Reply #21: Thanks!

[Danger Mouse]

Quoting from you:
"And indeed, what could a human being do to deserve eternal punishment?"
EXACTLY. This has been my primary argument. I discussed it with my mother not too long ago. She was wondering where I thought bad people went when they died. I explained that I didn't think anyone could do anything evil enough to be worth of eternal torture.
And yes, I would include monsters like Stalin, Hitler, and Pol Pot in that category. Loathsome they were, but deserving of torture for all of eternity?
No.
Thanks for your input =) I had also read that Hell was absorbed into Christianity from Persian traditions, but the Jehovah's Witnesses don't believe in Hell at all...their beliefs are rather interesting.