The concept of Hell discourages belief

[smax]

I need to share a personal experience with you guys:

Last night, I prayed to Ryan in Ryan's name according to Ryan's will. I asked him to show me a sign, and guess what?

My car was stolen while I slept! And, as disappointed as I am about that, I am so thankful that Lord Ryan answered my prayer. Plus I think this is Ryan's way of showing me that I need to exercise more, or stop ruining the environment with that smog machine I call a car.

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Have to disagree here. I think Ryan has provided an even more compelling case:

For one thing, we know that Ryan is a real person and we can interact with him.

Secondly, we don't know for sure if Ryan has died or not, but we know for sure he's alive now.

Finally, being that Ryan has now claimed death and resurrection which, let's face it, is a BIG DEAL, we are not going to act as if this event is unworthy of credible documentation and historical note.

No, we are going to take pictures of Ryan, record dates and accurate testimony that doesn't contradict itself, and collect as much physical evidence as possible. With that, no one will ever be able to refute that Ryan was, in the very least, a real person who made such bold claims.

Best Rate Fallacy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_rate_fallacy

The probability of Ryan being god far outweighs the probability of Jesus being god.

Existence alone at least triples the degree of probability.