Immortality is Conditional: Annihilation in Hell

Authors

  • Rikesh Kunverji Natural Sciences (Life and Physical Sciences), University of Leicester

Keywords:

Scripture, Physics, Binding Energy, Hell

Abstract

In the Bible, the nature of how individuals are punished in Hell has been long debated. In this paper, taking the Annihilationist viewpoint of the body and soul being completely destroyed in the fires of Hell, an estimate of the energy required to do so will be estimated. By considering the binding energies of atomic nuclei, and the nucleons themselves, a value of 6.27 exajoules was calculated in the case of a 70kg human, comparable to the yearly energy consumption of the UK.

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Published

27.02.2023

How to Cite

Kunverji, R. (2023). Immortality is Conditional: Annihilation in Hell. Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics, 10. Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/jist/article/view/4316

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Vol. 10 (2023)

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