people as money grubbers?
DTKL- Says you. I've heard the whole spiel about usury a hundred times before. I have no idea who this Erik K is. Perhaps the reason the Jews were into usury in the first place is because they're firmly entrenched in materialism. The old testament is a testament to...
considering our brief life spans (that we sleep 1/3 away) is it considered 'just' by biblical standards that we should be infinitely rewarded in heaven or infinitely punished in hell for our actions and beliefs during life? an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, an eternity for a lifetime?
What is the point of living if there is no after life? Of dying? I can see how religion gives people hope their loved ones have gone to a better place.
Why do so many people criticise other's beliefs?
i.e. if you had to be 'good' your whole life but would receive no reward in heaven?
Trey J misses the point - would you still indulge in religious belief if there was zero reward promised? would you be 'good' for the sake of being good, not just because you have been promised 'a reward'?