[SpectralJulianIsNotDead]

Originally Posted by Bytor Peltor

Faith is a mysterious thing. Some people have faith in nothing......faith in no one. There is a great deal of people who have lots of faith: family, friends, religion, ect. Sometimes (maybe most of the time), those with no faith think those who have faith are foolish. In return, those who have some sort of faith often view those that claim to have no faith as being misguided......severely scorned somewhere along the path of thorns. The faithless often decry they should not be judged unless another person walks a mile in their shoes......as if those with faith are never challenged or deal with trouble. The funny thing is, those with great faith will tell you they have such faith because they overcame their troubles and challenges. Just like with metal, through the firing process it becomes stronger.

The only reason we have "knowledge" is because we know something is next. Our belief in what that is makes us all different. This is why the world has so many different religions. When afterthefact started this thread, he mentioned the following: heaven, virgins and nothingness. When many talk about the afterlife, this is what they usually consider. Not trying disrespect anybody's beliefs, but I do find it somewhat strange that most never consider hell. And trust me, I whole hardly agree it would be the best thing EVER if this place is not true. But does anyone ever take the time to consider what if their wrong about hell? I don't believe in people / beings from other planets. I simply don't think it's true. If a UFO landed on the White House lawn today, then I would find out that I was wrong in my belief. But then what would I have really lost due to that belief? What if many are wrong about hell? All of that bad stuff......being in torments, gnashing of teeth and the whole eternity thing.

I don't guess we have any dentist on here do we? Is it even possible to gnash ones teeth outside of hell? I know some people have problems with grinding their teeth......but is this the same as gnashing?

I have never known someone who has faith in nothing. I can only think of one person in fiction who has faith in nothing. The man who controls the universe in Douglas Adams "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"