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Why would god send atheists to hell if doing so would inflict great pain and sorrow on their religious loved ones?

Here is the scenario: An atheist has many loved ones, some of who are very religious. Later on, the atheist and those religious loved ones die. Would god send the atheist to hell knowing it would inflict great pain and sorrow on their religious loved ones?

I feel like this question is relevant to most branches of Christianity and Islam, so feel free to share your thoughts. Please keep the comments clean and constructive, thank you.

Update:

To Tyvern: Commiting a temporary act (like stealing or fighting) warrants a temporary punishment (like spending a set time in prison) why would a just god punish a temporary act (not believing for the duration of a human lifetime) with eternal punishment and no chance of redemption?

Update 2:

To Tyvern: Being an atheist is not a malevolent and cruel act, it is no different than being an ignorant child, especially with mounting scientific evidence against god. Why would god grant logic and free will to man and later cast them into eternal torture for being inept with logic by no fault of their own?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Why would the civil magistrate imprison or execute an individual convicted of a crime if doing so would inflict great pain and sorrow on their loved ones? The answer is simple: their actions warranted the punishment and they must now suffer the consequences.

  • 6 years ago

    Look, it is up to the atheists to choose God.

    in kindergarten have you ever had a friend have to sit inside during playtime because he got in trouble? either you know he deserved it and were ok with it or you were too young and immature to realize he deserved it so you felt bad about it but in reality God doesn't let the immature into heaven. All that go to God know what is Right is His decision

  • ?
    Lv 5
    6 years ago

    I've heard many Christians say that God does this little trick to a soul's brain to make sure the people in heaven won't remember the people who went to hell.

    And they say that as if it's a good thing. If I were a Christian parent, I wouldn't want to have my brain altered to forget about my daughter.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Why would any loving father want his children burning in a hell fire? I'm the father of three children and no matter what, I would never wish that for my children. Does that make me a more loving father tan God?

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  • 6 years ago

    I don't think we will remember atheists love ones when we are in Heaven.

    Even when the biggest atheists die people at their funeral say they were so good and that they are in Heaven now, this is there way of dealing with the death.

  • 6 years ago

    I have always said that heaven's population must be zero. Why? Because the only people who would be worthy of entering would be the people who would refuse to enter while others are suffering for eternity in hell.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    No, since hell doesn't exist in the other religions of the Atheists parents.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    if the religious loved ones are christians ...

    so you're saying God must SUBMIT to His christian children ?

    or His christian children should submit to Him, instead.

    also, as christians, we're taught to put God FIRST ... not our loved ones.

    therefore, when our loved ones CHOOSE hell ... i say ... its their choice. Let it be.

    i don't practice loving someone who stands against God ... family or not.

    in truth, i stand against that ungodly soul ...

    so in my case, nobody i love is going to hell ... get it.

  • 6 years ago

    As the sad tale goes, God will wipe their memory from them of those that didn't make it. Great, huh?

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Once we are in Heaven our sons, daughters, wives, uncles, aunts, etc... are just our brothers and sisters. And just like all the others in hell had their chance to make their choice as well.

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