Is it advisable to believe in God

I thank the Negation Now to combat the negations resolve that a belief in God is illogical and that God will grant heaven to those who are basically good. Now, the notion that god allows all good men to enter heaven may be liked by all atheist in their battle on the religious field, but such a notion is false. If you read the scriptures of the bible (As my opponent said we will debate a god in the conventional Christian sense), you will see several areas in which a Baptism is necessary to enter the Christian Kingdom of Heaven. Mark 16:16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.(1) John 3:3-8ï¿½Jesus answered, "Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[b] gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[c] must be born again.' 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."(1) (born of water and spirit refers to baptism) Acts 2:38 Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.(1) Need I go on with this debate, proving to you all that the Atheist Gamble has no religious or logical standing. Seeing as we are debating over a Christian God's existence, we must rely on the Christian bible to give us the facts we need to see who goes to heaven or not, and the bible stands at the conclusion that baptism is necessary to enter the kingdom of heaven. Con: Please note that I'm referring to 'god' in the conventional Christian sense Con: If... a non benevolent god exists, then they not only leave behind a positive legacy, but will have the eternal satisfaction of knowing that they did not spend their life worshipping a hateful and vengeful being On the charge that only a vengeful and hateful being would deny a person to heaven based on non belief, that can also be proved wrong. To be unbaptized and unfaithful and still expecting to enter heaven is like crashing a party and do nothing but eat the food the entire day, except in this case, eternity. God gives his love to everyone, but only those that receive it (baptism) can be noted as true followers and may enter the kingdom of heaven. Evidence of this can be found in my previous quotes. (1) Con: there is no reliable evidence that supports the existence of a divine god that created the universe. If you had read my first argument you would realize that there is a logical argument of the existence of God that you are denying. Mathematicians, Scientists, and Philosophers have found reliable evidence to prove that a higher being exists. If you would open your mind and review the logic, a new side of truth you have not discovered would be evident. Con: I was under the impression that it was frowned upon to copy entire blocks of text word for word Ah, I see that you are referring to the Thermodynamics proof of God. On that charge I am guilty of copying, but it is the 2nd law of Thermodynamics and its explanation that I copied. Had I copied a text of another person sharing their exact beliefs towards the situation, that would have been wrong, but what I did allowed people to understand the science itself. Therefore I fell that the copying that I used was appropriate under the circumstances. Con: It is illogical to place faith in one possibility when all evidence points toward an alternative. May I once again convey you to read the first argument that I posted, seeing that it has evidence pointing toward the exact opposite of your argument. And not only that, but you forgotten the logic coming from proving a universal negative. You attempt to dispel the entire possibility of a god, but that would be proving a universal negate, and for anyone that has taken a class of high school physics, we know that such thing is impossible. Therefore, there either is a god, or we just haven't found him yet. Con: A belief is god is illogical, as well as lacking any benefits I will not reiterate my response for the first section, since it has been done well enough already. I do however believe that you are wrong on the charge that religion brings no benefits. We can argue that it bring non-tangible benefits like the friendship of those that surround you, mental health because the mind relieves itself of anxiety. Religion brings out the strong part in people, not strong physically, but morally strong by knowing what it is right and demanding that part of yourself to break whatever obstacles may face in life (2). My opponent only sees tangible benefits as worthwhile, but the brotherhood that we create among our fellow worshippers is something that can never be broken. I now wish the negation the best of luck for his upcoming refutations. Sources http://www.blueletterbible.org... (simply go to the site and type in the biblical quotes that I provided) http://www.articleclick.com... PS(I have tested the 2nd link and have found no problem at all, but just in case I will provide the address again below) http://www.allaboutscience.org...