The christian god exists and rules over the universe.

Hello, Just wanted to point out that your opening argument seems to be addressing all religions and not just Christianity. But here are thirteen arguments for the existence of God. See the sources after each argument for more information. I will not be addressing any of the arguments you listed since you asked me to only present my case in round two. I will tackle your arguments in round three. 1. Ontological argument According to you definition of God, he is "the all-powerful creator and ruler of the universe." Being all-powerful means to be the greatest being that exists. And since existing is greater than to not exist, God must exist since he is the greatest being that can be imagined. Basically, the argument goes like this... a. God is is the all-powerful creator and ruler of the Universe. b. A being that is all-powerful is the greatest being that can possibly exist. c. A being that exists is greater than a being that doesn't exist. d. God is the greatest being, therefore he is greater than a being that doesn't exist e. Therefore, God exists. Source: https://www.princeton.edu... 2. Teleological argument The world is so complex that there must be a creator. According to Roger Penrose of Oxford University, he has calculated that the odds of that low-entropy state's (state in which the universe began) existing by chance alone is on the order of one chance out of 10^10(123). That number is inconceivable. The odds are so against a life permitting universe that it is like a criminal (representing the universe) is about to be executed by a firing squad (representing odds against life permitting universe) and then the members of the firing squad all miss. People claim that it happened by chance. Christians say that it is ludicrous to think it happened by chance. Why? Because something feels rigged. It is completely logical to believe that there is an intelligent designer. On the other hand, it is crazy to call all of this simple chance. Source: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu... 3. Cosmological argument The argument in a nutshell is as follows: a. Everything that begins to exist has a cause of its existence. b. The universe began to exist. c. Therefore, the universe has a cause of its existence. d. Since no scientific explanation (in terms of physical laws) can provide a causal account of the origin of the universe, the cause must be personal (explanation is given in terms of a personal agent). God is the best explanation for the existence of the universe. If you have any objections to any of the premises in this argument, see source and see if your objection is listed there. The source gives good explanations to the objections it lists. Source: https://carm.org... 4. Axiological argument a. If God does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist. b. Objective moral values and duties do exist. c. Therefore, God exists. My explanation: Only religion can give the most logical explanation for the origin of morality. Most people have an idea of what is right and wrong. Religious people, most of the time state that morality comes from God. This makes sense considering most people abide by an objective moral code that they expect everyone to know about. And the only way an objective moral code could exist is if a God created it. Objective morality can only come from an objective being (God). Now some people might argue that there is no such thing as objective morality or a real right and wrong. But the people that argue this always go back on their claim a moment later (Lewis 6). People try to argue that morality is created by societies. But we also understand that there are societies that have condoned evil practices when in fact people know that the society was wrong. For example, W. H. Auden, a famous 20th century poet, said that "there had to be a reason Hitler was utterly wrong." Auden said this famous quote after going to a theater that showed pictures of the Holocaust. These pictures sickened him and made him rethink his worldview. Before watching these pictures, Auden believed that it was up to the society to decide what was right and wrong. But during his time at the theater he realized that if societies decided what was right and wrong, and if morality is subjective, this would mean that Hitler was justified in everything he did. Well, at least according to that society. And who are we to tell them they are wrong if morality is purely subjective? Therefore, religion gives the best explanation for why there is an objective morality and why it exists. Source: http://www.apologeticspress.org... 5. Evidence of the resurrection of Jesus We know that Jesus died and we know that Jesus went missing from his tomb. The best explanation was that he actually did rise from the dead. See the link for more information. Source: http://www.peterkreeft.com... 6. Evidence of the Bible The Bible records different peoples' opinions on who the Christian God was. It never tries to prove the existence of God but it does mention why someone should believe in God and it states reasons for believing in God and for doing what he asks. Source: https://www.biblegateway.com... 7. The Experiences of Christians Millions of Christians each have their story on how they came to know Jesus. God's existence has been proven to each of these Christians and it would be very wise of you to ask them why they believe what they believe. Their stories may even convince you yet. Take a look at the amazing testimony linked below. Source: http://www.cslewisinstitute.org... 8. Mathematical argument Here is what Craig says in the link posted below: 1. God provides the best explanation for the existence of abstract entities.{2} In addition to tangible, concrete objects like people and trees and chairs, philosophers have noticed that there also appear to be abstract objects, things like numbers, propositions, sets, and properties. These things have a sort of conceptual reality, rather like ideas in your mind. And yet it's obvious that they're not just ideas in any human mind. So what is the metaphysical foundation of such abstract entities? The theist has a plausible answer to that question. They are grounded in the mind of God. Alvin Plantinga, one of America's foremost philosophers, explains: It seems plausible to think of numbers as dependent upon or even constituted by intellectual activity. But there are too many of them to arise as a result of human intellectual activity. We should therefore think of them as... the concepts of an unlimited mind: a divine mind.{3} At the most abstract level, then, theism provides a plausible, metaphysical foundation for the existence of abstract objects. And that's the first reason why I think it's plausible to believe in God. Source: http://www.leaderu.com... Note: William Lane Craig came up with every word of this math argument for God. I just copied and pasted his argument for this particular argument for God's existence. 9. Transcendental argument I will go into this argument rather quickly. Laws of logic are not apart of the physical universe because if the physical universe were to disappear, the Laws of Logic would still be true. The Laws of Logic were not made by human minds because human minds are different--not absolute. But yet the laws of logic are known by pretty much every person on the planet. There must have been a creator that put these laws into humans minds. Source: https://carm.org... 10. The Failure of Atheism Here are a list of fails... 1. Atheism cannot explain why humans/life exists. 2. Atheism cannot explain why a human should have reason to be moral. 3. Atheism cannot explain free will. 4. Atheism cannot explain why good and evil exist. In fact, true atheists deny the existence of good and evil because they know that suffering is an argument for the existence of God. Source: https://ehyde.wordpress.com... 11. Miracles Supernatural events happen every so often and they cannot be explained by scientists. The authors of the Bible (which is composed of many letters and other works) believed they saw Jesus perform miracles. How do you explain away the miracles that they saw? Most critics of the Bible today claim that the authors were hallucinating? Would you agree with these Bible critics? Source: http://www1.cbn.com... 12. Truth arguments God is the best explanation for why truth exists. Many atheists recognize this and I have even spoke with someone who denied the existence of truth. But the fact is, if truth were to objectively exist (and all people believe in an absolute truth even if they say they don't), it had to come from a being that is objectively true. Truth doesn't just come from no where. Source: http://orthosphere.org... 13. Moral obligation argument (similar to the 4th argument) See argument 15 in the source listed below... Source: http://www.peterkreeft.com... Thanks for creating this debate. I love discussing this topic and I can not wait for your next response.