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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
But this is simply your interpretation or one commonly expoused by modern day Christian apologists. Where did this come from? What is the basis of this belief? I have studied the Bible and even the Torah and Talmud and there is nothing to justify any of this. If anything, if you read the ancient Jewist texts in context, there may not even be a "hell" in terms of how the Christian Church adopted that theology. This is simply a way to rationalize your own beliefs with a rigid belief system. Human compassion and empathy is not compatible with Biblical punishment. You have to go back to your explanation in the god who creates a beautiful girl but then condemns her to eternal torture simply because she wanted her own freedom.
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There is scripture to support this in an indirect way, although this is more of a belief of mine than an absolute statement. Frankly only God knows for sure, but based on the kind of God he is (just) I have a hard time buying that he would condemn from birth those who will never hear the gospel.