Atheism Provides the more Rational and Realistic Worldview than Theism

Correlation does not imply causation My opponent assumes that the more educated a person becomes, the less religious they are, then proceeds to provide links that show that at least 50 percent of people in educated positions believe in God. Also, the poorest countries in the world tend to be more religious. They are uneducated because the countries lack the money to teach the citizens- they don't all have a government like America. I want to stress this point- correlation does not imply causation! Evolutionary Model and the Creation model: Evolution is also unfalsifiable. Here are some examples as to why not all scientists believe in the evolutionary model: There is no observable evidence that a T-Rex evolved into a chicken. http://www.livescience.com... Uranus and Neptune should not exist! http://www.thematrix.co.uk... The Sun is almost 5 billion years old. As the sun gets warmer throughout its life, this shows that in the past, life could not have existed on earth millions of years ago. Petrified trees that go though the earths layers (that should be millions of years apart) are found throughout the world Helium in crystals suggest a young earth. We never see stars form. Short term comets prove a younger universe. These are just some examples of the many problems with evolution, as can be found here: http://www.answersingenesis.org... Many of the “proofs” my opponent set for evolution can all be dismantled by the website provided above. It doesn't matter how many scientists believe in what, all that matters it the evidence itself. If the earth does have a history of supernatural intervention, then no naturalistic scientist can accurately explain the past. My opponent presupposes that God does not exist, but instead I suggest that true science is following the evidence to wherever it leads. Final Rebuttals God is not a married bachelor. He cannot lie, cannot sin, cannot die. I see no issue with saying He also cannot create a rock bigger than He can lift. My opponent says that if God was loving, he would prevent the evil in the world. How do parents raise children? Do they prevent every bad thing from ever happening to them, or do they lovingly allow them the ability to make their own mistakes once in a while? My opponent claims that the origin of the universe was simple and that we should apply Occam's razor. I disagree. However, consciousness causes collapse. This is a phenomena in quantum mechanics, and as far as we know, for a universe to exist, we would have needed an original consciousness to set physics in motion. Whether something came from nothing, or something eternally existed are both intricately complex situations. We should not assume the simplest explanation for the most complex question in the universe. http://en.wikipedia.org... Conclusion “The resolution stands: Atheism is the more rational and realistic worldview than theism." My opponent again claims his resolution still stands, yet he has completely disregarded my three arguments for God. “it is simply incorrect to assert that earth is the ONLY place where we can see redshifts” My opponent set up a straw man by inaccurately stating my position. Yes, every place in the universe can observe red shifts. The universe is expanding. The issue is that ONLY from earth can we observe quantized red shifts, a phenomena which is also noticed by secular scientists. http://en.wikipedia.org... http://en.wikipedia.org... My opponent also disregards the acknowledgment that the professionals in the medical field attest to miraculous phenomena. My opponent fails to supply a counter towards my argument that man created with language is more likely than man creating a language. As we exist in the center of the universe, our qualified physicians show us that there are reasons to believe in miracles. As God more than likely endowed mankind with the ability of language and consciousness, we should be able to use rationality to see that with a worldwide population of 7 billion, why should we allow ourselves to believe that only 2 percent of the entire population live in the correct worldview? (I appreciate the debate with my opponent, I am glad for the challenges he set forth for me, however, I am disappointed of his refusal to acknowledge my strongest arguments.)