There's a fallacy called an appeal to fear where one tries to defend a belief, claim, etc. by appealing to fear (for example: by claiming that the belief calms one fears). This is a fallacy since fear has nothing to with whether a claim, belief, etc. is true, justified, etc. An appeal to fear may also be an instance of a fallacious appeal to consequence, where one thinks a belief, claim, etc. is true, justified, etc. since the belief, claim, etc. has positive consequences in terms of calming one's fears.
Given the above discussion, fear would not be a good reason to accept Christian beliefs. However, some people disagree.
So I'm curious: Is fear of death a good reason to be Christian?
I'm particularly interested in what Christians have to say on this, since:
Given the above discussion, fear would not be a good reason to accept Christian beliefs. However, some people disagree.
Originally posted by Darth Executor
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I'm particularly interested in what Christians have to say on this, since:
Originally posted by Jichard
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