The Christian God exists

.. .. .. .To our audience thank you for taking time to review this debate. I would like to ask you regardless of which side of this topic you are on to review our arguments with an open mind and vote based on the best argument. .. .. .. .. First I need to say I am not claiming that I can prove that God exists with absolute certainty. I am just saying that on balance of evidence theism is more plausible than not. The origin of the universe. .. .. .. .. .The universe had a beginning:Philosophers, theologians and scientists have debated the question of the origin of the universe for millennia. From the time of the early philosophers this debate has revolved around two questions. 1. Is the universe eternal and therefore uncaused, or did the universe have a beginning in time and space? 2. If the universe did begin at a finite point in time and space, was it created by an outside cause, or did it create itself? In the twentieth century staggering scientific discoveries have led astronomers to conclude that the universe began at a finite point in time and space and that it is not eternal . To the dismay of many scientific materialists, these discoveries strongly support the notion that the universe was caused to exist by an extra dimensional, transcendent Creator. In 1978, NASA astronomer:Robert Jastrow, a self-described agnostic, stated in his book God and the Astronomers : "I am fascinated by some strange developments going on in astronomy partly because of their religious implications and partly because of the peculiar reactions of my colleagues. The essence of the strange developments is that the universe had a beginning–that it began at a certain moment in time. .. .. "Prior to the twentieth century the belief that the universe was eternal was almost unquestioned by astronomers. But as Jastrow points out, this view of an eternal universe has been severely disrupted by "strange developments going on in astronomy" discoveries which Jastrow states carry "religious implications. " Belief in God has always required a measure of faith, but this belief is now founded on solid scientific evidence. The universe is perfectly balanced & Complexity of our planet points to a deliberate designer:The basic forces of matter and the universe are amazing. There are several basic forces in nature which would destroy the universe or not let it form were it not for the delicate balance within each of them. According to the picture of the evolution of the universe developed by the astronomers and scientists alike, the smallest change in any of the circumstance of the natural work, such as the relative strengths of the forces of nature or the properties of the elementary particles, would have led to a universe in which there could be no life. 1 Gravity: Gravity is the weakest force in the universe yet it is in perfect balance. If gravity were any stronger the smaller stars could not form and if it were any smaller, the bigger stars could not form and no heavy elements could exist.2 Proton to neutron ratio: A proton is a subatomic particle found in the nucleus of all atoms. It has a positive electric charge that is equal to the negative charge of the electron. A neutron is a subatomic particle that has no electric charge. The mass of the neutron must exceed that of the proton in order for the stable elements to exist. But the neutron can only exceed the mass of the proton by an extremely small amount an amount which is exactly twice the mass of the electron. That critical point of balance is only one part in a thousand. If the ratio of the mass of the proton to neutron were to vary outside of that limit chaos would result. 3 Photon to baryon ratio: A photon is the basic unit of light or other electromagnetic radiant energy, when considered as a discrete particle. The baryon is any subatomic particle whose weight is equal to or greater than that of a proton. This photon to baryon ratio is crucial. If it were much higher than it is, stars and galaxies could not hold together through gravitational attraction. 4 Nuclear force: It is the nuclear force that holds the atoms together. There is a critical level to the nuclear force also. If it were larger, there would be no hydrogen, but only helium and the heavy elements. If it were smaller, there would be only hydrogen, and no heavy elements. Without hydrogen and without heavy elements there could be no life. Scientists recognize that there is a strong quality running through nature all about us that enables life to exist on our planet. This is called the anthropic principle. It appears that water, atmosphere, chemicals were all perfectly designed for living things to exist and in special sense for mankind to exist. This is quite obvious to any thinking individual who is willing, without prejudice, to consider the things of nature in our world and outside of it. There are many examples that I could cite in nature which require the most delicate of balancings in order for the stars, planets, life, and mankind to exist. Lets consider one more the distance that the moon is from the earth. If it were much closer, it would crash into our planet, if much farther away, it would move off into space. If it were much closer, the tides that the moon causes on the earth would become dangerously larger. Ocean waves would sweep across low-lying sections of the continents. Resultant friction would heat the oceans, destroying the delicate thermal balance needed for life on earth. A more distant moon would reduce tidal action, making the oceans still. Stagnant water would endanger marine life, yet it is that very marine life that produces the oxygen that we breath. Why is the moon so exactly positioned in the sky overhead? Who placed it there? It surely did not rush by randomly, then decide to pause, and carefully enter that balanced orbit. Something can't come from nothing:If something popped into being out of nothing it would lack any "causal conditions" whatsoever, efficient or material. If God creates something out of nothing. Then it lacks only a material cause. This is a little hard to conceive but if coming into being without a material cause is absurd, then coming into being with neither a material cause or an efficient cause is twice absurd that is twice as hard to conceive. So it's not open to the non-theist confronted with the beginning of the universe to say that while created out of nothing is impossible a spontaneous origin out of nothing is. If the alternative to God is spontaneous coming into being out of nothing I think we all can agree that’s impossible. Much more could and should be said about these matters, but I think this is sufficient to show that there is certainly enough evidence to make the belief in God rational. Jesus Christ:Jesus is the central figure of Christianity . Most Christian denominations venerate him as God the Son incarnated and believe that he rose from the dead after being crucified. The principal sources of information regarding Jesus are the Bible's four canonical gospels, which most biblical scholars find useful for reconstructing Jesus' life and teachings. Scholars have correlated the New Testament accounts with non-Christian historical records to arrive at an estimated chronology for the major episodes in the life of Jesus. In later rounds I will explain Jesus in my argument. (out of characters)