I’ve been thinking about the "Problem of Hell" and why so many people think it’s unjust. Most people view Hell as a place God "sends" you to as punishment for failing a test. But what if the afterlife is just a continuation of the trajectory you set in life?
If you spend your life wanting to be your own god, separate from a divine source, then "Hell" (total separation) is literally God giving you exactly what you asked for.
To believe or not believe is a question of desire, not knowledge or evidence: "Do you want a Source of goodness to follow, or do you want to be the source yourself?"
Heaven is connection; Hell is separation. If you’ve practiced disconnection your whole life, being forced into Heaven (total union with God) would be a violation of your free will. It would be "divine kidnapping."
If God is the source of all "goodness" (light, peace, joy), you can't logically ask for those things while simultaneously keeping the valve to the Source closed. You can't reject the Sun and then complain that it's dark.
Hell isn't "retribution" in petty sense, it’s a match of your inner energy—or lack thereof. If you choose to be separate from the Source of life, you shouldn't be surprised when the afterlife reflects that separation. It's not that God is "mean"; it's that He respects your "No" enough to let it stand forever.
Side note: if you're disbelieving because you're waiting on evidence then you'd be waiting your entire life because the question was never about evidence or knowledge but whether you were willing to give someone bigger than you a shot at existing at all, simply because you want to, not because you have to.