Would God Really Send Me to Hell for Stealing a Wispa Bar?

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 diffe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sophia 2024-03, Vol.63 (1), p.85-97
1. Verfasser:	Effingham, Nikk
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Defense Education Evidentiality God Hell Murders & murder attempts Non-Western Philosophy Philosophy Philosophy of Religion Religious Studies Theology
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	0038-1527 1873-930X
DOI:	10.1007/s11841-024-01002-4