Is hell hot or cold?

About twenty years ago (if possible), I was a student at the University of Athens. One of the hot topics at the time in the School of Natural Sciences was the ongoing rivalry between us and the chemistry students (may God intervene and make (al)chemy a science). As a result, the entire department owed first-year chemistry, which our esteemed colleagues and professors would fail us in for "just because." At that time, there was a discussion thread on the school forum about a question that had been included in an exam, but I wonder now: was it true or false? I don't know because later on, I saw it circulating widely on the internet with many different versions of origin.

In conclusion, the question was whether hell is an exothermic or endothermic reaction. In simpler terms, whether it produces heat (has flames) or absorbs heat (freezes).

The general answer that was given (as I remember it and as I would respond) was as follows:

To understand how the mass of hell changes over time, we must examine the rates of movement of souls into hell and the rates of departure. One hypothesis is that once a soul enters hell, it never leaves. Based on this assumption, the number of souls in hell increases continuously.

The various religions in the world preach different perspectives about hell. Some religions believe that only their faithful followers enter paradise, while others believe that hell is the ultimate destination for all who do not follow their religion. Therefore, if people do not belong to any of these religions, hell is their inevitable destination.

Boyle's Law provides us with a theoretical approach to the volume of hell. If the rate of souls entering hell is greater than the rate of its expansion, then hell will experience increased temperature and pressure until it "bursts." Conversely, if the rate of entry is lower, hell will expand with reduced temperature and pressure.

Therefore, the condition of hell depends on the relationship between the rate of soul entry and the rate of expansion. In any case, this condition appears to be "exothermic."

Ultimately, if hell exists, it is likely hot...