There is no god/gods

I thank Balacafa for accepting my challenge and I'd like to start my argument by inserting the disclaimer that I don't think that there is no way to fully disprove the existence of a god/gods. Likewise, there is no way to prove the existence of god. Major Point #1 "Unfalsifiable Hypothesis" Deities, as a whole, are generally unfalsifiable hypotheses, that is to say that they cannot be proven or disproven in either direction. You cannot disprove the concept of a god if that god can constantly change its qualities to mold to the image of reality that has been proven with modern science and research. The problem with unfalsifiable hypotheses is that they can be used in any instance and can be used as an argument for any statement. For example, one could say that I have a magical unicorn as a pet, but it is invisible, intangible and non perceivable in any way, shape or form, or I could say that I can turn invisible, but only if nobody else is looking. People tend not to believe unfalsifiable hypotheses because it is not in human nature to do so: people tend to believe only what they can perceive or what makes logical sense. You could argue that if we chose not to believe in everything we couldn't see, hear, smell, etc. then we wouldn't believe in things like gravity and radiation, but most atheists believe in these things (theists too obviously). However, despite the fact that these real things cannot actually be witnessed, their effects on the world around them can be observed with ease. If you release a stone, it will fall to the Earth, we can use modern technology to measure the force of attraction between objects, and we can do all of this without seeing, hearing, etc. We can observe the effects of radiation on the body and on other objects. We can see, or we can hear, or feel, or smell, or taste the effects of radiation, gravity, and other similar, real things/concepts/processes, and this is where we can use logic to reason that gravity did this or radiation caused this. We cannot, however, see the effects of any deity upon our environment; we cannot detect anything it has said to have done. There are certain things, yes, that can be credited to deities, the creation of the universe for instance, and the creation of life. This is called the "God-of-the-gaps" argument that reasons that any gap in scientific knowledge can be credited to god. The problem with the god of the gaps is that it is shrinking as time progresses and science advances. Clouds were once considered the direct creation of deities and ancient Egyptians believed that Ra, the sun god, had the sun with him as he sailed across the sky during the day, died at night and was reborn the next day. This was until the water cycle was discovered and the movement of Earth and the other planets around the sun was understood. The same can go with any god of the gaps now. To say "everything around you can't be by chance therefore god did it" is a god of the gaps argument, but maybe one day we will understand beyond our feeble guesses and hypotheses made by scientific observation, the answer to all of these questions could be answered by science. This god of the gaps will slowly shrink further and further as it always has. So if a deity was always behind it, why does its existence become more and more unnecessary with each passing day of scientific advancement? For more on unfalsifiable hypotheses go to the "Resources" section at the bottom. Minor Point #1 "Falsifiable Hypothesis" However, when scripture and/or a set rules to a religion are put in place, they become falsifiable. That is to say, when a god/gods that is/are restricted to a holy book of some kind, as with fundamentalist Christianity for example, these religions become falsifiable. Some scripture, I"m sure, hasn't been falsified before, but in some cases, such as in the "Abrahamic faiths" of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam which all incorporate concepts revealed to Prophet Moses in a revelation from God known as the Torah/Old Testament/Taurat, they have been disproved or falsified. There are many things in the revelation of Prophet Moses that have been disproven by modern science. For familiarity purposes, I'll just use the Old Testament. The most commonly debunked stance of the Old Testament is perhaps the easiest to disprove for the common man and most explicit;y mentioned in the actual Bible. The Bible contends that the Earth is around 6,000-10,000 years old, an age that is calculated by adding up the years between the generations listed in the book of Genesis and the years since Abraham. In reality, through a multitude of scientific techniques, scientists have come up with empirical evidence and determined the age of the Earth to be much more than 10,000 years old max. There are many instances of incorrect science in the Bible found on a webpage in the "Sources" section. Conclusion I'd once again like to thank my opponent, Balacafa, for accepting my challenge and to turn over the metaphorical gavel to him/her. For more on radiometric dating, wrong scientific facts in the Bible, unfalsifiable hypotheses, and the Egyptian god Ra, if you"re interested for some reason, refer to the source section below. Resources Explanation of scientific dating of the Earth by Christian scientist, Dr. Roger C. Wiens: http://www.asa3.org... 10 Brief explanation of radiometric dating: http://paleobiology.si.edu... Where the bible gets science wrong: http://www.davidicke.com... More on unfalsifiable hypotheses: http://www.logicallyfallacious.com... More on Rae: http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com...