Philosophy Debate Topics — page 28

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• i would argue doing nothing is a choice. you did not actively participate in causing a wrong, but then again you did not actively participate in preventing one. propotionalism can be taken too far, or abused. i do not pretend to offer easy answers. even with the idea that we…

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• I apologize for the misspelling, for I am a freshman in high school, so I lack the literacy level of a graduate or a "talented literate" (I tend to lack in grammar also). And you're right, this is a debate, so I will try to spell correctly next time. Warning to opponent, this…
• I believe that mankind is inherently evil. Many people are good, but most of the time man is driven to evil, through crime, revenge, or war. Men place themselves above each other through god, or politics, but what they don't know is all people are equal. If you have different…

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• In the very title I stated that it didn't matter whether society in a whole was right. This is to mean the society in whole being wrong, which must in fact be judged by people outside the society.
• Con's argument is, for a society to exist the members within that society must be "morally right," albeit imperfectly, relative to the norms of that society, otherwise, the society will eventually self-destruct to an uncivil state of existence. There is no mention in the title…

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• 3+3=6(exists in reality) 3+3=9(I have to imagine the last 3, as any false answer is imaginary) if there is no false answer, there is no true answer if you forfeit the debate it will happen in reality which is absolute, and while happening it is not a possibility, it is no other…
• so the walk you went out on is the one you imagined? thoughts never become real, you are implying you are god right now.. a real god reality is real, I never stated it was not, but let me rephrase, possibilities dosnt exist in reality, as I have to imagine them anything that Is…

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• i have read about the cosmic background radiation and doppler effect but my ignorant mind never pondered those paths. for CBR i can say that what we belive now is that this after-radiation is the result of big bang and death of old stars but one can also say that since matter…
• the steady state theory states that matter is produced and destroyed simultaneously thus there is no net change. it supports my theory, since matter is produed and destroyed then there is no point in space time coordinate that must show a begining; because begining would mean…

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• Freedom of expression and freedom are equivalent. All freedom is necessarily freedom of expression. Everything a person intentionally does is necessarily an expression by himself or herself and of himself's or herself's. Everything a person intentionally does is necessarily an…
• Freedom of homework is a type of freedom of expression. If I do not have to do homework, then I am free to express and realize my dreams regarding whether I want to do homework. Freedom of chores is another type of freedom of expression. If I do not have to do chores, then I am…

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• I want to begin by saying that I fully agree that, if my opponent's position that conceptions of things are indistinguishable from things themselves, my position falls apart and I have lost the debate. As such, I'll devote most of my time to this point. My first objection is…
• Let it be kept in mind that I am arguing that there must be some non-mental reality that exists, not that it is only non-mental reality that exists. I am arguing against the concept of an all-encompassing mental reality, and I must show that, even if some form of mental reality…

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• morality is a cage i agree with the bible, but that dosnt mean i have to be immoral.
• beliefs are immoral because you dont look at murder to figure if its wrong, you take it on word.. belief is illogical or unknown religion represent 100 percent immorality

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• The debate boils down to this . I say you canot prove reality to exist outside of our minds so all the experiments are based on faith that the world exists outside of our minds. I say science is based on the faith that our observations are true. My opponent says the world is…
• My opponents argument goes like this : Quote: If we assume reality isn"t real then what"s the point of having physical bodies? If you belief that reality is not real, walk in front of a fast moving car, or jump from a 100 story building (matrix jump it). You will not do either…

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• My father once said to me 'to believe is to know nothing.' I've heard the term justified true belief used here before. If a belief is proven to be true then yes, you can call it a jusified true belief but in practice it becomes knowledge - the act of knowing, not the act of…
• Thank you for joining this debate, V5RED. I agree with your first paragraph but in your example however; if the person vaping enjoys it, they know that they enjoy it. The enjoyment, as you say, is subjective and the knowledge that the enjoyment exists, is objective. Knowledge…

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• Fairness: My opponent has radically shifted his advocacy in the final round of the debate. Throughout R3 he repeatedly says moral statements are "meaningless;" he underscored this point by comparing moral statements to unintelligible nonsense words. Then in the LAST ROUND he…
• Overview: Observation 1 notes that the Resolution asks "are moral statements propositions?" NOT "is there an objective morality?" "Vampires live in Africa" is a proposition regardless of the whether vampires are real. Arguing that vampires don't exist or that people don't agree…

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• Really sorry for froefiting. I am very new to this and I found that there was no point debating sine ALL of my points were countered already. You did a fabulos job displaying your debate and you 100% deserve to win this debate. I wish that I had at least tried to debate, but I…
• You have convinced me otherwise. I have no reason to keep debating as most of my better points have been countered. Good debate!

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• my next point would be the problems whose solutions do not exist or are yet to be revealed. consider the problems like ways to improve memory, intelligence, hairfall problems, ageing problems, height problems, women related problems:biological one's, mild obesity problems,…
• its not very clear by agreeing with irreversible stuffs u agree with existence of solutionless problems. second, u didnt got my question..u r probably trying to come with a precaution. what i am concerned with is more similar to cure. there exists no way to get that heat back.…

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• The goal of punishment is to prevent the wrongdoer from making their particular mistake again, as well as to make an example that will dissuade others from doing wrong. Both of these goals are still obtainable under determinism. For example even if the wrongdoer?s future…
• Some events have simple explanations, like a ball falls to the ground becauseof the pull of gravity. Others are more complicated and may seem random TO US! Say you have a feeding schedule for an animal. You feed him at a specific time every day, only the specific time varies…

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• As this is only a three-rounder, alas, I shall have to do my best to both introduce an argument you will find satisfying and refute two that you have already posited. 1. As you've noted, there are always what may be an infinite number of factors that determine whether or not an…
• First and foremost, my deepest sympathies for you and your friend for the bad news. I hope whatever else happens, the outcomes for her are positive. I will keep you in my prayers, (Or, if you are of the agnostic persuasion, I'll spare you a thought the next time I do a…

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• Since much of what I have to say overlaps over various points, I have removed subheadings. It may be helpful to start with a very brief analysis of what objectivity is and what it entails, since much of my opponent's argument rests on a misunderstanding about the nature of…
• In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the character Polonius noted that "brevity is the soul of wit." By this he meant that arguments should be as concise as possible and not use any unnecessary and obfuscatory terminology. While I appreciate my opponent's reply, I must say that much of the…

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• I was not planning on bringing up specific cases as both sides have equally strong arguments from the standpoint that both can put forward a case seems to disprove the opposite philosophy, having said that let me put forward a common case. In a hospital 4 patients come in, all…
• What I see as the basic ethical argument of modern times. Is the sacrifice of one member of society, in order to benefit the whole justified? Or as I see it, is the only fair world one in which people are allowed to own themselves, thus their labor, time and money? I see this…

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• TY, Con! 1A. Con responds, "Simply stating that one must be alive to make decisions does not immediately constitute life being the ultimate value." I have repeatedly pointed out that in order for one to have values in the first place, they need to be alive. Con did not refute…
• Thank you, Con, for your response. 1A ----> Con first argues against the premise that existence is the ultimate value. She says that I cannot prove this, and that individuals possess the liberty to determine what their own ultimate value is. Indeed her argument is…

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• My opponent has forfeited. Since this was interesting, I would like, if he is willing, to attempt this debate again, and repost the first two rounds as they are, then repost rounds three and four. Please message me if you would like to do that. Other than that I have nothing…
• I am sorry about your sister, and I hope that she is okay. I had a similar problem in a debate a while ago where my Grandfather died, and I did not have time to post either. It is fine, and if you want, we can start a new debate, repost the previous rounds, and you can have the…

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• Sure no problem. Why not debate it though?
• extend

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• The fact that we have to learn neither proves nor disproves the claim that absolute knowledge is possible. It is possible that there might be some bit of knowledge that, once learned, we can be absolutely sure about, in which case the necessity of learning does not contradict…
• I believe that absolute knowledge is possible. My opponent, if someone agrees to this debate, will take the converse position: Absolute knowledge is impossible.

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• Beliefs are inherited and rarely questioned. Thankfully, my opponent's response is both what I'd expected and hoped for. My opponent has caused the stone to roll by bringing up some fantastic points for my argument. I intend to construct this response with non-contentious…
• This is my first debate. First ever. So be nice. I wanted to bring something up which wasn't already being argued (which was hard to find). So forgive me if this opening argument isn't well thought out and extensive. My argument that beliefs are inherited and rarely questioned,…

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• I would like to offer my most sincere apology about my forfeiting of the last round. . . .I was out of town in the Colorado mountains and had no access to computers, much less internet . . .. now for my rebuttal . . . . I will deal with each of your three points individually.…
• Thank you for taking this debate, and sorry about the miss-click I will begin with my rebuttal, and then move in to my real arguement . . . . Starting with your second point, "the best example possible is the society of religious people, knowing the written law which says the…

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• I affirm, Altruism does not exist. There are a number of reasons why Altruism does not exist, which i will cover in this speech through points. 1st and foremost, the most common argument against altruism is human selfishness. If there is anything that humanity has proven, it is…
• My Position aims to attack not Altruism(The idea), but how we as human beings look at it(How we describe certain ideas as altruistic when in reality they are not). I believe Altruism does not exist in our Moral Society. Definitions- Exist- To occur Altruism- The principle or…

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• I forfeit this round because we will be stuck in another paradox...
• Yes it does, a paradox cannot make sense but must do so in order to make sense because that is the very definition of paradox. You claim that it doesn't, but in reality it does, whether you like it or not. I just created another paradox by saying that. You mad bro?

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• The BoP should always be assumed by the challenger. Innocence until proven guilty. Bring it!
• I made a statement, you challenged it. Sorry I do not play by the rules you worship. Proving me wrong is clearly something you are incapable of, as you are a watch dog of the status quo.

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• I intended to get a final reply up, but I'm going to have to forfeit due to extenuating circumstances. I apologize to my opponent and the readers who wanted a full conclusion to the debate. Please vote based on the arguments already made so as not to have wasted our time and…
• ---> P A T R I O T I S M - I S - S U B J E C T I V E. <---"What my opponent fails to recognize here is that the statement "that the subject is the parts" is TRUE! Anything that is made up of separate individual parts IS them, otherwise it could not exist. As a matter of fact, a…

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• A thing is only considered morally wrong by society if it causes pain, or some other negative emotion. For example, theft is considered bad because loss of property would result in negative emotions. If you felt equally good with or without these things, and this was true in…
• When one thinks of things that are good, or desirable, where does one derive this sense of "goodness?" The answer is actually fairly simple; these activities or items illicit a positive response from us and result in our long term happiness or contentment. The opposite is also…

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• IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE THAT the hulk cannot controls his anger. He feels conscious when he transforms into a huge beast. He fights the criminals and crooks. He doesn't attack his allies, only his foes. He is tamable. In The Avengers, he is a force that is controlled by…
• IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE THAT emotions can be controlled. But some emotions can be controlled. Emotions are abstract and cant not be defined. Anger is not viewed as something that wipes other emotions away. Anger can be controlled. For example, the Hulk turns into a beast…

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• Well that SUCKS!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ()__() (='.'=) (")_(")
• "It is the greatest good to the greatest number of people which is the measure of right and wrong." It's because that I agree with this quote from Jeremy Bentham that I urge an affirmation of the following resolution: Resolved: It is morally permissible to kill one innocent…

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• Con; the reason why I did not expand more or provide a counter argument to your religion argument is because it drifts off from the original topic. You say that to some faith is evidence? My point exactly, people need evidence to back-up their claims. Christianity does not…
• Con, you begin your argument by claiming that regardless of where the pendulum swings there is equal amount of both on either side. False, your statement is false. My argument has been that evidence is more important because it stands alone. Evidence without belief is still…

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• Summarising Points Burden of Proof: Since I am Pro, my burden of proof is to show that Objectivism is not sound, meaning that I need to argue an aspect of Objectivism being unsound. In other words, all I need to do, at any point, is to show Objectivism is illogical. Even if I…
• Thank you, Shabshoral. Affirmative Case: Defence A1: A reason to live; purpose in happiness I. Quoting David Kelley: "A perennial question in O'ism is whether (1) life is a value because one chooses to live, or (2) one should choose to live because life is a value. When the…

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• My opponent states his argument, If we exam his first paragraph he makes the statement "Nature isn't conscious, so it doesn't consciously control him..." while this immediately seems true an examination at the principle of my argument makes the conclusion that if God cannot…
• My opponents counter argument states, in short, "that Goodness is essentially Gods nature" This *common* avoidance of the question however clever does not answer anything. It is an attempt to split the dilemma into a trilemma, and does not succeed because the question remains.…

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• To start off, I believe Utilitarianism is a better ethical theory primarily because unlike Kantian theory it doesn"t judge whether or not a decision/action is moral by societal or personal rules/guidelines. Therefore making it difficult for a society to decide which actions…
• In this debate I intend to discuss which ethical philosophy (Kantianism/Deontological Theory vs Utilitarianism) is better to live by. I would also like to "share the burden of truth". Therefore, my opponent will be arguing why "Kantianism is a better ethical theory than…

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• I don't understand why people accept a 3 round debate and then forfeit the round in which he would give an argument I can refute. I can't refute an argument that is presented in the 3rd round. These kind of actions determine a debate to be bunk.
• My opponent says... "My presentation will prove that the theory is wrong, by proving that chaos would only happen from more freedoms if someone abuses it, and it is easy to do stuff you do not have the freedom to do anyway." I refute this claim, due to the fact that given if…

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• anything that our minds can imagine is possible to become a part of reality. However, There are factors that prevent us from making our dreams into reality, Such as; our knowledge, Motivation, Circumstances, Resources, Etc. This is why many things that we imagine never become…
• It is impossible to know anything with 100% certainty. It's only the limitation of the brain that tells us something is impossible. You can stretch the limits of-course in a proper scientific way and you will notice miracles.

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• Dude i just had a massive poop

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• Righty-o, then, on to my support of objectivism. Anybody who is familiar with Ayn Rand will recognize the following argument as basically hers. Claim 1: Existence Exists. This claim asserts that something other than one's own consciousness exists. If it did not, consciousness…
• Definitions: 1. Moral Skepticism: First, the dictionary.com definition: "the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics; universal doubt." Basically, for the context of this debate, I am going to argue that Skepticism is a blanket term that covers the following ideologies;…

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• Thank you Con, for your question, "So do you think politics is good in our society?"Of course...See, What is Politics? It is a term we use to describe the situation where multi parties form the government and rule. See, In this world, many countries have democracies. Now,…
• I agree to debate for this topic. Good luck, Con!

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• "First off, I concede that 'a family of a murdered child can only be fully compensated [by the knowledge that] their child is returned to life.' Consequently, it is possible 'for the murderer to return [a] 6 year old [child] to the family' in place of their murdered child, as…
• Resolved; Every human is unique. This argument hinges on the idea that humans are sentient. That they have a inner reflective self that is capable of observing the world.I argue that this must be true not only because we as humans can know it ourselves when we reflect on our…

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• >1. Any theory of morality ought to rationally account for both moral distinctions and moral obligations. I would like to reiterate, your idea of "moral obligations" consists of people convincing others to follow their brand of morality. This is an action, and philosophies are…
• >What "nothings" are assumed not to exist and what constitutes enough "proof" to accept their existence? I am saying that the burden of proof lies with those that make positive claims, nothing more. Please do not misunderstand me. >This is question begging. My opponent must…

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• I wish to thank Con again for his response.I, too, have a correction to make. My first paragraph under the "intuition" heading that reads "It is simply common sense that everything that exists had a cause of its existence," should actually read "it is simply common sense that…
• Again, I thank Con for instituting this debate.IntuitionCon has misunderstood my argument. I never said that our intuitions are generally correct, I said that we are justified in believing them. I even indicated that our intuitions are not always reliable. But if our intuitions…

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• Since Pro hasn't stated any round structure, I'll briefly give an opening argument. Pro, I believe, is arguing that faith is more important to mankind than reason. The word "faith" has multiple definitions, including: 1. strong religious feelings or beliefs 2. complete trust or…
• Con has forfeited the final round of this debate. The voting period now begins!

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• *Note- The meaning of the word, "parent," above meant the government of Athens which has raised him in this society. It wasn't that he was too attached to Athens, but it was the journey he set on to discover if he was the wisest man. He questioning the oracles prophecy, which…
• Although Socrates may not have corrupted the youth it is obvious that Socrates stayed in Athens. He had the opportunity to leave if he did not like the way the Athenian laws and society were. He commits and abides by the rules of Athens. If Socrates leaves then he has unjustly…

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• I am not exactly sure what it is we are debating. I'm assuming it's the existence of the soul… but "Life beyond death" was your resolution. The Soul: The soul is defined as Wikipedia as "A soul, in certain spiritual, philosophical, and psychological traditions, is the…
• Nice language, thanks for the free win. Well not im irritated. .. Not even going to bother to comment on anything in that last post, thanks for the debate.

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• yeah vote me for FF
• Ff

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• I claim that the world would be better if everyone was the same, I NEVER once claimed thinking outside the box was a bad thing, but we should take the same accepting approach to people who think outside the box for social advancement, much like the Rhodesians did during the…
• The world would be better if we were all the same people. Same beliefs, religion, politics, and just about everything else.

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• "All That You Discuss Requires A Brain."The same thing I said in my last round applies to this. I will repeat it again (but modify it according to my opponent's gender):"My opponent didn't even address my argument. She just said that you need the brain states to do…
• My opponent didn't even address my argument. He just said that you need the brain states to do introspection and to think. However, even if that is true, that wouldn't mean that mental states/ conscious states are brain states, just that they are dependent on brain states…

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• It is true that is was entirely Socrates choice to drink the hemlock. He chooses to uphold his moral code, even if Athens" justice system failed him. Socrates" trial was not a just one and the jury had already made their decision before the trial had even started. However, if…
• Although Socrates was falsely accused and convicted of a crime he did not commit he still should drink the hemlock. Socrates chose to live in Athens, which means that he has agreed to the Athenian laws and by extent their justice system and how they administer justice. In The…

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• Firstly I'd like to ask my opponent why we should consider each opinion carefully if there is indeed no element of equality to all opinions. If we immediately rated opinions then it wouldn't make sense to consider every possibility. Only if all opinions are equal would it make…
• I'd agree with my oponent that you need some education or experience to form an opinion. What my oponent has failed to understand is that everyone has had some kind of education or expeience. Different people have different experiences which is why each opinion must be…