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okasha

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19. Yes, or at least right enough.

Reply to cbayer (Reply #18)

Thu May 8, 2014, 10:03 PM

May 2014

The teaching is that when a spirit is created, it contains a part that is eternally and uniquely itself. There is also a part that contains a tiny spark of Creator. When those two parts match, or when they complement each other completely, then one is given the choice whether to remain in the Otherside Camp or return to mortal life for the benefit of others.

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Do you believe in a hell or a place of punishment when you die? [View all] hrmjustin May 2014 OP

No, I think of it as a state of infinite regret. rug May 2014 #1

I always thought that if a soul was too evil for heaven that they no longer exist after death. hrmjustin May 2014 #2

The Jehovah's Witnesses believe that. They call it annihilation. rug May 2014 #3

I don't believe in a hell of brimstone and fire, but I do believe that there will Common Sense Party May 2014 #8

I think I am already there. Downwinder May 2014 #4

No. I think that puts way too much importance on the individual. enough May 2014 #5

all I am certain of... hlthe2b May 2014 #6

No. The Jews had... TreasonousBastard May 2014 #7

I don't believe in hell, but I do believe in Justice el_bryanto May 2014 #9

Hell as in fire and brimstone is a babylonian construct Peacetrain May 2014 #10

My thoughts would be similar to yours. No Vested Interest May 2014 #11

So true.. Peacetrain May 2014 #12

Even when I had some religious beliefs, I didn't believe in hell. cbayer May 2014 #13

Lol I never believed in purgatory when I was a Roman Catholic. hrmjustin May 2014 #14

The thought of being caught in some kind of limbo terrified me. cbayer May 2014 #15

Many Catholics centuries ago thought they would never get to heaven but would stay in purgatory. hrmjustin May 2014 #16

I believe we get recycled till we get it right. okasha May 2014 #17

Do you think that anyone ever really gets it right? cbayer May 2014 #18

Yes, or at least right enough. okasha May 2014 #19

Which do you think you would choose? cbayer May 2014 #20

I think that almost all who reach that point okasha May 2014 #21

That's a good answer. cbayer May 2014 #22