Is Hell a real place or a metaphor to deter evil-doers?
Hell is out of character with an All-Loving God. I guess that puts me on the metaphor side. It is the “Omni” things of God that cause problems: all-loving, present, powerful, etc, etc. The problem comes with reconciling justice and mercy. If no one goes to Hell, some argue, then justice is not served, and God is just. If one person goes to Hell, the God’s infinite mercy is not present. It’s a thorny question and really, we cannot comprehend how to balance the two, and because of our religious upbringing have been taught one or another thing and believe what we have been taught to be true. Religion is really an attempt to understand God and our relationship with God and to fully do so, we would have to fully understand God. This is categorically impossible because God is vastly superior to anything we can comprehend. So we muddle through and decide what we decide. In my opinion, our differences in opinion will not upset God nearly as much as they upset us. Now that you have read my opin
