God Vs Atheism

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What does religion mean to you? If someone asked you if you believed in God or not, what would you say? This topic is all about God and Atheism. Even though there are tons of people that don't have the faintest idea what they believe in, and you read my topic, you'll have a clue of what you believe in.
Atheism and theism is two different things. Theism is a belief for God, and atheism is not a belief for God. I'm going to argue about what I think between these two sides. I've done six researches on my topic. The first is called The God Debate. In this topic, it has two men who argue about religion. The first man is Rick warren, he argues about why he believes in God. The second man is Sam Harris, he argues about why he doesn't believe in God. "I see the fingerprints of God everywhere" Rick says in his words. With this topic I've researched interesting things. Even though I am a Christian, I've read interesting things about what Harris says on his no God debate. He mentions that scientists must concede that we don't fully understand the universe, and neither does the bible. To me, that made me think a little on to why he would say that, but it would never change my mind to be an atheist.
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My next topic is A Case For God. This topic explains whether there is a god or not. "Theism is optimistic because it rests on the hope that God exists, that there is a deeper purpose in life" this quote is from an anonymous person. With this research I've learned that if you practice theism for a few years, atheism will seem pessimistic, because it degrades one to the level of a mere thing, it turns into a soulless lump of matter. Atheists mostly fault theists for assuming that God does exist that is based on personal experience, but in the absence of conclusive proof from

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