Why do religious people think they must prevent everyone from going to hell?

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Re: Why do religious people think they must prevent everyone from going to hell?

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Peace,

Theists do good stuff so they get good deeds from God and hence get saved from hell fire. Isn’t that doing it for your own benefit as well? Because that is exactly what it is.‘‘Hey I will do a good deed so I don’t get thrown in hell’’. Saving yourself by doing a good deed I would argue is even more selfish. And no Pysah. Some people do things because it makes them happy and not because of some personal benefit.

Now I am not saying everyone is like that. I think religious and non-religious people who are unselfish do good things because it makes them happy that they are making a difference in the world. Its really simple IMO.

You didn’t understand me earlier … but your own response should give you the understanding … doing things to make them happy … as opposed to doing things that they feel they ought to do even if it makes them on the short-term unhappy is the contrast that I am bringing to you between atheists and some theists … It would betray reason - which drives atheists to do anything that ultimately does not make them “happy” … that is not limiting to theists.