God Does Not Exist

There are some things I have to address, however, first I have to make something clear. "Faith" is not scientific, it is based on personal beliefs, and therefore, is not something that we can use as evidence. When I made this debate, I made it clear that the debate was about the existence of the christian God, not christianity's validity. Another thing I would like to clarify, is that my arguments are based on actual evidence, reason, and science, and certainly not with Bible passages or faith. They were never meant to mean something from a christian point of view. The Existence of Jesus Christ Do you know what is the difference between the three leaders you mentioned (Obama, Lincoln, Washington and Julius Cesar), and the greek gods that I mentioned (Perseus, Hercules, and Asklepios)? The difference is that there is actual evidence that these leaders did exist, while the greek gods are all mythological. This is what makes your example invalid. Remember that all these characters were invented before Jesus' supposed birth, therefore, there is an overwhelming posibility that Jesus was also invented. Also, remember that there is absolutely no evidence that Jesus ever existed. There is a writer named John E. Remsburg, which published a book that listed many historians/writers that existed at the supposed time of Jesus. He mentioned this: "Enough of the writings of the authors named in the foregoing list remains to form a library. Yet in this mass of Jewish and Pagan literature, aside from two forged passages in the works of a Jewish author, and two disputed passages in the works of Roman writers, there is to be found no mention of Jesus Christ. " This book listed 21 historians/writers that were known to exist at the time. I believe that will all the miracles that he supposedly pulled off, someone would have said something. We were never supposed to debate his significance, rather, his existence. You provided Bible verses and everything about the supposed "significance" of Jesus, all of which fail to refute why Jesus did actually exist. It basically speaks about a "humble and loving" God. The Supernatural Biblical Events These are one of the main reasons of why the Bible is fiction. The Bible mentions events that totally go against reason. It sounds more like fairy tales if you ask me. The Bible mentions a river turning to blood, water coming from a rock, water turning to wine, rods turning into snakes, resurrection, a huge lake literally divided into two, a man coming into existence from dust (which is plausibe according to my opponent), a voice coming from a burning bush, a human being in the stomach of a fish for three days and numerous other things that christians are made to believe. Cruelty of God This also wasn't originally meant to be on the debate, however, you've forced me to bring it up. Here are some things that some people unknowingly call "good work". 1. Cursed the entire human race for the mistakes of two people. 2. Killed women, children and men at the time of the flood. 3. Sent the israelites to eliminate all the people from seven nations to conquer their land. 4. Promised to send everyone who is not Christian to eternal torture. (Apparently it doesn't matter if you're good or bad. ) 5. Ordered numerous slaugthers in the Old Testament. "This is Christianity. " Authenticity of the Bible You never refuted my arguments about the contradictions of the Bible, therefore they still stand. Remember that many things said in the Bible contradict themselves, therefore, one or both can be false. The Bible is unreliable. My arguments were made to argue about the existence of the Christian God with evidence, not faith or the Bible itself. Christianity might sometimes represent positiveness, however it also can represent cruelty.