“The Good Place” makes it pretty clear that the idea of eternal damnation is inherently inhumane.

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Why? What is the purpose of that? How does simply making bad people suffer lead to a better world?

Why should I submit to the judgment of someone who’s never been lived as a human on earth? Why should I submit to the judgment of beings who have never had to make a moral decision a day in their lives?

How many unethical choices come from desperation or the simple fact of not being taught any better? If the cause of wrongdoing is ignorance or the simple fact of needing to survive, why not go to the source? If the difference between a particular person being good or bad is the simple matter of being taught what being good means, is it really justifiable to punish them without trying to educate and improve them?

I’m too Jewish for this.

The very first episode that my partner and I watched together, we were laughing and elbowing each other with glee, because there was no way this could go any direction but “This system is inhumane, and anyone as ‘humanitarian’ as they’re claiming all these Nobel Peace Prize freedom fighters are would be leading each other in the revolution against the system. So… what’s wrong with this picture, everyone?”

“Alright, each of these people is a bit of an asshole in their own way, but eternal damnation? Really?”