Debate: Does God exist?
Side: Theism

For this reply, I want to focus on one of your many assertions which you carry the burden of proof for."Because all of us non-believers--atheists--DO exist. We live and think and reason and have all the inherent rights of life as do you."My friend, I am glad you exist. I'm glad everybody exists. I'm glad my enemies exist. We all have the right to exist because God caused us to exist and the right to exist cannot be denied or taken away. It's God's gift. But don't you see, none of us has the right to live, it is right that we should die. We all deserve to die and we are all dying. If we had the right to live, we would not be dying. I understand the US Constitution or the Declaration of Independence says we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but in reality we have none of those rights. If we have the right to live, be free, or pursue happiness, then who do we sue when we are deprived of life, freedom, or our ability to pursue happiness?I like to focus my arguments on simple common sense logic based on truth. Jesus said "I am the truth", and "if you continue in my word, then are you my disciples indeed, and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free". True freedom comes only from God and is not lost in death. We do not have an inherent right to life. Time is a gift we do not deserve. If we have the right to it, or if we deserve it, that's means it's unfair that it ends......so who do we sue over it when a loved one is taking away and they stand around singing "Undertaker, undertake, won't you please drive slow. For the body, you're a haulin', oh I hate to see it go. Will the circle be unbroken by and by, Lord, by and by? I have never heard of them standing around trying to figure out how to sue God for not giving them their rights.Oh, and I scanned through your many assertions and see you again comparing Hell to Oz or Mount Olympus. Who cares if we must to to Oz or if we have no right to climb mount Olympus? I don't care if those places are real, they won't bother me. The only place you really care to deny is Hell. Who cares if La La land is real, who cares if the dark side of the moon is where lunatics hide at night before they come out to attack during full moons? Let's suppose they do.......so what? can't do anything about it, can I? why should I? death is going to take this body down one way or another, why should I care if I have to go to Oz or the dark side of the moon or Narnia or NeverNever land (though that one would be very scary thinking I'd be in Michael Jackson's lair, I really do hope I have the right to exist outside of that place forever.). The only place we really want to believe we have the right to exist outside of is Hell. Any place other than Hell would not be so bad as Hell, and that would be ok and much desired by people who are in Hell now.It's the same as comparing God to Zeus or the Filleted Spaghetti Monster or the Wizard of Oz........who cares if those things are real? If they are all real right now, that's ok with me (though of course we know they are real only in cartoons). God is not like those things. Those things we are ok with. It's only God who you really want to deny. If Zeus or the Flayed Spaghetti Monster or the Wizard of Oz are really out there somewhere over the rainbow where skies are blue, the only thing you don't want to be there is God who made all things. Your Narnia or Zeus argument is a straw man argument.