Problem of Hell - Issues of Justice

The problem of Hell is a variant of the problem of evil, aimed specifically at religions which hold both that: An omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnibenevolent (all-loving) God exists. Some people will be consigned to Hell forever, and will be eternally tortured. Problem of Hell - The debate. While Hell has traditionally been regarded as a punishment for wrong-doing or sin in life, the problem arises primarily from the severity of the punishment, if Hel ...

Including:

• Problem of Hell - The debate
• Problem of Hell - Issues of Justice
• Problem of Hell - Hell as a choice
• Problem of Hell - The argument from ignorance
• Problem of Hell - Denying the assumptions
• Problem of Hell - Bibliography

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While Hell has traditionally been regarded as a punishment for wrong-doing or sin in life, the problem arises primarily from the severity of the punishment, if Hell is indeed seen as eternal torture. However, the view of hell as "punishment" is not universal. For example, the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics see it as a condition brought about by, and the natural consequence of, free rejection of God's love. The debate mostly focuses on whether God would want to allow a situation where some people are consigned to Hell forever. Th ...

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Problem of Hell, Problem of Hell - The debate, Problem of Hell - Issues of Justice, Problem of Hell - Hell as a choice, Problem of Hell - The argument from ignorance, Problem of Hell - Denying the assumptions, Problem of Hell - Bibliography

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As in the debate over the problem of evil, an option open to theists is to state that man is not perceptive enough to actually understand the mind of God, and cannot therefore conclude that the existence of Hell is unjust. The crux of this is that it is very possible that we do not understand the mind of God, and thus may not understand the reasons for the existence of Hell. The plausibility of such arguments are however lower than in the problem of evil. With regard to the question "why is there evil in the world?" there are a ...

See also:

Problem of Hell, Problem of Hell - The debate, Problem of Hell - Issues of Justice, Problem of Hell - Hell as a choice, Problem of Hell - The argument from ignorance, Problem of Hell - Denying the assumptions, Problem of Hell - Bibliography

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For those who believe the traditional doctrine of Hell is unconvincing, and believe that claims 1 and 2 are incompatible, the only course of action is to deny one or both of them. The first claim can be denied by rejecting the existence of God (atheism), or of a God sufficiently powerful or loving to prevent people from being consigned to Hell. The second claim can also be denied. Three possible ways to do this (while maintaining a belief in God) are the doctrines of Annihilationism, where Hell is seen only as oblivion w ...

See also:

Problem of Hell, Problem of Hell - The debate, Problem of Hell - Issues of Justice, Problem of Hell - Hell as a choice, Problem of Hell - The argument from ignorance, Problem of Hell - Denying the assumptions, Problem of Hell - Bibliography

Read more here: » Problem of Hell: Encyclopedia II - Problem of Hell - Denying the assumptions