Sincere belief in Leprechauns is equally rational to sincere belief in Gods.

Belief in God/s and the belief in leprechauns can not be identical for the reasons below: Comparing the belief in God/s to that of leprechauns is simply an argumentative strategy meant to discredit the belief in God/s. Leprechauns for a fact are a human invention that claims no right to be worshiped nor any right to creation. How can we compare a being that claims the exclusive right over all creation to a man made myth hence the central premise of the argument is the erroneous claim that belief In God and belief in Leprechauns can be identical. For example, because I am here I believe that my great great grand parents existed, I do not know where they are buried or their names and lack empirical evidence (at the moment) but I believe it by logical deduction. However I can also believe that I am an alien from Pluto implanted by my superior race in infiltrate the human race. Can both beliefs be judged in the same category? Absolutely not. Hence my opponent attempts to disregard that obvious fact simply to ridicule my point with fancy terminology 1.There is empirical evidence depending on your criteria. Leprechauns can be defined, there features are well known, and they exist (even if in a non living thing form), It is usually depicted as a little bearded man, wearing a coat and hat, who partakes in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, the leprechaun has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Like other Irish fairies, leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha D" Danann.[1] that is the evidence for leprechauns, we know them for a fact to be myth and if one believes them it is a choice and has nothing to do with faith. Do you need faith to belief in leprechauns, absolutely not. The empirical evidence for God/s is in the human beings own inner conviction (2). How could the perfect system of stars and galaxies, planets and moons be working with mathematical precision and have no one controlling it, do we require evidence that we can see and evidence we can deduce by reasoning is rejected? My opponent has not presented any facts that dispute my notions and ignored my scientific arguments including the law of entropy, second law of thermodynamics among many other signs, the changing of seasons in an orderly man, and the functionality of the ears and eyes all symbolize an intelligent design, it is either of human origin or non human, it can not be human, otherwise we would have replicated it, hence it is non human. The world around us is empirical evidence and the fact that people have for millennia continued to believe in God/s is more proof of the innate human instinct towards a singular source, that is evidence enough for an open mind. Even science requires empirical evidence, should we reject the big bang theory too, after all it is believed based on faith , by my opponent's logic, the belief in Leprechauns is similar to the belief in the big bang theory""theories and myths 2.The belief in leprechauns is falsifiable .According to Wikipedia, A leprechaun (Irish: leipreach"n) is a type of fairy in Irish folklore. It is usually depicted as a little bearded man, wearing a coat and hat, who partakes in mischief. They are solitary creatures who spend their time making and mending shoes and have a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. If captured by a human, the leprechaun has the magical power to grant three wishes in exchange for their freedom. Like other Irish fairies, leprechauns may be derived from the Tuatha D" Danann.[1] As shown the existence of leprechauns can be seen as a myth that can be traced back to its origins and roots. God/s are believed in many parts of the World , But all parts of the world believe in a singular supreme Unitarian God , however leprechauns are tied only to the Irish historically, shall we compare a national belief to a global belief and consider both equal simply because they are beliefs? Clearly my opponent only seeks to discredit the belief in God/s without a clear rationale. Twice now, you have failed to counter either of these premises. Instead, you provide examples as to how one belief affects the believer compared to the other - this is irrelevant. You've provided anecdotal and circumstantial evidence trying to pass it off as empirical - this is intellectually dishonest. My examples are meant to show that the belief in God/s is more verifiable and apparent than the belief in Leprechauns ,aliens and the Easter bunny. By having an effect on the believer, the notion that both sets of beliefs are equivalent is proved false. Addressing the so called logical fallacies; 1. "Leprechauns and other cultural mythical and frankly other made up figures that stem from superstition" - This is special pleading until you prove God/s is/are not also made up superstitions. How is this assertion a logical fallacy, we can prove beyond reasonable doubt that leprechauns are a man made invention, but we can not prove BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT that this applies to God, hence it is only a logical fallacy because my opponent is not willing to distinguish between God and gods and leprechauns. 2. " No one prays to leprechauns for help(generally) while since the dawn of man countless humans have turned to a Godhead figure." - This is an appeal to popularity and also irrelevant to the argument's tenets. This is not an appeal top popularity, it is a logical argument meant to show that the belief in God is superior to that of leprechauns by showing that mankind for the most part has admitted that he is in need of one who is higher, this is an attribute exclusively to God ands as such makes that belief not identical to that of leprechauns. My opponent is using a logical fallacy, he has dismissed my claim without consideration simply to belittle this fact as admitting would show that both beliefs are not equal. 3. "more people on earth believe in God/s while most people acknowledge that leprechauns are as real as Santa" " This is to show that had the belief in God/s been identical to that of leprechauns, then they would have had identical followers, but because they do not we can reason that one belief in by far superior. Also believers in leprechauns can also believe in God/s so clearly one belief is fundamental another is simply a luxury. 4. "the us dollar note states in God we trust not in Leprechauns we trust" " This is to show that the authoritative value of the belief in God is something the belief in leprechauns can never achieve, hence by logical deduction , the belief in God is superior and more valid and as such can not be com