(Pro) Atheistic evolution vs Christian creationism (con)

Round three rebuttals"I believe that the universe and the world and everything in it was created by the almighty God of the Christian Bible. However, for any belief to be rational, there needs to be reasonable evidence. " TheArtistThis seems like an oxymoron to me. A belief by its very nature is irrational. Unless, you are thinking of a different definition Belief "3. religious faith" [9] Religious faith is irrational, since we have no way of knowing whether God exists or not. In fact, some call religion and conspiracy theories one in the same. Both have a person believe in something that is extremely unlikely to exist. Otherwise the conspiracy theory would be proven, and thus no longer a theory. "As the names indicate, patternicity refers to seeing meaningful patterns in meaningless noise." [10]"The first mistake is what’s called a ‘Type 1’ or false-positive error; the second one is a ‘Type 2’ or a false-negative error. Humans seem more prone to committing false positive errors because the cost of (literally) living with those errors is often less than the cost of (literally) dying from the false negatives. " [10]As you can see from an evolution point of view, humans are programmed to believe in conspiracy theories, ghosts, aliens, and religion. A person who commits too many false negative errors is more likely to be selected out of the gene pool as opposed to someone who commits too many false positive errors. Think about it, what is the cost of believing in some ridiculous conspiracy theory. Pick the least probable conspiracy theory. How much cost is there to believe in that theory? Very little. Now compare that to the off chance that theory is true. Remember, conspiracy theories are occasionally proven true. Let's say a friend had the notion that cigarette smoking caused lung cancer back in the 40s. That person would be considered a crazy, a nut job, and so forth. Nevertheless, if you listened to that person, your chances of dying from lung cancer would be significantly less. This is because the conspiracy was true, the tobacco industry was conspiring against the public, this conspiracy theory was proven. Yet, this is the exception. Most conspiracy theories never get close to be proven, and despite mountains of evidence to the contrary, the dis-proven theory persist in the publics' mind. This is a long winded way of stating that religious faith is an irrational conspiracy theory and thus, my opponent has stated an oxymoron. "Below I will list just some of the reasonable evidence for the belief that God exists and that He created the universe.The facts below point to a Creator of the universe: The law of thermodynamics (Physics) First Law: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; energy can only be transferred or changed from one form to another [1]. If energy cannot be created, the universe could not have created itself or come into existence by itself. All energy in the universe had to be put there in the beginning. The Bible give a clear indication that God did it." theArtistI contest that this evidence is reasonable. The multi-verse theory can explain how the universe began. [11] Coming from another universe. Also, the Bible does state God, but is that answer correct? There is no way to observe God or test God or falsify the God hypothesis. How did God come into existence any how? Simply stating God performed action x is a non-answer. Where did God come from? How was God created? How do you get past the infinite regressions problem, the creator must be more complex than the creation? The answer of God, is an answer that creates more questions than answers."It had to be created by a being greater than the universe itself." TheArtistAgain, the multi-verse theory. "And in some of these bubble universes, the laws of physics and fundamental constants might be different than in ours, making some universes strange places indeed."[11]Next, at the beginning of the universe the law of thermodynamics might not be applicable. "A supreme being had to put the initial amounts of radioactive elements there to begin with." TheArtistYou have no evidence of this supreme being. Furthermore, the Big Bang Theory explains how the elements got where they are. "The big bang is an attempt to explain how the universe developed from a very tiny, dense state into what it is today." [12]"Since matter and energy cannot cause itself into existence, there had to be a greater cause for its existence, which again points to a very powerful and eternal God." TheArtistAgain, multi-verse theory. [11]"The Bible says He created everything and the Bible itself provides very reasonable evidence that it is truthful, correct, internally consistent and historically accurate." TheArtistThere are 1001 Bible contradictions. [13] There is no evidence for Noah's flood. Jonah surviving three days and three nights within the belly of a great fish seems very improbable. Then, there is the issue of translations, mistranslations, and forgeries. [14] The Bible in its current state claims the Earth is 6,000 years old, Flat, and the solar system is geocentric. "Male and female counterparts to most living species." TheArtistSexual reproductions occurs in a large percentage of single celled organisms."Animals and humans dying of old age." TheArtistThis is probably why a large percentage of people convert to religion, the fear of death. Yet, historically many snake oil salesmen and charlatans have made a pretty penny selling false hope. Just as Christian missionaries still sell false hope today. Evolutionary speaking, old age makes sense. If there was no expiration date, the gene pool would likely stagnant and pathogens would infect and kill the immortal. " A spider, for example, has a gland filled with poison and specifically designed poison ducts that allow the poison to move from the poison gland to the fangs, and into its prey [5]. If its poison developed first, the spider would die from its own poison." TheArtistThe same question has been phrased in many different ways by creationists. How would a wing develop? Wouldn't the half formed wing be useless. The answer is no, no it wouldn't. Think of a person would only four fingers, he/she could still use those fingers. Same with three, two, even one finger would be useful.Now lets reduce further, an arm and wrist without a hand. That would still be purposeful. Could be used to hold down a tree branch while the other hand picks fruit. Even half an arm could be used, and so forth. Perhaps the gland had another use, like storing toxins, but didn't produce any toxins.The ducts could be use to transport other substances than the poison. Most likely the poison developed last. Another explanation is the gland was a gill or sorts, to help the spider breathe under water. Often, it is difficult to isolate the exact transitional purpose, but rest assure, natural selection would force the half formed system to have a use. Thanks for debating. Sources9. http://www.thefreedictionary.com...10. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com...11. http://www.space.com...12. http://science.howstuffworks.com...13. http://www.1001biblecontradictions.com...14. https://goddidntsaythat.com...