If they invented a machine that they could hook someone up to, and it would cause intense pain all over their body

But it'd also make it so they didn't need sleep, food or water to survive. They'd be completely conscious and aware of their torture.
If this technology existed, would you support using it on people in prison. Regardless of what they did, if they committed a crime and deserved to be incarcerated. This would be part of their punishment.
I feel most people would say no, but isn't what I described basically what the biblical idea of hell is? Or atleast very similar to it

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SteelHands · 61-69, M

Since God is not going to make any mistakes about who deserves what even if I think I can imagine things even worse, and probably there are a few. I would say that something like that has no place here on earth.

Sweetguy024 · 36-40, M

@SteelHands I just don't see how anyone would deserve being stuck in a constant state of torture and torment for all eternity. I don't feel even someone worse than hitler would deserve something so horrible. Maybe for a little while and than them cease to exist, but not to stay in such horrible torture and pain for all eternity.
They said that EVERYONE deserves that, and only way not to be tortured like that is to repent, stop sinning, and believe and worship Christ and the Lord. I believe it's good to believe, but the punishment for not believing is insanely harsh I feel. Obviously I'm not as wise or God as good so some people would say that's why I feel that way. But even that statement is weird. If I did have God's understanding I would see why people deserve to be tortured for forever, I don't think so