[K T Ong]

I seem to have read somewhere that according to some Christian mystics (was one of them named Origen or something?) even Satan himself will ultimately be saved. There is therefore no such thing as eternal damnation. Elsewhere I also seem to have read that Satan is actually in a way doing God's will: the temptations he offers to humanity are really 'tests' to promote your inner growth. After all, another name for Satan is Lucifer, which means 'Lightbringer' -- he brings to light your weaknesses by putting temptations in your way, thereby helping you grow.

If all this is to be taken seriously, then it would seem to me that Satan is a good guy of sorts, after all! [img]smile.gif[/img] It's not unlike the Hindu god Shiva, who again appears to be evil at first sight but is actually good; he's a god of destruction, which at first seems evil -- the Ad&D rule books made him out to be evil! -- but he destroys in order to make room for new creation, and also because he treasures that which is indestructible. Only that which is lasting and indestructible has true value; if something is destructible at all, it is already valueless ipso facto.

I have no right to judge other people's religions becuase I don't even have my own religion to look up to. I don't like religion.

Our choice is actually never between religion and no religion, only between one religion and another. Atheism is a religion, too. And if you don't like religion, why do you post to this thread in the first place? Nobody's forcing you.

[ 05-16-2002, 10:10 PM: Message edited by: K T Ong ]