Is Hell Really a Bad Place?

[Jackalope]

If hell's not a bad place, then quit bitching about god sending people there. Yet another example of atheists wanting to have their cake and eat it too.

It's not that hell isn't a bad place. It's just that fire and brimstone isn't too bad compared to an eternity with Christians.

Lest we forget - it's not like hell is a REAL place. My only purpose in discussing it is as a thought experiment to demonstrate how ludicrous the claim that such a place would have any relationship to justice.

[Michael Schubert]

Since when is inflicting physical pain on someone justice in a civilised society?

That definitely doesn't sound civilized.

[Bad Writer]

I almost lost my shit when my mom told me that she spanked my daughter one time. She tried to explain that I never specified that she couldn't spank, but the real question is, did I ever expressly tell her that it's allowed? Emma doesn't remember it, but I'm never going to forget it; even if inflicting pain on someone doesn't hurt the person forever, permanent harm is always accomplished to one person or another. I know spanking may seem a minor thing in the grand scheme of things, but I equated my mother to barbarism in that moment.

[Michael Schubert]

It's not that hell isn't a bad place. It's just that fire and brimstone isn't too bad compared to an eternity with Christians.

Too true! Anything is better than eternity with Bryan Fischer and Ray Comfort.

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I almost lost my shit when my mom told me that she spanked my daughter one time.

What did your daughter do to make your mom feel the need to spank her?

[Bad Writer]

She was being a four year-old, obviously!

[Minimalist]

Hey, G-C

Can you prove that hell is a place of physical pain.

[Godscreated]

Can you prove that hell is a place of physical pain.

GC

So is it something different? And can you prove it?

Don't avoid the question with your own questions.

[Something completely different]

Don't avoid the question with your own questions.

The way I replied clearly ndecated that the answere was no.

Or do you really think that I jave any notion whatsoever what "hell" is like or that I would even ever claim to know?

Dont try to weasle your way out of this by making claims of authority over how this exchange of words is run. Now answere my questions or just dont.

[Michael Schubert]

She was being a four year-old, obviously!

So, she was doing nothing troublesome at all? Your mom just decided, out of the blue, to spank her?

[Bad Writer]

I mean to say that four year olds are troublesome, but the behavior can be corrected without the need for physical harm.