Does the Christian god exist.

The first statement that I MUST make, in reference to the debate topic is that it cannot currently be answered in the affirmative or negative, with ANY degree of certainty, whether or not ANY deity exists - at least not objectively... My favorite description of a "personal god" comes from Dr. Neal DeGrasse Tyson: "God is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance." The fact of the matter is that the specific answer to the specific topic of debate is, quite obviously, "Probably not." The primary reasons for my contention are: 1) Lack of rational connection with reality 2) Absolute height of human arrogance 3) Unrealistic claims - self-contradictory 4) Untrustworthy source 5) Obvious human perspective Let's make no mistake about this: We are talking about a deity that would not exist, even in people's minds, had the bible never come to be. The level of credible belief in the biblical deity, in its most fundamental form, boils all the way down to the veracity of the bible. A building of steel and concrete cannot be built upon wet sand, and that is exactly the case, here. In short, render the bible unbelievable, and the deity within its pages will disintegrate, for the rational human. 1) Lack of rational connection with reality The very beginning of the foundation for belief in (specifically) the christian deity is one of fallacy and disconnect with reality. The order of creation, itself, is completely out of sequence with what we currently know to be true. Further, stating that "god can do anything" does not reconcile the fact that the proposed creator of nature's laws would not create such laws, just to turn around and immediately violate them. Consider: Genesis order of creation is: ***Day 1 "Heavens and Earth" Light and Dark ***Day 2 "Vault" (sky) separating "waters" ***Day 3 Oceans (seas) and dry land Vegetation, procreation of vegetation, and fruit ***Day 4 Stars ("...lights in the vault of the sky") - "signs" to mark "sacred times," days/years Sun and moon - Both are called "lights." -- Interesting to note that sun and "stars" are distinct. ***Day 5 Sea creatures Birds ***Day 6 Land animals Humans (in his own "likeness.") *** Important *** (Male and female both mentioned) Establishment of human "rule" over lesser animals (intellectually), dominion over all life *Every* green plant for food Day 1 - Any water "in existence" prior to the existence of an atmosphere would have been violently vaporized, and frozen. There would be no water over which to "hover," for the deity. Day 1 - Light and dark were supposedly created, but the SOURCE of light in this universe (stars) were not created until day 4? Day 2 - The vault (can be interpreted as an atmosphere) required for the formation of liquid water was created after there was already water on the surface? Day 3 - Oceans and vegetation were created previous to the moon to control the tides and the stars to provide energy and warmth? No vegetation could *BEGIN* let alone survive without warmth, atmosphere, and energy provided by starlight (sun). Day 4 - The fact that the bible differentiates between our sun and "stars" indicates lack of understanding of the natural order. Calling the moon a lesser "light" indicates human ignorance of the phenomenon of light reflection. The amount of light reaching earth from distant stars would be virtually negligible, and would be the ONLY thing visible, at night, from the surface of the earth, and then just barely. Essentially, everything "created" before this "day" is negated by the fact that stars HAD to come before water, heavier elements, elements necessary for life, and gravity necessary for planetary formation. Further, the most fundamental compound absolutely critical to ALL life (as we know it) is water. The liquid form of this compound is not even possible without a fully formed planet WITH and atmosphere. Essentially nothing stated on days one through three are even POSSIBLE, until after day four. Day 5 - The ONLY thing in this fictional tale that can be called "in proper order," in keeping with natural law. Day 6 - The arrogance begins, in stating that man was created "in god's likeness." Whether in appearance or in demeanor and qualities, given many of the monstrous atrocities mandated by this deity, it is clear that the likeness and creation or in reverse: Man created this deity, in written form, in his own likeness, just as every other deity before it. Day 6 - Giving "every green plant" for food: Does this include nightshade, hemlock, poison ivy/oak/sumac, various poisonous berries? This foundation tale is PRECISELY the type of tale one would expect to hear from humans completely lacking in knowledge of natural law, physics, structure and operation of the universe and everything in it, and even the most basic chemistry, biology, and botany. Given the perspective of the time during which it was written and the Hebrew "day," it is clear that the bible was written with the understanding of six literal, earth days. Even if it is interpreted, metaphorically, the evening/morning distinction indicates this tale to have been from the perspective of bronze age humans, and entirely made up. 2) Obvious human perspective To touch only briefly on several things that could not possibly have been born of anything other than human perception, consider these: Jonah living in the belly of a whale: * Would not have had anything to breathe, except (most likely) methane gas -- for three days. * Would have ankle/knee/waist/chest-deep in a pool of caustic digestive juices -- for three days * The temperature and humidity would have dehydrated him quickly with no drinkable water -- for three days. Sun standing still for one full day: * Means the earth's rotation would have to suddenly STOP. This cannot happen, without catastrophic effects to the planet (and everything on it). * 24-hours of direct sunlight would scorch one side of the earth (especially in the Middle Eastern deserts, and plummet temperatures on the other. * Violates every known physical law * Is extremely inefficient and unnecessary for a deity capable of what the bible claims While a deity with the power to create all laws could easily violate/suspend them, it is critical to note that NOWHERE else in the entire world is there ever any record of such an occurrence... An even such as eclipses did not go unnoticed, but a full day during which the sun did not "move," went without a single entry from ANY other culture throughout mankind's entire history? Unlikely to the point of being unbelievable. 3) Unrealistic claims - self-contradictory "Thou shalt not kill," - yet the deity mandates genocide, kidnapping/trafficking, rape, human sacrifice, etc. Two contradictory "lineage" records, for the single most important character in the book (Luke 3 and Matthew 1). Moreover, if the lineage in Matthew is correct, it directly violates the deity's curse upon Jaconiah, since none of his lineage was ever to have been seated upon the throne... These are but two examples, out of HUNDREDS that are available, that make belief in such a book very suspect. 4) Untrustworthy source The very foundation and included writings were selected by what would later become the catholic church. Given the nature and morality of this institution, anything that has been determined by such a group must IMMEDIATELY become suspect. The tyranny, bloodshed, oppression, violence, murder, treachery, and fundamental immorality of the hierarchy of this institution is such that no deity of any respectable morality would ever be associated with it. It would be tantamount to forming an ethics committee chaired by Adolph Hitler, and oversight performed by Joseph Stalin. The very fact that the catholic church was instrumental in the formation of the content of the bible removes nearly all (if not all) of the credibility of this book being "divine," in any way. 6) Moral ambiguity In a book that is supposed to be the utterance of the foundation of "objective" morality, why are there so many humanly immoral inclusions within its pages, pertaining to "divinely mandated" behavior? If there is such a thing as "objective morality," that would mean that said morality is both outside the determination of humans (intrinsic), and is not subject to change. Most especially, such standard, concrete, immutable veracity should not permit for changes in human interaction. Morality is the codification of how humans treat each other; the "ought" in governance of our "can." Being ambiguous, at its VERY BEST, this book could not possibly be divine, in origin. The christian deity cannot be even considered, without the bible. The bible cannot be trusted, unless it is consistent with reality, with morality, and with itself. Further, the omissions of important information for the judgment as to its veracity shows that the biblical content cannot be reconciled with the physical universe around us, and does not reconcile with itself, in any real sense. Even reading it in any "metaphorical sense" still requires the suspension of reason, in order to accept the utterly ridiculous as immutable truth. The deity of the bible must be intrinsic to human existence, behavior, and all of the qualities that we have come to accept as beneficial, or "good." It is absolutely mandatory that the deity be founded upon axiomatic truth. If it is not, a serious disconnect occurs between that which a rational human being can accept, and what the bible asks that such an human being accepts. The bible MUST absolutely be incontrovertible, in order for the deity within its pages to be reasonably accepted. It is not incontrovertible. It's god must, therefore, most likely not exist.