I've heard various explanations. The two that make most 'sense' are that the True Believer want to 'save' everyone they can so doubt, especially strong publicly expressed doubt, can make this very difficult (basically they feel sorry for the unbeliever) and the problem that doubt is infectious and could 'contaminate' those wavering thereby preventing them from being 'saved'. So doubt must be opposed (sometimes violently, in the name of saving the souls of the innocent - and since torment is eternal (from a loving God) anything is permissible to stop it happening.
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I've heard various explanations. The two that make most 'sense' are that the True Believer want to 'save' everyone they can so doubt, especially strong publicly expressed doubt, can make this very difficult (basically they feel sorry for the unbeliever) and the problem that doubt is infectious and could 'contaminate' those wavering thereby preventing them from being 'saved'. So doubt must be opposed (sometimes violently, in the name of saving the souls of the innocent - and since torment is eternal (from a loving God) anything is permissible to stop it happening.
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