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What the Hell Is the Purpose of Hell?

WHAT FRESH HELL?

Whether hell is other people, a place, or just a bad date, it’s deeply ingrained in society’s collective consciousness. But why?

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Whether hell is an expletive, a coercive threat to keep naughty congregants in line, or a euphemism for a bad date, it seems that hell is thoroughly ingrained in our religious and cultural consciousness.

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