jesus was a liar, a fraud, was clearly insane, not the messiah, told you to get rid of your family

You claimed that I should always check the bottom before the top so my most important question is the one that is last. I ask that the last question is what you are sure to answer, as I find it to be one to determine whether or not this debate is a waste of my time. I should've clarified what I mean by "you're no expert on atheism". What I truly meant was that you do not know everything there is to know about many atheistic theories like the big bang and evolution. Don't misunderstand me; I have no doubt that you know a lot about them, however, a human cannot know EVERYTHING about a topic. I was trying to say that just as I know that you can't prove the Big Bang with evidence, I can't prove God's existence with evidence. I absolutely love saying "I don't know". Many people, religious or not, are scared of those words however I have no trouble saying them. Failures can lead to successes, but you have to accept the failure and fix it. Many people don't want to accept the fact that they were wrong and resume their lives blissfully ignorant of the topic. Until the Big Bang is proved, there's no reason why I or anybody should accept it because of its lack of evidence. Again, hate is a sin which God does not do. He mentions that he has vengeance, rage, and fury against sin, not people. He also says that he is jealous FOR US. He's not jealous or envious of anything shallow but doesn't want us to stray from him and be taken away by sin. Yes, jealousy is anger and disguised fear; God would be angry at the devil for leading us a different way and is fearful of that happening. God gave us emotions because, as I mentioned earlier, he doesn't want us to be an army of robots to mindlessly worship him without a choice. He also didn't just give us anger and fear so that we could hate, but he also gave us happiness and joy so we could be accepting and loving. People aren't going to die for their beliefs if they had doubts that maybe this Jesus character maybe didn't exist. Then their death would mean nothing. It's even said in the Bible that people who die in the name of the Lord earn a special place in heaven for they're sacrifice and demonstration of loyalty. The purpose of the paper was to broaden understanding and present evidence for something you believed was true. I also hate it when teachers do that as well. The author is the one who wrote it and probably didn't even mean for us to analyze it as much as we had been doing. The only reason I didn't put what you would've put (though believe me, I would've loved to) was because I didn't want to get a failing grade and not pass the class. I had actually written something very similar to what you said on a different essay during my freshman year and the English teacher got really mad at me. I asked him how it wasn't true and he had no answer. Though it was included in my conclusion and the rest of the paper was my theories as to what the author had meant, I was marked off 10 points and haven't included it again since. I also agree with the fact that you shouldn't give 100% effort in a debate like this; there's simply too much to say, and part of it may not lead up to anything. How do we know that there are no original Bible writings? Where did you find this? And yes, things can easily be lost in translation. Keep that in mind whenever you think that God is saying something that is seemingly evil; maybe that wasn't how it was written originally and was changed during translation. The Bible was translated by people who could understand Hebrew and Greek. People who could understand Greek or Roman and some other language translated it to, let's say, Spanish. They're likely not going to need to ask God what to do as they believe what they are doing is right in the eyes of the Lord, spreading his word so that others may read it. God doesn't come into this world because of sin which is why he sent Jesus to Earth who was said to be both man and God. I wouldn't necessarily say that what I said about people writing stuff while God told them to was an excuse, but there was no evidence for it. That was an assumption that could be incorrect and I am sorry for that. From what I saw online, the source of who wrote the gospels was unknown and was likely not written by a disciple (especially since they couldn't read or write, as you said). Not quite certain why that part of information is necessary. I also said that God would've made it that if the Bible were written based on memories of what he was saying, he would've made it so that they would remember it perfectly to not make the writer's screw it up. I said this because it was very likely to have happened if they weren't writing it down as God spoke to them. Not quite sure why you're targeting the existence of Christ in a paragraph that was on the topic of children, but alright. Based on my beliefs, no, I do not need to rephrase what I had said. Jesus DID care about the suffering; he wouldn't have healed the sick and injured if he didn't care about them. "After all he hates children, and you are a child, so hates you, but then again you haven"t read your bible, in which is the only outlet you have to your god." "Oh and btw, I never mentioned jesus hates children." You never claimed that JESUS hated children, but because Jesus is part of God and you claimed that GOD hated children, it's something that's very similar. And no, Jesus did not hate children. In Matthew 18:6 it says: "But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea." Is Jesus going to tie a millstone around your neck and throw you into the ocean? Of course not! He's simply saying that affecting a child's innocence and pure spirit is one of the worst things someone can do. He also says in Proverbs 19:18: "Discipline your son, for there is hope; do not set your heart on putting him to death." If I hated children, I probably wouldn't be saying that. There's no need to feel for me going to a private school. If I had went to a public school, the community wouldn't have been nearly as close and I probably would've gone through with ending my life in fifth grade if it weren't for the help of my small, close-knit class and supportive teachers who were willing to take time out of their day to talk to me. I was even able to talk to a few of my classmates' parents who offered help for both me, my sister, and my family. Religion was never forced on me and the school would not kick you out if you didn't believe in God, and there was absolutely no targeting any child for being an atheist that would be tolerated under any circumstance. It was a very open community and extremely loving and accepting. I still keep in contact with all of my 10 classmates that I had throughout the years and we even consider each other brothers and sisters. I wouldn't change ANYTHING about my life no matter what it is. I agree with you that everyone is born an atheist. What the Christian school did is try to encourage children to become religious and form a relationship with God through positive messages and teachings. If you didn't accept Christ then so be it. It was never forced upon you but rather simply suggested. Again, God and Jesus don't have a "blubbering superior ego complex". Worshipping and praying is a form of building a closer bond and relationship. Is there a reason you say " ---never--- "? Just curious. I also suggest using something like Grammarly, ProWritingAid, WhiteSmoke, or Ginger to help with writing these kinds of debates. It'll make you sound much more professional and even make helpful suggestions on wording things better. Are you being sarcastic when you're calling me intelligent? If you are, try to avoid sarcasm through typing as it can be easily be taken out of context or simply just thought of as being serious. Now for a very important question that I really want to be answered: Are you asking these questions to find answers or asking these questions to feel smart while not listening to responses? I hope that you comment on this question especially so because then it determines my dedication to this argument.