The Personal God Does Not Exist

1. The Personal god came into existence long after human beings came into existence.The link that my opponent gave was from a website that argued Akehnaten borrowed monotheism from the Jews. I don't see why he is using this source to make the statement that he is. Even if I conceded that Akenhaten was the first known person to practice monotheism, this would be an argument from ignorance, because we can't know for certain if there was anyone who practiced monotheism before him. Human history only goes so far. I will argue in favor of the article that he posted- the Jews did practice monotheism, and it was always practiced from the beginning of mankind, as the Jews have recorded.2.The Personal God has never asserted its' own existence.I will concede to this to a point. Yes, Yahweh has never himself directly come to earth and asserted his existence.Analogy time: How would a 2 dimensional being comprehend a 3 dimensional being passing through it's plane of existence? During Moses' existence, it was explained that no one could see the face of Yahweh and live. I argue that this is why He does not come down and assert His own existence- we would not be able to survive it.This is why God sends angels and responds to people with direct visions.3-8The rest of your points are pretty similar; I will address them all with my arguments for a personal God.MiraclesIf the Christian God exists, then it logically follows that miracles exist, as proclaimed by many passages in the Sciptures. So, if we see miracles today, that is consistent with the existence of a personal God, and so it is likely that God does exist.If there were any place where we could see if miracles happen or not, I would argue that the best place would be in a hospital. 3 out of 4 doctors believe in miracles (http://www.wnd.com...) As people who are trained in their field would know when something happens that defies natural human biology, then if we trust the testimonies of the doctors in the survey, we can conclude that miracles do exist and happen today.The Resurrection of JesusThere are 12 historical facts that the majority of the skeptic historical scholars (Non-Christian scholars) concede to (Gary Habermas): 1. Jesus died by crucifixion. 2. He was buried. 3. His death caused the disciples to despair and lose hope. 4. The tomb was empty (the most contested). 5. The disciples had experiences which they believed were literal appearances of the risen Jesus (the most important proof). 6. The disciples were transformed from doubters to bold proclaimers. 7. The resurrection was the central message. 8. They preached the message of Jesus’ resurrection in Jerusalem. 9. The Church was born and grew. 10. Orthodox Jews who believed in Christ made Sunday their primary day of worship. 11. James was converted to the faith when he saw the resurrected Jesus (James was a family skeptic). 12. Paul was converted to the faith (Paul was an outsider skeptic). There are two options that I can see: Either the apostles saw the real resurrection of Christ, or they all hallucinated him at different times. The apostles and disciples of Jesus were martyred for their faith. They were truly convinced that they saw Jesus.I will argue that it is more rational to believe that Jesus was actually resurrected and appeared to different people at different times than it is to believe in a similar hallucination to different people at different times. However, people will not die for a lie. John 20: But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples were saying to him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the imprint of the nails, and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” 26 After eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus *came, the doors having been shut, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then He *said to Thomas, “Reach here with your finger, and see My hands; and reach here your hand and put it into My side; and do not be unbelieving, but believing.” 28 Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!Luke 24: While they were telling these things, He Himself stood in their midst and *said to them, “Peace be to you.” 37 But they were startled and frightened and thought that they were seeing a spirit. 38 And He said to them, “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? 39 See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have.”The apostles refuted the idea that they were having a hallucinatory experience. They observed physical evidence of Jesus before believing He was resurrected. Since we know that they were convinced Jesus was resurrected, and people will not die for a lie, then only one option is left: Jesus was really resurrected.If Jesus was resurrected the personal God Yahweh exists.