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> Perhaps it's a reflection of Christianity. It's a reflection of Puritanism, not Christianity as a whole.
by camus2 9y ago
> Perhaps it's a reflection of Christianity.
It's a reflection of Puritanism, not Christianity as a whole.
- psyc 9y agoWhat I meant is that it could be a manifestation of an archetype in the Christian imagination - the 5th circle of hell. I did not have any conscious implementation of a doctrine for dealing with punishment in mind.