Hell is generally depicted as a place of eternal torment. That is, torture.
I recently asked if torture was a sin, and the general consensus so far is that it is wrong, evil, sinful and heinous to torture people. A few answers suggested it might be acceptable under very special circumstances, such as if it were necessary to obtain information that would save lives. But it was generally agreed that torture for its own sake, when no useful information could be obtained, is an evil act.
Here's the link to the question:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/2646vl
Now, this presents a conundrum. If God created Hell (as it is generally described), and chooses to send some people there, then God is torturing people for all eternity, and cannot possibly gain anything from it except perhaps his own perverse enjoyment. If this is the case, and I have seen devout believers on this very site claiming that it IS the case, then God is evil.
Why would such a being be worthy of our worship?
2007-08-10
16:55:41
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