God is a fictional figure.

To begin, I have noticed that you seem to mentioning many imperfections present in our world and seem to be blaming them on God. Well, God is not purposely doing these bad things out of spite onto us. Rather, our our decisions can drive these things to happen. To reiterate, God cannot control everything meaning that a person will not get cancer for instance, but he is able to see it coming. He may not be able to prevent it, but that does not mean that He is not omnipotent. He cannot make everything perfect in this world because, as you may not realize, a totally Utopian society is not actually as good as it seems. Both our fate and our free-will control our destiny and our life. In addition, it has been mentioned that our minds are able to perceive right from wrong from birth. Well, that point, too, is false. As a small infant, we do not know what not do. Though, as we grow through our early years, we learn from our parents. So, our parents are teaching us our morals, and in many cases, including my own, I learn morals from religion. I learned that certain things are not acceptable. I am not scared of my God if I sin, but I acknowledge my wrongdoing. I accept the consequences for my actions knowing that I will try not to sin again. To continue, your last round had a very interesting section. You said: "Why would there even need to be a lesson taught? If he makes the world perfect then what would be the advantage of having this wisdom of suffering and greed? If he did exist, surely he'd make an Eden on Earth, so if we live a life of stress free luxury; then what would the benefit of learning that lesson teach us?" As I have previously mentioned, what kind of life would humans live if everything is predetermined and we all just follow each other like soulless creatures. Certainly a world where nothing is left to chance or choice is not a very exciting life. God created us unlike other animals to be able to use our advanced cerebral capacity to accomplish more than other organisms have. So, he must have foreseen people straying. Though, as previously stated, he cannot force us to make the right choices; why would he? He made us to live on this world and be happy. If we are not taking advantage of that, then it cannot be blamed on Him for giving us a bad life. So, clearly the world is not a Utopia, but that is the cause of many years of human wrongdoings and mistakes. Later on in your previous round you said: "The human race is an innovative and curious group of individuals, wanting either self or global profit. We weren't guided into anything, we simply invented and innovated. Your stating that the human race is too illiterate and simple-minded to guide ourselves to a thriving community, and instead we need the guidance of a higher being. We have invented and bettered our lives so much without any guidance from this God. If God is the purpose of all creations, then we should give him credit for anything shouldn't we?" Well, to begin on that, the human race is so complex and so advanced because of the help of God. I am pretty knowledgeable on science, and even with the knowledge of Darwin's theories and the like, I am unable to fathom the fact that life just 'appeared'on Earth and just evolved from bacteria to us. Although it may contradict the "natural laws of science", it is plausible that God made us, the solar system, and the Universe. Then, many would say: "Well, how did he get here?" Well, God is omnipotent and omniscient; He was here for all of time, and was the one who made all time and space. Once again, these theories may seem improbable to scientists (I can see that you very much like Science), but with religion, the laws of science do not apply. Now, you might be saying : "If it doesn't correspond with Science, it must be wrong." As seen in many cases, Science can be misleading and many modern postulates about our world may not be true. So, when religion contradicts the 'known' laws of science it may be that science is incorrect and we have yet to learn more information on the unknown phenomena occurring in our Universe. Lastly, you closed by saying : "In conclusion to argument three, this God didn't gift us anything, instead put us in a world that could have been improved tenfold without any effort. Attempting to preach a lesson that is unneeded and does not have to be taught at such drastic measures. As well as humans, we prospered on our own, we invented on our own, and no guidance was ever need for us to evolve into the society that is today." To counter, God surely did gift us everything we have. You were born into a life which you probably are successful in. (One may assume based on your knowledge and resources) I can not determine how prosperous you are, but when you succeeded, it is thanks to God for helping you. It may not seem like he's there, but he is, and he loves you even though you may not acknowledge him back. This lesson may seem unnecessary, but humans have driven ourselves into a hole, and now we must suffer for our sins. He is not maniacal and intending on hurting us, but by letting us live our sad lives, we will understand the consequences of bad decisions. In addition, you stated that God is letting us suffer. Well, He in fact is not. Two thousand years ago, he sent down Jesus to die on a cross to forgive our sins. Jesus' disciples, by following him, we able to pass down the word of God and lived happily in heaven with God. I don't see how you can be so arrogant as to think that humans evolved and advanced all on our own. Though you may not agree, God is the being who has guided in the right direction and is continuing to do so. To conclude, God truly is real. He originally made humans to live sinless happy lives, but when Adam and Even were tempted by the Devil, mankind was forever altered. The temptation of evil is what led us to disobey God, and this temptation still plagues the world today. God is not leaving people to suffer. You may not realize, but everyone has a certain talent. There are quite a few known cases where the people who are born into hardship come out with the most successful lives (Michael Jackson). Lastly, God has guided humans to advance, and has given us the resources and the abilities to thrive. Even when it seems like there is no one to turn to, no where to go, God has always been here, and will continue to be there for us. Watching over us, protecting us, and blessing us.