These Arguments Against the God of Christianity Are Valid - 1B.

----> NO, it's by evidence. " You may think it's by evidence, but it is not. Say you believe that the revolutionary war happened. You have faith that it happened. Sure, there are journals written during the revolutionary war, and different forms of writing, but who says they are all true? The revolutionary war could have never happened, and all the evidence could be fakes. It is by faith you believe it happened. 1) "This does not explain why there are "natural evils", such as tornadoes and earthquakes. These are not caused by free will, and cause millions of deaths and agony. How does my opponent attempt to reconcile these phenomena? " I have already answered this, but I will do so again. It is because of our sinning that there is "natural evils" in the world. The Bible tells us that God cursed the earth because of Adam's transgression. Weeds are a curse. So is disease. Sin and suffering cannot be separated. The Scriptures inform us that we live in a fallen creation. In the beginning, God created man perfect, and he lived in a perfect world without suffering. It was heaven on earth. When sin came into the world, death and misery came with it. Those who understand the message of Holy Scripture eagerly await a new heaven and a new earth "wherein dwells righteous-ness. " In that coming Kingdom there will be no more pain, suffering, disease, or death. We are told that no eye has ever seen, nor has any ear heard, neither has any man's mind ever imagined the wonderful things that God has in store for those who love Him. 2) "Secondly, there are many repeated acts in the Bible where God disregards the supposed importance of free will, such as killing millions of people or performing miracles (Jesus). If free will isn't a huge priority here, why is it in our case now? " All the people that were performed miracles on begged Jesus to do so. It's what they, or their loved ones wanted, so it is still free will. Killing millions (it wasn't actually millions) of people is also part of free will. All those people had a multitude of sins and so their punishment for breaking God's law was to be taken off this earth and judged. 3) "Yes, like telling a newborn baby or a new pet something is "bad". THEY WON'T GET IT. " God had to give Adam and Eve the ability to sin, or he wouldn't be giving them free will. Adam and Eve had been with God for a while before being told not to eat from the tree. They knew full well not to, because they were not newborns, or people that didn't know what to do, THEY WERE ADULTS that knew fully well what right and wrong was. They choose to sin against God, knowing fully well that it was wrong. They knew what "good" and "bad" was. 4) "Pertaining to my other statement, I was referring to why every generations of people after Adam and Eve have to suffer and feel pain also. This is called punishing the son for the wages of the father - Adam and Eve should have bore their punishment, not their sons also. " We are not being penalized for Adam and Eve's sins, we are being penalized for OUR sins! We sin many many times, and we know it is wrong. People know you shouldn't steal, or lie, but people constantly do so. The pain and suffering is a product of OUR sins, NOT Adam and Eve! 5) "This is AMAZING. My opponent has actually stated that every atheist have irrational disbelief in God. Can you really uphold such a bold claim? Are you really saying that NO atheist thinks he has good reasons and argument to not believe in God? Are you really saying that EVERY atheist secretly hate and ignore God? " NO, of course I am not saying that NO atheist thinks he has good reasons and argument to not believe in God! I am sorry for that misunderstanding, I should have said that SOME atheists just kept ignoring these signs. Many atheists do have good reasons, but many atheists also ignore the signs that God gives them to prove himself real. Also, I NEVER said that every atheist secretly hates and ignores God! I don't know where my opponent got this from, but I definitely would NOT say that! 6) "If God was "purely love", then he wouldn't let so many people burn to hell because he is "hiding" (he hasn't sufficient evidence for his existence in the perspective of many people). He doesn't have to rule us by force or brutalize us into believing him - as a God he bring this upon us in many ways. For example, he can some belief-implantation thing, such as was the case for Adam and Eve. Or he can make fancy symbols and writing in the sky. Or he can be more subtle, and have thousands of angels preach everywhere in such a convincing manner that we are all saved. Or, he can make the Bible claim startling accurate and detailed prophecies of the future that the evidence becomes too overbearing and any rational person will believe in Him. This Free Will Defense also pertains to my previous argument when talking about the argument from evil (you basically use the same defense): how come in the Bible God violates the free will of so many people (like killing them)? It seems here that free will 'aint so much of a priority any more. " First of all, God is NOT hiding. God has given us creation, and he is the creator. The nature of God is to show himself to you in unusual ways. People cannot see God and still live. God is completely perfect, therefore he cannot look into the eyes of sin, so he cannot look at you. You have to try to completely trust in God before you can get a "sign". God will send his holy spirit to live within you when you repent and trust in him. God has given many signs, but people who don't believe blow them off as something scientific. Secondly, I have already answered this question about free will twice, so you can just scroll up and look at the times I've already answered it. ----Conclusion---- As a matter of fact, it was my opponent who originally stated about free will, not me. God has spoken through me in this debate so I pray everyone can repent their sins and believe in God and Jesus Christ. It's been fun debating.