said the medieval theology dweeb.
jeff
On Thursday, March 7, 2002, at 02:21 AM, Chris Doss wrote:
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> That's the doctrine of divine judgement and damnation, not personal
> immortality. There was a great deal of controversy in the early Church
> about
> whether, ultimately, anyone would be damned (cf. Pseudo-Dionysius).
> There
> was even a controversial thesis that even the Devil would ultimatelt be
> saved.
>
> Chris Doss
> The Russia Journal
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> Once you introduce the doctrine of personal immortality, there is no
> theoretical limit to horror except a commonsense refusal by believers to
> proceed down the slippery slope. X makes you in danger of hellfire.
> Given that, there is no horror forbidden at the level of theory.
>
> Carrol
>