Heaven for climate, hell for society.
-Twainquotes
-Twainquotes
You know, the Church considers Hell to be res not spes. According to Jesus, as interpreted by the Catholic Church, there are souls in Hell right now, who will never escape excruciating pain.
This is one reason given by Bertrand Russell for Why I Am Not a Christian. Russell is all like, Who needs a God that creates places like Hell? You know, with Gods like that, who needs Devils!
To use an analogy, God is to Hell, as Hitler is to Auschwitz.
It seems Thomism does some contortions to square the existence of Hell with the doctrine of God’s omnipresence. It’s a humiliating wallow. It would be so much easier to just give up the notion of Hell altogether.
If Jesus said there is a Hell, then Jesus was wrong.
Some might argue that the threat of Hell makes people behave better. World Wars I & II provide contrary evidence. Christians are still the world’s biggest bangers.
I guess the concept of Hell will remain a useful tool for grownups who enjoy scaring children, until that, too, is outlawed by enlightened society.
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