If you were God, would you send people to hell for not believing that you exist? Why or why not?

When we were young, we imagined hell as a fiery place where bad people go. As we matured in age and thinking, we learned more about hell. Different religions have different perceptions of hell. In the Christian theology, hell is described as a place of corruption, and unquenchable fire and brimstone. Those damned by God are sent to hell for eternity.

If I were God, I would send people to hell for not believing that I exist simply because hell is their choice. Hell is not the fiery place we imagined it to be. Instead, hell is being away from God's presence. Hell is the natural consequence of the choice we make. Now, you question my decision that it is unjust to eternally punish people who committed sins during their limited earthly life. This I tell you. Those in hell are not the persons who committed a string of finite sins. Instead, those in hell are the persons who committed the ultimate and infinite sin: rejecting a relationship with a self-giving God. Their mindset is to live a life apart from me. But then, you continue to argue that if these people knew what hell is like, they would want to believe in me. Rubbish! While these people were on earth, they have rejected me. Thus, they will continue rejecting me because hate, selfishness, and rebellion reign in them. God's love is not forced. Even if I created the world and everything in it, I have given all creatures the robust freedom to either believe in my existence or to resist it. I do not want anyone to perish, but I will not also force anyone to believe in me because my love is not forced. Thus, upon these people's request, I left them alone and permitted them to experience an eternity without me- hell.

Human beings tend to become the decisions we make. The more we choose something, the more we become that something. We are all in the process of solidifying our identities with the decisions we make. When we choose to believe in God, we are more likely to live a religious life. When we choose not to believe in God, we are more likely to live a wicked life. In time, our decisions will result in a godly nature or an evil nature.