Is Belief in the Christian God Rational ?

Debate - Matt Dillahunty vs. Cliffe Knechtle

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Timestamps for anyone who wants them:

00:00 - Intro
5:14 - Cliffe's opening statement
13:30 - Matt's opening statement
21:40 - Cliffe's first response
28:01 - Matt's first response
34:25 - The Debate
47:27 - The Q&A

[MikeLocke]

Of all the Atheists I see/hear, Matt's one of the nicest or at least tries to be as respectful as possible and tries to be as honest as possible. That said, he's terrible at debating.

[cvdrumsta]

Apparently this Christian thinks theatrics is a substitute for an argument.

[staylameguys]

An amazing debate!! Love how respectful they are, wish all debates could be this great!

[unionjackjohn]

Wow Cliffe, God has gifted you with such a wonderful mind and ability to explain his knowledge. And thank God you're on our side, that is the Christian side.

[DanieruShidebuteru]

There is no broken premises here:
Premise 1: anything that begins to exist has a cause.
Premise 2: the universe begins to exist.
Therefore, the universe has a cause.

God is ETERNAL. He never BEGINS TO EXIST. By necessity of logic, He doesn't fit in those premises. This is where the stupidity of questions like "who created God" is readily apparent.

[BakdBan]

ok well if you discount God, then discount builders, painters and others because you can't see them so they never created the building or painted the painting. lol

I hope in a time of need, God will fill your heart with love.

God Bless you man :)

[LawrenceLaffer]

Of course the christians here think the christians “won” the debate.

Rational people don’t agree. Not because we’re Atheist, but because belief in gods is irrational and the 2 theists here only confirmed this. Poor fellas

[robertgold]

This women by Jesus grave ran and told everyone that Jesus resurected. 1:21:03 And the man where like: "See thats why you dont trust a womans testimony".

[DanieruShidebuteru]

Meaning of life: this is not about who (ie. God) gives who (you and me) meaning. It's about the nature of meaning. A rational God creating a rational world (that can be understood) filled with rational beings (who have the capacity to understand) makes the reality of meaning a no-brainer in Theistic worldview but not in an Atheistic one of random chance. This is acknowledged by Darwin himself, who basically said: IF our mind develops from a lower animal, how can we even trust what it says?

[NaNa-nusf]

21:44 to 27:55 Cliffe once again clearly indicated genuine honesty toward logic and reason for the existence of God : )

[KingKaymor]

The energy that your body expends to make your hands move.

[Gordonisgreat]

"What are you living for?" is a ridiulous question. The default position is not "suicidal"

[milesbateman]

Atheism has been linked to autism in seperate studies conducted by UC Davis, Boston University and the University of British Columbia.Psychology Today has a great article on the links. If you are an atheist, get checked out, autism screening and an EEG are the best advice you will get on this site!

[theheinzification]

matt did talk about it. he took alien-believers as an example for testimonial evidence and how we should trust their experiences even more since they are still here to be questioned directly.

[enockjamesmwansa]

Cliffe came more than prepared for this
😂😂😂😂

[TheConservativesrock]

I accept God's existence based on FAITH ALONE! Just like I accept the existence of atoms on FAITH ALONE!

[Uberlaser]

I wish Cliffe would just debate normally instead of enunciating everything he says.
This isn't Sunday School . . .

[hereticaljake]

I enjoy how badly Atheists misinterpret the word of God. Cliff, you are such a gem. I am so grateful for your content and approach.

[Mofola]

you are an evidence for God's existence