Philosophy Debate Topics — page 22

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• In the first paragraph, I already agreed that 'microscopic atomic dynamic,' 'thermal motion of molecules' also affect indeterminacy. Did you read comparing first and second round opinion? Do you think I refute only depending on quantum theory? In the first sentence of paragraph…
• It's proper to correct 'by quantum theory' into 'by principles of physics.' However, It is a truth that quantum mechanics influence the macroscopic world. And It's false to argue that 'If human freedom to choose was reducible to quantum indeterminism, then we should conclude…

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• It seems to me that your argument is dealing with a definition of philosophy that doesn't apply to the definition that actually exists. The word philosophy itself originated from ancient Greece and literally means the "love of wisdom." You can argue that not "pooping in the…
• Philosophy over time has rarely dealt with the most important question. How do we live best in this lifetime? Philosophical content and argument is too oftentimes tied up in semantics and questions that have no bearing on our lives. It's not related to the common man and has…

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• IT IS IRRELEVANT the situation in which the man has found himself in or whom he has lost. As Epictetus would say, one must deal with what is in ones control. What may occur outside of you and around you is not what you can control, but if you learn to control that which i s,…
• Those are reasons that Seneca presents against Aristole's argument and IT'S POSSIBLE THAT, they may be other factors of life in which even a good man under anger who has been wronged or who has suffered a loved one will seek to either punish or protect but even in its most…

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• Love provides a stimulating positive morale boost, due the happiness it provides, so is the most potent in battle situations. In daily life, it provides stimulating positive effects and as well as a rush of pleasure, therefore it increases survival and so it is the most potent…
• I did not say Love is the most potent, I said it is the "greatest emotion a person can have." Love and fear are different. Fear promotes negative things, love promotes health and happiness. I've proved this.

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• Is respect really a choice? People respect others because they agree with what they say. For example, i'll respect a person who stands up for themselves because i believe that is right, but i won't respect someone i think is entirely wrong. Also, say you voted for one party and…
• But there is the fact that were still doing what's wrong because we think the outcome of our opinion will be better.

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• My apologies if that is what you literally took out of my arguments in round one. I don't mean the individual will take the best choice, but follow the most fitting one. In your case it would be most fitting to follow that path. For the situation and the information within that…
• Human beings do have choice, but not freedom within it. As the choice represents the possibility it is only revealed for those who qualify for it. The options shown only to those with the right information at that moment thus giving certain preferences that are higher than…

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• Is this even possible? Agnosticism is the view that the truth values of certain claims—especially claims about the existence or non-existence of any deity,—are unknown or unknowable for epistemological reason Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the…
• The dictator! Cons suggestion of a type of systematic organization about how we should go about understanding agnostics and atheism is something to be considered. If it is not suggestion, it is an attempt to dictate something into truth. However the fact of the matter is that…

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• Religion condemns homosexuality. not all homophobic people are religious but religion encourages homophobia. In some Islamic countries homosexuality is punishable by stoning. We will never rid the world completely of bigoted people but we can start to tackle religious bigotry.…
• "Do you mean each individual person says "This is right and this is wrong. " or a government saying what's right and wrong. " Humanism is about human beings both individually and collectively. Its about respecting differences and opinions. Of course the government will have to…

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• Ikaw si con eh.
• Sa totoo lang wala akong magpaliwanag sa dahilan na nawala mo bago ko sinabi dapat kang bumoto para sa pro kaya hindi ko na kailangang magpakilala ako nanalo na hindi ko alam kung bakit ito sa Filipino

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• First of all I would like to say thank you for being respectful and objective in your argument. But all relativistic points of view present a certain contradiction on the basis of a common reality that we all experience because they differ from one another and therefore they do…
• Relativism is, by virtue of its nature, 100% contradictive. If one was to say, "Truth depends on one's point of view" s/he would be expressing an objective principal and therefore contradicting him/herself.

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• However, if con can agree, I believe we can keep the issues of God and religion out of this debate entirely. Opener: I believe we all have a moral compass. We see, even in our own language, references to the idea of an objective morality. People often refer to it when they tell…
• Alright, so this is my first debate. The first round is simply for acceptance, followed by opening arguments, then rebuttals. It seems it's appropriate to define terms before the debate starts. The following definitions of terms will be used. Morality- principles concerning the…

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• Much of the Modern/Postmodern art of today has no discernible point. It is not beautiful, it does not take skill or time. In many cases it is meant to shock. This is not the function of art, and thus these "artworks" are not art at all.
• My opponent has a fundamental misunderstanding of what art really is. He says that he has always thought of art as an "extremely broad term." Even the broadest terms have definitions, and so it is with art. According to Wikipedia, "Generally art is a (product of) human…

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• What if it were true that we actually are part of different realms of reality? What if time, science, religion, and technology can blur and show the different realms of possibilities. Time as we know it is always moving forward at a constant rate. What if time acts like iron…

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• I am going to have to drop this debate, had a few things happen over the past week which has diverted my time and attention. Voters, please vote for n7, and I am really sorry for wasting his time, and appreciate the commitment he has made to this debate already.Thank you & I am…
• Alas let me begin. PrefaceI will be taking two approaches to this resolution within this debate. The first is to directly affirm solipsism via. epistemological grounds. I. e. We should prefer belief in solipsism to be true outright. Secondly I will argue for solipsism via.…

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• so you can see with your eyes closed?
• if you close your eyes do you believe you can keep on reading these Words on the screen?

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• Premise 1 - Refutation The KCA is a deductive argument which imports inductive reasoning. The conclusion follows that God exists, not that God probably exists. This debate is about soundness. [1] Inductive arguments are arguments which do not attempt to establish a thesis…
• Thanks Philocat! I look forward to a riveting exchange of views. Due to character constraints, I could not defend everything in round 2. Please note, I use the phrase "comes into being ex nihilo" and "begins to exist" interchangeably. The first premise was reformulated to…

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• I believe every action does have a moral consequence. Everything we do has an effect, right? So there must be a consequence following every action we do. This must be the case because of the fact of cause and effect, and nature as well. We do not control nature, it just happens…
• NAture can not make us believe anything, due to the fact that nature is pure science. Nature cannot be judged by believing in things like miracles. Science must be done in order to know the real cause and effects of why things happened. I understand that if someone believe that…

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• My opponent has made excellent arguments, and I will have to forfeit this debate. My opponent has won this debate, and I praise him for his arguments. I know when I have lost (started this debate too fast) , and I thank my opponent for taking this debate, and teaching me a lil'…
• I would like to apologize in advance for my confusion. I was aiming to argue that an agnostic atheist should be thought of as an atheist, and not with the agnostic addition added to it, or having agnostic as a position independent in itself. I realize that there are theists who…

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• Does evil exist? A university professor challenged his students with this question. Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied yes, he did!" "God created everything?" The professor asked. "Yes, sir," the student replied. The professor answered, "If God…
• This is only my fourth..........And thx for accepting this debate...... One doesn't need a Ph.D. in theology to look around the world and realize something is desperately wrong. The existence of evil is one of the most vexing challenges a Christian or any person, for that…

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• I suspect that the source of you confusion is that you still do not realize what an "extraordinary claim" is. What you must realize is that an extraordinary claim, by definition, is a claim that prior to the claim being made very weak or no evidence (or even evidence to the…
• "Evidence, then, should be understood as that which sufficiently establishes a claim as actually true and not just verisimilitudinous" Well, I really wish you would have read what I said about absolute proof in round 1. But since you probably have not I will repeat myself.…

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• This is TheElderScroll. I am deeply sorry that I did not complete my round due to a variety of personal reasons. I would concede the debate at this point because of my failure to fulfil the fundamental obligations. I may post a forum later in the day to continue our discussion.…
• It is my honor to have RyuuKyuzo in this debate. May both of us enjoy this debate Defintion In order to determine the soundness of a theory, it is imperative to know the exact meaning of the theory. Utilitarianism, according to John Stuart Mill, holds that actions are right in…

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• In this argument I will defend the neccessity of human evils particularly a few big ones. Such as, Lust, hate, Violence, greed, and cruelty. No proof of your arguments is needed unless a statistical statement is made. My opponents will pick their own virtues to defend.

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• First of all, the lack of a case for evolution is clear from the fact that no one has ever seen it happen. If it were a real process, evolution should still be occurring, and there should be many "transitional" forms that we could observe. What we see instead, of course, is an…
• hello, as we enter the age of never going back or being able to for that matter. we start to see a new day that separates reality from desire. desire is everything we think we can achieve and reality is everything we can achieve. if these are not your definitions of these…

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• "Beethoven is the greatest composer of all. Mozart was a virtuous composer whose harmonic and melodic complexity came to him, as he once wrote, like a cow pisses, but there is something haunting and unknown in Beethoven that makes him the greatest ever. Mozart embodied the…
• "Mozart is the greatest composer of all. Beethoven created his music, but the music of Mozart is of such purity and beauty that one feels he merely found it—that it has always existed as part of the inner beauty of the universe waiting to be revealed." (Albert Einstein)…

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• Thank you for understanding, again I apologize. I enjoyed this debate and hope I live long enough to enhance my supposed debating skills. I apologize to any voters that decide to voice their opinion concerning this debate. I take responsibility, please vote in favor of con. He…
• I no longer wish to take part in this debate. It's not that I concede, I still remain committed to my ethical philosophy. The issue is that I have lost all desire to continue debating. I no longer plan to take part in debates due to my struggles with depression and side affects…

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• So what about people who don"t like music? I"m 51 now and I"ve always hated music. My mother said that if she switched the radio on when I was a baby I would scream and thrash about until she switched it off. Even now I find music stressing. My head spins, my heart starts…
• Philosophy of music is the study of fundamental questions about the nature of music and our experience of it. Music plays a central role in many people's lives. Music is perhaps the art that presents the most philosophical puzzles. Music's emotional expressivity is a…

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• Yes, that was my mistake. I forgot to add Objectively. This world you describe is only based off of the fact that we humans have already experienced modern day society. A child in a poor country with terrible conditions can be extremely happy. But if you put someone from a…
• All morals are subjective. They are created by man.

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• I will now respond to my opponent's objections from the last round.your self-concept on scientism is strongly disagreeable.Alright but you has of yet not given a solid refutation of it so really that is just your subjective feeling at this point. My concept of scientism (the…
• I will try to respond to my opponent but he didn't give much of a rebuttal. What he did say I am having a hard time making out due to poor grammar but I will try based on what I think he is saying.His first paragraph doesn't seem to be saying anything that I can make out except…

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• Extend arguments.
• 1. Morality Is Mind-Dependent If two asteroids collide in the depths of space no one would say that such an action is moral or immoral. It simply is. Same thing if a tree falls in a forest. It is simply an action. Morality is simply the flavor of reaction of a mind to a certain…

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• The most accurate and objective way to define the Universe is matter in motion. Or if you prefer a more scientific definition: Universe = Elementary Particles + Fundamental Forces. I believe there is not a more simplistic, objective, or holistic way to define the Universe. I am…
• For my final argument I would like to zoom out from the matter/energy argument and instead focus on my initial claim: The most objective way to define the Universe is matter in motion. From this statement I derived a formula, Universe = Elementary Particles (matter) +…

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• Nope, done. I have shown the necessity of the Classics over the feebleness of "The New." I have proven with reason that anything "New" must FIRST get its foundations from the "Classical." Additionally, my opponent has ... bowed out? thrown in the towel? waved the white flag?…
• The point of classics (and especially the point that they are better) is that they provide a firmer foundation for "the new." The Classics provide us with those essentials which make "The New" longer-lasting, deeper. For this debate, consider ART, LANGUAGE, MUSIC, and…

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• Potential can also me the capable of being but not yet in existence. being is the key word for me as I am debating from a perception that wants to let go of all perceptions, all expectations, all exceptions. All have the power of thought, all have the power that watches these…
• We are the seer, the watcher able to perceive mankind. We are that which perceives all. Yes we as a species differ on a wide variety of physical, mental and genetic characteristics etc. but in all there is the seer. The 'soul' if you like, watching at the core as the body and…

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• Self-determination offers a way to resolve otherwise intractable disputes.
• Self-determination and independence is recognition of the fact that indigenous peoples were unfairly treated by colonial powers, and their proprietary rights abused.

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• REBUTTAL: First, one could very well argue that religious systems are the creation of a divine being, but one would be hard-pressed to explain why a deity created thousands of different, often conflicting, belief systems. If there is a deity, common sense would tell us that it…
• Responding to Con's contentions from the previous round, I have attempted to enumerate and restate them. As follows: I. Without moral guidance, humans are bound to commit immoral acts. I counter that it is in fact a testament to man's inherent goodness that moral guidance…

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• Con has made no arguments.
• Extend my arguments because con forfeited.

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• possibilities are imaginary, not real can reality happen? is your neighbour home right now? so, stop eating real food........................................... and just imagine eating food for the next week, shouldnt be a problem there so if you imagine the lamp didnt break,…
• no thats the thing.. i can imagine whatever i want.. it isnt contingent upon memory or else i would no be able to lie lies are complicated by separation and true is simple now as one anything i imagine is false, you can imagine whatever you like, you can imagine opra is…

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• I did bring a case??? I just do not think you read my argument right. I argued that objective morality exists and how.
• If we are assuming that there is no God, or higher Being, then objective human morality would consist of a human being, without and independent of human influence, either from themselves or from other people, making the moral and virtuous choice in a situation that requires a…

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• Yes, the extended universe is still valid for information. The conclusory statement should be a concession or rebuttal to the point that the prompt is a better model for living than it's counterpart in the universe or modern systems. As I stated before, I believe that the Sith…
• In this debate, I am referring to the Philosophy as well as the code of the Sith organistions seen in the fictional Star Wars universe, (extended and canon), and its application to the real world. I believe that the Sith philosophy, if modified to a certain extent, can create a…

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• I will ask the audience to keep it a tie since we both have conceded.
• Alright. I will be sure to when I have more time. But umm.. summary of my argument? I dont think I should considering I conceded. I did enjoy debating you. see you later

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• So why is being immortal great? The way I see it there are two points of view for this argument. 1: being a slightly selfish but still reasonable view, that you will be unhappy. See the main issue people have with this is that your loved ones will die. True this would be sad,…

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• This is a repost of the first part of the argument that was somehow deleted earlier that has been edited a bit to remove all references to the "too many thinkers" objection. ========== Thankyou very much to Vi_Veri for being very lenient. Con has essentially one point to make…
• Thankyou very much to Vi_Veri for her last round. Con has essentially two points to make: 1) The special relativity argument for temporal parts. 2) The refutation of the "too many thinkers" argument. I'll tackle each in succession: 1) I agree that a endurantist is - or should…

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• Ahhh da.mn it friend! This has even me convinced. What if morality or our "sense of right and wrong" is an illusion? I ask this question because for one there is so many problems in this world. For instance, you have a VAST MAJORITY of the HUMAN RACE a "SLAVE" to "RELIGION";…
• after reading the arguments of Con and after careful observation of your argument in R3 i will attempt to provide you my rebuttals which might prove my points. For one I said "to tell you the truth MORALITY is NOT based on SCIENCE"! Morality is purely a philosophical concept.…

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• Nice try Con, but you'll have to do better than that. You have confused inductive reasoning with syllogistic logic. Your formulations of my arguments are syllogisms, which codify the realm of deductive, not inductive knowledge. As such your refutations are invalid and you have…
• Thanks for accepting. I am unfortunately going to have to make this an uncharacteristically brief opening argument as I have got a lot of work on at the moment, but hopefully I can give you enough to sink your teeth in to, and do better in the next round. First it seems that I…

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• my opponents resolution was that it is not possible for nothingness to exist. so the question is not whether there is such a thing as nothingness but if it is possible. The only evidence she has given is a word play argument. other than that she has given no reasons why it is…
• I am disappointed that my opponent has turned this into a semantics argument. because of this instead of going directly into the true argument at hand I must waste time elaborating on definitions, and there meaning with regards to this debate. I suspect that my opponent…

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• i dont lose
• exhaling fire, a black ice dragon may have what it takes

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• Resolved: Freedom for the citizens of the United States is a more important and valuable right, then that of equality. Freedom should be applied to all people before equality comes into play.
• My opponent started off by bringing up the Declaration of Independence saying "all men are created equal" Now that is true that the Declaration of Indepedence says that, but what's another way to describe Independence? Freedom. Within a document pertaining to the freedom of a…

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• i tried this debate before, but i guess it was misinterpreted what the purpose of the debate was. this is not a debate about whether or not i can prove that proving is impossible (that would be self defeating), it's a debate about what position is more likely to be true. is…
• has anyone ever thought they were 100% certain of something, and then changed their mind? of course. it could happen to anyone. let's say i solve a simple math equation, and come up with the answer "5". let's say im about 99.9% sure that i did the math right. if i solve the…

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• My opponent has forfeited. I extend all arguments and conduct should be awarded to me.
• My opponent misunderstands what evolution implies. Variations within a species always occur, and do not demonstrate that a certain trait is not hereditary. The important information regarding heredity is not minor variations within a species, but common features shared by the…

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• Please extend all of my arguments from the last round into this one. All of them still stand, and they haven't been negated by my opponent. I have won this debate because I effectivly built offense in my favor, which still stands, and responded to the claims made by my…
• First I'd like to point out that there is little to no offense on my opponent's side. Although she can win this way, if I prove one contention true, there is reason enough to affirm. With that said, let's look at the arguments made in the last round. CONTENTION I: First, the…

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• 1. Con's case for Idealism onlyIt doesn't work, and here's why: P1: All contingent ideas are caused by some mind. P2: I experience ideas that are independent of my will. P3: Ideas that are independent of my will must be caused by a mind other than my own. C1: Therefore, a mind…
• Preliminary Remarks:"we know the laws of logic exist externally from our minds because we can't think of a possible world where they could not exist in and be untrue." My opponent has successfully defeated Idealism while attempting to disprove solipsism. 1. Refuting Idealism…