I've been giving some thought to the question, How much of what people say is praise and love for God is really fear? That is, could it be when some people are saying how great God is and how much we should worship God, they are really saying these things out of fear, fear that God, when they are dying, will reject them and send them to eternal punishment?
I had thought about it briefly in the past, but it seemed almost impossible to get to the truth of the matter, because people use self-defense mechanisms (e.g., projection, displacement, reaction formation). But I thing there is one relatively good method of telling: how demanding is the person in making sure you will agree with their view of God.
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