“I find the view of Hell so utterly offensive, that I can’t believe it!”
A lady actually said this the other day on the radio. I don’t quibble with her assessment of the Biblical description of Hell. There’s nothing pretty or compelling about a dark place of everlasting separation from anything good, lovely or true!
But what struck me with the force of a 2 x 4 plank was her unspoken presupposition. To wit:
Anything I don’t like, I don’t believe
Can you see that if you are consistent and approach other situations with the same guiding premise for testing truth that you might run across other ‘facts’ that qualify as equally unbelievable?
- cancer
- war
- terrorist beheadings
How do you think Radio Lady might respond to those situations, if you were to ask her gently?
Might she possibly qualify her decision-making process by adding something like this:
“Well, we have evidence of those 3 horrid situations. There are news reports, videos…… you know PROOF!”
“Oh, I get it,” you might respond, “You only believe in things you can see? Whatever is invisible doesn’t exist. Is that it?”
Assumptions are powerful filters that we use on a regular basis, often unconsciously. I find it far easier to spot them in others than in myself. But now that I am aware of them, I can practice being just as ruthless on myself as I tend to be with others. After all, what’s good for the goose should be good for the gander!
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