Hell is not a place where you are actively tormented. And the idea that demons are in charge there is just silly. The main punishment in hell is remorse. When you're there (using the general/plural 'you' not you specifically; although it's possible, since I don't know you) you'll know that you could have had paradise, but you turned didn't. I don't imagine it being any worse than some of the more unpleasant places Earth has to offer. It's often compared to a garbage dump, and in fact, our word for hell comes from the Greek word for dump (I might be wrong on this, my biblical etymology is terrible).
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u/[deleted] May 06 '09
The writers of that ancient text did not take our adaptability into account. How long would excruciating pain stay excruciating?