hypothesis
hī-pŏth′ĭ-sĭs
noun
- A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation.
- Something taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation; an assumption.
- The antecedent of a conditional statement.
Tentative explanation? That's not the way most people approach the teaching of eternal, conscious torment aka "hell." I would say that for the majority of those professing some form of the Christian faith, it is a settled issue with no room for doubt that it actually exists.
Also, I might be splitting hairs rather finely here, but 1 Timothy 2:4 is a little stronger than "want."
1Timothy 2:4
who doth
will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;
It seems to me that there is a difference between wanting something (a fond desire, a wish) and willing something (it shall get done, period.) But again, perhaps splitting hairs here.