For supposedly being so logical, these atheists do not seem to understand math very well. Hell is an unending eternity of suffering and torture. Any form of pain on Earth what so ever to avoid going to Hell is therefore justified, no matter how terrible and no matter how lengthy.
If you have to be tortured for 50 years, and it results in even a 1% chance of avoiding Hell's eternal fires, that is well worth it. It is like paying 50 cents for a 1% chance of winning a trillion dollars (actually more than this, but I've just used arbitrarily small and large math figures to not hurt the heads of so called logical atheists.)
I call tell you from personal experience the pain from
not being beaten by your father. Oh, sure, it may seem more comfortable for the time being, but it does nothing to help your spirit. I wallowed in liberal false Christianity for years. I believed ridiculous lies, such as how women should be allowed to teach men, that beating children was immoral, that blindness was caused by genetic variance, and even that homosexuality was an acceptable alternative lifestyle
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The path from spiritual darkness and ignorance to True Christianity was not easy for me, and if I had to pinpoint a central reason, it was the lack of beatings I received from my father. Had I died at anytime then I would be roasting and toasting in Satan's unending nightmare, rather than posting here today. I still have nightmares about God striking me down for my former false Christians beliefs and insults, and the fact that he didn't is just a testament to His boundless love, forgiveness, and mercy. Just the thought frightens me back into obedience to our sweet and loving savoir Jesus.
I don't want anyone to have to go through the emotional scarring and trauma that what I went through, and I wholeheartedly support Cranky Old Man's comprehensive guide to properly disciplining children.