Hell does not exist.

Hello there, Mr Matt_L. Owen is a little busy with work and thus, has given me the opportunity to debate with you on the motion of whether Hell exists or not. I'm pleased to accept the challenge :) Now, I have read the above arguments posted and I must say that both of you did not stay on the topic of the debate itself. Both of you were arguing about whether God is evil or not. Both of you were arguing on the basis/assumption that hell does exist and therefore, started arguing about the reasons as to why a loving God would send non-believers to hell. This is not the subject of this debate. We are discussing on whether Hell exists in the first place or not. Whether or not the reasons for sending a person to hell are legitimate is completely irrelevant to this debate and thus, we should really get back on topic. Now, before we move on, let us be clear of who the Burden of Proof is on. The people who claim that Hell exists are usually religious folks who claim that if a person does not follow the rules of their religion, they will go to hell. Though Owen is skeptical and claims that Hell does not exist, the idea of Hell, originally, was from religious people and therefore, the Burden of Proof is upon you to give evidence as to why there is a Hell where humans will be tortured for all eternity. Let's get started, shall we? My first and main substantive for this debate would be entitled Evidence. Currently, there has been no evidence whatsoever for the existence of hell. Evidence is defined as the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. There has been no such evidence whatsoever which can indicate that the belief in a Hell is true or valid. If there is some evidence on your part, please state it here with links to different websites so that I can easily cross-check the information. Now, the normal response to this would be that the Bible is evidence that Hell is real. Well, the validity of the Bible is questionable in itself, since there is no evidence whatsoever to indicate that anything in the Bible is of any historical value. If there is any evidence to prove that the events in the Bible are true, please indicate them here, again with links so that I can cross-check the evidence and information My second substantive will be entitled Physical Implications. Whether Hell is a place of torture or a place of love and kindness is completely irrelevant. That's a debate for another day. But it must be physical. It must be a part of this Universe and therefore, must be composed of matter. Fires need fuel so there must be an infinite amount of oxygen in order to fuel the eternal lakes of fires of Hell, scientifically speaking. Therefore, Hell must be a part of the Universe. However, as funny as it may sound, Scientists have been unsuccessful in detecting any sort of physical place which has lakes of eternal fires or anything of that sort. You might say that the place might be invisible to us. However, even if a certain place is individual, as it is composed of matter, it must have some sort of effect on the Universe and if there were lakes of eternal fire in Hell, we would see some of their effects on the Universe around us. So far, we have not been able to see any of these effects on the Universe. We know this because we have traced all of the phenomenon to stars and galaxies. We've traced back supernovas to exploding stars and black holes to stars collapsing on their own gravity. Again, this is related to the evidence but you must provide evidence which is scientifically-based and must obey the laws of physics and mechanics. For my third and last argument, there have been no eyewitnesses for the horrors of Hell. It really is hard to describe what you have not seen, felt or experienced. So, how can you describe Hell based upon a book or a few books written by peasants who did not know where the rain came from? How can you describe Hell on the basis that it is a place for torture only because a holy book tells you that it is? Do not trust everything that a book tells you to trust. Even if you do trust it, test out what the book claims before making your own conclusions. This is a basic principle in science as well as philosophy. I don't always trust things in my Physics textbook, though I love Science and Math, and I always ask my teachers to show me evidence. They always succeed in showing me evidence which makes me accept whatever the book says. So, before you decide to go believing a book like the Bible or any religious scripture of any religion, please try to search for evidence. By seeing the evidence, you learn to accept the facts and move on. But if there is no evidence of something, it cannot be accepted without peer review and a large amount of external scrutiny. I shall wait for your reply and I shall answer all of your substantives. Please try to type out each point under one paragraph so I can easily answer to each of your points. Thank you very much and have a good day :)