| It all comes down to belief. I believe God presibed the code by which sins are determined, and distributes punishment for those humans who sin. He may do so through supernatural forces or through other humans with a court system or other means. Nonetheless, we sin, and are eventually punished. Furthermore, I believe that we can be forgiven for our sins, and that we can be redeemed from God's wrath. Since we have souls, we can sin, and the souls get the punishment; that is, an unrepenting sinner's soul may go to hell, while the soul of a righteous man, according to God's absolute code, may go to heaven. Entities such as animals do not have souls and thus do not sin; they neither go to heaven nor hell. (At least this is what I think is true according to my religious dogma--I may have to check.) Otherwise, I am not truly sure what you are asking. |