker Thou is? Was the experience I just had to endure really necessary or some kind of uncomfortable joke? That usually shuts them down but gets a horrified chuckle.

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Surely the only valid response is laughter?

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I tell them I am a New Thought Christian(which I am) and so I don't believe in Hell. Further the Hell they believe in was invented during the Dark Ages by Dante. Jesus wouldn't have know what they were talking about. If that didn't work, I would probably beat them over the head with the very scripture they tried to attack me with. (Metaphorically of course). A good New Thought Christian would never do this, so I guess I have a ways to go.

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Hah, that puts them on the ignore list immediately.

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See you there. Then laugh maniacally

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How am I supposed to take the threat of hell seriously when I fundamentally don't believe in it? It is a specious threat. I suppose my response is "oh."

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I would just laugh at them and tell them you will be sent to the North Pole because I would rather be hot than cold.

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I tell them, “Sorry, Satan already offered me a job in Human Resources!” “Now run along, I’ll see you later.” With a devious smile.

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I say " you wanna get butt naked and wrestle?"

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Laugh.
Maybe say, well all my friends will be there, if they tell me I am going to Hell.

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That has never happened to me. Ever.

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I get all choked up and say "I'm Sooooooo scared"

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I laugh at them & tell them that their ridiculous delusions have no affect on life (or after life, for that matter).

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Ask them why they think anyone would want to spend eternity with someone like them. That usually quiets them down.

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I think it's funny, I don't believe in those things.

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I saw a bumper sticker once with the perfect response. It said, “It’s your hell, YOU burn in it.” Cracked me up.

That's great, I might use that.

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Laughter, usually.

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simple: I say: "They tell me that Hell is a lot like South Dakota only the weather is better.

The Hel or Hella myth ( Loki's Daughter ) was that she took in the unworthy. The expression " go to Hella was originally "go to Hella" It meant that a person was so worthless than nobody else would take their spirit. I have one friend that refers to Evangelicals as Hella's Army.

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(Threat): You will burn in hell!
(Response): Then so be it, see you there. (smile)

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