Atheism (Con) vs. The Existence of God (Pro)

He will be taking the stance of 'Theism', while I will be taking the stance of 'Atheism. Furthermore, he will be taking the stance of 'a god or gods exist' while I will be taking the stance of 'there is no god or gods'. My arguments The Bible The Bible is a widely accepted information source. It is, however, only accepted by theists, most notably Christians, Jews, and Muslims. These religions believe in something that is, generally, untrue. The Bible includes a few truths, such as the existence of characters such as the mere existence of Jesus and Moses, but the book is absolutely not correct when it comes to the issue of humanity"s origin. Many Christians claim there are about 39 authors of the Bible. They do, however, fail to mention who these people are. They seemingly have no name, origin, or heritage. Christians simply say the Bible was written by the "followers of Jesus. " This claim is, until proven true, false. The Bible also fails to have the capacity to tell facts. The Bible is, in many ways, nothing more than a fairy tale book. Noah"s Ark, Jesus" resurrection, Moses parting the sea, and all other miracles in the Bible can be defined as a fairy tale. There is no scientific evidence whatsoever that can explain and/or prove these events, thus one must assume they did not occur. Furthermore, the Bible must be labeled as unreliable until solid, valid evidence can be found that supports not only Creation, but also all other biblical stories. Proof of Evolution Evolution, which was once considered false, is now more widely accepted. It is, however, not accepted by all, even though it is fact. It can be proven by these five key aspects: Fossils, embryology, vestigial structures, and homologous structures. Fossils show the remains of creatures that once roamed the Earth. These creatures are similar to the ones that exist today (O'Neil, anthro. palomar. edu). These include the fossils of whales. Embryology shows creatures that look exactly the same as embryos. They have similar structures that become different parts (necsi. edu). Take a look at these links below: . http://www.geology.ohio-state.edu... . http://ncse.com... Vestigial Structures are structures in animals that have little to no use. This includes the human appendix, which is useless (berkley. edu). In a mouse, however, it is greatly needed. It is the same in a whale, which has finger bones but cannot use them. Homologous structures are structures that are very similar in many animals, such as the hand structure of humans, rats, bats, whales, et-cetera (berkley. edu). As you can see, there are quite a few ways to substantiate evolution's reality. Because evolution is a certainty, one cannot say it is false. Because of this, we can deduce that all creatures have a common ancestor other then the bible's 'Adam and Eve'. I feel we can rule out the use of evolution as proof of theism. When talking about Adam and Eve, I become perplexed. You see, we would not be here if we started out with only two people. You need at least four couples (eight people) to populate a planet. If there really was a Adam and Eve, their intelligence levels and immune system strength would have to have been extremely high. If God created the Universe, who created God? Here is a problem with theism: If there really is a god out there, who created the Universe and continues to play dice with the universe, who created him? This is a large problem among many theists, because they fail to ask for evidence of where their god came from. Whenever I ask Christians this question, they answer with, "God does not need a creator, for God can create himself". There is a problem with that statement, as I assume most rational personages agree. Stephen Hawking, "Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge and author of A Brief History of Time" (hawking. org), has stated in his show on The Science Channel, Into The Universe With Stephen Hawking (IMDB), that God could not have created the Universe because no time existed before the Universe for any God to create it. This is a highly realistic fact. The Big Bang Many people, even though it has plenty of evidence, do not believe in the Big Bang. Instead, they believe God said 'Let there be light', 'let there be"'. According to Creation, this happened for seven days, at which point, God - Who is supposed to be an almighty being - was tired and decided to rest. This, I am sorry to say, it highly illogical. As I stated earlier, "Who created God? " I do not understand how people can deny the Big Bang when there is no good proof of Creation by God. Now, looking at the definitions you gave, it seems you agree with the Big Bang. However, according to what you said about "one second after the Big Bang, our universe would have re-collapsed. " In saying this, you are stating that there was such a small chance of the Universe continuing, that there must have been interference by a creator. I would like some proof When I ask a Christian for some proof of God, they tell me to look around and see the complexity of the world around me. When I look around, I see proof that the Universe is so big that the chance of everything on Earth being created was raised. You see, the universe is very large; so large that there is a possibility for almost every possible combination of matter. Once, I attempted to pray. Needless to be said, it did nothing for me. I asked for some sort of sign. I received nothing. Absolutely nothing. Where is God? When asking people this question, I always receive the answer 'Heaven'. Then I ask where Heaven is and people tell me God is "outside the universe". Unfortunately, "in order for God to exist, he would have to exist in a location. That would mean that such a location would have to be part of the universe, since it is a "location" and you can't have a location outside of the universe. So, it doesn't make sense to say that God exists outside of the "universe of locations" while he himself is in a location" (CARM). Conclusion Because this round is only for stating our arguments, I do not feel the need to add more, for these are the arguments I currently have. As you have already given some good, helpful definitions, I do not feel obligated to lay out anymore. I will wait for your arguments towards the existence of God. MLA Citations O'Neil, Dennis. Interpreting the Fossil Record. Palomar, Web. 5 March 2014. Hawking, Stephen. Stephen Hawking. hawking. org, Web. 5 March 2014. Similarities of Embryos. necsi. edu, Web. 5 March 2014. Adaptation. Berkley, Web. 5 March 2014. Homologies and Analogies. Berkley, Web. 5 March 2014. Stephen Hawking's Universe. IMDB, Web. 6 March 2014. Slick, Matt. Argument Against God's Existence Using Location Outside of the Universe CARM, Web. 6 March 2014.