Quote Originally Posted by 1zach4
Do some research on your religions, and how many have actual facts to back their religion, and you'll see that Christianity is the only way to get to Heaven. Hey we have it a lot easier than they did before Jesus was born. In the Old Testament you had to be near perfect to get into Heaven because Jesus had not yet come to take the punishment for all of mankind's sins.
As a Jew, and therefore as someone who has a great deal more experience with the 'Old Testament', I can tell you with some authority that the concept of hell as you describe it didn't even exist. Only truly dastardly people were 'punished forever in eternal torment', whilst everyone else went to Gehenna, a sort of Purgatory where you were judged and spiritually purified by being forced to watch your life as you lived it, and what could have been. Once that happened (some took longer than others, but 11 months is the maximum), the pure fragment of your spirit ascended to heaven. Hell as you describe it is a useful tool for frightening and subjugating people into believing what you do. Which is, of course, why it was created.

Now you get to be embarassed because a Jewish Athiest knows more about religious historical context than you. Now imagine what else you could possibly be wrong about. How about 'a big fucking truckload' for 500, Alex.

DING DING DING, Double Jeopardy!