Perhaps hell is eternal because there is no more change/time?
But really the whole idea of punishment is strange. How does punishment benefit anyone, muchless a supposedly perfect God?
We humans have punishment because we seek to prevent behavior or to correct.
But an eternal hell contradicts an intention to correct, for correction implies escape, and surely a God would have better means at His disposal than inflicting pain or the threat thereof to prevent a behavior.
It makes more sense as a consequence rather than a punishment.
If God is the Creator and Sustainer of all that is good, then it naturally follows that disconnecting from God will lead to a spiral of bad.
But really the whole idea of punishment is strange. How does punishment benefit anyone, muchless a supposedly perfect God?
We humans have punishment because we seek to prevent behavior or to correct.
But an eternal hell contradicts an intention to correct, for correction implies escape, and surely a God would have better means at His disposal than inflicting pain or the threat thereof to prevent a behavior.
It makes more sense as a consequence rather than a punishment.
If God is the Creator and Sustainer of all that is good, then it naturally follows that disconnecting from God will lead to a spiral of bad.
"People need heroes. They don't need to know how he died clawing his eyes out, screaming for mercy. The real story would just hurt sales, and dampen the spirits of our customers." - Mythology for Profit
