In my recent discussion with Ethan Muse, he made a case for the compatibility of God's perfect love and the doctrine of eternal conscious torment. Randal Rauser returns to the channel to respond. Are we far more wicked than we realize? Does any sin merit infinite punishment? What should we do if we struggle with fear of eternal hell? We discuss these questions and much else besides.

Video of this interview is available on YouTube.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:02:06 Randal’s approach to YouTube

00:03:08 Initial reactions to Ethan Muse’s defense of hell

00:08:34 Is the problem emotional or intellectual?

00:16:07 The authority of the Catholic Church

00:22:16 The three Christian views of hell

00:25:00 Are human beings wicked enough to deserve hell?

00:31:02 Does every sin merit infinite punishment?

00:36:29 Moral culpability and ignorance

00:43:08 Is rejecting God an infinitely serious sin?

00:47:08 Will most people go to hell?

00:53:19 Would creation be a net moral failure?

00:56:30 Did Jesus teach eternal conscious torment?

01:03:29 The central moral argument against eternal hell

01:07:18 Do the noetic effects of sin undermine moral intuition?

01:12:19 Should we trust the moral judgment of Catholic saints?

01:20:48 Does moral disagreement undermine our intuitions?

01:24:07 Different degrees of suffering in hell

01:28:16 How should Christians cope with the fear of hell?

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