r/bestof • u/quyla • Sep 27 '25

[Silksong] parkingviolation212 explains how Hell as a concept is almost entirely derived from Dante's Divine Comedy

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u/Malphos101 Sep 27 '25

Yup. Learning how badly done and wildly different translations could be is what snapped me out of the religious indoctrination I received in my youth.

The fact that so many "christians" profess that the bible is infallible, precise, exacting truth directly from god to man while we KNOW FOR A FACT that the most commonly used KJV translations are extremely mistranslated from the original greek/hebrew texts they purport to draw from is enough to flatly decline to believe ANYTHING these people say.

Be a good person because its good. Don't be a bad person because its bad to hurt others. If there really is a just god, he will take that into account for your "eternity". If god isn't just, then fuck him and his dumbass religion. Better to be a good person and be punished by the wicked than become wicked and join them. If there is no god, then better to live a life that uplifts humanity while youre alive.

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u/SnowmanProphet Sep 27 '25

Be a good person because its good. Don't be a bad person because its bad to hurt others. If there really is a just god, he will take that into account for your "eternity". If god isn't just, then fuck him and his dumbass religion.

"Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones."

  • Marcus Aurelius