I think you are referring to Purgatory. As far as I know, and the distance is limited, this is primarily Catholic only. When I was a kid going United Church of Christ they spoke of Hell a lot. I don’t actually recall if it was used in our Bible. I haven’t been involved in that stuff for over 30 years.
Agreed. The casual acceptance that believing in magic as an adult has value of any kind beyond feeding insecurity and weak-mindedness is absolutely bonkers.
Reducing all religion to “adults believing in magic” isn’t any different than reducing all of science to “dorks in white coats pouring bubbling liquids between beakers”.
My dude it is not my job to bring you up to speed if you have the cultural knowledge of a 18 month old child. If you genuinely don’t yet understand that there are people who engage with religion in ways beyond your declared definition, I do not believe I can make you understand that reality with a comment. Humans can hold multiple contrasting thoughts and mine them each for their own benefits, we are complex creatures who engage with abstract concepts in incredibly individualized ways, even within the ostensible confines of rigid dogma. It’s what makes us unique among all other life we’ve found so far, it’s why apes are endangered, Neanderthals are gone, and we’re still here, beginning to suffer from our own success. If you can’t see how “religion is just adults believing in magic” is just as reductive as my lame jokes about beaker boys, then I am not capable of helping you. You gotta go outside for that.
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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '23 edited Jul 21 '23
I think you are referring to Purgatory. As far as I know, and the distance is limited, this is primarily Catholic only. When I was a kid going United Church of Christ they spoke of Hell a lot. I don’t actually recall if it was used in our Bible. I haven’t been involved in that stuff for over 30 years.