Archbishop of Canterbury: Hell is being alone for ever

by Rick Lord on August 14, 2009

in Religion

When asked if hell exists and what it is like, he said: “My concept of hell, I suppose, is being stuck with myself for ever and with no way out. Whether anybody ever gets to that point I have no idea. But that it’s possible to be stuck with my selfish little ego for all eternity, that’s what I would regard as hell.”  When told that this does not look sound like the Biblical image of the damned being tortured in lakes of fire beneath the earth, Dr Williams replied that being alone for ever “is torment enough if you think about it”.

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