Sex, Science, and Survival

Walker, JosephV.

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“…Moreover, the idea that the purpose of retributive punishment in hell was to give pleasure to the blessed in heaven through their knowledge that sinners suffer for their evil acts was becoming 'distasteful and hence obsolescent'. 19 In an age when people's understanding of punishment was influenced by the deterrent and reformative theories of punishment of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), the doctrine of post-mortem punishment was challenged. On the one hand, the insistence of the need of altering the intensity and duration of punishment became pressing, and, on the other hand, Bentham's principle that the punishment should correspond exactly in kind to the crime committed put the traditional doctrine of hell under intense pressure.…”

Section: Doctrines Of Hellmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Secondly, if every sin deserves infinite punishment in intensity and duration, then it is obvious that it is impossible for each sin to be properly punished, since any one sin of a wicked person 'will fill his eternal life with intense suffering and leave no room for any more punishment for his other sins'. 23 The second main reason given in support of the doctrine of hell was the so-called 'morally dynamic' view of hell according to which the damned continue sinning in hell and therefore they continue to be justly punished. Leibniz in his Theodicy initially supported this view.…”

Section: Doctrines Of Hellmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Universalism and the Problem of Hell

Patsalidou

2012

Philosophy Compass

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Christian tradition speaks mainly of two possible post‐mortem human destinies. It holds that those human beings who, in their earthly lives, acted according to God’s will and accepted God’s love will be reconciled to Him in heaven; whereas those who have acted against God’s will and refused His love will be consigned to the everlasting torments of hell. The notion that hell is everlasting and also a place of unending suffering inevitably gives rise to the following question for theists: how could an omnipotent, all‐good and all‐loving God allow anyone to suffer the torments of hell for eternity? There have been several attempts to shore up the doctrine of hell in the face of this problem. Universalists, in particular, try to evade the problem by claiming that a doctrine of hell is not in fact taught in the scriptures (at least in its traditional form), and that Christians are therefore able to affirm that all human beings will be saved in the end. The paper begins with an explanation of the doctrine of hell and an identification of the main problems and criticisms against it. This will assist us in understanding the increasing popularity of universalism and moreover, on what grounds it is challenged.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Doctrines Of Hellmentioning

confidence: 99%