The God Debate

Thanks Pro for instigating this debate.Pro had been searching for an opponent who would actually complete their rounds, so here I am.Pro's rules have me sharing the BoP, even though I'm negating an affirmative assertion, "God exists," but I did agree to that.Pro's rules also only allow opening arguments in this round, so, though it will be difficult not to rebuttal an affirmative claim, here we go.*The Resolution Is Not True*The god defined in this debate does not exist, because:1. it did not create the universe, which is under the "all things" umbrella2. it is not omnipotent3. it is not perfectly goodFor Pro to demonstrate this particular definition of god, Pro must show ALL of the characteristics from the definition of god because of that AND there within.1 **THE UNIVERSE** 1All existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...Our universe has matter and space.Matter distorts space and creates gravity.http://www.einstein-online.info...The way that particle physicists and cosmologists look at the total universe's energy is by the totality of observable matter (you, me, the planets and stars) and gravity (distortions of space). https://en.wikipedia.org...Matter, in this energy combination, acts as positive energy (+), because matter is doing the distorting.Gravity, in this energy combination, acts as negative energy (-), because it's a result of the distorting.So, what if we could see how curved space is throughout the entire observable universe given this (+)matter and (-)gravity interplay?Well we can, and we have, using the WMAP, which is an anisotropy probe attached to a space shuttle that measures variations in the otherwise uniform Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation, and gives us a massively accurate picture of the scale, shape, and size of the observable universe.http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov...We now know that our universe is flat, because the spacial curvature (the total effect of matter on space) of the universe is zero.http://astrogeo.oxfordjournals.org...Therefore, all of the positive energy (+matter) is exactly being cancelled out by all of the negative energy (-gravity) in our universe, so that the total energy [+matter,-gravity] of the universe is in fact zero.As a set, the universe's matter and gravity would look like [+matter, -gravity] = 0So, we could imagine what the set might look like currently, given our massive universe of +matter and -gravity...[+10000000000000,-10000000000000] = 0This shows lots of +matter and lots of -gravity exactly cancelled out.But when there was no universe, matter and gravity were at [+0,-0] = 0At [+0,-0], there is no matter or gravity to speak of and of course the total energy is 0.In this zero energy state, there is/are no radiation/particles/wavelengths/matter/energy/space/time/gravity...nothing [+0,-0]= 0.So, for this debate, I will be referring to the otherwise inaccurate phrase, "before the universe," as [+0,-0], when there was no universe.*QUANTUM FLUCTUATIONS (QF)*In our universe of space and matter, when you strip "something" of particles, radiation, and energy, you are left with nothing but empty space; this empty space is full of quantum fluctuations.Quantum fluctuations are sub nuclear particles (not actually full particles, which is why some physicists call them "virtual" particles) existing and being annihilated by antiparticles, and the forces between these sub nuclear particles fluctuate along with this existence and annihilation.I have to make this point perfectly clear.These sub nuclear particles fluctuating in and out of existence are what nothing is, and this is always the case.This is what nothing is.http://scholarsresearchlibrary.com...The article above refers to quantum fluctuations as vacuum fluctuations because, in our universe of space and matter, we've detected these fluctuations by using a vacuum that strips the basics of something from empty space.But the sub nuclear particles in QF are something, right?Nope.They never statively exist; they exist and don't exist at the same instant, and it is this fluctuation that makes up nothing.There is no "nothing" without these fluctuations, period.What is nothing?It is a state of fluctuating sub nuclear particles and their forces called quantum fluctuations.That video is short and explanatory of QF = nothing.Quantum fluctuations are as real as microorganisms, and we've demonstrated and measured their effect, in current space, in detail.http://physics.aps.org...However, at [+0,-0], unlike our current universe, there was no space, and instead, like the forces between the sub nuclear particles, space and time fluctuated along with the sub nuclear particles.Space is merely the position of matter or the distance between matter; matter dictates space.At [+0,-0], in a quantum fluctuation, a sub-nuclear particle exists and is simultaneously annihilated by its antiparticle, and this pseudo moment allows for the fluctuated existence/nonexistence of space and time and the forces between the sub-nuclear particles; this was the condition at [+0,-0], which is a constant fluctuation of time/space/matter/energy/gravity thanks to QF. These zero-energy quantum fluctuations, nothing, are such an unstable state that energy is guaranteed to be expressed from them; that expression is called the big bang and is the origin of our universe.From nothing [+0,-0] to something [+1,-1] = The Big Bang. http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov...*THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE - THE BIG BANG*In order to explain why the universe couldn't have been created, by god or otherwise, I must explain our current understanding of the Big Bang model.With the right radio telescope, even you can see that the space between the stars above us isn't just black space, it's filled with microwave radiation.http://science.nasa.gov...All of this CMB radiation, which is a "black body" as it absorbs all intercepted electromagnetic radiation, is nearly a uniform glow between stars across the universe, and is a proven indicator of an expandable hot dense state such as the Big Bang being the cosmos' origin.http://www.mpg.de...The small variations in the microwave's uniformity, show a very specific pattern, the same as that expected of a fairly uniformly distributed hot dense state that has expanded to the current size of the universe; this is called inflation.http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk...These small variations have been measured in detail, and match what would be expected if small thermal variations, generated by quantum fluctuations of sub-nuclear particles, had expanded to the size of the observable universe we see today.*SO, NO CREATOR*Unfortunately for this god, at [+0,-0], in quantum fluctuations, there was no stative time, because there was no stative space.Space and time are part of a continuum, so we call it spacetime.http://www.einstein-online.info...I reject the claim that the universe has a creator, god, because creation is a temporal process, contingent on stative time, and at [+0,-0] there was no stative time or the passage thereof, because there was no stative space; temporal processes like creation are nonsensical without stative time.Therefore, a creator of the universe cannot be, because there is no creator of a universe that wasn't created.2 **OMNIPOTENCE** 2Having unlimited power; able to do anything.http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...Omnipotence itself is impossible, because it's self refuting.If something had unlimited power, then it would have the power to:a. destroy itselfb. create problems it cannot solvec. act unwillinglyd. create things more powerful than itselfe. inquire about things it can't doIf god is omnipotent, then god has all of the powers above, which all either render him destroyed, baffled, resisted, defeated, or without power, which is not something you'd ever expect of an omnipotent being.If god doesn't have all of the powers above, then god is not omnipotent, because its power is limited to powers other than letters (a) through (e).3 **PERFECTLY GOOD** 3Infinitely benevolent.http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...Being that god has been defined as omnipotent AND the creator of all things, god cannot be perfectly good.God not only created, but has the power to stop:a. deadly viruses that violently kill innocent childrenb. deadly bacteria that violently kill innocent childrenc. deadly natural disasters that violently kill innocent childrend. deadly humans who violently kill/torture/rape innocent childrene. deadly animal predators that violently kill innocent childrenf. evil in generalHowever, god, with all of his supposed unlimited power either can't stop, or chooses not to stop, letters (a) through (e) from happening.This either negates his omnipotence, or it negates his being perfectly good, because letters (a) through (e) are common occurrences in our tumultuous world.Also, you'd think that something perfectly good would have refrained from creating all of those *not good* things, but, when you're the creator of all things, you must have created all of those bad things too.