I've always thought that the concept of Hell was ludicrous anyway. Hell is the most monstrous idea ever imaged by human beings; the sheer amount of imagined cruelty is unsurpassed. Not content with torturing people to a finite point until they expire, we're told that in Hell, the torment drags out for ever and ever into eternity with no chance of a reprieve or escape.
Apart from its abhorrent cruelty, what possible purpose does Hell serve? Why would God create such a place when we are told by all the major religions of the world that God is just and merciful and good? If Hell does exist then by definition it has been created by God (unless I've misread the scriptures and somehow Satan can also create something from nothing and is not just restricted to influencing human behaviour by using subtle tricks) and as such, can be removed from existence by God. If God cannot destroy Hell then He is not all powerful. If He is all powerful yet unwilling to destroy Hell, then He is not all loving and merciful. If God is not all loving and merciful then we have to conclude that He is malevolent and cruel He actually wants some people to go to Hell and be tortured for a time stretching to infinity.
If God wants some people to be tortured for all eternity in a prison of His own making, what kind of God are the religious peoples of this world venerating?