I started thinking how absurd the idea of hell was when I was a kid and saw Tom&Jerry in that episode Tom the cat goes to hell for being a cat and chasing Jerry the mouse lol seemed so cruel and stupid, but people being condemned to hell by just being people is just about the same thing, isn't it?
So thanks Tom&Jerry for that horrible episode that gave me some insight at a very young age. Lol
Anyway. Just saw this video and thought it could be fitting here for some reason!
Asking Hunters-Gathers Life's toughest questions
In this video this dude is asking abstract philosophical questions to tribal people and they are very objective and blunt about life matters.
Happiness is to have meat and honey, what happens after death? they just put the body in a cave lol. And in general, whatever, the guy being interviewed is just thinking about getting to hunt the baboons sleeping over there heh
Not every culture have such complex matters. Rights and wrongs are things we invent, they're not in nature.
fire is hot and water is wet lol but rights and wrongs are not there.
So if there's a god or superior force that created all the universe it wouldn't be so petty to follow those subjective constructions specifically from your culture. It's very bold to assume that a being/energy/conscious that created absolutely *all* would follow the rules YOU invented.
The world and the universe are way to vast and diverse for you to be dammed to eternity for not living to a specific group expectations. We can't even understand eternity to begin with.
If you believe in life after death that's great, but don't be frightened by cultists, extremists and fanatical people in general that make you believe a trap door to hell will open at anytime under your feet.
if there's a god and if there's after life no one can understand it and it's fucking arrogant to assume you know what god "wants" or not. And even worse to try to coerce other people to follow through that.
My suicide is a merciful act, a gift I'm giving my self with all the self love I could gather, no way a random will tell me I'll be punished for that.