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However, if I were confident that the torment of Hell was finite

The problem with this is that the torments of hell or heaven, if they do indeed exist, are both eternal. When eternity is the curse, the initial conditions hardly matter. After a few billion years either will be unbearably tortuous and yet, you're still right at the beginning of forever.

The "eternal life after death" concept is the single most frightening thing man kind has ever dreamed up!

I agree it is frightening either way. Although there are some that take the annihilation view of hell, I do not believe the scripture supports this.

I think about it a lot. Eternity seems like a really long time.