I'll challenge your logic Leslie. You're quite correct in saying that the concept of hell is not based upon empirical evidence. It's indeed based upon the bible, or an interpretation of it, and thus falls into the category of testimonial evidence in epistemology; this is a valid form of knowledge but understandably needs more consideration than empirical as it is less reliable.
However, to say that 'the reverse is also true on epistemological criteria' misunderstands epistemology. Epistemology is concerned with how we acquire knowledge, there is no form of knowledge (eg. analytic, empirical, or testimonial) to suggest the above conclusively. The only way to demonstrate that would be to produce a psychology/anthropology to explain the origin of religious belief of such breathtaking accuracy that all experiments confirmed this to be the best explanation. As yet these fields are too young to produce such. Yet the testimonial evidence for God creating man is not negligible.

Stuart, Cambridge,

Hell hath no fury like a women scorned so it is alleged. Then possibly God hath no fury like hell scorned or fury due to the proposed changed from the original translation! This of course is meaningless as indeed is the concept hell as it is not based not on emprirical evidence but on the bible which is mans interpretation of the unknown. Man was created by God and the reverse is also true on epistmelogical criteria. I would welcome any person to challenge the above logic. The only beings to challenge this logic of whether helll exists or not is God or those who have experienced hell and I do not mean hell on earth but the biblical hell. Alas nobody had returned from the dead and hell to answer these mythological questions. I remain skeptical and the proverbial doubting Thomas,

Leslie BH Birmingham

Leslie Blennerhassettt, Birmingham, UK

How do you feel about the word "whore"? BBC ban it, but it must occur many, many times in the Bible. Something a little more PC, perhaps?

Andrew Milner, Yokohama, Japan

Hell cannot exist without heaven and I am sure anybody claiming hell should be withdrawn from the Bible needs to go back to the drawing board pretty quickly !!!!

Ian Payne, WALSALL,