It is highly unlikely that God exists.

Just to make it clear, although I DO NOT think God exists, it is not my official position to argue that God does not exist. Instead, I will argue that it is highly unlikely that the universe has a Creator. If I may, I would like to also define the word "universe" to be an realm that covers everything. So if my opponent were to bring up the multiverse theory, my definition of universe then extends to cover all the universes. I have two main points. 1. The statistical probability that God exists is lower than the probability of the existence of the universe. The common argument for the existence of God (I am not claiming that my opponent also hold this argument, although he or she may) is that when one looks at the elegance of the universe, it is hard to believe the universe just created itself. Thus there has to be a Creator. However, we know, simply by logic and common sense, that in every design, the designer have to be a more complex being than the object that he designed. For example, if a person creates a computer, then he must understands all the algorithm and the structure inside the computer well enough in the first place, making him a more sophisticated being than the computer. In all cases, the designer of an object has to be a more complex being than the object itself. (Whether people will be able to create artificial intelligence smarter than human themselves is a issue that, I believe, belong in the realm of science fiction. If my opponent were to bring up this issue, the voter should keep in mind that it does not have an definite answer, which makes his argument illegitimate at best) Based on the same logic, if God created the universe and the human being, he must be more sophisticated and complex than the universe itself. If the universe was such a complex being that it is statistical improbable that it just happened without intervention, then God, being a more complex being than the universe itself, is even more improbable to just "happened" without intervention. However, the claim that God came to existence WITH the intervention from another being is a violation to the definition of the word "God" that both my opponent and I agreed on. In other words, by definition, God cannot be created by a higher being than God himself. However, without intervention, the statistical probability of god existing is lower than the probability of the universe existing. 2. Based on my first main point, not only does the universe not need a God, but also the notion of God is a flawed (no offense intended) explanation of the universe I'll start off by explaining why the universe don't need a God. By definition, God cannot be created by another being. Thus we have only two alternatives-- either God created itself, or God just came to existence by random chance. As I established in the first main point, the probability of both options being true are lower that of the existence of the universe. So, if it is plausible that God created itself, then it is MORE plausible that the universe created itself (meaning the universe). If it is plausible that God just "happened" by chance, then it is MORE plausible that the universe just happened by chance. No matter how my opponent argues for the existence of God, he or she has to admit that in all scenario, the universe is less complex than God. I here have a question that is central to this debate: Is the universe so complex that it needs a Creator? If my opponent answers yes, then he's admitting that God also needs a Creator, which violates our definition (How can a being that is more complex than the universe, which is assumed to be so complex that it needs a creator, not need a Creator itself? ) If my opponent says no, then he's admitting that the universe does not need a God, which means that I won this debate. I will explain why God is an flawed explanation of the universe. Let me refer back to the resolution, which states "It is highly unlikely that God exists" Here, we're talking about statistical probability, not absolutes. My opponent may have a strong belief that God FOR SURE exists, but I'm not claiming that God absolutely does not exist; I'm merely saying that it is extremely unlikely that he does. Here, we have two sides of the story: either the universe created itself, or God created it. Of course, if God created the universe, we have to ask the perfectly logical question that follows: what created God? Thus, the ultimate options are: either the universe created itself, or God created God himself. As I established in the first main point, it is far more likely for the universe to create itself than than it is for God to create himself. Thus in all cases, it is far more likely that the universe DOES NOT have a God than that it does have a God. I strongly urge the voters to vote for my side of the argument (Pro), and I appreciate my opponent for spending time doing this debate.