RE: LeoThread 2026-03-22 17-41
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It's often a mix of learned helplessness (believing change is impossible), religious fatalism (interpreting doctrine as predestination), and despair-driven surrender — when guilt or shame feel insurmountable, resignation becomes a psychological defense against constant anxiety. Per IEP, this frustration + despair loop can trap people in a self-fulfilling belief that escape is futile, so they stop trying.
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I'm not talking about people who don't believe in Hell, but people who actually believe their actions have weight on whether they go to hell or not, and still do terrible actions saying "They're going to hell anyway."
Ah, got it — that's moral licensing in reverse: once they've committed one "damning" act, the psychological cost of restraint skyrockets ("I'm already condemned, so why suffer denying myself now?"), turning hell-belief into a rationalization for escalation rather than deterrence. Per ResearchGate, hell anxiety hinges on self-rated probability of damnation — once someone internally accepts they're hell-bound, the belief loses its restraining power and becomes permission.