god thread, number 3 Options

[*disco infiltrator*]

So, it seems that everything talked about in another thread leads to religion.

So here we are!
Debate the existence of God and which one's right and stuff.

I would post links to God threads 1 & 2, but you can't search for three-letter words.
(2 got to 50 pages, think we can beat it?!?)

Er, I'll start.
I'm atheist. Prove me wrong.
By prove, I mean state facts that have been backed up by solid evidence. I have yet to see that happen in all 70 combined pages of threads 1 & 2.

[*disco infiltrator*]

Alright.

1) Don't cry, Nate.
2) Let's stop making this debate a personal back-and-forth thing and grow up to respect eachothers' opinions.
3) Michael, we all know that we can't prove either side and that you can't pit logic against faith. The point of the debate is to figure out why each side is representing their ideas a certain way. Why are those advocating logic the atheists and why are those advocating faith the theists, and where do those beliefs stem from? Why don't I have the same faith that a religious person does? Why didn't I believe in God all of my life? Analyzing the reasoning behind the beliefs presented here can lead to unity between the two sides and then there won't be a need for debate. Each side can't comprehend why the opposition thinks the way that they do, and the more debate occurs and the more new points and new thoughts are brought into the debate, the more each side can understand where the other is coming from. Until then, there is a need to debate. You say it's not going to get anywhere, but it has the potential to change peoples' minds and end the conflicts between atheists and theists. I changed a Roman Catholic girl (Tracy, D1SMANTLED, remember her?)'s mind on AIM just by presenting the reasons I was an atheist. The more I wrote, the more she understood, and she figured that the reasoning was correct. That's not saying that the debate is out to convert people; she just happened to agree. It will lead to further understanding and more knowledge and I don't think that's a bad effect at all. Like Nate, I, too, have learned a lot from these types of debate. If you find the first God thread and look at my posts there, they're quite different than my posts today, not only in the structure and composition, but also with the thought-processes. I had no understanding of the other side, or really, my side, whatsoever. All I knew was that I didn't believe in a deity, but I didn't really know why. Debates such as this have helped me formulate my ideas and figure out why I really think this way and I would like to share my knowledge with others, and see why they don't agree. There's a point.