Quote:As I alluded to in my post to which you responded, I think such a concept, however it is imagined, is the very definition of unfair. A chosen minority, in some definitions predetermined, gets the golden prize of eternal paradise while the overwhelming majority of humans who ever lived and who ever will live are condemned, or at least excluded even from consideration, merely on the basis of who believes and who doesn't? How can that not be unfair?
Let me put it another way. If I were to call someone a worthless, subhuman piece of scum who should crawl away somewhere and die, I'd rightly be considered an arsehole at the very least. However, if I were to tell that person that I think they deserve to go to Hell, what then? My opinion of them in both cases would be the same, to all intents and purposes.
Indeed it is unfair, if we were speaking about a human to human judgement, it is unfair (hence ; islam prohibits death by fire or execution by burning). So the concept of hell, even to us humans, is unfair.
But when god creates such place, it's different. Let me put it to you this way : the more you take blessings, the more penalty will increase.
In today's world for example, being a russian (for example) under the formal USSR, you received the blessings of that union (an army to stand for you, food, shelter, job, education ...etc).
so when you betray that country of yours, a death sentence is not "unfair". People throughout history never tolerated treason, and it's specifically for this reason : we gave you everything, you gave us a backstab.
Humans have a lot of blessings from god, including the human body itself, including free thinking.
and the problem is, humans deny god, and still eat the food he created, use the sight he gave, and enjoy life, enjoying his creation but denying him.
when I think about..it's justified, instead of living in god's blessing, he will abandon you.
