This is a wonderful and thoughtful e-mail.  It is one thing for us to tell you that you did a great job, but it is another to hear it from "the other side" - LOL.  The fact that he noticed their violation of the rules and their lack of credibility speaks volumes for your performance.  Perhaps you could convince him to join the site and produce a better debate here??

It would be nice to have conversations with smart and thoughtful Christians on this board.  That was really great that he took the time out to come here and write a nice post.

wow i was really impressed in the way that was handled. its refreshing to see people trying to find the truth together , with respect for each others views

   very cool  

Even your biggest fan Frank Walton admits you guys won. here

We are all searching for the truth. But truth is the question isn't it. What gives us truth. Science? Faith? Discussion? Experience? Science can explain the existence of the bible as being the oldest document this is a fact. Do people say Jesus existed? If Jesus existed then why was he persecuted? Answer is that he claimed to be God. Even further back to Moses, Ramsees (SP) said his God's would defeat Moses God.  As we know from what the bible says this did not happen in fact Ramsees was disapointed and lost his son and his Jewish slaves.  But enough of the history lesson.  To say this is not a history lesson is to say then the bible tells the story wrong. Where then are we getting history.  Did anyone see King Herrod's tomb was found?  Who was Herrod?  He hunted the new born King Jesus and wanted him brought to him.  Why?  
Ok God and eternity.  In the beginning was God.  Why not?  The law was made to reveal our fallen character not to condem anyone to hell.  We are not condemd to hell for history tells us there is a way out.  Repent, and give your life to the savior.  Oh sure then I can go and sin right?  No your life will be changed and then the real challenge will begin.  
Or you could just say there is not any truth and you get to call the shots.  I challenge you folks on this site to just that call the shots and see how long you last.  Don't say there is truth in anything and live life in the animal kingdom and survival of the fitest is how you get to live. The challenge is before you and i want to hear your response.  No truth just go out and don't look for help from any other animal.  

Ray Comfort isn't an ordained minister. 

"Fact is, I don't believe there can be a debate of "atheist vs. theist" because all these posts, all these opinions, all revert back to atheists saying God doesn't exist because they've never experienced God personally and theists not being able to explain the gnome on the shoulder. "

 ...the theists said they could prove scientifically that God existed.  Instead, they relied on the long discredited Teleological Argument, and they presented it poorly.  That's why you see the "deer in the headlights" on Cameron's face.  

 I would urge future debaters to be absolutely current on the Teleological Argument, the Cosmological Argument, the Ontological Argument and maybe even the Transcendental Argument for the Existence of God.  There were some hiccups in the debate which could have been smoothed out with absolute familiarity with all of these arguments.

Remember, theists have absolutely nothing new to offer.  All of their arguments have been rendered null and void.

What new arguments are there that prove the existence of any deity.  Remember, all you have to do is provide evidence that will stand up to scrutiny to shut atheists up once and for all. 

 The reason Biblical references are discredited is because the Bible is not a credible source of information.  If you'll read the writings of Bible scholars (except those connected with Bible colleges) you will learn that there huge contradictions and outright falsehoods contained in the Bible, hardly the handiwork of a "perfect" deity.  This is not a new observation.  Thomas Paine went to jail because he said the same thing in "Age of Reason."

Those "proofs" of which you write are rationalizations by apologists.  Here's how it works.  Skeptic says, "here's a contradiction."  Apologists offers an explanation and then declares "no contradiction."  Skeptic looks at explanation and sees that it makes no sense and doesn't answer the question.

Remember, the Bible is supposed to the the inerrant work of God.  Mistranslations, misunderstandings...etc. don't have any relevance.  Bible translators have had 2000 years to get it right and most believe the translations are correct, although there may be some minor problems in converting some kinds of concepts from ancient Greek to English. 

Now, the fact that there are contradictions and absurdities doesn't render all the Bible useless for historical purposes.  But it surely raises some flags for historians who are interested in accuracy.

And since it is such a severely flawed document, ascribing it to a deity, as Paine says, is an insult to the deity.

Dear James Main,

Thank you for your existance.  It gives me great comfort to know that there are folks like you.  Thank you for taking the time to respond thoughtfully.

 I could have thought of a few stronger arguements than what kirk and ray presented and I am not even Christian or religious.

 I am sorry that Ray and Kirk may have been representing your side.  I think their arguements were a real disservice to their community.  In all fairness, this debate deserved more than what Kirk and Ray could offer.

 Please continue to share your thoughts with us in this forum.  I always look forward to intelligent discussion and thought.  I just thought I'd let you know I think you are swell while I was still in a posting mood.

Thank you!! 

Peace.