THE CHRISTIAN GOD DOES NOT EXIST/THE BIBLE IS A LIE -You choose one.

I would first like to say that if I didn't care about this topic, then I would debate the latter part because you don't say anything about it. But I do care about this topic as I am an avid Christian. So I wil debate the first topic that the Christian God doesn not exist. First I make the urge to ask voters not to vote on what their own personal beliefs are. I have voted against my own convictions here, and I ask you to do the same if this situation warrants. Not only that, but throw aside your preconcieved notions of what is true. Don't look to see what you already believe true, instead hold yourself to a completely unbiased standard. I also would like to take the time now to ask people to stop posting arguments below because that isn't the place for it. If you want to debate this person then challenge them. Now for your arguments about free will. You say that the Christian God is all knowing, all powerful, all present, etc. I say this is true, and I believe this. Then you say that if this were true, then He couldn't possibly have free will. This isn't true. Free will according to the American Heritage Dictionary is: 1. The ability or discretion to choose; free choice 2. The power of making free choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate or divine will. This means that in order for God to have free will, He had/has to have the ability to make choices that are unaffected by other influences. Let's look first to the creation story presented in Genesis. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. " The choice here is to create or not to create. God chose to create, and there obviously weren't any external influences since nothing had been created. This is very hard to understand, but that's not what this debate is about. Now for your next argument. You say that since God knows everything He should know what He is going to do, so He can't have free will. But knowing something does not mean that it influences your choice in a matter. Since free will is defined as a choice made without external influences, then knowing is not what is determining the choice. Not only that, this is where it gets a little more confusing as well, but you are looking at an all knowing, all powerful God through human eyes. To think that you can understand who God is, is absurd. Another argument here, is that God is all knowing. As you have already said. If God is all knowing, then He will always make the right decision. If you didn't know what the effects of a choice you made were, then it would make your decision harder. But if you did know, then your decision would be easy. The same goes for God. He knows exactly what is going to happen. So the choice is always going to be right. You then talk about God changing His mind. I would first ask you for an example of where God changed His mind. I put forward the notion that He never has, nor ever will, change His mind. This means that this argument is a moot point as it is not something that is plausible. Now on your last sentence, not the one where you say it should be an interesting debate, is where I'm going to get nitpicky. You say that the goal is to ALMOST disprove the Christian God. As you are pro, and the one who wrote the resolution, you must prove that the Christian God does not exist. Not just partially, but as a whole. And for those of you judging, this is a question that has been debated for as long as their has been Christianity. To assume that I or anyone else here is going to prove that the Christian God does/does not exist is absurd. I am asking that if through this debate I show how the Christian God is able to exist, then you vote for me. And if my opponent shows that the Christian God is not able to exist, then you vote for my opponent. Thank you very much for this great topic. I am eagerly awaiting your response. You shouldn't have to wait too long for my responses as I am currently laid up with a broken leg.