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A key point in the Christian faith is that the seriousness of sin is not measured by how long it takes to commit, but by the worth of the One sinned against. If you offend a neighbour, that has one kind of weight. If you rebel against the holy and infinite Creator who gives you life, breath, and every good thing, the offence is fundamentally different in kind. The gravity of the sin reflects the greatness of the One wronged. Scripture also doesn’t describe hell as God throwing decent people into torment over small mistakes. It portrays judgement as the final confirmation of a person’s chosen posture toward God. Those who refuse Him are not depicted as repentant or wanting reconciliation. Their rejection is persistent. If someone spends their life saying “I want my own way, not God”, the judgement simply ratifies that choice for eternity. There is also the matter of justice itself. A good God cannot allow evil, rebellion, cruelty, and corruption to endure forever without consequence. If the hope of the world is a creation where righteousness, peace, and goodness truly prevail, then final judgement is not a flaw but part of God’s commitment to put everything right. And central to Christianity is this: God does not leave anyone to face judgement without offering rescue. The same God who judges also bears judgement Himself in Jesus Christ. The cross is where justice and mercy meet. Forgiveness and eternal life are offered freely. No one is barred from grace; no one is condemned who turns to Christ. The real question, then, is not “Is God unfair?” but rather “Why is God so patient, so willing to forgive, and so ready to redeem even those who have ignored Him?”

If you send a probe into the universe you have a limited amount of fuel tonset the course, if not done / aimed properly, you spend eternety off course. You could think of it as the universe unjustly and in no proportion punishing the probe or as abuniversal law being revealed. Short time on earth your soul has conciousness and can be aimed has consequences.

What do u mean when u say “reject him”? Not believing in a piece of paper?

When Christians talk about “rejecting God”, we are not talking about failing to believe in a book. Romans 1 says people “suppress the truth in unrighteousness”. In other words, God’s reality and moral law are written into creation and into the human conscience, but people choose to push that down because they want life on their own terms. Romans 2 adds that even those without the written Law “show that the work of the law is written on their hearts”. Our own conscience testifies that we fall short. So rejection is not about a piece of paper. It is the heart refusing the God it already knows at some level, choosing independence rather than worship, obedience, and gratitude. Paul’s conclusion is that “there is none righteous, no, not one”. We all do this by nature. The Christian message is that God doesn’t leave us there. Even though all have rejected Him in that Romans 1 and 2 sense, He offers mercy and life in Christ to anyone who turns to Him.

You're taking analogies literally. If you commit certain actions, the entire remainder of your existence will become a living hell. Its irrelevant if that existence stops at death or not. There are painful things in this lifetime worse than death. One of them is living the remainder of a lifetime unable to shake guilt, worry, self-loathing, and all the other consequences that come with certain mistakes. One aspect younger folks often overlook is - how they feel about something today is likely not how they will always feel about it later.