Christian god cannot be real
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Christian god as described in the Bible cannot exist.
By accepting this debate you also accept that the Bible is either the complete word of god or the Bible is completely made by mankind. There’s not saying that some scriptures are real and others are not. No picking and choosing.
Primary burden of proof rests with Pro. Pro must prove that he is impossible and Con must prove that he is at least somewhat possible.
Matthew 5:48: "Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect."
"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he."
Timothy 3:16-17: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching…
Genesis 1:1-2:3: God creates plants on the third day, and man and woman on the sixth day.Genesis 2:4-25: Man is created before plants and animals, and then woman is created.
Matthew 27:5: Judas hanged himself.Acts 1:18: Judas fell headlong, his body burst open, and all his intestines spilled out.
Exodus 33:20: No one can see God and live.Genesis 32:30: Jacob says he saw God face to face, and his life was spared.
"The Lord established the earth on its foundations so it will never move." Psalm 104:5
Job 38:13-14: "That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
Isaiah 40:22: "It is he who sits above the circle of the earth...
Matthew 4:8: "Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor'
Stating it has contradictions but they're imperfect contradictions in of itself is a contradiction. Matter of fact , it's a perfect contradicted statement.
Stating it has contradictions but they're imperfect contradictions in of itself is a contradiction. Matter of fact , it's a perfect contradicted statement.
Matthew 27:5" And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself."Acts 1:18" Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out."I don't see a contradiction so the opposing is correct that it's an imperfect contradiction. To perfect a contradiction, it has to exist.
Now this is a classic purported contradiction.Off the top, John 6:46 harmonizes it right up.No one, not just anyone, except he that is of God.John 6:46"Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father."Jacob was of the Father.
If you ever so decide to consider scripture, even it backs up the ever changing traits of mankind via migration of people throughout the world and the development of many nations.Starting from Genesis I believe, a man and his three sons to Acts , all nations made of one blood(common ancestor).
You say "stationary" while the scripture you gave didn't even say that.Psalm 104 verse five says " You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever."Your interpretation you have of "stationary" means what? No movement. Ok no movement from where?This thing can't be moved or shaken out from where it is.It cannot be removed .
"The bible implies that the earth is about 6,000 to 10,000 years old, when studies show that it is most likely much more than that."Just one word against another.
The honest conclusion, nobody has proven the bible nor the God of it false.
Now the supposed contradictions are just conflicting the particular reader's subjective reasoning. You have to remove all secular biases.
Ok so you recant the statement of "imperfect contradictions". It was going to be harder for you if you would have held on to that language.
Even if the contradictions were true, it still doesn't disprove God but we can debate on the purported contradictions.
I acknowledge the correction of your statement.
You're saying it's two different ways. These passages describe it different. It doesn't mean Judas died by one method here and a totally different method over there.See I can hang myself falling headlong hung by my head right. That's both passages.
I don't accept this about all your points to be debunked
You just demonstrated that you falsely charged a contradiction due to lack of scriptural knowledge. So now your credit is smeared for stating about there being contradictions as you haven't fully investigated these passages. You made an error. How many other ones have you made? Scripture teaches you do err not knowing the scriptures.At this point because your credit is questionable, we really can't rely on your conclusion that there are contradictions.
"I'm confused as to your point. Natural selection states that the one common ancestor would have been the simplest possible life form, a single cell organism, not a fully fledged human."A single cell from Adam in Genesis. We clear now.
That's because what I rebutted went right over your head. It can't be shaken or removed from its orbit. It can't be moved from its orbit and rotation.
Also, find scripture where it states how old the earth is. Not implies but actually states it .
What is this so called evidence that proves how old the earth is?
You have not proven the bible false. Your argument was contradictions in the bible which you conceded on one. By one being faulty, now the rest is questionable.
The bible is not automatically false until proven so.
I really ask that you consider what these texts are saying. Are you looking for a contradiction or are you actually trying to get an understanding?
Both passages are speaking of pairs which are two. You harmonize both scriptures, you don't get any conflict.
"Premise 1: Christian God is perfect"According to the scripture, it makes no mention of a Christian God. I don't know where you got that from. The scriptures does mention the heavenly Father is perfect.That can be proven with scripture.
"Premise 2: The Bible is the word of god."The scripture within it is the word according to it.
"Premise 3: The Bible has Contradictions"This is a claim that hasn't been proven. Thus far, your credit on this has been demonstrated faulty.
"Premise 4: Contradictions are Imperfect"This is a contradiction to your position that I trust you will correct.
"Premise 5: Christian God is real"Another contradiction to your position. You make the assertion in the topic that God cannot be real.
My friend you really have to pay attention to the arrangement of words you use.Here's what you stated in the first round:"Premise 4: Contradictions are Imperfect"You did not say premise 4 is " The Bible is Imperfect because it has contradictions. "These are two different statements whether you realize it, acknowledge it or concede to it.I don't care whether you continue to reject this. The public can see for themselves.
I hereby declare the opposing side has no credibility and no reliability of what is a contradiction in the scriptures due to admitting a lack of scriptural knowledge.You using the scripture in attempt to disprove God is inadmissible in light of this .
For the basic fact people can write flawed or inconsistent things about me. It doesn't mean I don't exist.
"Well if the truth is that Judas hanged himself while falling off a cliff, then why didn't the bible have one passage where it said he did both. These two quotes are mutually exclusive because they make no mention of the other death. Since the Bible is perfect, there shouldn't even be a question as to whether it's a contradiction. However, many people can look at that and say that it is a contradiction. The Bible should be clear enough to dissuade that, however it clearly is not."Scripture say there is a way that seem right unto man. I suppose you're given this way here saying what should be. It's not going to be the way you like. Just accept correction again on this. See as long as you lack consideration like I said, you'll always have misunderstanding and everything will appear contradicting to you .
The theory of evolution has not been proven. Now if you want to argue or ask where in the scripture supports a single cell started everything, then look at the first cell in Adam and so forth and so on.The theory of evolution has not been proven. Now I debated someone on this and that person couldn't prove it. You want to debate that, let me know.
- https://ncse.ngo/evolution-fact-and-theory#:~:text=The%20genomes%20of%20all%20organisms,proteins%20during%20each%20organism's%20life
- https://necsi.edu/evidence-for-evolution#:~:text=Five%20types%20of%20evidence%20for,DNA%2C%20and%20similarities%20of%20embryos.
- www.paleosoc.org/evolution#:~:text=The%20fossil%20record%20is%20the,of%20viral%20and%20bacterial%20diseases.
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/2462549#
Hardheaded and stubborn. The scripture says for the hardness of your hearts. I said "It can't be shaken or removed from its orbit. "So it still makes the statement true. Something cannot be moved from a space even if moving within that space. Consider, consider, consider.
I would just leave this alone . Nine times out of ten, somebody told you the earth was millions of years old and you believed said scientist/researcher etc .
Yup, going with what somebody has written slapping the label evidence on it and these people have the titles so all that "qualifies".
You haven't even given any scripture to state the age of the world and the bias got you saying it's wrong.If you've calculated based on the scripture, demonstrate that .
You have not proven the Bible false and have not proven the spirit of God false. You're not the first that has failed at trying to disprove a negative. Again , critiquing writings will not help.
Ok so you're looking for a contradiction.
"Yeah, but one speaks of 2 of every animal and one speaks of 2 of some and 14 of others. 14 is a different number than 2. This cannot be reconclied"Scripture say o fools slow of heart.
Give me book chapter and verse that reads "Christian God". I believe I got scripture that says heavenly Father. I don't read anywhere where it says "Christian God". That's made up.
Look here, when you make the statement God cannot be real, there must be some evidence for it.
This is a vote cast by Yesterdaystommorow:
In my interpretation of what Moozer intended by saying a "Christian God", he means "A god as described by Christianity" (As described by the bible, effectively).
Moozer then argues that something cannot be defined by contradictions.
We can look to math to help us understand this: anything divided by zero is explicitly 'undefined'. Mathematicians will refuse to define X/0 solely because contradictions lie in any definition.
F(x)=X/0
Lim X of F(x) -> 0 (-) = -infinity
But, Lim X of F(x) -> 0 (+) = +infinity.
A contradiction.
After reading the arguments, it is apparent that Moozer successfully proved this. Namely, the death of Judas sold the point for me.
However, I will note that demonstrating evolution is pretty much a certainty would not suffice as evidence for this argument. This is due to the nature of the contradiction, where it is one view contradicting another. In other words: "You are lying! No, I'm not!" Even if we were 99.999% sure evolution is real, there is the slimmest of chances still that creationism would occur, which is enough of a point for Mall. This is different from what Moozer needed to show more of, where one view contradicts itself. In other words: "I am lying!" Since we know here that whichever point is true, provable, or not, the person stating it is still contradicting themselves.
I am representing
On this basis, Moozer would have my vote.
**HOWEVER**
If we wanted to go further into math, we would learn of Kurt Gödle. Kurt Gödle managed to demonstrate in his Incompleteness Theorems that there exist true statements in math that cannot be proven true. Using only math, he effectively managed to write a true statement stating, "This statement cannot be proven." Which upended countless mathematical assumptions at the time.
What I am getting at with this is that there does exist one niche spot in math that is in itself still up for contention which demonstrates even the slightest possibility for 'true contradictions'.
On THIS basis, if we truly wanted to cherry-pick for a single cherry in an entire field of cherry trees, there exists one way in which Mall may have grounds to say he won this debate.
My vote is for Moozer, but if we wanted to jump 1000 hurdles, there is one argument I see that Mall could still fight for.
God has not been proven false . Some of you are straight up lying to yourselves believing that.
Thank you for casting a vote on my behalf. As a thank you, I am going to start a roach farm as you suggested. I am hoping to provide maybe 5% of the world's meat, milk, and egg supply by 2026.
Quick correction to comment #4:
F(x) should equal 1/X, not X/0
Oops!
Well thanks anyways. I always appreciate some commentary on my debate skills.
Given that I cannot vote, I will cast an unofficial one here in the comments. I suppose my one vote will have some weight if nobody else votes.
In my interpretation of what Moozer intended by saying a "Christian God", he means "A god as described by Christianity" (As described by the bible, effectively).
Moozer then argues that something cannot be defined by contradictions.
We can look to math to help us understand this: anything divided by zero is explicitly 'undefined'. Mathematicians will refuse to define X/0 solely because contradictions lie in any definition.
F(x)=X/0
Lim X of F(x) -> 0 (-) = -infinity
But, Lim X of F(x) -> 0 (+) = +infinity.
A contradiction.
After reading the arguments, it is apparent that Moozer successfully proved this. Namely, the death of Judas sold the point for me.
However, I will note that demonstrating evolution is pretty much a certainty would not suffice as evidence for this argument. This is due to the nature of the contradiction, where it is one view contradicting another. In other words: "You are lying! No, I'm not!" Even if we were 99.999% sure evolution is real, there is the slimmest of chances still that creationism would occur, which is enough of a point for Mall. This is different from what Moozer needed to show more of, where one view contradicts itself. In other words: "I am lying!" Since we know here that whichever point is true, provable, or not, the person stating it is still contradicting themselves.
On this basis, Moozer would have my vote.
**HOWEVER**
If we wanted to go further into math, we would learn of Kurt Gödle. Kurt Gödle managed to demonstrate in his Incompleteness Theorems that there exist true statements in math that cannot be proven true. Using only math, he effectively managed to write a true statement stating, "This statement cannot be proven." Which upended countless mathematical assumptions at the time.
What I am getting at with this is that there does exist one niche spot in math that is in itself still up for contention which demonstrates even the slightest possibility for 'true contradictions'.
On THIS basis, if we truly wanted to cherry-pick for a single cherry in an entire field of cherry trees, there exists one way in which Mall may have grounds to say he won this debate.
My vote is for Moozer, but if we wanted to jump 1000 hurdles, there is one argument I see that Mall could still fight for.
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I would have loved to accept this debate.