Would God really send me to Hell for stealing a Wispa bar?

Nikk Effingham

doi:10.1007/s11841-024-01002-4

Would God really send me to Hell for stealing a Wispa bar?

Nikk Effingham^*

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Philosophy

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Abstract

This paper discusses the problem of Hell, defending the Aquinas-Anselm-Edwards response that any immoral act deserves eternal punishment because it offends against God. I argue that the response is more defensible than one might at first think, but nevertheless faces a serious objection. If we differentiate two different problems of Hell—the logical problem and the evidential problem—we see that, in light of this objection, the Aquinas-Anselm-Edwards response only solves the logical problem of Hell.

Original language	English
Number of pages	13
Journal	Sophia
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11841-024-01002-4
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2024

Keywords

Hell
Problem of Hell
Punishment
Aquinas
Jonathan Edwards

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