Thiest hold a more solid outlook than athiest

It was very interesting. Thanks. "A persons point of view or general attitude towards life" and I am assuming when you say solid outlook, you mean a well rounded, respectable view of life. " Agreed! That is a reasonable defintion of the resolution! I am new at this my apologies. I like to get right down to it and answer my opponents questions and rebuttal his remarks. In todays society we have a feel of liberation about it. We see kids and grown-ups doing whatever they please. Parents do not even discipline thier own children. They can not it is against the law it seems. We kill our babies. We have sex with whatever we feel like and in any manner we feel. I do not deny man's desire to do the things. Though a empty desire does not make it have any virtue whatsoever. People did use to leave thier doors unlocked all day, not today and we see nothing wrong with this. Todays society and thinkers that rebel against what has been a rock for so many generations is a sign of man destroying his ownself. Answers to Questions: 1. I do not understand why you should not have a goal by the end of your life. But the goal of the afterlife is a reward not as important as you portray. The important thing for a theist is to find that personnel relationship with their creator and do His will. You should never forget the journey. You should cherish your life because it is short. 2. By the whole, I do not. The everyday atheist just trying to live their life in peace and comfort is everyone's right. Though my problem is the atheist that preach and bark their proaganda and lead people away from Christ. They speak about things spiritually the have no inkling of. If they did have a idea of what they was doing they would not do it. Because a person has ignored or refused the will of Christ on their hearts, can not give them rights to go out and preacher it is non-sense. With many that feel the same as I have, is it coindence or illusions? 3. I believe because I had the Holy Ghost come upon me. I still to this day experience it. The things I have seen from both God and the devil. My want to be as I feel is good and right and the impossibility to do it. I can not be righteous even though I know what it takes to do it. 4. I think they need to stick with it if it has lead them to Jesus. If they do it to be 'in' or to politically correct, then they need to step back and search that for themselves. You must have a willing heart and be able to believe. Nothing can change you but yourself first. 5. Yes. The actual Biblical New Testament teachings, I do not see why it should not? 6. Yes I do believe in free will. We are displaying it here. 7. I believe many wars have had religious people involved in them. I do not think that most of the wars in history is because of religion. It is because of greed, money, resources, and land. Does spiritual forces influence them? That is another matter. 8. We are not differing on religion. I am not religious. I do not believe in religious dogma. The Bible never said to create such institutions. I have faith, that is all I will claim. I believe in the Bible. So by faith and the Bible we should not discriminate on anyone. Who can you pass the 'word' too by discriminating? This has been the case but it is not Biblical. 9. I guess it would be if you only are concerned about physical means. But I am not so I suggest people take more interest in the spirit. It is reasonable to use both. 10. I think that people should practice what they preach and do what their scriptures say. They believe them. I think every religion feels thiers is the right one. I do. So only God will reveal that, or lack there of. Also I will point out the Bible did write many things down hundreds to thousands of years before they took place, that mite be a indication that they are right. Saying the Bible miracles are possible most certainly means something, it means they are possible and not possible to verify or deny. I concede to my opponents view and personnel right to view this possibility as not being physically verified by himself. Everyone fears death or we would not have a desire to survive. People in and out of religions find comfort from knowing they will die and accept that. Though the point was many in religions find it easier to find that comfort because of theism. I am sure there are cases you refer to as hindering that comfort but it is not in those that have Christ. We must realize that many who claim to be christians are not. They use this title because of the influence of the christian in this country. What dinomination founded this country? Did the men who founded it hinder it? Many people can as you said use many tools to socialize and interact. Though the point in my reason was church is for theist to communicate about their own beliefs. Witnessing gives theist a reason to go out of thier way for others. It gives ways to find new people to talk too. We agree there are many ways to do this. But why is this way not suitable? My opponents asserts that religions in a whole are about power and dominance. I would ask proof of that claim. In fact the Bible itself says peace and love, this is the opposite of power and dominance. Some advantages of Atheism: 1. A more independent outlook on life, guided by only oneself. So where is oneself guiding to? 2. More valid and well rounded personal beliefs since there is no religious external influence e. g. Homosexuality. I will stick with belief in virtue. We have seen man's history of beliefs are death and destruction. These are not the same as the acient texts. People do not live by those text if they did murder and death would not happen. 3. More chance of leading, rather than being led. So now we need to be rebels against any and everything? We should not be lead? Our own personnel feelings should rule? 4. The ability to be more open minded, without worrying about offending any deity. I fail to see how this good? Should we have any law or order? 5. Freedom of choice Who does not have this one? Who forces Christianity? 6. Finding peace and joy within yourself, not through an external source. I doubt you have much peace and joy worrying about if God does or does not exist. You need to make a point why it is better to assume self sufficiant means over external. My opponent took some good viewpoints in this round. I thank Him. I will point out to end, that Theism is a faith. We down play the role it plays in peoples everyday life. If people who use thier brand of theism correctly then peace and comfort will come. This can not be denied. My opponent has failed to show how thousands of years of believers that were faithful are diminished by todays atheism. How modern atheism has become a rock to stand on. After thousands of years of people living and dying for this belief in God. I can not see were my opponent made any claim that theism is not important inside society. This confronting thousands of years of dilligent faithful believers.