Well, since I studied this a lot, I'd like to chime in. For starters, I'm a
de facto atheist. I believe in the non-existence of god, but can't be 100% sure because proving a negative is almost impossible. I grew up in a Christian household in case you're wondering. I will not try to refute a specific god, but gods in general. But first, I want to clear some misconceptions.
1. There was no explosion in the Big Bang Theory. The theory only states that the universe was a hot dense matter which expanded and eventually cooled down. This theory coincides with many observations of our universe and is widely accepted in the scientific community. Also, this theory is not necessarily the antithesis to creation. The man who made this theory was extremely devout and attributed the start of the Big Bang to his god.
2. Evolutionist =/= Atheist. There are many Christians nowadays who believe in evolution. One man, I can't recall his name, stated that evolution is God's masterpiece. Evolution neither accepts nor denies a creator. Evolution does not explain how life started, but rather, how life diversified into the various species we now know. If you are interested in how scientists believe life started, Google "Abiogenesis."
I will try to dissect arguments for god
1. The Teleological Argument
"The world's intricacy must have a designer behind it."
Not really, no. The center of our galaxy is extremely unstable, our stars have limited fuel, many other planets are uninhabitable, etc. Also, not everything requires a designer. If they do, then a being like god so intricate must have a designer. And a designer who designed such a being must have a designer, and so forth and so on. Assuming his argument is correct, it still poses many questions like, "Who was the designer?" "How many were there?" "Were they omnipotent?" "Why are there so many flaws?" etc
2. "Science can't explain how we came here."
It can't fully explain it, I agree, but the invocation of some supernatural being is a claim not based on evidence.
Argumentum ad ignorantiam
3. "Lots of people believe there is a god, so it must be true."
Argumentum ad populum
I'll post more whenever
Last edited by JorreI14; Jan 8, 2014 at 02:39 PM.