FOREVER HA HA HA HA HA» For thousands of years, religion was used to keep the masses in line
with fear of punishments, reprisals, torture and death.
When asked what she intended, she said, «I want to burn up heaven and put out the fires of hell so that persons will love God for God's goodness alone,
with no fear of punishment or hope of reward!»
«One of the hallmarks of an evolved person is the ability to tell the truth
with no fear of punishment or expectation of reward.»
Not exact matches
He loved men so much that, even knowing many would reject his offer, he freely provided the costly atonement for all sin, so that no man need
fear punishment and death, but could repent
of their wickedness and be restored to loving relationship
with God.
If a person needs the
fear of eternal
punishment by a make believe god to deter them from killing, stealing or any other sort
of malevolence, they are not decent human beings to begin
with.
So, too,
with one who wishes to do good out
of fear of punishment, if indeed it can be done in that fashion, if it is not as when the
fear - ridden person turns his whole life into nothing but illness, out
of fear of becoming ill.
Do you do good only out
of fear of punishment, so that you scowl, even when you will the Good, so that in your dreams at night, you wish away the
punishment and to that extent also the Good, and in your dreams by day imagine that one can
with a slavish mind serve the Good?
I too, have dealt
with blasphemous thoughts against the Holy Spirit, so much, in fact, that I actually began to resent the Holy Spirit for even existing, because the very mention
of him in the Bible would fill my mind
with terror over blaspheming Him and thereby
fearing unforgiveness and eternal
punishment in hell.
No, I don't do those things because
of the
fear of punishment personally, but also agree
with laws against those things because it hurts the society in which i belong, and would to not have those things happen to me.
The
fear of punishment we seem to have naturally, already, along
with the law written on our hearts.
To Ken Margo: I am totally agree
with you about this evil thing going around the earth... this evil minded people is there everywhere regardless
of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God who is Unseen and who has no partners as He is not in need
of any partners but we the creation is in need
of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human
fear the fed laws more than we
fear the laws
of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner
with Him, taking the life
of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking
with one
of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law
of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws
of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside
of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence
of breaking the law
of the land but we do not see the
punishment of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures
of hereafter....
I generally put this down to very religious people (who have been raised
with the concept that God is personally invested in them and is a central force in their life) experiencing the thought
of a person without a religious belief system as being close to someone soul-less: without morals and without any
fear of punishment (hell), so obviously less trustworthy than religious people who have a spiritual Big Brother and religious community watching their every move.
For the past 2 months I've been attending a class where we have been studying a book titled The Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee and I feel that it is a great book for anyone dealing
with issues such as
fear of rejection, failure, shame and the
fear of punishment and how those issues can be overcome when you apply the truth
of Jesus» work on the cross to everyday life.
And whereas, it is the duty
of nations as as well as
of men, to owe their dependence upon the overruling power
of God, to confess their sins and transgressions, in humble sorrow, yet
with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth, announced in the Holy Scriptures and proven by all history, that those nations only are blessed whose God is the Lord: And, in so much as we know that, by His divine law, nations, like individuals, are subjected to
punishments and chastisements in this world, may we not justly
fear that the awful calamity
of civil war, which now desolates the land, may be but a
punishment inflicted upon us for our presumptuous sins, to the needful end
of our national reformation as a whole People?
fred... yes fred, i have a better way — but you sir, i have no need to keep this conversation going, for you are terribly thick headed, and beyond brainwashed by religion... you claim to believe the bible and what is has to say yet allow for me to be a di - ck to god without
fear of recourse or any form
of punishment from god — back in the day, i would have been smoted, now you losers claim that he will just torture me forever in hell as my
punishment — this implies that god has learned better ways to function as god — whoa, did anyone else just see what i said, god learned... thats rather un-godly, to learn, being he is all knowing - but your right, i am wrong... jesus christ where did i put my fuk you card, oh god - dam - nit... i must have thrown it away
with all the other garbage i don't use... well too bad.
With a schedule like that, Clemson can afford to keep another tradition — playing an in - state FCS opponent like The Citadel or Coastal Carolina — with little fear of punishm
With a schedule like that, Clemson can afford to keep another tradition — playing an in - state FCS opponent like The Citadel or Coastal Carolina —
with little fear of punishm
with little
fear of punishment.
He demonstrated in many ways that the law (outer governance and control through
fear of punishment) was no longer to be a rigid yoke
with its heavy burden
of cleansing and rituals and sacrifices and
punishments, but instead was to be a kingdom
of the heart,
of mercy not sacrifice, because the sacrifice was Himself.
Rather than simply following the rules because they
fear punishment (as they might
with authoritarian parents), the children
of authoritative parents are able to see why the rules exist, understand that they are fair and acceptable, and strive to follow these rules to meet their own internalized sense
of what is right and wrong.
The office
of Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, released its findings in a graphic 79 - page report that described a «deep - seated culture
of violence» against youthful inmates at the jail complex, perpetrated by guards who operated
with little
fear of punishment.
Crowe plays this note fairly well in his early scenes, his downcast eyes and reserved, low voice in front
of the king indicating that fealty that comes from
fear of punishment rather than devotion — a
fear thoroughly justified when Robin's frank talk to his sovereign on the justness
of these «holy wars» lands him in the stocks
with proto — Merrie Men Will Scarlet (Scott Grimes), Little John (Kevin Durand), and Allan A'Dayle (Alan Doyle).
It's a novel type
of sadistic
punishment and extreme game entertainment for the masses to endure, as it's an ongoing government tactic to mix
fear with hope on the exploited working - class masses through this gladiator game format and as a wicked reminder that a crushed rebellion seventy - four years ago is not forgotten.
im currently in a school doing extra sixth lessons and im actually finding it detrimental to my learning giving me more work homework time and my mock results are down from my last year many schools do less school and achieve much higher pass rates i fell that this extra time is making students feel worse and limits there ability to socialize when they go to school until 4:10 pm and arrive home at about 5 making it dark in the winter while walking home may i add it also means that when we get home are daily 2 hr
of hw leaves us being at home
with no extra work at about 7 pm on top
of this there is revision for exams and catch up work for students to complete all
of this removes a students ability to have fun were we are hunting success in
fear of punishment To conclude extra lessons punish the mind and form a generation
of students that dislike school and even sometimes even become suicidal all because schools think they are doing things right
«Training methods that use
punishment or negative reinforcements have been linked
with behavioural problems, such as avoidance
of tasks over the
fear of doing wrong, and sometimes even aggression as an act
of self - defence.»
Puppies are much more inclined to learn effectively
with a training program that emphasizes positive reinforcement, instead
of being motivated by
fear of receiving
punishment for bad behavior.
«Really consider working
with a qualified behavior professional to set your dog up for success because once you use a negative association or some sort
of punishment, it's a lot
of work to try to work through that
fear.»
The greatest thing about my effective but gentle method
of crate training dogs, (or crate training puppies) for puppy potty training is that you will be building the loving relationship you've always wanted
with your dog based on positive and rewarding experiences together as opposed to him doing things out
of fear, pain or
punishment.
We don't endorse
fear, pain, or
punishment when training because we'd never want our dogs to be afraid
of us, or afraid
of whatever they may associate their
punishment with.
The potential effects
of punishment can include aggression or counter-aggression; suppressed behavior (preventing the consultant / trainer from adequately reading the animal); increased anxiety and
fear; physical harm; a negative association
with the owner or handlers; and increased unwanted behavior, or new unwanted behaviors.5
Meghan Herron's study in the same year, showed that all
punishment was associated
with higher levels
of aggression and
fear, even what many
of us might consider mild aversives like «staring at a dog» or making a growling noise at him.
Punishment tends to increase
fear and anxiety, both
of which interfere
with the ability to learn, and increase the risk that the pet will
Punishment, such spraying a pet
with water when he screams, just leads to
fear on the part
of the pet, and destroys the human - animal bond.
All this is being disturbingly tied in to the climate change debate by hijackers
of the environmental movement who have spuriously associated
fears over global warming
with over-population, suggesting that the solution is to implement depopulation policies and
punishments for those who flout them.
Psychopathy is generally associated
with a lack
of a
fear of punishment.