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[Catholic_Lady]

Here are my beliefs regarding Hell: 

http://atheistforums.org/thread-35781.html

I certainly agree with all three points.  The only provision for me is "thus rejecting God" part, since it seems spurious to equate "goodness and love" with "god".  (I would've thought god was more synonymous with revenge and retribution than anything else, but admittedly I am uninformed.)

So this is to say that "being in hell" is a psychological state, not a physical place.  I believe psychological states exist, including angst, alienation and hopelessness.  When one is actually in such a state, the imagery and symbolism of the bible's hell may more richly capture the felt experience.  But one must never allow what something is like become understood literally.

Yes, describing it as a psychological state is a great way of putting it. 

I wonder if you can say why you feel what understanding positive psychological states as being closer to god adds to your experience or understanding of the world.

Well I believe God is everything that is good - love, charity, kindness, honesty, generosity, etc. I believe everything that is not good is merely the absence of God. Cliche, but basically in the same way that darkness is the absence of light.