Does god exist

Thank you as well. I will speak directly to you for my concluding remarks. These articles are correct, space and time came into existence after the big bang occurred. But none of them would agree with your statement that it was the beginning, ie, the first time this has ever occurred. This makes a BIG difference. I would encourage you to investigate "Big Crunch" for more information on this phenomenon. We don't even know if our universe is the only one in existence, so how can we say that our universe was "the beginning"? The universe may very well already be eternal, without the need for a creator, if the big crunch theory turns out to be correct. You are welcome to disagree with this, but my stance remains firmly, we don't know. I think this is the correct response, considering that this subject is under rigorous debate by the scientific community. Existence is no longer a subject that is contained within just our universe. Existence, the multiverse, whatever it is, these are subjects that are infantile. We just don't know enough to make a definitive judgement on this. To say that it was god merely reveals a lack of understanding of the subject material. 2. Evolution You missed my point. God's existence is even more unlikely as that of the universe. You don't accept that god needs to have been created, so why does the existence of matter? Matter can't be destroyed or created according to law of conservation. Doesn't that mean it is already eternal, like your definition of god? This is exactly why we haven't conclusively stated that the universe had a "beginning", because it doesn't match the laws of nature. A big crunch theory fits well, but it hasn't been resolved with the expansions effects of dark energy. Quantum physics also has a unique property. Matter and its antimatter spring out of nothing spontaneously, only to collide with each other and destroy one another. We already see matter popping out of nothing, without a god creating this. This further complicates our model of the universe. Regarding the historicity of Christ Jesus, I honestly wish I had time to go through each of your historical sources and deconstruct them. That would take mountains of paper though, and so I will merely conclude by saying that, it is easy find evidence supporting your own theories, no matter what they are. Rejecting evidence that is contrary to the facts when they go against your own world belief is what is difficult. To conclude. The reasons against god are: 1. It matches a predictable pattern. Self martydom, sacrifice for the promise of heaven ( my opponent even demonstrates this himself with "god knows why allows innocent people to suffer, their suffering could be compared to nothing [in the] face of eternal joy ), the use of joyful faith over hard reason, and a shallow understanding of scientific material, are the usual elements of religious belief. This is not for every case, but it is for many. We can predict religious growth well ( great suffering, little academic knowledge ), which matches the religious growth in Africa and China over the last 100 years. Incidentally, where suffering is reduced and knowledge abounds ( Sweden, Finland, and Australia for example, with fantastic qualities of life and superb education ) religious attendance drops dramatically. This is damning evidence. 2. Biblical inaccuracy ( my opponent does not appear to contest this ). Use of "out of context", lack of unity in the church - why go on? Why go on indeed. I will stop there, there is no point in rehashing the obvious. Thank you for your time.