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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As a Jew, I'd like you to know we don't have the concept of hell.

The afterlife is pretty simple, if you lived as a good Jew (they aren't) you live with God. If you live as a bad Jew, you live without God. That's really about it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That's the Christian heaven and hell as I understand them too. From when I was being taught from someone who had studied the scripture, as a theologian, in an intense historical and philosophical way said the only canon Christians have on hell is that it is living without god. A lot of the imagery of Christian hell is about as biblically supported as Santa Claus. I could be wrong but that man knew more about Every Abrahamic religion than anyone id ever conversed with, and plenty of non Abrahamic ones too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Interesting I actually didn't know that. One of the unfortunate parts of growing up with a bible thumper Christian step mom is you don't actually learn the bible, you get told bullshit that isn't true.

[–] Apollo 10 points 1 year ago

Hell was straight up stolen from the norse mythology, they kept the name and everything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like that concept. I happen to be atheistic, but I've worked with professors who were of the Jewish faith and helped serve and prepare food in their congregation and I love the people and their generosity. I've yet to encounter anyone of the Jewish faith I would call a bad person (but I'm not saying they aren't out there, there are some in every tenet and faith). Thanks for the clarification!!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You're very welcome!

Fun fact, you'll meet plenty of Jews who are atheistic as well. There's a running joke in the community "ahh yes the time honored Jewish tradition of atheism."

Without getting too personal, I'm actually agnostic. At least I think that's the proper term. I don't wonder if God exists, I wonder if it matters if God exists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That is funny - "the time honored Jewish tradition of atheism." X ). I'm actually more agnostic myself, but my atheist friends think I'm just "hedging my bet" by not committing. It isn't so much that I am on the fence, but rather, that I have always had an unshakable sense that something larger and greater in power (but unknowable to us) IS out there - not sure what to call it, and whether someone calls it god or not, there is a force to be reckoned with that is overarching and shaping the universe, which to me is something that matters.

Thanks for your feedback I really enjoy it.