This one seems big enough to deserve it own topic 
Firstly, I’d say it’s an excellent question, and that it’s right for people to start from this position.
However, I’d then point out that:
]For what it’s worth, I think EU “conforms with the biblical data” better than ECT 
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]Not “everyone throughout the centuries” has believed ECT. In fact up until Calvin, theologians believed that at least some people were being saved from hell. Furthermore, there has always been a small minority (with the occasional prominent person like Gregory of Nicea) that held onto Universalism./]
]If ECT hadn’t been enforced by the sword and used for political purposes, I’m sure it would have been more common./]
]People find it hard to trust God, who they can’t see, touch, smell, feel or hear (at least not everyday). /]
]People instinctively want revenge of people who hurt them. I think this makes us more inclined to ECT./]
]Institutions are self reinforcing e.g. the students become the teachers./]
]I’ve been trying to think of instances where the Church has changed it’s thinking/practices on an issue. One which came to mind is “the role of women in church”. When my parents attended church as children (only 50 years ago), most women wore head coverings and were silent in church. After a fair bit of arguing and sometimes controversy (still ongoing in some places), both theological and practically, most churches have have moved to women praying up front, reading the bible up front, leading children’s stories and in some cases preaching (leaving aside for the moment, if this is legit or not), all without head coverings. My point is this is something the mainstream church had held for almost 2000 years, and only now have we changed stance./]
