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As such, it could be implied that Pochita is God, and as his vessel, the fiends have been protecting Denji to protect the Chainsaw Devil. And secondly, every one of them has been incontrovertibly wrong (laughter). You teach in the - at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Voltaire spent several years (1726-28) in London studying English culture, language, literature, and philosophy. EHRMAN: I would say not so much. , Here is the same excerpt from a translation by Arthur Symons published in 1918 in The English Review. As a writer, Voltaire wrote numerous memorable aphorisms. Soaking there detestable hands in our blood; And so he talked about living in the last days because he assumed that everybody else now was going to be raised to follow suit. Christopher McQuarries version harks back to Baudelaires statement. I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness. Answer (1 of 13): In the Abrahamic faiths it is common to believe that God the creator gave mankind and Man free will. They developed the idea, then, that the soul lived forever with God when it's rewarded. John Wilkinson? But there's still the issue of death, so it's just simply become more pronounced. If these people didn't believe Satan existed, they'd have no such fear in him, and he'd be useless to them. Thomas Jefferson, in an essay titled If God Did Not Exist, it would be necessary to invent Him (1803), claimed that God is the only thing that is required to make a civilized society work. Jefferson did not intend his statement to be ironic. GROSS: When you were 15 and became a fundamentalist evangelical Christian, what would you have believed about the pandemic? Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Religion / What If, The Devil Don't Exist, Will You Still Be A Christian? This is FRESH AIR. But I take the Easter story as a metaphor that, even in the darkest hours when there looks to be no hope and it looks like it's simply the end of all things, there actually is a glimmer of hope and that something good can come out of something very bad. The Brothers Karamazov (1879-1880) . Yet, similar remarks were already in circulation. Some wondered why God didn't help them; a few turned atheist. Just about the only place in the Hebrew Bible where you get an instance of somebody who has died who seems still to be alive afterwards is in this very strange and interesting passage in the book of 1 Samuel, where the king, Saul, is desperate for some advice from somebody who knows, and so he calls - he has a necromancer, a woman, this woman of Endor, who calls up his former adviser Samuel from the grave. Bart Ehrman, welcome back to FRESH AIR. You live in North Carolina. Roberta Shorrock directs the show. Just because a character says it doesn't mean there author thinks it's true. Or are these just idiotic questions based on idiotic dogmas? Europe was long desolated by them all; So, it could be argued, if there were no Original Sin there would be no evil. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Eventually, he left the faith altogether. GROSS: So this was all dependent on, like, the Messiah coming on the end of days, which some Jewish prophets predicted would be soon. I mean, you know, a lot of people aren't joking. I'm Terry Gross. earning money as a day laborer in Geneva, spent his earnings on drink. So suffering now must be rewarded later, and wicked behavior now must be punished later. EHRMAN: (Laughter) I know, exactly. / Would You Prefer A World Where Religion Don't Exist At All? God will destroy the forces of evil. He's a distinguished professor of religious studies at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. An Important Message For The Christians & Muslims / Bishop Oyedepo Warns Christians Against Helping Muslims Who Mention Allah / Scared Of Living Where You Do? Europe has thanked me; twenty crowned heads Op, have you got a thread where you defined what devil is? But then people started thinking, well, wait - is that fair? What it says is that Samuel came up, but it doesn't say where he was, and it doesn't say if he was living at the time. If God destroyed evil (Satan), we wouldn't be evil right now. And so in our various Gospels, you have Jesus saying all sorts of things that are contradictory because different people are putting their own ideas onto his lips. And she holds a kind of seance. The devil's power lies in bringing death. What kind of a world would we have if the devil didn't exist? When God creates Adam, he creates him out of earth, and then he breathes life into him. If you're just joining us, my guest is Bart Ehrman. His practical deism, which stresses humanistic virtues and rejects dogma and the sanctity of the inner life, responded to the churchs dominant role in French society. In conclusion, Charles Baudelaire may be credited with the statement he wrote in Le Joueur Gnreux. And that was the view that Jesus then picked up. You get it everywhere in the writings of the prophets in Amos and Isaiah, etc. Either we live on and we see those we knew before and those we didn't know before, and we spend all of our time being with them, which for him was absolute paradise because Socrates liked nothing better than conversing with people, and so now he could converse with Homer and with all the greats of the Greek past. There is a great controversy. This is the yin and yang of it all. And I still think that Socrates is the one who probably put it best. He was the one who bringing them into it. I mean, my view is that, you know, people have always been concerned about death, about what happens to them when they die, and so that's why I took on this book in the first place. And as I say in my book, as we'll probably get to, it may be true that we will live after we die. I think that if the devil does not exist, and man has therefore created, him, he has created him in his own image and likeness., Youre a remarkably good implorator of unholy suits, as Polonius, Ivan laughed. The authoritative record of NPRs programming is the audio record. And I think that, you know, psychologically, that was very bad. Why does Isaiah 45:7 say that God created evil? That's when Christianity will be the sweetest. Texas | 167 views, 4 likes, 0 loves, 6 comments, 2 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Shekinah Tabernacle Baptist Church of Dallas, TX: Shekinah. What would become of evil if there was no Grand Master of Evil to orchestrate it? To display the idea of good and evil side by side Larson uses extreme syntax. Copyright 2020 NPR. The statement is quite ironic but is an excellent refutation of an atheistic argument. Everybody loves a deep, dreamless sleep. To commemorate the occasion, Aaron White of Feel. One of the mysteries of the Christian life is why God didn't destroy Satan immediately after Satan sinned. All content copyright original author unless stated otherwise. People can't help itthey need something bigger than themselves to believe in, so if God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. The body is not your friend, and God did not create the body. So who needs heaven? This book is handy for students of French philosophy, as it teaches them to identify the main concepts that come from literature and history. He was a Greek-speaking Jew. Predictions that didn't happen. The larger context of the debate in which he was engaged at the time indicates that he did not intend this statem. Yeah, of course. Have hurled cries that are scorned by the wise man; Revelation 12:4 is understood to be a figurative description of one third of the angels choosing to follow Satan in his rebellion, becoming the fallen angelsdemons. Confucius. If you're just joining us, my guest is religion scholar Bart Ehrman, who is the author of the new book "Heaven And Hell: A History Of The Afterlife." GROSS: So is the pandemic making you think differently about your book? So this must be what Jesus taught. And right, it kind of seems like that when you read it - when you just kind of simply read it. Consult Zoroaster, and Minos, and Solon, He's the author of the new book "Heaven And Hell: A History Of The Afterlife." "Cease, impertinent ones, cease, unfortunate ones; The preceding article is from "Strange Reports from Zones Unknown," a collection of accounts involving the paranormal, Ufology, conspiracy theories, cover-ups, and other intriguing topics of the weird and unusual. Then what? Why does God allow natural disasters, i.e. We absolutely may do it to ourselves this time, but it won't be a prediction - a fulfillment of predictions of a prophecy; it'll be because of human stupidity and refusal to act in the face of crisis. We will see a reunion of the finest minds: There are lots of different religions that people have called gnostic. We have, you know, plastics in the ocean, ice caps that are melting. John Wilkinson published a version in 1836, but the notion is difficult to trace and earlier instances probably exist. He thinks that there's going to be a resurrection of the dead at the end of time. If the devil or Satan did not exist I would still be a Christian good is good and evil is still evil. And then you have group who saying that it's the devil doing it, that in fact, it's the forces of evil. And so these people who converted to Christianity were principally Greek thinkers, they thought there was a soul that live forever. This is the view that is fairly consistent throughout the New Testament, starting with Jesus. Your breath doesn't go anywhere. It would be the resurrection of the nation. These people began to think that the reason there is suffering in the world is not what the prophets had said, that it - because people sin and God is punishing them; it's because there are forces of evil in the world that are aligned against God and his people who are creating suffering. Voltaires Dictionnaire des ides, published in 1758, is an enduring classic of French philosophy. But the kids didn't get the memo. 504Disclaimer: Every Nairaland member is solely responsible for anything that he/she posts or uploads on Nairaland. https://www.nairaland.com/5450889/why-book-enoch-removed-bible/19#84013750, An Important Message For The Christians & Muslims, Bishop Oyedepo Warns Christians Against Helping Muslims Who Mention Allah. With the descendants of the Pompignan brothers; When philosophy, enlightening humanity, After death comes judgment ( Heb. Dares to reassure them in the path of crime, EHRMAN: Well, so since these people believed that the soul was immortal, that you can kill the body but you can't kill the soul, they thought, well, OK, so our soul will go to heaven to be with God, but then they realized, well, what about the people who are not on the side of God? let's leave intact human belief in fear and hope. Spiritually mature people realize that they create their own errors and grievances, that it's their own lower nature tempting them to stumble. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. There are people today who are saying that the reason of the pandemic is because, you know, one sin or another. But then, you did say "believe", and what else would believers do but tremble in fear! And then we'll talk about the history of ideas of heaven and hell. 1 This book of the Three Imposters is a very dangerous work, full of coarse atheism, without wit and devoid of philosophy. "Love must be chosen,'' and choice requires: "God's great gamble. It is a pleasure to have you back. Frightful fanaticism will tremble to appear there: There can be life after death. He's a distinguished professor of religious studies at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and the author of many books about early Christianity. For not believing in God, will he pay you better? So what DID Voltaire mean? EHRMAN: Well, the same advice everybody's getting who's listening to the right news sources, which is that you need to self-isolate. You know, California was on fire. And so it's either a deep sleep, or it's a good outcome, and either way it's going to be fine. In this volume, Voltaire aims to clarify the various concepts and ideas in contemporary French society, including the meaning of religion. Ultimately, though, the goal of the Dictionnaire des ides rescues is to provide a framework for critical thinking. EHRMAN: Yeah, I've thought a lot about it. GROSS: So what are you doing to stay safe? You asked me what I was driving at: you see, Im an amateur and, collector of certain little facts; I copy them down from newspapers and, stories, from wherever, and save themwould you believe it?certain, kinds of little anecdotes. He does not uphold goodness and punish evil in the world. (Google Books Full View), Baudelaire, that old flower of evil, was right: The Devils cleverest wile is to make men believe that he does not exist., In 1984 a reporter with The Los Angeles Times spoke to Jeffrey Russell, a professor of medieval history at UC Santa Barbara, who referenced the saying:[7]1984 October 31, The Los Angeles Times, Section 5: View, Article: Is Satan Real? The people who thought that maintained that this Garden of Eden would come not only to people who happened to be alive when it arrived; it was going to come to everybody. GROSS: So a lot of the imagery of hell comes from the Book of Revelation. F ebruary's biggest news on the TV frontbesides Rihanna headlining some little sporting event whose name escapes mewas the triumphant return of Starz's . EHRMAN: Yeah, no, it's a good question. There are people who are terrified of dying because they're afraid - they are literally afraid that they will be tormented for trillions of years, just as the beginning. A God of faithfulness, with whom there is no injustice; righteous and upright is he." I already have a nice collection of them. But, as the fearsome enemy of this fanaticism, So I wasn't always a pleasant person to be around because I was right and they were wrong, and since they were wrong, they were going to hell. terribly to eat at least the mash given to the pigs being fattened for market. Our technical director is Audrey Bentham. The prophet Isaiah recalls this event: "You said in your heart, 'I will ascend to heaven. In the new book, "Heaven And Hell: A History Of The Afterlife," my guest Bart Ehrman writes about where the ideas of heaven and hell came from. I don't think I'm scarred much longer, but I worked really, really hard at it. In 1856 Spiritualism, a Satanic Delusion, and a Sign of the Times by Pastor William Ramsey included this passage:[2]1856, Spiritualism, a Satanic Delusion, and a Sign of the Times by William Ramsey (Pastor of the Cedar Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia), Chapter 2: The Case Stated, Quote Page 33, Edited by Continue reading. 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I don't take that literally anymore because I don't believe there is. (Newspapers_com), YouTube video, Title: The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince the world he didnt exist, Uploaded on April 30, 2009, Uploaded by: iPhilR, (Quotation starts at 0 minute 4 seconds of 3 minutes 2 seconds) (Video excerpt from the 1995 movie The Usual Suspects Phrase spoken by Kevin Spacey as Verbal) (Accessed on youtube.com on March 19, 2018). ), 1836, Quakerism Examined: In a Reply to the Letter of Samuel Tuke by John Wilkinson, Chapter 4: Is the Sacrifice of Christ Held in Proper Estimation by the Society of Friends?, Quote Page 239 and, 1856, Spiritualism, a Satanic Delusion, and a Sign of the Times by William Ramsey (Pastor of the Cedar Street Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia), Chapter 2: The Case Stated, Quote Page 33, Edited by, Date: February 7, 1864, Newspaper: Le Figaro, Story Collection: Le Spleen de Paris, Story: Le Joueur Gnreux, Author: Charles Baudelaire, Start Page 4, Quote Page 5, Column 1, Newspaper Location:, 1918 November, The English Review, Edited by Austin Harrison, Volume 27, The Generous Gambler by Charles Baudelaire, Translated from French by Arthur Symons, Start Page 354, Quote Page 355, Published, 1919, Baudelaire: His Prose and Poetry by Charles Baudelaire, Edited by T. R. Smith, Series: The Modern Library of the Worlds Best Books, Story: The Generous Player, Translated by Joseph T., 1948 February 2, LIFE, The Devil by Whittaker Chambers, Start Page 77, Quote Page 81, Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois. If the devil created and inspired vanity in people, wouldn't he himself reflect this non-virtuous trait? One after another rose to say that having to celebrate a man like Columbus every year, knowing in the 21st century precisely what he did and, painfully, what it . Eager to throw themselves amidst the factions, Could a Loving God Create Hell To Torment People For Eternity? Must lead them in peace to the feet of the common master; The soul was immortal and would live forever in Greek thinking. Jesus had a completely different understanding that people today don't have. At the sound of their voice a hundred towns are covered in ruins, CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Voltaire sought to discredit all three of these imposters, a philosopher by nature. Thomas Jefferson, in an essay titled "If God Did Not Exist, it would be necessary to invent Him" (1803), claimed that "God is the only thing that is required to make a civilized society work.". And so I would be crazy to say, no, Mom, actually, yeah, you're not going to see him (laughter). "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.". And Christians now, who were mainly coming from Greek contexts, latched onto that idea with a Christian way of putting it. If the devil didn't exist, this question wouldn't exist. - Listen to 71. He's a distinguished professor of Religious Studies at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and is one of America's most widely read scholars of early Christianity and the New Testament. All rights reserved. GROSS: Why don't we take a short break here? What were the explanations in the Hebrew Bible for plagues? My avenger is in the heavens: learn to tremble. 968 likes And so that's the alternative. Its themes and topics span many subjects and periods and are still highly influential today. One of the most striking proofs of the personal existence of Satan, which our times afford us, is found in the fact, that he has so influenced the minds of multitudes in reference to his existence and doings, as to make them believe that he does not exist; and that the hosts of Demons or Evil Spirits, over whom Satan presides as Prince, are only the phantacies of the brain, some halucination of mind. The attractive sister of an important cleric; I mean, when you die, you stop breathing. And the misery bred of superstition. Hopefully, it will help bring to light Voltaire's meaning, and also give a glimpse of his personality and philosphy. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. Eventually, Jewish thinkers began to reason that it didn't make much sense because there were times when they would be doing what God told them to do, or at least they'd be doing their level best to do what God told them to do, and they'd still be suffering these plagues. It'll be exponential. You mean I've got to live in this thing forever? I'm Terry Gross. I hope you'll join us. This is FRESH AIR. 9:27-28) and the fear of it. About 200 before Jesus was born, there was a shift in thinking in ancient Israel that became - it became a form of ideology, a kind of religious thought that scholars today call apocalypticism. Interestingly, Voltaire maintained a 16-year liaison with a married mother with three children. If you're just joining us, my guest is Bart Ehrman, who is the author of the new book "Heaven And Hell: A History Of The Afterlife." You never knew. Who is Makima in Chainsaw Man Makima is one of the main characters in the first arc of Chainsaw Man. But the main thing is that I think that, in fact, it imposes emotional damage. Copyright 2022 - 2023 Heart Eyes Magazine -. Foolish children of God, cherish yourselves in your brothers, This was an idea that he thought was very important for society. And for it to be chosen, there must be an option not to . When Jesus was alive, he thought the end of days would be soon. Images have been cropped and resized. EHRMAN: Yeah, that would absolutely be good. So there again is confirmation that serpent in the beginning with Satan. Jefferson did not intend his statement to . Here it is, in its entirety. In the Old Testament, what we would call the soul is really more like what we would call the breath. Jesus believed that people would be destroyed when - at the end of time, they'd be annihilated. To testify to his beliefs; rather they will swear to his good conduct. Dear Quote Investigator: The 1995 movie The Usual Suspects contains a memorable line spoken by a guileful character about the existence or non-existence of the Devil. Strange Reports from Zones Unknown and other writings of R. R. Stark can be found at: R. R. Stark now has three e-book at Amazon.com. But did it ever occur to them what life would be like without such a mischievous devil? R. R. Stark| They will be able to pardon this harsh La Bltrie 4 Satan is working his way, and that it's because we're at the end of time, and he has to be released here at the end of time before God will intervene. This is little different than the scenario of an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other, both tugging at the person to do what's right or to do what's wrong. So you caught me, but let it be, Im. They have never known that ghastly luminosity, that stabbing and searing glare which makes the background of permanent pain to our lives." (What a way to think of the glory of God from the perspective of the enemy!) In the book of James, the Holy Spirit says, But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. You know, with us its beating, the, birch and the lash, thats our national way: with us nailed ears are, unthinkable, were Europeans after all, but the birch, the lashthat is ours, and cannot be taken from us. It's not that I wish I believed it; I wish that it were true. His new memoir is called "War Doctor: Surgery On The Front Line." First, lets dive into the benefits of the concept of God for society. I was terrified of going to hell. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. I have done more in my time than Luther and Calvin. Christopher McQuarrie? NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Will your children be more obedient to your voice? Our interviews and reviews are produced and edited by Amy Salit, Phyllis Myers, Sam Briger, Lauren Krenzel, Heidi Saman, Therese Madden, Mooj Zadie, Thea Chaloner and Seth Kelley. If God knew that Adam and Eve would sin, why did He create them? And we all just hope that it doesn't lead to even further disaster. I don't try to trash anybody's views. He is not the cause of sin. Using a dictionary to explain a concept is a great way to clarify its meaning. GROSS: Bart Ehrman is the author of the new book "Heaven And Hell: A History Of The Afterlife.". GROSS: In a time like this, do you wish you could still believe in a heaven that offers eternal life, in a place where you would be united with loved ones? And it's - I want to say a couple of things about that. Season 2 of Untold has arrived and it's more viral than ever! 7. For example, in his 1768 essay on inventing God, he refutes three philosophers who posed as God. God didn't create evil, never had and never will. The angel Lucifer had a free will and made his own choices. glad. (SOUNDBITE OF PETROS KLAMPANIS' "EASY COME EASY GO"). I have told the disputants, hounding one another: Isn't this a kind of exciting yet twisted paradise in its own right? And thanks for having me back. God is punishing us. So that should give one pause. Does God create situations? The children of Sarah, whom we treat like dogs, An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Accuracy and availability may vary. When he was on trial, on capital charges - so it was a death sentence awaiting him - he was talking with his companions about what death would be, and his view is that it's one of two things. The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didnt exist. EHRMAN: The various groups of Christians that people sometimes label gnostic would cover a wide range of views. He was raised Jewish. My dear elderly mother is a very good Christian, and she believes that she will die and she will go to heaven and she will see her husband. Evil which you know very very well. So how does that shift happen? "if everything went perfectly- if his health did not degrade any further, if the weather held, if Burnham completed the other buildings on time, if strikes did not destroy the fair, if the many committees and directors" (118) uses parallel sentence . But is this a myth, an allegory, or a reality? People can't help itthey need something bigger than themselves to believe in, so if God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. 2 In France, in order to be accepted as procurer, notary, clerk, one needs two witnesses who confirm the Catholicism of the recipient. And people generally point to these passages in the Book of Psalms that talk about Sheol, or Sheol. 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