It doesn’t seem reasonable that God could be loving or just and still send people to hell.
Ok. Hmm…
As best as I know how to explain it, hell is a secondary concept.
Hmm… I’m not sure what you mean. Are you saying secondary in terms of order or importance?
In terms of order. There are some significant ideas that lead to the concept of hell, and without accpeting those, hell won’t ever make sense.
Ah, so these would be premises?
That’s right.
Let me try to lay them out. Which of these do you resonate with the most?
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