Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
Thoughtless jerk or evil and malevolent will ultimately be taken care of:
"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
Matthew 12: 36-37.
One of the reasons why religion, in all its myriad forms and guises, has been so popular through history is that it (in all its versions) crafts the comforting lie that there WILL ultimately be justice and while that guy up on the hill in the castle is an asshole, he's going to hell, ha ha, and good for him.
The truth is almost certainly much less satisfying. There is NO evidence of Heaven, Hell, or reincarnation. There is NO evidence of a system of justice tied in with an afterlife. (There is, however, Cleveland.)
But why is the concept of the scales ultimately being balanced so pervasive? It's a balm for the less powerful and the powerless. You're getting fucked over, while Lord King Powerful is surrounded by servants and chests full of gold. Feels a lot better if you're going to Heaven and he's going to Cleveland.
AND--King Powerful fervently wants you to believe that, because you'll be less likely to get fed up, storm the castle, and hang him up by his balls. Religion keeps him securely in power.
I realize that I may be questioning one of your most rock-solid beliefs. I understand. My childhood and early adolescence were spent fighting off penguins. I never told them that eight years of Catholic school turned out to be the absolute best way to create an atheist--at least in my case.
I'm as close to certainty as I can be that Trump will NEVER be punished, in this life or any next, for all his atrocities. It would sure be nice to think that Satan is preparing a torture chamber just for him. No such luck, though.