"If you can't even define it, discussion or belief seem pointless."

Let there be light

- By the time the earth was formed (through accretion), the stars were in the sky and the sun is about as old as the earth (or the other way around)





--> There was light before the earth was formed.

3. Firmament

- This supposedly solid structure doesn't exist. Rockets fly right through it.





--> The firmament doesn't exist.









As there is scientific evidence against the core beliefs of the bible, any rational person should reject the possibility of this particular deity existing. Period.





When people argue that the bible is not a science book, they admit that the scientifically verifiable claims of the bible are nonsense.





The most common defense of Yahweh is the "God of the gaps" argument. We don't know what caused the Big Bang therefore a deity did it. That's perfectly okay with me, but that deity is not Yahweh.

Edit: I found a I found a nice video with this exact same argument by Carl Sagan.

Another take on Genesis 1:1 is this textual analysis.





Not long ago, I put my original post about the burden of proof on reddit.com . The comments were... surprising to me. However, as I respect the /r/Atheism crowd (they know more than I do), I feel obligated to address their criticism.Before anything else, I admit that we can construct a deity thatexist. The agnostic atheist position is correct for that reason.In my original post, I used the dictionary definition of 'god'1. (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.2. (in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshipped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity.this definition of 'god' has evidence against it. We can accept the burden of proof and demonstrate this 'creator and ruler of the universe' doesn't exist.Let's take a look at the scientifically verifiablemade in the bible and at the evidence against them.1.- The universe is 13,7 billion years old- The earth is 4,5 billion years old--> The earth was not created in the beginning.2.Image source: Militant Atheist