The Christian god exists and rules over the universe

I would like to start off my thanking pro for accepting this challenge and for structuring his argument in a way that is easy to respond to. I would also like to thank my opponent for wanting to convert me from my atheism, I truly hope you can convince me of God"s existence. =================================================================================================== 1. Your series of accusations does not sit well with me. You are so convinced that I have sins that prevent me from joining Christianity, well let me assure you; if I KNEW there was a god I would change my lifestyle. But no one has demonstrated that I God is real, so why should I live a Christian lifestyle. My point here is that you have not demonstrated that "The Christian god exists and rules over the universe" but rather that you believe I have sinned. ================================================================================================== 2. Speculation about me and uninformed assertions about science. Your first line ("My opponent I'm quite sure puts his trust in man for the sake of evolution, which is nothing more than a false ideology.") makes no sense. "trust in man"? "the sake of evolution"? 2a. As for your argument against evolution. Are you saying that evolution is not true because it requires earth to be old " as none knows the age of earth? Well we can tell the age of earth/dinosaurs, not definitively, but very very very likely (nothing in science is definitive). It is done by radiometric dating. Radiometric dating works by finding how many half-lives have elapsed (comparing decay products with radioactive isotopes) and then multiplying that number by how long a half-life for that substance is. There is no contention about this 109-year-old method in the scientific community. So to date the earth, scientists find the oldest thing on earth. The oldest thing ever found was a Zircon crystal in Australia, which was radio metrically dated to be about 4.404 billion years old " making the earth at least 4.404 billion years old. They have also dated meteorites around earth and the moon, they date to be about 4.54 billion years old " we use this figure for earths age as many of earths oldest materials are recycled below the crust. As for the rest of evolution, you did not really make a point against it so I will put a small explanation in now " if you contest it further, I will put a more detailed explanation in my response. It is demonstrated that small change happens in a short time, so why can"t this be extrapolated to find that large change happens in a long time " we can discuss speciation if you want. BTW " disproving evolution does not prove your god, i.e. it does not prove your point. Read more about radiometric dating here - https://en.wikipedia.org... Other dating methods - https://en.wikipedia.org... 2b. You want proof for the big bang and more proof for evolution: I can"t list it all here, so I have provided links below that succinctly give some evidence. If you have a genuine case against the big bang or evolution, you should write a world changing scientific research paper. Evolution - http://necsi.edu... Big bang - http://www.big-bang-theory.com... Disproving evolution/the big bang does not prove that god exists. As for the rest of your argument/assertions, you have not given any evidence for why the bible is a valid document that accurately describes reality. You have just said that the bible tells us that god made everything, BUT THAT IS NOT PROOF FOR GOD. " Genesis refute seven of false philosophies of humanity; 1. It refutes atheism, because the universe was created by God. 2. It refutes pantheism, because God is transcendent to that which He created. 3. It refutes polytheism, for one God created all things. 4. it refutes materialism, for matter had a beginning. 5. It refutes dualism, because God was alone when he created. 6. It refutes humanism, because God, not man is the ultimate reality. 7. It refutes evolutionism, because God created all things. " This is not evidence. You need to prove that the bible is right about everything it says, it needs evidence. =================================================================================================== 3. What does it matter how one becomes an atheist? Does that somehow prove your God? Could I say that the Christian god does not exist because this is how you become a Christian "? Further on this, most of your "reasons someone becomes an atheist" can be applied (with a little editing) to believing anything. =================================================================================================== 4. Not willing to study the bible? Like all of your arguments, I have to ask myself "how does this prove god?". I have studied the bible and have not found a book that is more poorly written. Its full of contradictions, inhumane teachings, and scientifically and historically inaccurate tales " I am happy to elaborate on if you would like. Once again: you seem to make assertions about me, and provide no evidence. THE BIBLE IS NOT EVIDENCE WITHOUT BEING PROVEN TO BE A DOCCUMENT THAT ACCURATLY DESCRIBES REALITY. Studying it again is meaningless to me as it has not been validated as a document that describes reality. I am not going to study it over a "lifetime" " as you suggest " as that is a lifetime wasted, unless the document can be validated. =================================================================================================== You have not "shown that God exist and rules the universe" as your suspicions about my "lack of biblical understanding" hindering my "critical thinking on believing" do not prove that your god exists. I have "caused contradictions where there are none"? I have never spoken to you before. By no means have you proven that your God exists!