Religious vs Not Religious

Well now that I am back from paintball we can finish this. Look I'm not sure where this Religious Knowledge is coming from, and a lot of it does not seem to fit with what I am trying to tell you. For instance, the first part. Life isn't perfect. Dude, why do you keep attacking the stuff that barely 1% of the religious people believe in, and if its below one percent, why is it such a problem with you? I never said God causes birth defects or diseases and only by prayer can he save you. That's a ridiculous assumption. Also with your Flu shot thing, I think the Creation of the Universe is a bit more broad on the scale than a Flu shot. "Intellectual Honesty: Lets see if an analogy of 'how natural selection works, hopefully this dumb's it down enough. Imagine you could hold 20 dice, these dice represent particles, each side has a number 1-6 which represent different mutations. If you throw them, the chance of you getting all 6's is 1 in 3,656,158,440,062,976. If you threw a hand every second, it would take you more than a million years, to get all 6's. So getting all 6's, is extremely unlikely, but out of those 20 dice(particles), you'd probably get a few sixes(favorable mutations), right? So if those mutations, I mean 6's, we're put aside, what would happen if you continued to throw the remaining particles around to bounce off each other? In just a few throws, you would have reached your goal of getting all sixes. Evolution is NOT random, its a process of selecting that takes place over Billions of years." Listen man, read my text on the board. I never said that Evolution is stupid or anything like that. I agree with it. There is no point in displaying your knowledge of it in this debate. I get it! "Intellectual Honesty: The emphasis in that statement belongs on the word "some". And a small some that really is: Its not an exact number, but the consensus is only between 1-5% based on research." Look, that's just Christianity, but again , we are focusing on all religions. Again, you don't need to explain that most scientists accept all fields of genetic science, as MOST PEOPLE ALREADY DO, as I agree with it as well. Seriously, open your eyes. I agree. Why are you talking to me like I don't? I have no qualms against bio technology, Stem cell research and other medicinal sciences, advancements in medical equipment , and similar sciences. So do most people. You are just focusing on the one percent of people who believe in Creationism. "Intellectual Honesty: An Atheist, besides being a pointless word, is not someone who is completely devoid of beliefs, just devoid of beliefs in a god. I believe in doing good because you want to Not because you will get a reward after death. I believe in teaching children the truth instead of fairy tales. I believe in monogamy. I believe in the shot clock and three point line in basketball. I believe religion is the single most destructive thing mankind has created. I believe in democracy. I believe in foreplay. I believe that scientific advances in medicine save more lives than prayers. I believe in philanthropy. I believe in sticking up for the underdog and those who cant for themselves. I believe actions speak louder than words. I believe that you are surprised by the size of this response. I believe that nature is indifferent and Not evil. I believe in a playoff system in college football. I believe religion is divisive and dangerous. I believe that everybody friend is really nobodies. I believe in myself. I believe that when mankind embraces the truth based on evidence and Not faith, mankind will prosper. I believe in being an organ donor. I believe Pete Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. I believe if you have to lie to your children and motivate them to be good for fear of eternal punishment is a weak and insecure way to raise children. I believe there is more virtue in doing good for mankind because you want to make life better, instead of doing good for mankind to earn a scooby snack when you die. I believe the universe is too magnificent and mysterious to be created by a being who uses human sacrifice to show love and forgiveness. I believe in loyalty. I believe that these comment sections are not big enough to fit everything I believe in." Dude, just because you don't believe in Jesus doesn't mean I am going to condemn you to hell. I'll let Jesus judge you, not I. But I am also Democratic, I watch some College football, I'm not sure who Pete Rose is, but different from you, the only difference from me and you, is that you don't have religion and I do, and you don't think it deserves to be around, but I do. I respect everything about your position, really, I do, but Religion is a part of people's everyday lives, regardless of anything. it will always be around, so there is no use complaining about it unless its doctrine dictates that you kill or steal, something which most religions do not. I don't say that your path only lies with Jesus. It is your choice. "Intellectual Honesty: You say you believe in science, yet every time I tell you something about science, you say it is somehow wrong because it doesn't fit your story, or you find a way to say 'god did it for a reason we just don't know what that reason is." When did I say anything like GOD DID IT? Could you provide an example. I never disagreed with you about the scientific part of this debate, I agreed with you, but you just keep complaining about my faith in God. In this final round of posting in my round, I urge the audience to please listen to me, as my opponent here seems hopeless to be swayed. Religion does not have to be evil. It has been with us since the beginning of time, and it will be till the end of time. I have provided as much as I can to rebuttal the Cons arguments, which as I have pointed out, some make no sense and are blatantly rude, something I'm sure you voters out there will take into account as he probably broke every rule I have laid down. The first step in believing in anything is believing it could be done, and I believe that if we stop this fighting, Religion and Science can coexist without further quarrel. It will take tolerance from both sides. If someone refuses to share your beliefs, simply tell them to have a nice day, and turn the other cheek. Who cares if some people believe in Creationism over Evolutionary theory? Really, unless they are banging down your door, I see no reason to treat them like stupid people. That's another thing I would like taken into account when the voters choose. I said ALL RELIGIONS would be debated, but the con simply ignored this and focused on a belief system that didn't number within the majority of others beliefs, that being Creationism, because he apparently thinks all religion believes in Creationism. I however, have represented all religions the best I could and have reminded Con before. But the choice, really, comes down to the people. Do you really want to accuse religion of fighting when you are just going to start more because it is "Illogical?" Then vote Pro, for a better future for all, without fighting, for Peace. Picking Con would mean you want to essentially eliminate Religion from the face of the Earth, a task that would kill off most of our population, and further continue this meaningless fight. Con, thank you for this opportunity to Debate, and I'll see you around. Vote Pro. Good Day everyone.