Hell is justice! What the fuck?

Disclaimer: This won't just be another commentary on a youtube video. I will discuss the nature of justice, god, and free will, and I will simply use the video in question to get the ball rolling. And pwn the living shit out of Venomfangx in the process.

I just watched the latest video by the recently returned super whiny drama queen, Mrs. Venomfangx. In this video he talks about hell, satan, and about why it is justice for god to send all sinners there. In other words, not only is it insane but at the same time revolting and infuriating. Venomfangx uses the example of a judge punishing criminals for their actions, and draws a parallel to god punishing sinners. He points out, that if the judge were to simply let the criminals go free he would be considered a bad judge, and then makes a faulty comparison with god letting sinners go free. There are so many things wrong with this comparison.

First, let's discuss justice.. And here's the first shocker for people of the same opinion as Venomfangx: Justice is subjective. Our concept of justice is based on our subjective estimation of the worth of any given individual, and the subsequent decision on what that individual deserves. There is no absolute justice, and if you claim otherwise, then you, my friend, are a fascist. Accordingly, there is no way that any justice system which judges any individual based on any given set of principles can be called just. Unless of course that individual has the exact same sense of justice as that by which he is being judged. Whoa. Yeah, that's basically the same as saying that I don't have the right to punish you for doing something that I find to be wrong, unless we agree absolutely 100% on what is right and wrong. Vigilantes aren't cool, sorry spider man.

There is a single instance, where this does not apply, and that is in a democracy. In a democracy we choose freely to let ourselves be judged by a set standard of rules which we define as a collective. We do this because we want to be in a society, and laws are necessary for a society to function. I strongly believe that, if one chooses to, one should be allowed to leave society completely, thereby freeing oneself of its laws. Now, don't misunderstand this; Leaving society really does mean leaving society, as in never interacting with it, or any of its members in any way, ever again. So for instance leaving society and then driving recklessly is not okay, because you thereby endanger members of that self same society. So, summarize: You can either live a life which does not have any impact on others' lives in any way and live by your own justice alone, or you can choose to live with other people and take their sense of justice into account as well. Above all else, you cannot force your justice upon other people. Coexist by making compromises.

Now, according to Venomfangx, we're all part of "god's society", where god's laws are in place. There are a number of problems with this. First of all, we never had the chance to make a free choice to let ourselves be judged under his rules. There is not the option of having absolutely nothing to do with god and thereby freeing yourself of his (rather warped) justice. Secondly, in this "society", the supreme decider of what is right and wrong is none other than god, resulting in a method of rule strikingly similar to a dictatorship. We have no say in whether or not we want to be judged by his justice, and we have no say in what this justice will be.

Next, there's the matter of free will. Let's imagine a scenario that is oftentimes portrayed in anime:

A person of great power (perhaps an alchemist, a genius scientist, or a powerful spell caster, or whatever) brings a sentient being into existence to be his servant. For the sake of messing with your emotions, let's say that this being is a cute little loli homunculus. She has the thoughts of a human and feels the same need to be recognized as any human does. However, every time she displays this in the presence of her master, he becomes furious and smacks her around. He will not allow her to be an individual existence. He created her to serve a purpose, and she does not have the right to do what she wants. Ultimately, she ends up in a situation where her master tells her to kill you, an innocent by passer who happened to become a witness to one of his evil deeds. At first she refuses, but her master uses his power over her to cause her severe pain. With a tear streaked face, she points the gun at you, hesitating. Over the gun barrel you see her deep purple eyes clearly reflecting the conflict that's going on inside her heart. What is her opinion worth in light of her master's justice? Should she not obey the one who created her? Is she even human, or just a thing that's pretending to be? These questions are apparent on her face as she continues to point the gun at you with shaky hands. Why was she even born in the first place, if not to obey her master? She was created for the purpose of being a tool, so she should not question the orders that she is given. Why, then, can she not pull the trigger?

After what seems like an eternity she finally looks you in the eye, her hands no longer shaking. Her face is still wet with tears, but it shows a renewed faith and a sort of vitality that it did not have before. It is as though she has regained something which she had lost a long time ago. Her purple eyes sparkling with determination, she quickly turns around, points the gun at her shocked master, and shoots him in the chest. Her own life being bound to that of her master, she feels her strength rapidly running out, and collapses to the ground. Shocked by what had just transpired, you struggle to your feet, run over to her and gently lift her head. Barely mustering the strength to open her eyes, she now wears a satisfied smile on her beautiful face that was never there before. With her last wisps of breath she whispers, "I am human."

Okay, back to reality. Why do we all (presumably) find this to be wrong? A story like that pulls at our heart strings, and I'll tell you why that is: Because the master first gave her free will, and then denied her the freedom to use it. He made her as a human but refused to let her be one. When the creator presumes to be the master, bad things happen. And why should it be any different with god as the creator and master? For even if the master had 'good' intentions and only made her do 'good' things, he would still be robbing her of her right to be human. And as we discussed earlier, her sense of good and evil will certainly deviate from that of her master; Justice is subjective.

So, in conclusion.
If god is a righteous judge, is it to be expected that he punishes the members of his society for breaking his laws? Perhaps. But is a creator even entitled to any form of authority over his creation? Do we automatically live in "god's society"? When you create a living, thinking conscious being that has its own free will, do you then have the right to judge it simply because you were responsible for bringing it into existence in the first place? These are interesting questions that I believe are essential to understanding the sick perversion of justice that the concept of hell constitutes. But do not ask yourself whether it is right for a judge to carry out the law of the society that he lives in, on the people that have freely chosen to be judged by that law. Of course it is. I'd like you instead, dear reader, to ask yourself the following question: What right does god have to judge us?