On the subject of Hell and Salvation

[MilesAbbott81]

Make up your mind.  

Just because some pagan mythology bears resemblance to what I've described doesn't mean that what I've described is syncretic. To my knowledge, what I've described about hell bears very little resemblance to anything paganism has to offer.

Hell-but-not-hell, except..hell.

No, certainly not in the traditional sense. I don't think you're giving what I've written careful consideration, but that's okay. Others may.  

So hell-but-not hell, except hell, because bloodgod just has to use intense fire and crucifixion, and it's not wicked when god does it.  I gave you too much credit before, it seems.

No, you're just ignoring a huge portion of what I said. I'll reiterate with this Scripture:

"And if we are children, then we are heirs: heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—if indeed we suffer with Him, so that we may also be glorified with Him. I consider that our present sufferings are not comparable to the glory that will be revealed in us." (Romans 8:17-18)

It's not about the suffering, it's about the end result. You can debate the means to the end all you like, but until you've experienced the end, you're not at all qualified to make that judgment.

One final point. The notion of Christ is not of pagan origin. This is a notion created by skeptics without any basis in fact. I'll use the film Religulous as an example. Practically all of the parallels Maher draws there are patently false or misleading. If you're unaware, you should look into it. Here is just a short example of rebuttal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdkxdiPDlkw

Go bitch about Bill Maher to Bill Maher.  There's a reason that jews are still jewish, and not christian.

I'm afraid I don't understand. My argument isn't about Maher, but that he puts forth the same argument that you do. In any case, you've not given me a single fact as to the notion of Christ being of pagan origin.