/lit/ - Literature

>>12598431
The Bible

>>10907587
No. I think under this conception of judgement all the intuitions about eschatology ring true. Of course some will be so worldly and evil that they have little hope of overcoming their selfishness and being reconciled with god. There are others who have no been of the world. Who have lived selflessly and have been deeply compassionate. The Jains come to mind for example. These people will have understanding. Is Christ important? Of course, its his perfection that we will all behold on the day of judgement Those who have fallen short of this perfection (the Christians among them) but only by so much will see that Christ was what they had been without. People can receive salvation after death, knowing the living God isn't a matter of reading a book or otherwise accruing information, its recognizing the absolute integrity of this figure to the perfected soul. The question is, why would someone who has only ever known the world willingly gamble their salvation on a lesser figure such as Gautama, a desperate and imperfect human striving for the divine? Those who already have this perfect example have no reason to turn away and chase after exotic mysteries unless they are still very lost.

Religion as a narcissistic lifestyle choice is a crutch. Deeply considered mystic religious experience is absolutely terrifying.