G-d exists

It’s bad enough my opponent doesn’t read his own sources, now he’s stopped reading my arguments! Or at least stopped comprehending them. There are many flaws with his assessment of my argument that will be addressed. I’ve been citing Jewish scholars and I’m even using his own sources against him! Claim #1: Fictional Exodus and Egyptian Influence Pro says my first quotes were ‘garbage’ I’m curious because the first quotes I used are from his source material refuting the idea that there was a united Israel roughly 1200 BCE which would make sense because the Levites had not yet arrived. Also I never said the Torah was based on Egyptian myth, the quotes from Rounds 2 and 3 make it clear the elements of influence about the Exodus Plagues and Levite cultural practice. I already mentioned how Egypt experienced a time of monotheism worshipping Aten, so Moses could have been inspired by that as the psalms showed. In reference to age of text he claims Job is the oldest text, he’s partly right, from his own source: “Another background issue we should look at is the structure of Job. A cursory look in an any non-paraphrased Bible will show that Job is a bit of prose on each end with a large chunk of poetry in the middle. There’s some debate, but the consensus is that the prose bookends are the older part, and were probably later separated and the poetry section inserted by an anonymous writer. If you take the poetry section out and read the prose straight through, it doesn’t flow, so the middle prose section was likely removed, expanded in poetry, and replaced.” According to this the Book of Job has been edited, we do not know by who or when. But age of text is a distraction from the fact Pro does not refute that the songs of Deborah and Miriam show signs of different cultural origins and the Levites were known to resort to violence. [5] Quote: So they [Levites & Other tribes] reached an agreement: The Levites got the priesthood, which included some cities (Joshua 21:13) plus a tithe (10%) of Israel’s produce (Leviticus 27:30). One of the Levites’ main tasks as priests was to teach Torah to the Israelite people. Deuteronomy 33:10 says, “They’ll teach your judgments to Jacob and your Torah to Israel.” Leviticus 10:11 commands that they are to teach what God spoke through Moses. Naturally, when the Levites taught Torah, they taught the tradition they had brought with them out of Egypt. And that is how every Israelite child learned, “We were slaves in Egypt and God brought us out with a strong hand and an outstretched arm.” Much later, this Torah passage was placed in the haggadah—which is how most of us know it today. [5] The evidence shows the Mass Exodus from Egypt is false, and reality is the clan of Moses, the Levites, where influential upon their arrival. Pro can’t seem to refute these facts. Claim #1A: Circumcision Circumcision, upon a male or female child is a barbaric practice regardless of culture. In Egyptian culture is older than the Torah; the practice of circumcision was a rite of passage into manhood. Jews also celebrate a passage into manhood, the Baht Mitzvah, but by then they’ve already been cut. The argument that the 8th day is ideal time to make a medically unnecessary [6] circumcision makes no sense because it implies all babies bodies work the same way. For some babies their K vitamin could peak on the 7th or 9th days. But I want to go back to the barbarian comment. In the case of Judaism it’s utterly true. A baby in New York died because the mohel (the guy who cuts the penis) gave it herpes because he used his mouth to suck the blood from the penis, and it’s not the only case: “The 5,000-year-old religious practice [“ritual circumcision with oral suction”] is seen primarily in ultra-Orthodox and some orthodox communities and has caused an alarm among city health officials. In 2003 and 2004, three babies, including a set of twins, were infected with Type 1 herpes; the cases were linked to circumcision, and one boy died.” [7] This barbaric ritual, adapted from Egyptian culture by the Levites is not evidence for God. Claim #4 (Mislabeled #5): Prophecy must have some legitimacy I suppose; I said he’d write less and I was right! But seriously Pro says “No, these pophecies aren't my interpretation, they are the way that Talmud scholars as well as many rabbis hold to be the correct interpretation” I also cited Jewish Scholars and archeologists. As I said in Round 2 given Jewish bias of interpretation the Torah can’t be taken at face value as a credible source. Of course Jews see the Torah as theirs, just as Christians see it as prophecy for their God claim aka Jesus Christ. “"your decendants wil be slaves in another land but I will set them free," is there any other interpretation for this other than the Exodus?” It parallels many instances of slavery and hope for freedom that has existed since its inception. Black slaves in the US could interpret that quote and await the return of Christ to free them from bondage. It’s not God, it’s a coping mechanism in the face of immense cruelty. Conclusion: At first there were 5 now there is 2. My opponent doesn’t understand the simple narrative I put forth in regards to the Exodus, but I trust the Voter will. Israelites have always been in the Palestine region, but Israelites known as the Levites left Egypt to return home and came to an agreement with the other tribes. Ancient Israel was ruled by warriors they wiped out all of their neighbors as their God commanded (or use as justification post-genocide). Prophecy is meaningless when there are so many varied interpretations of it and its authorship is usually anonymous. The Jewish God, like all Gods, is based on myth and historical exaggeration and should not be believed to exist. Sources: [6] http://pathwaystofamilywellness.org... [7] http://abcnews.go.com...