 Why would something so loving, so omnipotent, send us to such an evil place? Why would it even exist? Whereas in Eastern religion such a place is nonsensical, right? The only hell that exists is in the mind. And heaven is everything if we can allow ourselves to perceive it as such. Many people approach this question with the presupposition that they're a good person and thus God is just unleashing his unbridled wrath towards an innocent humanity. But this couldn't be further from the truth. For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. If God is going to be a righteous judge, he has to punish sin. He can't just let criminals go off scot-free. And maybe you're saying hell still seems a little extreme though. Our sins don't seem that bad when we're comparing ourselves to other humans. But when we compare ourselves to God, we fall infinitely short. The good news is that Jesus took our penalty when he died on the cross. And that if we would repent for our sin and trust in him, we would find forgiveness and reconciliation with God. That's good news.