Convince me that the Christian faith is the truth

REBUTTALS: P1) My opponent continues arguing that the chances of a planet having the conditions to sustain life are very small, meaning that it is more likely that a God created these conditions on purpose. However, if one is to "zoom out" and look at the entire universe, or even our galaxy, it is easy to see that it is entirely possible that there would be planets with Earth-like conditions. Astronomers at Harvard estimate that in our galaxy alone, there are 17 billion habitable Earth-like planets while astronomers of the University of Auckland claim that number to be closer to 100 billion. With these numbers, one can easily see that it's possible that many celestial objects have conditions ideal for life. With conditions fit for life, protobionts (early forms of cells) could be formed, as demonstrated in laboratories. http://www.space.com... http://www.extremetech.com... http://wps.pearsoncustom.com... In conclusion, to me it seems almost silly to think that out all of the billions upon billions upon billions of planets in the universe, not one of them is fit for life without the interference of a higher power. (And as sources show, there are, in fact, billions of planets that do seem to be fit for life). P2) My point is that my opponent mentions that Christianity condemns many "sinful" acts, but don't other religions do the same? My question stands that, in this respect, how is Christianity superior to other religions? Christianity's condemnation of acts of selfishness, lust etc. are not unique. I also have another question. How did Jesus' death for "the sins of humanity" help or change anything? Humans sinned before then, and continued sinning afterwards. P3) a. First of all, the Gospels were written 40 or more years after Jesus' death. It can be debated how accurate accounts can be if they are written so long after the event. Secondly, the Gospels cannot be considered reliable for several reasons that I will examine below. -----------------------Error #1: Jesus' last words on the cross------------------------- The authors of the Gospels have different things recorded as Jesus' last words. (John 19:30) When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished:" and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. (Luke 23:46) And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, unto thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. How could they give different accounts for such an important thing, the last words of Jesus? --------------------------Error #2: Geography------------------------------------------ There several geographical errors that the authors make. (Mark 7:31) "And again he [Jesus] went out from the borders of Tyre, and came through Sidon unto the sea of Galilee..." If one is to look at the map provided below, it is obvious that Jesus couldn't have gotten to the Sea of Galilee through Sidon because Sidon is NORTH of Tyre while the Sea of Galilee is SOUTH of Tyre, the opposite direction. http://www.bible.ca... (Mark 6:45-53) "Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw him and were terrified. Immediately he spoke to them and said, "Take courage! It is I. Don't be afraid. Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened. When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there." The key parts to notice here is the very first and last sentence. The boat could not have crossed the lake to get from Bethsaida to Gennesaret because the two locations are on the same, Northern, side of the lake. (Shown in the map below) http://www.jesus-story.net... -----------------------Error #3: Legal issues------------------------------- (Mark 14) Jesus' trial before the Sanhedrin occurs at night (which was forbidden) and is also held on Passover. This is very implausible as Jewish law absolutely forbids such activities on high holy days. https://www.biblegateway.com... It can also be noted that 2 of the authors of the Gospels were not eye-witnesses even by tradition, and it can be debated that the other two authors weren't eye-witnesses either. I can add more errors next Round if my opponent requests, but I think that it's already evident that the Gospels are not very reliable sources. So again, I ask that my opponent brings credible, reliable sources to prove Jesus' resurrection. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My opponent notes that "Christianity was widespread in the Roman Empire within 80 years of Jesus' death". This is not so. By year 312, only about 5% of the Roman Empire was Christian. This is more than 250 years after Jesus' death (if we agree to say that he was crucified around 30 AD) and the religion was still not widespread. http://ehrmanblog.org... b. I ask that my opponent provide a source to support that "Most Christians...were preaching the Jesus was divine long before Nicea". On the subject of Evolution: I would ask that my opponent provide a metaphorical interpretation of the first piece of the Bible (the Days of Creation) that doesn't contradict Evolution. I await my opponent's response.