If God were Pepsi, then atheism would be Sierra Mist

Of course my opponent would choose to find childishness in my response, childishness is consistent with the title of what he incorrectly believes is a debate :) If pro receives more votes, the heartbreak felt on my end will be the equivalent to the heartbreak Stephen King would feel if one of his books received less votes than the Teletubbies among 3-4 yr olds :) Now lets get to some big kids stuff :) Since 1982, between 40% and 50% of adults in the United States say they hold the creationist view that "god created humans in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years" when Gallup asked for their views on the origin and development of human beings. As of 2012, the percentage of believers decreases as the level of education increases. Only 25% of respondents with postgraduate degrees believed compared with 52% of those with a high school education or less. A 2011 Gallup survey reports that 30% of U.S. adults interpret the bible literally :) Such despicable statistics are only possible because of the ignorance religion imposes on the human intellect :) Dont like to "think" too hard? Thats ok, Intellectual laziness has a "cheat code", god. When you enter this cheat code you will be unable to say "I dont know" to the following questions, why are we here? What happens when I die? Emotional frailty? Easily feared into things? Dont worry your little head about it, theres a cheat code for that, god. When you enter this cheat code, your frail emotions wil feel empowered by the idea of a totalitarian authority taking care of and watching over us 24 hrs a day. This cheat code should Not be used by someone who is emotionally frail, and ignorance personified. If youre extreme in dealing with emotional frailty, and your level of ignorance is extreme as well, that level of ignorance coupled with your knowledge of a sky daddy, you will believe that talking to yourself and calling it praying actually helped you find your car keys :) Fear of death? Fear of the unknown? You guessed it, theres a cheat cod for that, god. When your thoughts get to death, or the unknown, whether young or old, the best answer for scary questions, the most soothing pacifier, is the holy binky. The adult pacifer known as the holy binky will take that unknown fear away, and replace it with fear for him :) How can I be a bigot? How can I discriminate and hold prejudices that are divisive enough to deny a child equal rights? Thats easy, use the right cheat code. When entering the cheat code, god, you can instantly turn yourself into a prejudice holding, discriminating bigot, voting booths are where you will shine using this cheat code. The desire to vote against the equal marriage rights of children born differently is enhanced dramamtically entering the cheat code, god :) I Do NOT incriminate religion or science until I investigate. god stories only died in my life when I started to investigate. Religion stops the majority of people from investigating first before incriminating science. I did not incriminate the idea of a biblical god, until I had investigated both the bible and the scientific evidence, and came to my understanding by determining which is more probable of an answer to these questions: Why are humans here? Why are we the only species that can build buildings and fly planes? How did the universe we live in come to be in existence? Answers: 1) Nobody knows with absolute certainty the reason for everything. Lets keep asking questions, and see what evidence we find and how this evidence affects each question I ask and conclude which answers are more probable based on the evidence. 2) The reason for everything is a supernatural being that made an appearance in the middle east and organized a human sacrifice to forgive mankind. That is Not a probability, that is an absolute guarantee. #1 or #2, which is probably the best answer to teach to children? I say number one, and religion says number 2 Why is it all the major divisive and destructive habits in societies stem from those who answer number 2 :) Denying equal rights in marriage, caused by number 2 folks, denying women the right to choose their healthcare, denied by those who answered number 2, lying to children and convincing them that evolution is a lie, you guessed it, number 2's in power manipulating the minds of children and adults alike :) The evils done in the name of religion will only win, when the good do nothing :) Clasping your hands in prayer and does nothing. 2 hands working get more done than 2,000 clasp in prayer :) Number 2 answering folk will tell the number 1's "You better love jesus or you could get a spanking when you die. And if you thought disrespecting the son was a crime, dont even think about denying the holy spirit, you are the holy spirits (b)(i)(t)(c)(h)" :) matthew12:31- 31And so I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the spirit will not be forgiven. 32Anyone who speaks a word against the son of man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the holy spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. 33"Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit. 34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. 35The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. 37For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned." Wow, that sounds so exciting :) That holy spirit is an unforgiving mother f'er, and that jesus is an intolerant (b)(a)(s)(t)(a)(r)(d) towards whatever he decides is a "sin" :) jesus and his "my way or the highway" attitude, yields two results: Some feel the the fear and agree to his way, and some have the courage of taking the highway Life is a highway, I want to ride it all night long---Tom Cochrane :) Religious logic: The story of noahs ark is harmless to children. No, the greatest act of genocide in the history of the planet is Not a good childrens story, even if it is fiction. Penthouse Letters has fiction, youre child doesnt need that either :) Religious logic: Believing in creationism is harmless. Yeah, until you have religious groups knocking on public school doors wanting to teach that scientific evidence of evolution is a lie, or that dinosaurs and humans lived together or that the Earth is only 10,000 yrs old. If you want to lie to them like that, teach them its 12 ft from Florida to California, its the same level of ignorance and educational abuse :) Believing that storks bring babies is harmless too, until you want to teach it alongside verifiable science as an alternative in Sex Ed :) Believing Elvis is still alive never hurt anyone, until you put "In Elvis We Trust" on our money, add his name to the pledge of allegiance and national anthem, and infect government and education with childish tripe :) Theres a lot of things that dont really hurt anybody, unfortunately, religion isnt one of them. Religious people are like a snowflake, individually, there isnt much need for concern, get them in bunches and things get messy :) Religion is the single most divisive and destructive invention in the history of mankind. So what if it makes people "feel" good, so does MDMA, now what? Pass out some E to everyone just because it feels good? :) Brainwashed and delusional are Not insults, even though they work fine as insults, they are an unfortunate diagnosis for ALL RELIGIONS. When people place more emphasis on growing up instead of being born again, then the planet is on the right track :) Thoughts 7:32--"Thinking", if everyone did it, who would be religious? :)