Official Debate #1: Existence of God

Official Debate #1
Existence of God
Does the existence of God essentially matter?

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Please consider the above question carefully; in your argument, you may make assumptions either side of the religious beliefs spectrum - I'm not asking whether you believe God exists or not, rather to consider whether it matters if God does or doesn't exist.

NOTE: I am not asking whether God is real or not!


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