Creation

IntroductionI would like to begin by thanking my opponent for responding and accepting this challenge. I look forward to debating him. Arguments The Bible, as we all know, claims God made the universe in six days and rested on the seventh. I do not see how such an all-powerful being could exist and, even if one did, how he could produce all of life and other objects in such a limited amount of time. Now, let's say that this being is truly all-powerful. Why would it take him six days to create everything? Wouldn't it take him only a moment or two? And why would he rest on the seventh day, or any day in fact? Is his strength not unlimited? This debate is very serious, but I do intend to use a little bit of humor in order to get my point across. Let's look at the below comic strip: It is a good question. Why did it take him so long? If God were truly all-powerful and unlimited, wouldn't it take him a moment or even an instant to create everything? I also intend to establish that the existence of such a being is so unlikely that one can say it is impossible. We do not need a creator to exist. The evidence for Evolution is efficient enough. God apparently made the Earth in six days, again. For this specific debate, I intend to interpret the Bible in its literal word, meaning that I will literally interpret everything. So, if that is the case, why did dinosaurs and humans not coexist instead of living millions and millions of years away from each other, which they actually did? Look at the below comic strip please. The Bible begins with the words,"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." I would have appreciated it if the Bible specified when the "beginning" was and what God was doing before "the beginning". If God were truly always there, then how did he originate? Did he make himself? Did he have another creator? This is the ultimate paradox. Whatever my opponent believes, I insist that if ANYTHING is impossible, it is that a being has ALWAYS existed. My stance is summarized in the following statements: 1. The Universe does not need a Creator. The evidence of Evolution (fossils, DNA, etc.) is sufficient enough. For now, I made a strong case against Creation. If my opponent requests me to, I will provide plenty of Evolution evidence. 2. The Bible is an unreliable source. (Please view my debate on this topic: 3. One cannot prove or disprove God. But because of all the evidence against the notion, one must assume there is none. 4. Logically speaking, Creation does not make sense. However, Evolution is supported by scientific facts, unlike Creation. 5. Complexity doesn't suggest Creation. Complex things such as DNA and consciousness had to evolve. They could not have been created. 6. Christians simply assume the Bible is the truth. However, there isn't enough evidence, exluding the Bible itself, that will support the claims in it. People believe in God simply because they were raised to do so. Now, what if they had not been raised to believe in God and had been raised to think scientifically? They would have been disgusted when hearing the notion of an all-powerful God creating everything. Even my opponent would be horrified by that if he were not raised a Christian. 7. God cannot exist. Before the Universe, there was no time, thus there was no time for God to have existed. Once the Big Bang occured, time was set in motion. The Universe does not need a Creator. It can be explained with science.8. When you really think about it, if God were real, he would be a horrible role model. He would send people to hell simply because they did not believe in him. What happens to the people that were raised to believe in a different God? What if the evidence lead people to believe something different? Can God blame those people? 9. Who deserves as much power as God? Even the perfect being - with the perfect moral code and the right personality - does not deserve the power to create and destroy worlds, life, and spacetime. Just imagine this power. When you visualize it, you yourself will realize that it doesn't work. 10. One of the sources I used was "Holy Bible, King James Version." So, there are multiple versions of the Bible? Which one is the actual true word of God? My answer to that question is the following: None of them is the word of God because there is NO God. 11. Evolution is science. Science is faith in fact. Creation is faith. Faith is stupidity. Do you see the fundamental differenece between the two? 12. Imagine heaven. Does it work? No. 13. Imagine hell. Does it work? No. 14. Imagine God. Does it work? No. 15. Imagine God creating beings and they just pop onto Earth. Imagine God producing wind when he is blowing or imagine God forming mountains when he pushes the ground. Does it work? No. Wind is the movement of air from high pressure to low pressure. Mountains form when convergent boundaries collide with one another. This is plate tectonics. You see, for everything there is on Earth, there is a scientific explanation. What do Christians say? They always say, "God did it." Does it work? No, it does not. In order for my opponent to win this debate, he must defend his Creationist views and show how scientific fact can support it. Works Cited1. Holy Bible, King James Version