Comments on: BK’s defense of damnation for non-believers

By: Chris Hallquist

Chris Hallquist — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:07:32 +0000

BK–What don’t I understand about Christian theology? I’ve spent a fair amount of time reading books by Christian theologians, and I think you’ll find I know your theology quite well; I just don’t find any of the rationalizations for your sick doctrines convincing.

As for the Hitler example–it’s completely irrelevant, but for what it’s worth, while the idea of torturing mass-murderers eternally may be tempting, I think most civilized people realize that torturing people when it won’t prevent any future evils (i.e. ignoring ticking time bomb scenarios) is indefensible. But even if I were a much bigger fan of retributive justice than I am, I think I would have a hard time seeing how eternal damnation makes any sense–in Hitler’s case, I would (if I were a retributivist) think a long but finite sentence would be enough.

By: Steven Carr

Steven Carr — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:43:43 +0000

‘“entitlement mentality” – Aborted babies do not deserve to go to Heaven. They have no entitlement.

See, it is easy to defend the absurd.

By: mikespeir

mikespeir — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:19:40 +0000

I sympathize with BK. Defending the absurd is tough work.

By: Joshua Blanchard

Joshua Blanchard — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:20:46 +0000

Ah, BK.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:47:08 +0000

P.S. You come off as one of the more unpleasant apologists, BK. Consider a change of tactics?

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:40:50 +0000

The main force of the atheist’s objection centers not our entitlement to be in heaven, but our entitlement not to be in hell. Additionally, a criterion for letting someone into heaven can be reprehensible even if no one’s entitled to go to heaven. No one may be entitled to a disease vaccine I patent, but it’d be pretty horrible of me if I chose to only let white people have access to it.

By: Steven Carr

Steven Carr — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:08:02 +0000

So no answers from BK to people who quote the alleged words of his Lord and Saviour.

1-0 to the atheists again!

‘Quoting Jesus’ = ‘Warped thinking process’ in the mind of BK

By: BK

BK — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:04:49 +0000

Ah, Steven. So good to hear from you. As usual, there is no reason to respond to what you say. It stands on its own as a monument to your own warped thinking process.

By: Steven Carr

Steven Carr — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:44:46 +0000

But at least BK thinks I am less deserving of Hell than Hitler.

So I am not going to Hell. Ask BK.

By: Steven Carr

Steven Carr — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:42:34 +0000

Do you think Jesus should be in Heaven?

Of course Hitler should be in Heaven. He is a better person than your Jesus, who is going to have Jews in Hell forever.

If you think what Hitler did to the Jews is bad, just wait until Jesus gets through with them.

Woe to you, Korazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to the skies? No, you will go down to the depths. If the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.”