... defenders of hell argued that the threat of eternal punishment - TopicsExpress



          

... defenders of hell argued that the threat of eternal punishment was necessary to ensure the morality of citizens. Even a temporary hell, they claimed, would give humans leave to commit socially harmful transgressions, from lying to cheating to murder, since they would still eventually end up in heaven after paying for their crimes. Indeed, the social argument in favour of eternal hell anticipated the arguments we hear today in favour of the death penalty. Both are supposed to serve as ultimate deterrents against crime. aeon.co/magazine/world-views/why-has-the-idea-of-hell-survived-so-long/
Posted on: Mon, 21 Jul 2014 16:18:12 +0000

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