Think of the person you hate most. If you don't hate anyone, imagine a hypothetical person who murders your loved ones or does something else horrendous. Now, assuming hell exists, would you want them to go there for eternity? If they don't go to hell, let's say their "soul" just ceases to exist. Be as serious as possible - I want genuine answers.


PS: Thread remade because of BnWs suggestion.

No, no I would not.


I was typing a response when this got re-made again just stick with it this time.

what?

No one deserves an eternity of pain and torment. No matter what they have done, i couldnt inflict that on someone!

I would punch him in the fucking cock

I would like to change my vote to this.

Glad to see the more compassionate making up a majority

I'm all for punishment myself, not excluding death penalty - as long as it is reasonable and brings practical benefit to people in large. I don't think that quenching some victim's temporal thirst for redemption is worth anyone's eternal suffering.

To me, even if someone killed all people in a giant holocaust, he still would not deserve an eternal existence of agony.

not eternally but suffer until i feel theyve learnt their lesson.

Hehe. 13 people here are more merciful than abrahamic god ;D
No temporal transgression deserves eternal agony. Stalin or Hitler not excluded.

I always thought the primary purpose for punishment is as a means of correcting individual's behaviour. I don't see what eternal punishment does besides quenching victims bloodlust.

hey come on, no one got anything else to say about this? its interesting.
could you really live with it if you consigned a living person to an eternity of agony?
i dont think theres anypoint to to the punishment if the victim of it has no chance of redemption. id much rather go for a more corporeal punishment. hmmm... now how to put this, everyone deserves a second chance, the after life is a place for forgiveness surely?