"Does God Exist?" David Wood vs. Michael Shermer (Christian vs. Atheist Debate)
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On October 10th, 2016, David Wood (Christian) debated Michael Shermer (Atheist) on the topic "Does God Exist?" The debate was sponsored by Ratio Christi. In the course of the debate, Wood and Shermer discussed the Scientific Revolution, design arguments, cosmological arguments, moral arguments, the problem of evil, skepticism, and methodology. For more by Michael Shermer, visit his site: http://www.michaelshermer.com For more by David Wood, visit his site: http://www.acts17.net
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"You can't disprove god, so he exists!"
In that case, there is a flying spaghetti monster. You can't disprove that, so it exists. Religious logic! -
Tangible Things of the Triune God
The knowledge of human existence on earth has been a mystery for some and a joy to others. It has been one of life’s most difficult questions for some yet delightfully satisfying to others. The answer to this question can be found in One of the two ways of thinking, Worldview or Christian Worldview. Consequently, because of the imaginations of the heart, mankind went in his or her own way to find the answer that lead to a “Boom” to all things being created, “The Boom” is Worldview. On the other hand, by the Word of God direction, man was created by the Triune God, that’s Christian Worldview. Behold the tangible things of the Triune God from within the body of man, His creation upon the Earth.
Humans tend to lean toward other humans for guidance in their creation on this planet (Worldview), like a cosmic explosion (Boom!). Aliens and creatures of the earth from the ape to fish come to mind in partaking in their creation upon the earth. Assuming the Boom was by chance creating their existence by chance opened the door to even more assumptions. These assumptions were written as a warning from the Triune God, as it is written, “Professing themselves to be wise they became fools and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four footed beasts, and creeping things” (Romans 1:22-23 King James Version). Evidently, mankind is in need a Christian perspective for the answer to their existence on this planet. Immanuel Kant said, “God, if there is one, must be a noumena,” (Murphy 38) meaning “mankind can only know phenomena things that appear to them in time and space never noumena” (Murphy38). “Albert Einstein view that the universe is static, completely unchanging” (Murphy 39), these men way of thinking was clearly from an intellectual point and not from a Christian perspective.
Therefore, the worldview can give no tangible evidence to support the claim that God created mankind. But the Christian view can give tangible evidence that man was made in the likeness of the Triune God! Behold oh man from within thy body, the three section brain: cerebrum, cerebellum, and brainstem working together as One brain. Three major parts of the Respiratory System: airways, lungs, and muscles of respiration the body receive oxygen. Three main parts of the Nervous System: Brain, Spinal Cord, and Peripheral Nerves, consisting of three neurons: Afferent, Efferent, and Inter neurons working together as One to carrying electrical signals through the body. Three main parts of the Circulatory System: Arteries, Veins, and Capillaries working as One to carry blood throughout the body.
Furthermore, three main functions of the Digestive Track: to digest, to absorb, and to eliminate food as it passes through the body. Three main accessory organs: Liver, Pancreas, and Gall Bladder working together as One to accomplish this task. Lastly the bones in each arm: Humerus, Radius, and Ulna held together by three joints: shoulder, elbow, and wrist working together as One arm. Three bones in each finger held together by three joints. The leg has three bones: Femur, Tibia, and Fibula held together by three joints: Hip, Knee, and Ankle working together as One leg. Finally, the foot has three bones in each toe held together by three joints. All parts working together as One in one body from Head to Toe. This wonderful tangible evidence is God’s handiwork left for mankind’s observation to behold His mighty hand of creation by the Father, Lord Jesus Christ, and Holy Ghost! THREE working together as ONE GOD by saying these magnificent words. “…Let US make man in OUR image, after OUR LIKENESS…” (Genesis 1:26).
Hence, mankind “...fearfully and wonderfully created marvelous are His works” (Psalms 139:14). Christian worldview outweighs the worldview way of thinking on human creation on planet Earth. The things that can be clearly seen and touched by the hands of men, tangible things, are even found within the body of mankind! Indeed, “His way is not the way of man neither are His thoughts the ways of men thoughts” (Isaiah 55:8). Oh how great art thou Father in Heaven and the Lord Jesus Christ! “Who is like unto thee oh Lord, ‘…from everlasting to everlasting thou art God!”’ (Exodus 15:11; Psalms 90:2) -
David rose up with his sling and his stones...go David!
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1. God is not only All-powerful and All-good but also All-wise.
Empirical Science studies God's world because the Creator is rational and humanity is imbued with God's rationality.
2. God is All-moral
But God is not only rational but moral so He is also All-pure.
The Atheist God that does not exist is the God Who is only powerful and good but neither wise nor moral.
3. God is All-spiritual.
The Atheist God which does not exist is only the God who is not measurable but not the God who is spiritual. -
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Debating whether "god" exist is a waste of time. "god" as a concept is unfalsible. However, the "Christian God" is easily falsifiable!
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Christians claim science? The Flood, Adam and Eve? Tower of Babel? If they pioneered the study of science, then they should be able to reject all of the theological claims.
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"I'm a person of faith: I'm a person who will believe practically anything on no evidence at all."
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I see that atheists don't get that we aren't saved by our works, good or bad. (around 44-45 mins in)
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lol Im at 1 hr 22 and he is still talking about gaps :p
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Even these young college students are destroying shermer! This guy should be treated as a joke even by other atheists.
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Why haven't these theists in these debates ever taken even a basic course of ethics ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ethical_theories
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....who is god?...generally god is "someone" to lean on to...A "made belief figure" for the "weak" to praise and worship...but not all "weak" seeks for "someone" we instead seek only for our own strength and surpass any obstacles in life and move on...I don't have to believe on god to be a good human,just believe in yourself and do good.
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i am an ex idiot an ex atheist now i am a big theist and realize until we don't know science and debate we become fool irrational atheist.
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Its funny how assholes who fucks logic and try to ask stupid question to shut the other person up only do debate with idiots that do not know what the fuck they are talking about , David is an idiot why tries so hard to convince others to stop using their brain , and the cherry picking is beyond me ! christian scientists are not even 1% of the terrorists of Christianity and of the people attacking science
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shermers first point nails it! christians are atheists to all the other gods but theirs!!
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"You don't want to cheat on your wife, because you love her, and you don't want to hurt the people that you care about" - Shermer
Do you think he realises he's talking to a man that bludgeoned his own father's head in with a hammer? This is a guy that hated humans until he found Jesus in Prison. The only reason people have these morales is because of Jesus. -
I strongly recommend (and would like you to consider) taking your opening speech and making that a shorter video. It may be the best introduction to that argument available on youtube.
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all these discussion seem to me that a number of so little discussing about a giant. it looks like some ants are talking about a super palace owner while they never seen the owner, even they can not guess. exactly the same is happening for us the people. our knowledge is very limited as our eye sight and ear listening power is limited too. so we can not understand God Allah. but we understand His existence. if simply we look into ourselves we found if we lose our heart, eyes, kidney, blood vessel etc we can not make another and replace which indicate that there is power that is Allah.
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