Bagpuss...if the reasoning and logic made sense, we could all believe it and quit arguing...sure, there are people who believe that God visits special punishments on various 'sinners'. Does their reasoning make sense and have clear proof? Well, not exactly, but that's why they call it 'belief'.....you can believe ANYTHING that suits your mood and prejudice, and if you you state it forcefully enough with lots of anecdotal 'evidence', you can convince a lot of others, too. It's a lot easier to find a comfortable 'belief' than to do tedious research and find you STILL don't know....