Where did you get your concept of hell?
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I'm wondering where we have all gotten our notion of what hell is (if you believe that there is one, of course). Did you read Dante's Inerno? Did you hear it from the pulpit? Did your Grandfather lecture you and put the "fear into you?" Very few people seem to get their view of hell from the Bible, which begs the question, "Is hell a place of eternal torment, or is it a tool created by religious leaders to scare people into modifiying their behavior?" If the latter is true, God has really gotten a bad rap.
(For those of you who answered "My own imagination," this clarification information is new - what are you basing your images on? How did you know there was a hell to imagine?"
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This topic was started by Torziah on April 6th, 2006. 151 grupies have voted on one or more of the 30 answers.
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Nominated for Best Religion / Spirituality Topic:
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Another well done, Torziah!
Cool, thanks man!
I'm glad Dante is an answer here, because Dante is responsible for the way hell is conceptualized around the world. Before Dante Hell was not a major part of the Christian belief system. Now it's the main emphasis, really.