Does the fear of hell make you follow More the rules?

[n8765]

[aaron13547]

I believe life is what you make it. If you are optimistic and see good and everything you can be happy with almost nothing. If you are pessimistic worry about everything fear everything and just hate life you could have all the money in the world and you make your own hell. When you tell people they make their life everything it is they laugh in your face. So instead we tell people if you do good things you go to heaven if you do bad things you go to hell. And that somehow makes people follow rules... so yes I think fear makes people follow rules. However, the world would be a much better place in my opinion if instead of using fear to keep people following rules. People followed rules to benefit themselves and society as a whole.

[strateguy632]

You soundike that muppet film a Christmas carol... for kids who don't have worries yet.

[aaron13547]

I don't know what your talking about never seen that movie... probably because I'm to busy living my best life to have time to watch other people live their life.

[OneViewpoint]

Nope. Hell is a bullshit fantasy just like Heaven. The only thing either of them make me do is laugh at the stupidity of Christianity.

My morality isn't derived from children's stories about boogeymen or the promise of some bullshit reward.

Do what is right. Regardless of the consequences. With no expectation of any reward. That is morality.

[n8765]

I understand, but then how we analyze the extreme cases.. like someone doing worse and no mind or just their environment made them like this.. or someone a child or something suffering.. like what next with that

[strateguy632]

Nah, i don't think about hell when i make choices... it is not like a struggle "i am so mad at him, i wanna kill him , but god would send me to hell". It is helpful to discourage suicide! And liars do lie despite knowing about hell... But that is not what CAUSED believers good decisions. we know about hell but try to do "what pleases god" for that itself.

[exitseven]

No, the last time I checked only the Ten Commandments have to be followed. The rest are merely suggestions., especially speed limits.

[slatyb]

LOL no. Hell isn't real. That's like being afraid of Santa Claus putting coal in your stocking.

[John0986]

No, because I don't believe in it. Or rather, I do believe in it, that it's the world we live in

[jahaims]

No, I'm not special needs

[Anonymous]

I don't believe in hell