I've been thinking about this for a while and I wanted to know other people's take on it. I hope this doesn't offend anyone, that is not my intention at all. I come in peace and just want to know what others think.
I often see debates on how an All-Powerful being could send humans to hell or the "If God exists, then why is there so much evil in the world" arguments. In Abrahamic religions, the concept of eternal punishement is daunting for many. It leads people to live in a lot of fear and guilt. On the other hand (if I am not mistaken), in some religions, hell doesn't even exist.
Somehow, I've come to the conclusion that the concept of hell kind of make sense. For instance, if there was no afterlife and our conciousness dies with our bodies, then doesn't that mean that people who have done evil, and I mean real EVIL people can just rest in peace? They're scot-free...just like that?
While I don't really agree with the concept of eternal punishment, I will say that the idea of being held accountable after death makes a lot of sense. After all, there are people who are able to escape the consequences of their evil deeds in this life due to the power and money they possess.