I debated with 4 Mormons today. They are coming back on Monday to answer some hard questions I have given them.

These are the questions they agreed to answer next time:

I love doing live debates. :] 

I talked to a theist today and I pointd out to him the part in the bible where two she-bears kill 42 children. He says to me, "That right there proves to me God wrote the bible, not man." I say, "Why?" "Because, A man writing this part would've known it'd scare people off of God."

What? "You see I don't know why God would do this, but I know, with the culture of the time that it was accepted." He says.

 I asked him if he thought a story like this would scare superstitious people into believing Yahweh.

"No."

I replied, "By your logic I'd figure Hell would be more than enough for a man to write about and scare people off, so why was that written by God?"

I didn't get an answer, but maybe I didn't get my point across clearly.  

Religion is a system of beliefs, and the more successful it is, the more likely it has come up with rationalizations for nearly every possible objection. Much better to just ask why they believe than to try to find specific examples of contradictions in scripture because chances are that they are far better versed in their scripture or religious practices than you are. In my experience, discussing topics that you both are relatively equally versed in is far easier and more productive (e.g. you don't run the risk of him/her feeling like you're taking advantage of his/her ignorance and vice versa). Rather than dig oneself deeper into a hole with more and more specifics that the theist will inevitably counter with a cop-out, e.g. "It is God's will," I'd focus on hearing why he believes and questioning his/her reasons. After all, it is the theist's burden of proof.