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Originally Posted by Manson?
The whole idea of "right and wrong" vis a vis heaven and hell , enternal life enternal damnation are originally Christian ideas. To get more indepth, if Christianity comes from Sectarian Judaism, and Islam concedes both, Christianity is the first western religion that brought this element up. In early Hebrew religion the after-life never was mentioned, and is even now, isn't a widely accepted aspect of modern Judaism. In Islam of course it exists but not to the 'fire and brimstone suffering' level of Christianity. DIGRESSION(anything put above Allah is shirk which is basically unforgiveable sin-further digression but it is interesting how much esteem is put on Muhammud some would consider this blasphemy)
My point if i can remember it now, is that you are viewing (or at least how I have interpreted your post) religion in a predominately Christian manner. And really, do the semantically small differences between say a menonnite and a pentacostal christian make the difference between havan and hell in your eyes??? Or were you using the getting the boot from God example as between you and say a Muslim.
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What he's saying is this:
Either there is a God or there isn't. Whatever your view, if you're wrong, you're wrong. So maybe there isn't a God or I worship the wrong one... well then either I'm hooped (I'm worshipping the wrong one,) or I'm not because there isn't a God and all my good deeds are for naught.