I'm deeply concerned that my attempts to clarify my point would only confuse you further. Nevertheless, let me ask: Do you understand what I mean by the existence of disproportionate degrees of separation? If, for instance, a thief belonged to the 3rd degree of separation, then any degree below or above a 3rd degree would be disproportionate for the thief. Since we know degrees below and above the 3rd degree exist, we can say disproportionate degrees of separation for the thief exist. Do you follow?
Moreover, I'm aware that God, by His righteous nature, could never condemn anyone to a disproportionate degree of separation, but I don't believe it follows that there aren't disproportionate degrees of separation for any particular sin. For example, if a robot that has been programmed to walk in a straight line eventually stumbles across three branching paths, the robot will naturally walk the path directly in front of it. The robot cannot defy its programming, and thus there couldn't have been any other outcome. Despite this, the other two paths still exist. I’m simply referring to the paths themselves, not the possibility of the robot taking them.That's how I view disproportionate degrees of separation. Even though God cannot contradict His nature and condemn somebody to a disproportionate degree of separation, disproportionate degrees of separation still exist, just like any degree beyond the 3rd degree for the thief in my example above.
> He is not leaving them alone, per se, but rather not forcing them into a love relationship with Him, which would be a contradiction in terms. He is instead allowing them to reject Him and thereby sentence themselves to hell, and His righteousness and omniscience places the appropriate amount of separation for their context and warrant.
So are you saying human souls decide whether to separate from God, while God decides the degree of separation for those who ultimately choose to do so?