Humans having children and Hell

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Why should humans choose to have children if there’s a possibility their child will choose Hell?
If existence in Hell (for a human) is worse than not being born at all (sorry if I’m understanding that wrong) isn’t it better for humans to choose not to have children at all?

Thanks in advance for any help received in answering my questions.
 
Computer8 said:
Why should humans choose to have children if there’s a possibility their child will choose Hell?
If existence in Hell (for a human) is worse than not being born at all (sorry if I’m understanding that wrong) isn’t it better for humans to choose not to have children at all?

Thanks in advance for any help received in answering my questions.
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I don’t think your question is clear enough. Why are you asking this? What do you think is the best method for couples to use to avoid having children?
 
Why should humans choose to have children if there’s a possibility their child will choose Hell?
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Because there is a possibility that he or she will choose Heaven. And Heaven is far more beautiful than Hell is terrible.

Hence, and considering that God is benevolent and merciful - we know as a fact that He accepts last minute repentances, for example -, I dare say that the potential gain of being admitted to Heaven vastly offsets the potential loss of being damned.
 
There’s a possibility that there is a rare strain of chicken pox in your breakfast ceeral that will cause you to turn into a blundering brain damaged neanderthol. Isn’t it better to never eat another bite than to face this possibility?
 
Computer8 said:
Why should humans choose to have children if there’s a possibility their child will choose Hell?
If existence in Hell (for a human) is worse than not being born at all (sorry if I’m understanding that wrong) isn’t it better for humans to choose not to have children at all?

Thanks in advance for any help received in answering my questions.
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Here’s another one. Suppose someone waits outside a confessional and shoots a person coming out. Has he done that person a favor since the person’s salvation is almost assured?

How about kidnapping infants, baptizing them, then killing them on the spot. Since heaven is guaranteed for such infants, isn’t doing this the kindest thing you can do for them?

Clearly the answer to both is “no.” But why?
 
shondrea said:
There’s a possibility that there is a rare strain of chicken pox in your breakfast ceeral that will cause you to turn into a blundering brain damaged neanderthol. Isn’t it better to never eat another bite than to face this possibility?
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shondrea said:
There’s a possibility that there is a rare strain of chicken pox in your breakfast ceeral that will cause you to turn into a blundering brain damaged neanderthol. Isn’t it better to never eat another bite than to face this possibility?
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Yes, but wouldn’t you say that the likelihood of going to Hell is far greater? If there was even a in 100 chance of my breakfast cereal doing that to me, I wouldn’t eat it.
 
Nooj said:
Uh, why is the answer no?
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He was responding to someone who signs himself as Catholic. So, he didn’t want to insult that person by expecting a response to such an easy question.

You, however, don’t appear to be a Catholic. So, you might not know anything about the Catholic religion at all. If that’s the case, then you would benefit from learning the basics, step-by-step.
 
Nooj said:
Uh, why is the answer no?
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I’m asking the question: why? The answer must be “no,” because the alternative would be actually doing such things. Since you don’t do such things, I trust, then you must feel it would be wrong. I don’t for the same reason. But why?
 
JackQ said:
Here’s another one. Suppose someone waits outside a confessional and shoots a person coming out. Has he done that person a favor since the person’s salvation is almost assured?

How about kidnapping infants, baptizing them, then killing them on the spot. Since heaven is guaranteed for such infants, isn’t doing this the kindest thing you can do for them?

Clearly the answer to both is “no.” But why?
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Because then you are playing God.
You would also be facing the rest of your life in prison.
 
StrawberryJam said:
Because then you are playing God.
You would also be facing the rest of your life in prison.
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But so what if I spend the rest of my life in prison to ensure someone’s salvation? Isn’t that that the sort of self-sacrifice we’re to engage in. And as far as playing God goes, it would certainly be a sin on my part to do such a thing. But I would be ensuring the salvation of another. Isn’t it more selfless to risk my own damnation to ensure salvation for someone else?
 
JackQ said:
But so what if I spend the rest of my life in prison to ensure someone’s salvation? Isn’t that that the sort of self-sacrifice we’re to engage in. And as far as playing God goes, it would certainly be a sin on my part to do such a thing. But I would be ensuring the salvation of another. Isn’t it more selfless to risk my own damnation to ensure salvation for someone else?
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You have no assurance you are in fact doing any such thing. The ability remains for the person to have a full life and still have a harmonious unbroken relationship with him at the time of death without such actions on your part. If you have done anything, you have done something not appointed to you to do. And, you still end up in jail. You say you would find that worth it now, but if you had time to re-think your position you would most certainly see the flaws. After all, you would have a lot of time and unpleasantries to do just that.
 
why would not humans have children if there is even a slim possibility they might enter heaven? to have the chance for heaven and not take it would be worse than not existing at all.

why would God create humans if there was a possibility any or all of them might choose to reject him and go to hell? because he created them out of love, the supreme love, which includes free will to accept and return that love.
 
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JackQ:
Here’s another one. Suppose someone waits outside a confessional and shoots a person coming out. Has he done that person a favor since the person’s salvation is almost assured?

How about kidnapping infants, baptizing them, then killing them on the spot. Since heaven is guaranteed for such infants, isn’t doing this the kindest thing you can do for them?

Clearly the answer to both is “no.” But why?
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Because we are on Earth for a purpose, and that purpose is not - or not only - “die and go to Heaven”. The material universe is in a state of war between the forces of good and these of evil, and what you are suggesting is tantamount to shooting other soldiers in their legs in order to prevent them from falling in battle.
 
StrawberryJam said:
You have no assurance you are in fact doing any such thing. The ability remains for the person to have a full life and still have a harmonious unbroken relationship with him at the time of death without such actions on your part. If you have done anything, you have done something not appointed to you to do.
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What if God wanted you to do it? This is the claim of those people who bomb abortion clinics.
 
StrawberryJam said:
You have no assurance you are in fact doing any such thing. The ability remains for the person to have a full life and still have a harmonious unbroken relationship with him at the time of death without such actions on your part. If you have done anything, you have done something not appointed to you to do.
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If I’m reading that correctly, I think this is the correct answer that JackQ was looking for with his question. We are not appointed (permitted by God) to kill children in order to put them in heaven. That’s not the only reason why we don’t do such a thing, but it’s a major factor.
 
Impertinens said:
Because there is a possibility that he or she will choose Heaven. And Heaven is far more beautiful than Hell is terrible.
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Where does he or she go if she was never born in the first place? For example, if the baby was stillborn.
 
Why should humans choose to have children if there’s a possibility their child will choose Hell?
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Because they should live in the hope that their child will choose Heaven! We know from our experience in this world that an extremely evil person is extremely rare.
If existence in Hell (for a human) is worse than not being born at all (sorry if I’m understanding that wrong) isn’t it better for humans to choose not to have children at all?
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No! For one thing God has created us to shape our own destiny, i.e. to choose what to believe and how to live. He has also given us the power to procreate so that we can emulate Him by giving others the same privilege. For another we would deprive others of the opportunity of enjoying the joy and beauty of existence.

Existence in Hell not worse than being born because even if we abuse that gift by rejecting God we are asserting our freedom and individuality. Even hell has its compensations.No sane person would opt for total frustration. To be absolutely independent and complete master of ourselves owing allegiance to no one must give great satisfaction in satisfying the lust for power. The problem is that living entirely for ourselves leads to isolation and a sense of emptiness. To choose hell is supreme folly but it is culpable folly because if we are damned it is the result not of stupidity and ignorance but pride and malevolence.
 
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