Resolved: It is both better and more rational to worship the stars than the Judeo-Christian God

Since my case is to prove that belief in stars is both “better” and rational, my case will be two-pronged making arguments for both of the qualities. This debate is intended to be a little light hearted, so Con can take the debate where he wishes and I will not be too picky about dropped arguments because I realize that I have put forth several that could be their own debate. I do wish that Con addresses problem of evil, however. More Rational 1. We can be relatively certain that the stars exist. No such certainty exists for God. 2. Regardless of the case of God’s existence, we are actually made of star dust. The Big Bang did not instantaneously create all of the elements we see today. Over billions of years, stars began fusing hydrogen protons into helium nuclei, and later in their life heavier elements such as Carbon-12, created as a result of helium fusion. These stars can then emit this energy out into the universe, which leads me to my next point. 3. Stars die so we can live. While it’s possible that Jesus Christ died for our sins, stars die frequently in the form of large supernova explosions, and in doing so release heavier elements like silicon, carbon-14, oxygen, and nitrogen into the universe [1]. This is a direct empirical fact that is well documented. Additionally, our sun and other stars provide warmth! Space is only several degrees warmer than absolute zero, and without the stars this universe would a cold, dead place consisting of only a few elements and none of the diversity we see today. Astrophysicist Lawrence Krauss describes the situation beautifully: “"The amazing thing is that every atom in your body came from a star that exploded, and the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics. You are all star dust. You couldn't be here if stars hadn't exploded, because all of the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron - all the things that matter for evolution weren't created at the beginning of time; they were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way they could get into your body is if the stars were kind enough to explode. So forget Jesus - the stars died so you could be here today." [0] Better (More moral) 1. Star morality is more tolerant and accepting. Star morality appears to be a more laissez-faire phenomenon. Stars spend 90% of their life cycle on the main sequence maintaining a balance between gravity and the nuclear and electro-magnetic forces in their cores, and tend to their own needs of maintaining a sense of equilibrium. A more “hands off” approach to morality is needed in this country where nearly $3.8 billion dollars of taxpayers money has been spent this year maintaining a costly and racist War on Drugs [2]. Additionally, untold costs are spent locking up people for victimless crimes such as prostitution and gambling. Such an intrusive and tyrannical line of thought has no precedent among star worshippers. 2. The Judeo-Christian God has a mean strike. While it could certainly be argued that God changed between the old and the new testament, it can not be ignore that this supposedly perfect being would be guilty of high crimes if faced in a war crimes tribunal. We can start with Noah’s ark where he wipes out nearly the entire population of humanity because they are “bad.” Given his omniscience, he would have already known that these individuals would turn out this way and that drowning them would be the ultimate resolution. Additionally, genocides were commanded by this divine being against the Midianites [4], Canaanites [5] and Amalakites [3]. [0] See video http://www.youtube.com... [1] http://www.historyforkids.org... .htm [2] http://actionamerica.org... [3] 1 Samual 15:2-3 [4] Numbers 25, Number 31. [5] Numbers 21:2-3, Deut 20:17.