16th March 2003, 1:51 PM
Logic doesn't only exist for the "unbiased" agnostics. I think the fact that you, Darunia, say you were raised unbiased reveals your own bias that agnosticism is free from any affecting beliefs. Fact is, anyone raised by anyone will be affected by their caretaker's beliefs. Whether or not the effects are major or minor is the only differing aspect. What your biases tell you is that faith is completely illogical, when most people with even a slight background in theology can tell you that there is logic to faith. That's what theology is. If you actually wanted to know, I could attempt to explain why God must send people to hell, but the issue is extrememly sticky and I don't have mastery of it. I'd really rather not, because I wouldn't want to misrepresent something that many smarter people have thought out carefully.