With a powerful army behind them, the church would spread the fear of Hell
throughout its ever increasing empire, and with it put an end to the pagan
religions which stood in its way, turning them into nothing more than myths,
legends, and fairy tales.
Hell – The Lie Brought to Light.
So, given what we know about Hell and its origins, why do Christians and
Muslims fear such an imaginary location, and spend their whole lives
worrying about their eventual demise and possible damnation? Urban
legends will always have their believers but, once you get to the heart of the
myth, even those with the most hardened of opinions will admit their
mistakes. So why not the religious? The answer is simple. Since their
indoctrination into faith, they have never questioned Hell's existence; they
have simply accepted it, never bothered with the nature of its inception or
the whats and the whys. They refuse to question their faith, based on fear,
and it is this lack of education which blinds them to the true, undeniable fact
that Hell was, and still is, designed to control and undermine the
brainwashed masses. The sooner these people begin to gain knowledge of
the history behind their religion, the sooner they can put their gods to rest.
Original Article URL: http://www.atheistrepublic.com/blog/robsharples/history-hell
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