Sin

1000 years is "endless"? You mentioned that it obviously wasn't "eternal" and I ignored it, because it didn't address anything I had claimed at all. I never claimed that Mormons were tormented endlessly, I said they were tormented. Once you seemingly conflated the prison with the Telestial Kingdom I pointed out that I didn't think you were correct in doing so, since it would imply that the torment was eternal. This is because I *clearly* understood that it was NOT! Right, ok. The words are irrelevant, it is whatever you say it says. Would this be because you are... special? What about: LDS.org

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And assuredly, as the Lord liveth, for the Lord God hath spoken it, that they who are righteous shall be righteous still, and they who are filthy shall be filthy still; wherefore, they who are filthy are the devil and his angels; and they shall go away into everlasting fire, prepared for them; and their torment is as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever and has no end. (2 Ne. 9:15—16; see also Rev. 22:11.)

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LDS.org Encyclopedia of MormonismI think it is very clear that the Mormon concept of God punishes people for 1000 years, based on their actions. It isn't "nature" doing it, it is God.Feel free to cite your sources as well.

I would not dispute that your imagination is vivid. Wouldn't accusing someone of presenting a straw man argument before they have presented one be, in and of itself, a straw man argument? Except of course that I am quoting LDS doctrine from official sources to back up my arguments. Check. Maybe I should write a book of prophecy.Edited by Phage0070, : No reason given.

That never stopped any of the prophets I have heard of.

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A man is his own tormenter and his own condemner. Hence the saying, They shall go into the lake that burns with fire and brimstone. The torment of disappointment in the mind of man is as exquisite as a lake burning with fire and brimstone.

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Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, compiled 1938 by Joseph Fielding Smith

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Aha, there we go. That would have shorted discussion considerably had it been presented earlier.This does bring up an odd thought; there are several sections in the Doctrine and Covenants where changes are made to the belief system. One example would be baptism, which is in essence a "new" eternal deal. Does this mean God punished people previous to the announcement and it was retconned back, or that people only assumed it read like it meant before? If it is the latter, if it is changed again at some later point would it again be the latter?

So then would you ignore "sins" that do not have real consequences? For instance: Suppose I act as equally moral as another Christian (perhaps even more so than some) and yet daily I think "Damn you God, damn you to hell!" and mean it.What "real consequences" does this have? Who is harmed by it, or what negative physical repercussions can we expect to measure?

"But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.
Mark 3:29, NIV"I appears that you consider the Bible to be important and your god to be real, so it would follow that you consider this to be a sin. As I don't believe in God, I don't believe that "sin" exists.

Of course not, I don't believe they don't exist because there is a complete lack of evidence, and a high likelihood of their non-existence. I, as opposed to others, have no confusion over the order in that regard. Ok, fine. Modify the statement to "Damn the Holy Spirit, damn it to Hell!" What real-world impact does that have if it is a sin? Don't try to wriggle out of this question. Then you also know I don't care what your crazy little sect believes is or isn't God, or what will happen if I think ill of it.

It is a combination of a desire to help others, and a desire to correct wrongs in the world. So much waste and hardship is present in the world caused by religion, by belief in imaginary things, it is amazing. I argue because I truly believe you and your kind are holding back the development of humanity through willful ignorance. Then point it out why don't you? I'm not going to play "20 Questions" to find out what every crackpot decides to imagine today. Well that is rather vague.

Then tell me why it requires a real, physical event that affect other people in order for it to be a sin? What is that real, physical event?

It is just buried under several posts of "Whaat? I don't know what you are talking about." No, I am asking what real consequence the specific act of unforgivable sin will have. I don't think that ICANT will be able to provide a real consequence, rather he/she will provide an imaginary one.