Raphael's idea of God most probably was a kind higher being who could be negotiated with. I give you this and you'll get that. You follow me and you go to heaven. If not, well, you go to Hell. It's either this or that. If you have a sensible mind, you'd probably see that there is actually no choice in the given choices. That's great! Life is made so much simpler. As I go through life, I have heard of Buddhists offering to go vegetarian or bald if they are bestowed some wishes. There are also cases of people of one religion converting to another religion during a critical moment of life. A person having a critical disease such as cancer would make a pledge to some God, making a deal to convert if his or her life would be prolonged. And there has been testimony that it works! This really makes everyone involved in the deal so human!
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Long time no see.....do pay me a visit soon....loooking forward to it eagerly!