The Fact that there are Atheists is Contradictory to the concept of God.

My opponent appears to have taken on the position of a literalist, fundamental Christian, in order to support his position, and while interesting, it does not accurately reflect the views of a majority of Christians. To start I will point out his assumptions about God, that I find to be exaggeratedly or false, based on modern Christian understanding and doctrine. 1. "Millions upon millions (if not billions) of people will roast in hell for not getting the right religion." - This is actually not what most Christians believe. Most Christians believe only those who make an informed decision to reject God's will and Jesus sacrifice will be submitted to hell. So, humans born into alternative belief, will be given a chance to accepts God's will after death or upon Jesus' return. 2. "fall angels. these beings fully well knew God's existence, and were well aware of his consequences and such." - Fallen Angels did know God, but were convinced by Lucifer to reject his will. We are not told if they were aware of the ultimate consequence of their actions, but can assume, based on the bible's description of God as Loving, that he provided forgiveness for them, yet they reject it. 3. "obtaining knowledge will never negate free will" - Most Christians, fully agree. They believe that God intends for humanity to obtain knowledge, but chooses to provide that knowledge through faith and through a diligent search for his will in prayer and exploring his word. The fact that some people require additional knowledge, doesn't mean they will automatically be submitted to hell, simply that their lives on earth, will not be reflective of a life supported with the peace that comes through a knowledge of God's will. Given these common misconceptions or intentional falsehoods about Christian belief, it quickly becomes clear that my opponents closing statement in round 2 is false. God's allowance of free will is in fact a kindness, that allows mankind to fully explore life and discover for himself, which path holds the most peace, love and value. God is not evil, and does exist. To bring the argument back to the original assertion, it might be beneficial to utilize metaphor. Instead of the concept of God, lets replace it with any other object. Aliens for example. My opponent would assert that the mere fact we debate about Aliens, disproves they exists altogether. This slight change, clearly shows the flaw in my opponents position. Debate, in and of itself, never negates reality. Truth is, we simply don't know conclusively, if aliens exist or not. We could debate its likelihood, but ultimately without all the knowledge of the universe, cannot conclusively, prove or disprove their existence. Debating about them does nothing other than express belief. The same can be applied to God, Love, Bigfoot, and all things that we as humans have debated throughout our history on earth. My opponent makes the mistake of assuming that his non belief is an indication of God's non existence. It isn't, it is simply his position of belief, nothing more. Just as my position that Bigfoot doesn't exist does not prove that Bigfoot doesn't exist, only expresses my point of view. Finally my opponent makes the following claim: "If he were to be all-loving and all-caring, and made it possible for us to be saved, we would expect him to make it clear to us he exists. However, he has not, as is evident with a debate." Christians would argue that he does provide ample evidence of his existence through his word and through mankind's search for knowledge about life, the universe and everything. It can be equated with teachers at school. Student's might not believe that the teacher has their best interest at heart, and that the subject matter they are teaching is pertinent, but that belief, doesn't indicate that the teacher is wrong, only that they students choose to rebel against the lesson. God is similar to that teacher, knowing the stubborn students are wrong, but choosing to try and teach them regardless of their attitude and belief about the subject matter.