Why Do I fear hell so much?

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Why Do I fear hell so much?

Hello,

I am a bit confused as to why I fear hell so much. I was raised Orthodox, and many aspects of religion do not make too much sense to me, but this fear seems unshakable. Frankly, I also think that if it were true that hell existed and that a creator let people suffer so much that it wouldn't be very kind of the creator. Why create people with urges, faults, etc and then punish them? Also, another thing I don't get is if these hell testimonies I talked about in the previous thread were true, wouldn't it be unethical of a creator not to let everyone see this hellish realm as it would

1) prove hell exists
2) give us warning?

Why would he choose to let a few druggies and non-religious Christians know but not the average folk?

Anyways, I'm on a rant now, would love some opinions.

Best,

Vlad

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