A Compelling Case for Hell
Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager
Salem Podcast Network
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Timeless Wisdom, Dennis Prager explores the age-old question: can a sophisticated, modern person believe in hell? He argues that hoping for a heaven and a hell is not only morally justifiable but also essential for our moral and emotional equilibrium. Dennis takes calls from listeners, debating the notion that a good God wouldn't punish the wicked and reward the righteous. He delves into the idea that a universe without consequences for bad deeds is morally chaotic and unjust. Join the conversation as Dennis challenges the notion that believing in hell is primitive or intellectually unsophisticated.
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| 0:00.0 | On today's episode of timeless wisdom. |
| 0:03.3 | Can a sophisticated, modern, contemporary, intellectual, rational, moral person believe in hell? |
| 0:13.4 | That's coming up on timeless wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
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| 0:46.8 | Welcome to Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager. |
| 0:50.5 | Hear thousands of hours of Dennis's lectures, courses, and classic radio programs, and to purchase Dennis Prager's Rational Bibles, go to Dennis Prager.com. |
| 1:13.6 | To be or not to be. That is the question. |
| 1:16.6 | Where was God? |
| 1:18.6 | Isn't God supposed to be good? |
| 1:20.6 | Isn't He supposed to love us? |
| 1:21.6 | Does God want us to suffer? |
| 1:23.6 | Ten years you're not finished yet? |
| 1:26.6 | Morning! Why did you do this to me? |
| 1:31.3 | Who are you? |
| 1:33.3 | Bruce? I'm God. |
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