"People enter hell trough no fault of their own" is true.

Thank you for accepting my apologies and being understanding about such situations. Control I stated that my opponent was correct that there are sometimes factors out of our personal control, but I did not make the statement that our lives are out of our control, because simply they are not. While situations granted to us may be out of our control, that does not make our actions out of our control. I brought up other individuals for the fact that situations are made by the choice we make to place ourselves around. Other individuals that are included in a situation are a direct result of the environment we place ourselves in. Sometimes we have no control over an event, because of the choices other people make. For example, the attacks of 9/11. Why does it seem I support my opponents side? I don’t. It’s just I can’t deny simple truth that in life there are events that we don’t have control over. I acknowledge this fact. HOWEVER, there WILL be events we have total control over. For instance, it is a choice to commit adultery. It is a choice to lust, It is a choice to break the Law of God. Why does every person face the threat of Hell? James 2:10-11 (NIV),”For whoever keeps the whole Law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. For he who said,’Do not commit adultery,’ also said,’Do not murder.’ If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.” What does this mean when we get judged one day (speaking theologically)? All Satan has to do is prove there was one point in our lives that we broke the Law and we deserve punishment for that transgression. It’s not about how many situations you’re in, It’s about that one situation that we chose to break God’s Law. But you see, this is not unjust, since then all of humanity would be condemned to Hell, since God provided a choice for those who believed that would cover not just that one sin, but all of them. Not just for the first transgression, but all of them, so a person would appear perfect before God because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross. This is God’s love and character seen throughout the Bible (John 3:16). The Legal implications of such an actions come in Romans 5:19 (NIV),”For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.” Note: It says will be made, not ARE. That means they have the chance to be made, if they listen. All it takes is one. All it took was one. Simple. Thoughts and Souls I see my opponent throughout this debate has to “act as if those things exist”. In regards to the topic, I do not believe there is many ways to discuss this without bringing in the “possibility” of having souls. Anyways, I do not believe the supernatural controls our thoughts, for that would rule out free will, since we would be controlled. What I meant was that our thoughts themselves are “supernatural” in a sense since they have no real beginning. Yes, neurons fire off, but no one has any idea why neurons firing leads to the intricate information thought of in the mind, such as language, problem solving, and care for personal wellness and growth. I only wish to bring about the idea that our thoughts can be influenced supernaturally. Now, in your argument, you tell us to put ourselves in the shoes of God, who makes judgements. Hence, “God’s mighty judgement” (expressed at Sodom and Gomorrah, in Revelation, and throughout the Old Testament). I must express I am in no place to do such thing (for Judgement is God’s alone the Bible states), but for sake of the debate, I will enter into this argument. I see what you are saying about soul one and two, and I still see the idea of randomness. I hate to use the word, but I know that’s what you believe and I respect that. Let’s put this into the example though: Soul 1 had an interaction one time with Soul 2. Soul 1 spoke of God’s love, hope, justice, and purpose for Soul 2’s life, if Soul 2 would listen to the words of the Bible and to the love Soul 1 testified to. Soul 2 chose to ignore Soul 1, ignoring the purpose, love, hope, and justice so proclaimed, and chose to continue to live in darkness. In that interaction, Soul 2 decided with his/her will to ignore Soul 1, even if he offered peace. In that instance, Soul 2 had a chance. But Soul 2 chose to remain in darkness. You seem to believe that I believe that by our actions and good deeds are the only way to heaven. Ephesians 2:8-9(NIV),”For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.” The biggest words in this are grace and faith, meaning it is by God’s grace through our (Christians) faith in him and choosing to live like Jesus did (Ephesians 5:1-2) so that we may spread his love and save those with the open arms of grace. Regardless, back to the souls. Maybe soul 1 would have done what soul 2 did, but what does that say about the missed opportunities of hope, love, and joy Soul 2 missed had he been in Soul 1’s shoes? Soul 2 chose, as seen in the interaction earlier, to stay in his darkness of dealing, or immorality, etc. Therefore, he missed his own salvation by choosing to ignore soul 1. So by the choice of choosing his darkness, soul 2 would be punished, but soul 1, had he/she lived their life for Jesus, as such books of James, Ephesians, Colossians, etc. say they are to live, and were truly repentant of their transgressions, they would receive paradise for their choice to listen to words of salvation. No one is born saved, everyone just has the chance to listen to it or not. By Soul 1’s faith, he would be saved from eternal damnation, which had Soul 2 chosen to had, he would experience as well. Prison vs. Hell revisited So, First off I would like to address that you seem a little confused about the role of Hell. I said that it was to permanently keep away transgressors by law abiders. By that I stand, but the reason theft and murder is not in heaven is because it has not been corrupted by evil. That is why there is a place for the righteous and a place for the transgressors. The reason to keep them away is so that there would not be murderers among men as there is here on Earth. Righteous with righteous, transgressor with transgressor, so that the paradise would not be corrupted. It is a paradise because it is pure. If you slide in the dirt with white pants on, you stain the pants brown. In the same way, you let darkness into light, and light disappears. Hell does not exist to punish just to punish, it is to keep the pure, pure. So dirt would not get into the seams and stain the white. Now, some “previous murderers” probably do “end up” in heaven. Why? That’s so unjust right? There’s this thing in Christianity, and it’s called being “born again” and when this feeling is described in the book of Acts, it is described of having a new heart with new desires. It’s a very complicated matter, and basically means that that the person no longer purposefully goes on and transgresses the law, but lives a righteous life by the Bible. They are “born again”, or in better words, they have a new identity in Christ. They are not who they were. They knew their actions were wrong, and repented of their evil ways. They live to not be the people, and they often share their stories of coming from the evils of their life to light in “testimonies”. It’s truly a deep subject. And to simply answer your question, some people listen because they need a purpose, they need hope, they need love, and others do not because of their love for “darkness”. Many do not listen because they are satisfied with immorality, murder, lust, etc. Conclusion- Unfortunately, this topic requires more space than what is given. Just like how this debate ends, with a vote on your choice of who wins, it is your choice to listen. It’s in your control this time. Thank you for this, I would say more, but I’m out of space