Germ theory is a fraud

Thank you for that post.I would like to make a couple observations before beginning.O1) My opponent literally has no evidence. While he does actually use reasoning on his side, his case is completely unsupported by any sources whatsoever.O2) My opponent makes a lot of very big claims. I will argue against them from a rational standpoint; however, keep in mind that my humoring his arguments is not conceding their signficance. I only wish to debate my opponent on all grounds, not just the grounds I personally deem important.I will now back up my argument:1) Germ theory is backed up by scientific research and reasoning.I will explain how bacteria and viruses cause diseases.Bacteria will use a body to reproduce and often times emits toxins that harm the human body. They also harm our cells by pushing against them (crowding the surrounding cells) and using our energy for their purposes.Viruses cause diseases by infecting a cell and using the cellular material to reproduce other viruses. These viruses spread to other cells and continue destroying our cells for the purpose of reproduction.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]Rebuttals:1) My opponent makes a claim that isn't backed up. We know the nature of diseases due to scientific research and can reasonably assume that these pathogens simply had enough material to reproduce without killing off a species. Keep in mind that pathogens are generally as small or smaller than our cells meaning they have a lot more space to consume than we may perceive. Not to mention, many diseases can live scores of years without a host.2) My opponnent needs to provide evidence here. There is not reason to believe this statement without evidence. And I have provided evidence explaining how pathogens cause diseases.3) Animals actually do catch and carry diseases. [6]Several diseases including:AntrhaxBovine virus diarrhoeaHendra virusNipah virusTenanusAll of these affect some or all animals, and they're caused by either viruses or bacteria (if it doesn't say virus then it was caused by bacteria).Those were just a few examples from the list in source 6.My opponent also needs to provide some sort of evidence to backup that the only reason germ theory is a thing is because the government pays people to believe it, which is ridiculous in the first place because germ theory was developed in the late 16th century. [7] And to respond to his claim on cancer, no one who knows about cancer believes that pathogens cause it. Cancer is a mutation in cells causing them to lose their sense of touch. In other words, they don't realize that they should stop growing, so they keep reproducing until a tumor does something harmful. However, germ theory does not claim that all ailments are caused by pathogens. It merely states that pathogens are a way that the body gets infected and becomes ill.4) My opponent fails to explain how humans contracted diseases before food was processed or diets became unnatural. Diseases (or plagues from more ancient history) came way before food was processed.Even further, my opponent also fails to explain why an improper diet causes diseases. Why does eating fesces cause serious ailment? Isn't it just stuff I've already eaten? It would have to carry the environment for a certain pathogen to invade my body the second time around.And it does. One of those pathogens is called Cryptosporidium parvum. [8]Summary:So at this point in the debate, you can either take my opponent's word for it that germ theory is a fraudulant theory, or you can take the word of 8 sources (not the only 8 sources I could find, but I don't have the space to post 100 of them). My opponent has failed to properly uphold his side, and I have more than fulfilled my duty as con. Thank you for reading.Sources:[1] http://www.abpischools.org.uk...[2] http://www.virology.ws...[3] http://www.pa.msu.edu...[4] http://www.ausmed.com.au...[5] https://www.nlm.nih.gov...[6] https://www.daf.qld.gov.au...[7] https://en.wikipedia.org...[8] http://ohioline.osu.edu...