The Biblical God does not exist

RebuttalAbsolute OmnipotenceI agree to my opponent's definitions. My opponent states: "In order for God to exist some set of rules must govern his existence. These rules would actually be necessary to define him as omnipotent in the first place. " This is actually quite the opposite of the Biblical God. The Biblical God is outside space and time, outside of the workings of our Universe, outside the logic that we humans know and love. The Biblical God is the opposite, he does not have rules to govern his existence, because rules would hinder his omnipotence. Note my cause and effect syllogism. Cause and effect is completely logical in our Universe as it makes complete sense. However, if we consider an entity or being (if there is one) outside of the Universe, this being would not operate by cause and effect, because he does not necessarily operate by logic. Natural laws are only relative to our Universe, and we simply cannot assert they apply anywhere outside of it. Another syllogism:1. Physical laws determine the way our Universe acts, and are thus logical in nature.2. God is outside of the Universe and logic.3. Therefore, God is outside physical laws. DecisionsMy opponent states "Temporal states being necessary for decision making is not a logic of the universe, but is in fact something inherent of existence itself, and therefore God can't get around it just by claiming omnipotence. " This is once again untrue. A truly omnipotent being does not operate by the same logic that you and I operate by, so we cannot simply assign attributes to him through logical reasoning. When considering an omnipotent being, we must understand that he can do contradictory things at the same time, or can do something that is logically or physically impossible (such as change a universal constant such as π or e). An omnipotent being is all-powerful, and it would be contradictory of us to begin placing limits on this power. Ah, the stone paradox. My opponent states, "Absolute omnipotence itself would solve the problem, but is impossible due to inherent paradoxes. " He basically says, absolute omnipotence would allow God to operate outside of logic, but it is impossible due to paradoxes that I have derived through logic. Because God is an entity outside of logic, he can lift an unliftable stone -- he can do two contradictory things at once. A contradiction of logic is what a paradox is, and as I have already shown that God is outside of logic, it is safe to say he is outside paradoxes. My opponent asserts: "By this logic the rules and laws of our universe must adhere to the same rules and laws that God does. " Please note the "by this logic. " My opponent has already conceded that "Absolute omnipotence would solve the problem," yet he has used a logical paradox to attempt to disprove this absolute omnipotence. This may sound like a cop-out, but there is no way I can stress just how wide omnipotence can go. Decisions 2My opponent, continuing the Decisions discussion, again states: "In other words God would have had to decide to create the temporal states in order to use them for decision making. " He is once again asserting that there is a limit to God's omnipotence, which contradicts the word itself. An omnipotent God does not have limits, he can decide temporally even without time! InterpretationMy opponent boldly states, "I think it is pretty easy to see that God must exist independent of time. " I agree. An omnipotent being does not depend on time for his decisions, but in omnipotence, one can still make temporal decisions without time. God may have been stated as "THE beginning," but it does not state that that is "HIS beginning. " THE beginning of the Universe, perhaps. THE beginning of matter, energy, space, and time, perhaps. But it does not state that is THE beginning of his existence, because earlier it states that God is without beginning. THE beginning of the Universe was God, because God created the Universe (according to the Bible, of course). Conclusion"Absolute omnipotence is an illogical rebuttal, and the universe must adhere to the same laws that God adheres to. " Absolute omnipotence is a logical rebuttal, because it covers every assertion that God cannot do something; they are all within logic! My opponent states, "It is difficult for our finite minds trapped in this universe to comprehend anything transcending it," and this is exactly my point. "We simply can't understand" is not my argument (I'm not going to call straw man on my opponent, however), absolute omnipotence is. My opponent states we must work with what we have and what we know. What we know about the Biblical God is through Scripture, and Scripture tells us God is omnipotent. I look forward to my opponent's response!