Regarding Hell.

[DX-50]

So what happens after we die? Do we go to heaven, hell, or do we just decay in our coffin or burial? Here's my view on hell:

Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain, or fear.I think the only real fear is what you let yourself to fear. If there is such a place as hell, the only thing terrible about it is all the fear us humans create when imagining what it is. Hence, we created hell. Or what it is suppose to be.

I don't know... Hell seems to be a concept that was relatively recently introduced to monotheisic religion. (Maybe only 2300 years ago?) If Christianity, which has a hell, is the logical progression of Judaism and Islam, which is the continuation of both monotheistic religions very MUCH has a hell (a third of the Qu'ran is dedicated to the afterlife)...

Well. Judaism didn't have the idea of hell at first. It got it from the Zoroastrians (along with the concept of angel hierarchy, demons, and all of those lovely things). It's not a native Jewish concept. So I don't think it could apply much to the original idea of that religion... From which Christianity blossomed (holding onto, and advancing, this questionable idea). It seems a little so-so.

Not to mention that if there is a God, I wouldn't believe that God would be so cruel as to actually utilize hell. I know the thought is, "You choose hell, not God," but why does God allow it there in the first place, you know? Silly. I rather like the thought that Islam has: no believer will have to suffer eternal damnation. You can do awful things, but if you TRULY believe... Well, you're just saved. JOLLY JOLLY.