It is ethical for God to send people to Hell.

- Rebuttals - Con: You're wrong. I clearly state at the beginning of A1, " In order to go to Heaven from a Christian perspective, one must FAITHFULLY believe in God..." I guess you missed this, but it is there. You didn't approach my rebuttal to that argument, thus, it cannot be considered a veritable argument to defend your claim. Con: Yes I do. One of my sources states *that* explicitly. Which source? Of the information from all of the sources your provided, the closest to that is: But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (Isaiah 64:6) ...which does not indicate that bad deeds outweigh good deeds, or that God simply ignores them. Con: I don't see how this is connected. No matter what one has done with their life, I don't think anyone would seriously choose eternal damnation. Besides, this debate is not about what actions WILL send one to Hell, it's about the ethics of God sending people there. I don't think there is any sin or action that qualifies someone for eternal damnation which is why I think it is unethical for God to send people there. Consider the story of Faust. Ethics have nothing to do with personal opinion, but what is generally regarded as "right or wrong" in a construct. The dictionary defines "ethical" as: pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct. Since the construct that we're referring to is technically God's, you cannot posit an argument about ethics that contradicts God. Furthermore, sending people to Hell is not a standard of conduct -- it is a personal decision by God within His own domain -- which, for all intents and purposes, especially given that we live in a society that accepts the concept of ownership and personal rights within one's own domain (for example, you can shoot trespassers), then nothing about God sending people to Hell is unethical. Especially, given He gives us the opportunity to avoid it. Con: By not FAITHFULLY believing. You provided a definition of this. I did provide a definition for "faithfully believing," and also posited that nowhere in the Bible does it state that one must "faithfully believe." Con: Red herring. What can one learn from eternal damnation? They have nothing to take away from it because it lasts forever. Therefore, it is an unethical and unreasonable punishment. The ethics of punishment is not predicated on its ability to reform the transgressor. Indeed, some are beyond reform, and others don't want it. Con: Oh please. Jesus was the literal son of God and the Bible is testament to Jesus's holiness. That's irrelevant. Con: Jews do not serve Christ nor do they look at him as a window to salvation. See the source I referenced in that argument. While that does not approach my argument in any way, observe: http://jewsforjesus.org... Con: You label my simile illogical and then attempt to refute it with an illogical analogy. There are valid reasons to reject God and even your parents (consider abuse). However, you couldn't ever deny your parent's existence, now could you? After all, they clearly exist. Anyway, how exactly do we harm God by not worshiping him? Anything about Satan or the ugliness of sin won't work because Satan is basically God's subcontractor and sin was something God could've easily prevented. I don't see how you're going to dig a way out of this hole. Of course you could deny your parent's existence. People do it all the time. I said nothing about harming God -- but, He is a jealous God, which means that He feels emotion. Thus, he can conceivably feel emotional pain if He loves us and we reject Him. I'm not in a hole (wtf?). Sin is only something that contradicts God. Everything exists separately of God. Thus, free will is essentially the ability to sin. He literally gave us that ability to choose Him or otherwise. It just so happens that, after a while, it comes at a price. You can't party with God at his bungalow. Con: Do you believe the Bible predicted events? Please answer me in your next rebuttal. Not necessarily. According to the Bible, everything contained within it has already happened. Con: This comparison seems effective but doesn't follow correctly. I suppose disease = sin but we are going to sin even if we believe in God. Also, if disease = Hell... Hell is from God, so again, it doesn't work. Explain. No, in that analogy, cheating = sin. SO, that's that.