12∞ · Question 11.5.2
How has fear of hell been used?
As an instrument of control, and often a lucrative one. A medieval church sold remission of punishment after death, which helped provoke the Reformation.
From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.
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- 11: How Humanity Got Here
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- 11.5: Religion's Shadow and Light
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- 11.5.3 → · What have holy wars cost?
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