Does god exist

I will conclude by simply repeating my opening points. Concerning the big bang, it is a god of the gaps, regardless of my opponent's insistence that it is not. He/she makes a list of several claims that we know: the universe had a beginning that time and space had a beginning that material things had a beginning that the universe came from nothing I fully stand by my remarks that we absolutely do not know this. The big bang model is in its infancy. If he/she has sources he/she should please link them - these claims are fully unsubstantiated. And even if these were known to be true facts, which they are definitely not, how does the universe having a beginning point to a god? My opponent's claim is using a prime mover argument, a first cause requires god. This is nonsense, and fulfills the definition of a god of the gaps. The "multiverse" or whatever our existence came from is just as likely to be eternal giant jelly fish, who require no first cause as they are "gods", with large random electrical storms of matter that randomly merged with each to create the big bang as it is to be "god". Should I say that we "know" now that we should all praise the giant jelly fish? It is no more ridiculous an idea. Both ideas require no first cause, and both provide no understanding of the universe or the big bang. We don't know what is on the other side of space and time, just like the islanders hadn't seen below the earth's surface with modern equipment. In both cases, "god" is not and must not be the default answer. The criteria for knowing something is that one, with enough resources and time, should be able to replicate it. We are very different to the islanders who saw those volcanoes erupt, because we have invested the time and research into understanding them, and can now predict them. That is the correct approach we must take when we don't understand a subject. We know god didn't cause the volcanic eruptions, contrary to what they believed. If we wish to understand the big bang, then research and observation are what are required, not wishful thinking. Again, faith denies knowledge because it refuses to look for it. If we take god on faith, we will never discover the truth, just like the islanders. 2. Argument from evolution My opponent seems to have missed my argument against this, which I will repeat here - a creator is even more complex, and therefore even more unlikely. One is simply moving the argument up a level. The odds of god's existence are even lower than that of the universe's. What designed god? If god wasn't designed, then its logical that our existence needn't have been designed - this particular belief is similar to pantheism. Furthermore, how are low odds evidence for god? Again, maybe it was the eternal giant jelly fish who made everything. This is again, a god of the gaps argument. If we understand the subject, then we can repeat it, given enough time and resources. Saying it was god, tells us absolutely nothing beyond that one has religious beliefs. I believe at this point the debate is fairly over, with plenty of ammunition to spare. My opponent didn't even address my points, and merely rehashed his two opening arguments, both of which have been well deconstructed.