Everything Wrong with the Case Against Hell | Response to Randal Rauser

In the second episode of Summa Contra Everybody, Ethan Muse and Pat Flynn respond to Miles Donahue and Randal Rauser’s recent case against Hell. Ethan's Substack: https://motivacredibilitatis.substack... Pat's Substack: https://substack.com/@journalofabsolu... 0:00 Introduction 4:00 Who Has the Burden of Proof? 7:13 The “Easy” vs. “Hard” Problem of Hell 9:41 The Emotional vs. Intellectual Problem of Hell 17:27 Children, Mortal Sin, and “Maximal” Punishment 23:01 Do You Have to “Make Yourself Stupid” to Believe in Hell? 25:47 Can We Trust Our Moral Intuitions? 33:23 Catholic Authority, Miracles, and Hell 43:15 Whose Saints Are Better? 47:52 Are Human Beings Wicked Enough to Deserve Hell? 54:58 Original Sin, Determinism, and Culpability 1:02:38 Does Stealing a Pack of Gum Deserve Eternal Punishment? 1:13:08 Ignorance, Culpability, and Knowing God 1:16:17 Are All Sins Equally Severe? 1:20:33 What Mortal Sin Actually Is 1:24:12 Why Doesn’t God Simply Rehabilitate Everyone? 1:35:08 Massa Damn​ata: Are Most People Damned? 1:41:57 Jesus, the Fewness of the Saved, and the Saints 1:50:33 Does Hell Make Creation a “Net Negative”? 1:56:56 Did Jesus Really Teach Eternal Hell? 2:06:22 Miles Donahue’s Central Argument Against Eternal Hell 2:11:11 Is Retributive Punishment—or “Torture”—Wrong? 2:17:15 How Much Weight Should We Give Moral Intuitions? 2:22:03 The Noetic Effects of Sin 2:29:44 Do the Noetic Effects of Sin Undermine Catholicism? 2:34:01 Can We Appeal to Holy People as Moral Authorities? 2:43:09 Moral Disagreement and the Reliability of Intuition 2:49:27 Are There Different Degrees of Punishment in Hell? 2:55:03 Final Thoughts