If there is a hell, what percentage of humans should go there?

[Muffled]

I don't see this as an "if" at all.

I don't know about "should." The goal, is, of course, 0%, but in my experience, just about everyone I've met has taken themselves there.

I believe no-one can take himself there. It is God who judges.

 

[syo]

All modern abrahamics.

 

[InvestigateTruth]

It's a BIG IF.

Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity

 

[Fool]

It's a BIG IF.

The percentage that isn't service to all as self will be there

 

[The Sum of Awe]

Timmy begs to differ

 

[IndigoChild5559]

It's a BIG IF.

Any time a punishment becomes eternal, it is inherently unjust. Absolutely zero people should be tormented in hell forever.

 

[osgart]

A place where so many souls torment and rot for all of eternity. Why would that be needed? Endless eons into the future of heaven I can't imagine anyone wanting to observe such a place and be fine and happy about it. On the contrary what would a repentant, and transformed Hitler be like. If I were God he would get exactly what he deserved, no more, no less. If God can do anything whatsoever then he would redeem the absolute worst creatures ever and make something out of them. Perhaps God would abolish their past lives, and make a new creature of them all. In some religions the uttermost souls get redeemed, why not them all?

 

[danieldemol]

If any should go to hell I believe it should be God for creating a place of eternal torment and for creating such souls as are worthy of it.

If that's not the hell you meant it would help if you described in detail precisely what hell is to you.

In my opinion.

 

[Sand Dancer]

Only the truly evil, if they actually exist.

 

[viole]

It's a BIG IF.

I don't know, but in the extremely unlikely event that Christianity is true, and there is a classical heaven and hell, I think I would vastly prefer to go to hell than to heaven. Looks vastly less boring.

I am still not sure how to secure that against possible, albeit unlikely, conversions. So, maybe some Christians might like to help me there. Is there a thing like: once damned, always damned?

Ciao

- viole

 

[Muffled]

All modern abrahamics.

I believe there is no evidence to support that concept. The evidence is actually contrary.

 

[Muffled]

Hell ain't a bad place
Hell is from here to eternity

I suppose it depends on whether one likes the concept of being burned alive even though it is just visionary and one must like being bored and trapped.

 

[Muffled]

Any time a punishment becomes eternal, it is inherently unjust. Absolutely zero people should be tormented in hell forever.

I believe that is a bias against God.

 

[InvestigateTruth]

I suppose it depends on whether one likes the concept of being burned alive even though it is just visionary and one must like being bored and trapped.

Common, all the good and fun dudes are there

 

[IndigoChild5559]

All modern abrahamics.

All modern abrahamics what? There is no predicate in your sentence.

 

[IndigoChild5559]

I believe that is a bias against God.

Not at all. I believe accusing God of injustice by claiming he sends people to an eternal hell is a bias against God.

 

[YoursTrue]

for man kind .....its the grave

Agreed. The word hell in English is taken from the original words which mean grave. Death was the penalty given to Adam & Eve for their disobedience. God never said they would be tormented forever in some burning furnace, but that they would die. Nothing else. No torture, no blessing. Death. Back to dust they went.

 

[dybmh]

Agreed. The word hell in English is taken from the original words which mean grave. Death was the penalty given to Adam & Eve for their disobedience. God never said they would be tormented forever in some burning furnace, but that they would die. Nothing else. No torture, no blessing. Death. Back to dust they went.

Well, there is possibly more to this, right? Gen 3:14.

And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life;​

So if .... back to dust they went... and then.... the serpent gets fed? Depending on what happens inside the serpent, it could be little or a lot unpleasant.

 

[YoursTrue]

Well, there is possibly more to this, right? Gen 3:14.

And the Lord God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life;​

So if .... back to dust they went... and then.... the serpent gets fed?

The serpent has been identified in the Christian Greek scriptures as the devil, and opposer of God. If you don't believe that, well, oh well and have a nice day.

 

[TagliatelliMonster]

It's a BIG IF.

If it's the classic idea of eternal torture, then 0%.

It's simply immoral to hand out infinite punishment for finite crimes.

And even if it's just for a certain length of time, proportionate to the gravity of crimes, then still I consider it immoral.

Torture is always immoral. It's an evil act.
I don't see how that helps anyone.

I don't claim to have the answers, but I don't see how torture solves anything.