# Does Hell Exist? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893 "2002-04-27T01:44:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/21 "2002-04-29T00:36:27Z")
It doesn’t matter which way I go. I’m bound to run into at least half my relatives. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/22 "2002-04-29T01:23:43Z")
As long as John Tesh still performs, there will always be a hell. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/23 "2002-04-29T01:44:08Z")
Of course it exists. And it’s the largest place that’s ever been. You can find it in between any two given ears provided they both reside directly across from each other on the same sphere. Occasionally, you’ll even spot heaven there. Oh, and about the two ears thing - don’t focus too much on that, or you’ll be troubled by Van Gogh’s lament as he just went around in hellish circles. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/24 "2002-04-29T01:59:32Z")
According to Pat Benetar, Hell is for children. So it looks like we’re all out of the woods anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/25 "2002-04-29T02:06:47Z")
Hell is only for children while they are children. As they grow, hell grows with them, the final manifestation being a parent of a teenage child. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/26 "2002-04-29T02:42:41Z")
Maybe. But that’s too hard to rhyme to. And you can’t dance to it. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/27 "2002-04-29T07:47:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kslider \* > \*\* > My problem with this is I am the only person I know that will be there in the future. > > \*\* Well, you need to get out more. (um, why do you think you’re going to hell?) ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/28 "2002-04-29T13:35:17Z")
I don’t believe in Hell. I don’t believe that God would condemn anyone. (When I say God, I mean the Powers That Be, I’m not really sure on my beliefs right now). Especially since He would have the power to make people learn what they did wrong and why it was wrong, and now never to do it again. Tell me what action would merit eternal torment. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2002, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/29 "2002-04-29T14:56:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by widdershins \* > \*\*As long as John Tesh still performs, there will always be a hell. \*\* Damn. Beat me to the punch. ---
**Author:** ![Koffing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@Koffing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koffing)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/30 "2002-04-30T00:54:22Z")
Damn, my sig was supposed to be attached there. When will I learn to preview? ---
**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/31 "2002-04-30T02:27:29Z")
You are ALL wrong, my dears. Hell is the Long Island Railroad. Actually, it’s not Hell, per se; just the Wheelchair Users’ section of Hell. ---
**Author:** ![reoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a9adbd/32.png) [@reoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reoch)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/32 "2002-04-30T08:22:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dr. Rieux \* > \*\*Does Hell Exist? > > Yes–it’s called High School. \*\* High School ain’t Shit…hell is College when 3 friggin’ 10 page paper is due at the same time…I’m definately in hell…😃 Reoch ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/33 "2002-04-30T08:29:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Legomancer \* > \*\*Yes. > > [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=&city=hell&state=&zipcode=&homesubmit.x=39&homesubmit.y=12](http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&address=&city=hell&state=&zipcode=&homesubmit.x=39&homesubmit.y=12) > > Looks like Hwy 36 is your best bet. \*\* I’ve been there, actually. Didn’t quite live up to its reputation, I thought, but then what do I know? ---
**Author:** ![kase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@kase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kase)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2002, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/34 "2002-04-30T10:05:20Z")
**Does Hell Exist?** Nah, don’t worry about it. ---
**Author:** ![johncole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f9b8f/32.png) [@johncole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johncole)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/35 "2002-05-01T01:35:17Z")
Best quote I ever heard: > [@](#): > > “Because God is a just God, I believe that there is a Hell. > And because God is a merciful God, I believe that Hell is empty.” Can anyone provide a cite? ---
**Author:** ![Solomon7t](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Solomon7t](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solomon7t)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2002, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893/36 "2002-05-01T07:19:36Z")
Reality is the hell for the unprepared. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hell-exist/105893.md?page=1)