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1751.
The Bible contains contradictions
For
I have decided to re-open my account. I wish we could have a longer debate."In reference to Abraham, God was not inciting Abraham (then Abram) to do evil."Epic fail! Sacrificing your son isn't evil? Today, if he would have done that, he would have been in a boat load of…
The first part, I was actually going to touch on in this argument. I shall honour my opponents request my listing no more than 8. However, I might list a few more as time goes on. Good luck to my opponent.Contradiction number 1: How old was Jehoachin when he began to…
Against
I am glad that my opponent was able to return, and regret that we have so little space to complete this debate.Let me apprach this argument by summarizing it.My opponent argues that since James says that God tempts no man to evil, and then proceeds to argue that God tempts…
Again, My responses go unrefuted.
1752.
The Earth was created by God
For
for tell me what religion you come from
islam is the true religion
Against
I will be arguing that there is no god at all. Not the Islamic god, not the Christian god, not the Jewish god ect The BOP is on pro to prove that the Islamic god created the earth. I await pro's response.
//athiesm was created by a man called darwen// False. Atheism was not "created", it is merely a lack of belief and considering the fact that atheists have been around since before the Greeks we can see that this claim is false. Also, Darwin was first brought up Christian.…
1753.
Belief in God's existence is rationally justified
For
I am a little disappointed that con did not reply. Please vote.
It seems like Con has forfeited this round again. I would like to say that religious people are very devoted towards their religion and worship so God seems to be very reasonable.
Against
In my eyes (this really is entirely opinion.) human life is measured in how it affected other lives. If your an organ donor, good. If your a serial killer, bad. If you die, yes you do lose all you've worked for, but if you've done good to others you've had a succesful life in…
This will be a continuation of our last debate, found here: http://www.debate.org...I invited athena from that debate to continue this. Since this is just a continuation I won't do any of the formal starting post things, i'll just refute your last argument. Since many religious…
1754.
The Bible is a peaceful text
For
Hey, just thought I'd let you know, something came up and I don't have time for a debate now. Just thought it'd be polite instead of leaving you hanging.
First, let me just say that your Old Testament claims do not apply to us. They only applied to the country of Israel (way back then) and the law was passed by God to the Canaanites who were evil people. This should sum it up pretty well: Christianity does not advocate killing…
Against
Alright then.
Your first statement about Christians not following the OT is true and false at the same time. Christians today don't follow anything of the OT. This is not what Jesus told us to do though, in fact Jesus tells us the opposite. Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or…
1755.
Evangelical Protestantism represents apostolic Christianity
For
Thank you Con for your opening arguments. I will start off my opening arguments by highlighting the main beliefs of Evangelical Protestants and their support from the church fathers. The Five Solas Sola Scriptura - this is the belief that the Bible alone "teaches all that is…
Requests: Wikipedia will be considered a legitimate source
Against
This is because Pro has not demonstrated that the early Church rejected infant baptism and has not demonstrated that the early Church adhered to penal substitutionary atonement. On top of that, Pro neglected to include a number of important citations, but indicated that he…
Thanks to Pro for accepting. I will be arguing for a mix of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox view. Wikipedia will only be permitted if you can demonstrate that the information in Wikipedia is reliably sourced (in other words, it might be better to use the sources that…
1756.
Jesus is the savior of the world
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My opponent has forfeited the last round. I ask the voters to consider this when voting. I extend my argument from the previous round. I have met the burden of proof.
To support my claim, I would like to offer the following from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: 528 "The Epiphany is the manifestation of Jesus as Messiah of Israel, Son of God and Savior of the world. " There you have it; The Catholic Church teaching that Jesus is the…
Against
I think they were referring to Jesus (Heh-Sus) from San Antonio when he beat Space Invaders for the first time at a Chuckie Cheese back in 1992. But if that is true I must say I have lost some respect for them. Jews are now slightly higher in my book.
I accept.
1757.
There is no convincing proof that God exists
For
Looking at some of these links, non of them have shown with empirical evidence that there is an afterlife. The one article tries to explain that our "soul" is made of electrical signals, and since energy cannot be destroyed (the law of conservation of energy) our souls will…
There is absolutely no proof a divine being called God.
Against
Well there it is Readers The exact Reason Atheist never FIND God. Excuses, denial, deception and fraud! Review the articles yourselves … They are "not" entitled energy, They specifically state SOUL, yet Pro in a move to defraud, immediately switches to Denial by word games!…
Now let us begin: There is no proof of a GodThat is the claim! Who says? The Atheists say! Wait a minute. The Christians say there is! One of them must be wrong! There either is proof OR there is No proof? Now lets look at the facts of the case: IF there is a God, then there IS…
1758.
God cannot exist, since feeling joy requires feeling pain
For
you need it
pew pew
Against
Lol. Pass.
Pass
1759.
Faith in God is rational
For
Ok. Well either way you never refuted anything i said or made any points toward your own argument. I would like to use one more example to show why we all do this. If i were to ask an atheist what happens when we die, he would say that nothing happens. Our body just decays and…
I hope you will argue that because you certainly have not done so yet! But some of the comments have made some points, so i will start with missmedic. You gave the definition of rational to be, "based on or in accordance to logic." So i will appeal to logic to make my next…
Against
Well I accidentally accepted this debate because I thought you were con.
You defined G-d in round one as "the Christian god," which I will argue is irrational to believe in.
1760.
The God of the King James Bible created the universe and life on Earth
For
To be honest I have looked at my opponents last debate on the soul and was very intimidated. My opponent clearly has a lot of intelligence as far as science goes while I do not, I assume he's older as well. However I decided to present this how I normally present my religion…
Against
Yo extiendo todos de mis argumentos, particularmente los argumentos sobre la insuficiencia de la biblia de King James con respeto a los origenes del universo y vida en la tierra.
I extend all of my arguments.
1761.
Rational arguments can prove God's existence
For
I did not break the rules you just cannot argue back when I am so right you asked for a personal god I gave you one you tried to back me into the corner of say a Christian god when that was not the argument I entered. You want an easy ride and I will not give you one, you…
no sain human being will agree with you lol
Against
You misspelt sane. And Iv no idea what your talking about. You mean they wont agree that you broke the rules of the debate?
I will accept that you have forfieted this debate based on the fact that you have not followed the rules set forth when the debate began. You put forward more then one argument. You did not define god. I gave you a chance to follow the second one when I stated that If you give…
1762.
God is the best scientific explanation for existence
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Unfortunately, after careful examination of my hypothesis, I realize I need to modify it in order to fit the data more accurately so I will have to concede this debate. However, I am only conceding based on my own part not because CON's objection were actually valid or that I…
THE GOD HYPOTHESIS CON claims that my theory is not scientific. I beg to differ. Here is the definition of falsifiablity: "Falsifiability or refutability of an assertion, hypothesis or theory is the logical possibility that it can be contradicted by an observation or the…
Against
"However, I am only conceding based on my own part not because CON's objection were actually valid or that I did not refute them." My objections were valid, and you didn't refute my arguments successfully regardless of your reasons for forfeiting. "In fact, if the topic was on…
The God HypothesisMy opponent talks about falsifiability, however God's existence itself is an unfalsifiable scientific hypothesis. Humans live within space-time, we change, and are physical so how one could possibly falsify a claim that a being exists who is spaceless,…
1763.
Atheism is incompatible with the principles of science
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I pointed out three broad tenets where atheist beliefs are contradictory to scientific thought. My opponent, employing a straw man tactic, tried to narrow and divert the argument simply to evolution. My opponent did not attempt to address the points brought up in Round 1. But…
My opponent starts Round 1 with a straw man logical fallacy. My opponent offers a close but not truly accurate version of the argument, twisting the idea by exaggerating its scope. Besides, there is no one ideology to which all atheists adhere. I have listed three specific…
Against
Atheist believe in evolution. Evolution is accepted by science. This alone is enough to vote Pro as I stated earlier.I don't understand how this was a straw man.
http://www.merriam-webster.com... I am not an atheist, but I know all I have to do is find one belief that doesn't contradict with science and I win the debate. Pro has the burden to prove that every belief that an atheist has is incongruous with the tenets of science. tenets-…
1764.
Religious belief can be rational
For
How exciting! I'll get right into it; I don't find izbo's rebuttals sufficient and he has offered no counter arguments in favour of Con. In summary, izbo10 has simply dismissed all my hypothetical theists on the basis of fallacy. So, let us first look at what a fallacy actually…
Hello DDO! I'd first like to apologise to my opponent for my round two forfeit. To be frank, I had better things to do than argue devil's advocate with someone who, in principle, I completely agree with. However, I don't particularly like my opponent's forum personality, so I…
Against
My opponent has forfeited this debate so it should be an instant win for me. He presented fallacies and misrepresentations of the historicity of Jesus as rational. He failed at his burden when he took the time to debate a topic he started and then claimed he didn't have the…
The first example opponent for some odd, completely ignorant reason, thinks that just because you use a fallacy to convince yourself it is no longer fallacious, it only becomes fallacious if you use it in a debate. His first argument holds as much weight as saying that as long…
1765.
The biblical God cannot be both all-good and all-powerful
For
My opponent once again tries to invent excuses and evade what is out forth to him. Wow boring. So once again he proves that he does not know how to debate with evidence. Its either that or he does not know what the difference is between good and evil is. Its either that or he…
I have to continue this debate because there are a few things that were not mentioned in the previous rounds. So we will bounce around a bit. Something that wasn't talked about in these debates thus far is that god is evil and hateful enough to have created the children to…
Against
He has never successfully proved the existence of an objective good and evil and is using ad hominems constantly. He has shown to be unable to see the difference between black and knight, he is in such denial that he is filled with constant rhetoric, unable to refute any of my…
My opponent once again tries to represent an objective good and evil, which we have already established can not be known. We can therefore not carry out any other ideas or principles into this debate as it will just lead to our views of morality. My opponent once again views…
1766.
Christians are facing persecution in the modern world
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I accept. My opponent is claiming that Christians are NOT being persecuted. This absolute statement can be proved incorrect by pointing to ONE instance of persecution that has occurred recently (if ANY Christians are being persecuted for their belief, then Christians most…
Christians are the deliberate targets of government persecution in many countries; while they may face far less persecution in the Western world than other religious groups, in regions with Christian minorities they are certainly far from immune to widespread, deliberate…
Against
I am challenging anyone to argue against me. Rules are their are no rules. Rules are for Chumps. Let the Debate begin!!!!!!!!!!
1767.
God is not an intelligent being
For
Well yeah there is no intelligence in hate, evil, pain and suffering which does come from YOUR scriptures and YOUR god who hates children. That's for starters. Here's just a few examples…Lamentations 4: 9-11 "They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain…
There's no intelligence in hate and evil which indeed was created by the belief in god. After all this so-called god could have created an era of peace, kindness, love, caring for each other, harmony, in which has never happened and will never happen. That's NOT intelligent.…
Against
Before I begin, I noticed that pro spoke of his position as if it came from the scriptures. I also noticed that though he did this, he also did not provide any scriptures to back up his statements. I on the other hand, will show by the scriptures and evidence that the words I…
If God was not intelligent he would not have created humanity.
1768.
Government should be guided by God rather than humans
For
Oh yeah. Trump is no man of God that's for sure.
First off, your position is confusing. Are you Pro for God ruled Government or Con Human Government? I guess I'll digress from the Pro and Con claiming thing. Anyway, we have what we have. It's wishful thinking right now for God to be encharge of the Government and stuff, but…
Against
You made some fair points but I am inclined to believe that we are supposed to be looking to God for leadership not to politicians like Trump or Theresa May.
According to the Bible, humans were never supposed to rule themselves but after the rebellion which was instigated by the angel known as 'Satan' humans are now lumbered with the responsiblity of basically 'playing the role of God'. Many people would argue that self rule is a…
1769.
The Bible contains significant historical inaccuracies
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The world speaking in one language. My opponent seems to think that you can simply believe any interpretation of the text that you want and that makes it infallible. Scholars can read and twist it however they to try to side step the blatant inaccuracies, but the text is…
In Genesis chapter 11, http://www.biblegateway.com..., the bible goes into the tower of Babel. At this time, the bible says, "Now the whole earth had one language and the same words." In this chapter, it makes clear reference that this is not metaphorical same language, but…
Against
The simple fact is this: My opponent has interpreted this passage in a very specific way, and a way that a large portion of Christian scholars disagree with. He then goes on to shift the meaning to "a whol damn lot of people all spoke the same language" which is very different…
I hope this shapes up to be an enjoyable and informative debate. Contention 1: A single languageMy opponent's contention is that the chronology of Genesis 11 places the Tower of Babel, and therefore a single language, to approximately 2,400 BC. This would be a clear historical…
1770.
Fulfilled prophecy is evidence that the Bible is from God
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Prophecy: Isaiah 13:19, 20; 45:1 And Babylon, the most glorious of kingdoms, The beauty and the pride of the Chal·de'ans, Will be like Sod'om and Go·mor'rah when God overthrew them. She will never be inhabited, Nor will she be a place to reside in throughout all generations. No…
"There is no evidence that 45:1 and 13:19-20 are both referencing the same event."The last verse of the previous chapter, 44:28, says, "The One saying of Cyrus, 'He is my shepherd, And he will completely carry out all my will'; The One saying of Jerusalem, 'She will be…
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For clarification purposes, I would suggest some additional points to keep in mind: 5. Prophecies should be predictions of future events (references about the past or the present do not count as prophesy). 6. Prophecies should clearly reference the event they are claimed to…
Thank you likewise for the debate! My opponent suggests that Isaiah 13:19,20 and Isaiah 45:1 constitute a fulfilled prophecy. 1.This prophecy is not coherent. In other words, it is constructed by taking excerpts from two different sections of text. There is no evidence that…
1771.
Religion has done more harm than good for the world
For
If my title is unclear i am saying the negatives religion has had on our world outways the positives i will allow my opponent to make the first arguments
Against
Pro has preserved his perfect record of forfeit. Pro started another debate rather than responding in this one, so it was bad conduct and not a personal crisis of some sort that prevented his response. Pro's entire opening argument was "If my title is unclear i am saying the…
I checked Pro's debate history. He starts debates and then frequently forfeits. During the time in which he was supposed to respond to this debate he started a new debate on another subject. I cite Pro for bad conduct. Arguments are continued as we await Pro's next forfeit.
1772.
The Bible has not been corrupted over time
For
I forfiet.
My opponent didn't give good proves of the bible being changed and corrupted. He only gave some passages from the bible, which are taken out of context. For example, a historic evidence or something like that would have been more better.
Against
Thank you for a good debate. As pro forfeited I urge a CON vote. I hope to debate with you in the future.
My opponent has yet to provide a definition of corruption. I defined it in the previous round as a change in the text that alters the texts meaning. Thus based upon that definition, I negated the resolution. We cannot say the text had not been corrupted or changed as we have…
1773.
Theism contains at least one true proposition about God
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(1) Defining Theism I took my position as "general theism", meaning that by definition any person who holds such a position holds to the omniattributes including personal agency. I am not advocating pantheism (could also be called naturalistic theism), Panentheism, or what have…
(1) Defining Theism I will define traditional (or according to the resolution, 'general') theism as the following: "There exists necessarily a person without a body who necessarily is eternal, perfectly free, omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly good, and the creator of all…
Against
I would like to clarify something at the outset to avoid any potential semantical arguments about the proposition: It is: "General Theism Contains a True Proposition for God's Existence". I am taking this to be equivalent to "General Theism is True" (with General Theism/God…
(2) The question here is: Does Pro have warrant for his claim? Pro claims he was "unaware" of this, a claim I find dubious considering the positions he has put forward; I find it hard to believe someone knows those arguments but doesn't know the very basics of asserting a…
1774.
Everything stated in the Bible should be taken literally
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I don't look at pro or con those social terms are irrelevant I attack anybody who agrees or disagrees with me http://www.youtube.com...
Ya so we have to take 3000 year old science fiction and assume its fact RIGHT? http://encyclopediadramatica.com... Really all your doing is assuming that these facts can not possibly be questioned. So all new discoveries contradicting this would be false I presume?…
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I was hoping for an actual debate...not something that would be better off in the "comments" section. But anyway, basically my "opponent" is agreeing with me. The link states that the bible is a bunch of bull, and is also an article meant for humor. Although it did make me roll…
Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) Many good people build their case against…
1775.
Religion does more harm than good
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Simple. .. religion is useless and is of no benefit to anyone.
Ok... seeing as you accepted the debate, that means you must disagree with me, correct? That means you find religion is useful. I simply would like to know in what way religion is useful. I don't see any single factor of life improved upon because of religion and due to…
Against
Okay, then.
That's what I thought.
1776.
The Trinity is a true doctrine of the Bible
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The Bible says that there is only one true God who is God by Nature, the only God who deserves our worship and prayer. Jesus taught that His Father is God. However, on the other hand, the Scriptures repeatedly say (both explicitly and implicitly) that Jesus Christ is God by…
First let me apologize for the delay and also for forfeiting the last rounds. Some things came up that prevented me from being able to spend the time to make a proper response. Now I am able to, so I will be making my case for the Trinity here. To begin, I will say that my…
Against
See my previous round. My opponent forfeited once again, so I have nothing else to add.
My opponent has forfeited the previous round. Pull my previous arguments over to this round. Allow me to give a quick refresher. 1. Parts of the Trinity doctrine are not stated in the Bible, or at least my opponent has failed to show that they are - and thus, the doctrine…
1777.
Modern Christians should follow Old Testament laws on stoning
For
well i suppose it starts to get into th\e best response to this that i've heard. but, just because govenment might say death is required, doesn't mean God has to say it. the bible says that the LORD required it, and even jesus said that God said it. i question whether teh…
con missed the point of the debate. i'm arguing that you should, if you lived in OT times, have stoned people, if you are a bible christian now. i'm not arguing that we should still stone people. basically, if you lived back then, woud you stone people as required by the bible?…
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Pro is correct, God commanded that certain violations be punishable by death. Some he did command to be death by stoning. I did not intend anything from my previous response to be construed in any way contrary to this. However, my point was that in the case of stoning, the…
Ah, my apologies Pro. I did not fully understand your statement then, but I think I do now. The answer lies in something that I touched on in my earlier response but did not have room to develop fully. I will do so now. It is important to understand that stoning was a…
1778.
The Quran represents God better than the Bible
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MOSES CORRECTS GOD RELOADED My opponent places words in my mouth when he says; "My opponents arguments amount to ; 'Moses displayed unacceptable conduct, as a result God is not omnipotent and thus is not worthy of worship. ' " This is what I actually said; " The Christian Bible…
Moses corrects God revisedMr. Wandile says that;"Moses is actually pleading with God to show mercy on the Israelites, Moses does this by reminding (although God does not forget) God of the promises that He made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. "Is it acceptable to approach an all…
Against
I thank my honorable opponent for allowing me to participate in this debate. It truly has been a memorable debate, one which I will cherish. My opponent has presented his final arguments, but as we shall see he has made some crucial errors. 1- MOSES CORRECTS GOD RELOADED My…
As we shall see my opponent makes some crucial errors within his arguments that introduce question upon his understanding of the bible. 1- MOSES CORRECTS GOD Do the actions of a mortal decrease who God is? My opponent states : "Is it acceptable to approach an all powerful…
1779.
Atheism requires more faith than theism
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The final round has finally come! I thank you omar for taking part in this debate and I hope all who view this can truly take the evidence where it leads. Now I want to take you back to my contentions of this round: 1. There are no good reasons for atheism (that is God does not…
Here is the rest of my round 3 responses: Sorry I am so late, It deleted my post and I had to restart once I realized the glitch Premise 2: "I agree if this is the only reality. If there alternative realities do not exist then this would be right. I think infinite is tagged on…
Against
I do owe some burden of proof but I did not see how logicae even completed his proof. An argument without a conclusion is not proof. It is not an argument which is what he did what KCA. This means logicae does not have proof for theism. If logicae did he would have shown proof…
This is a bit confusing. I will require to look through two Rounds to see if I have addressed the point in the next Round or what Pro is saying I have not stated. -1. You really have not responded to my argument of infinities, Simply if infinities don"t exist, Then we cannot…
1780.
Atheism leads to immoral behavior
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Atheists are immoral because of being an atheist..because of becoming an atheist and god-haters Yes..they deny the author of all morality. Just because others are also immoral because they deny the true God and worship false gods doesn't make atheist moral by comparison. Again,…
God proves morality. Everyone else just copies what God says and then takes credit for defining what "the right thing" is. If my opponent thinks no one proves morality, you wonder why he is trying to prove atheists can be moral. He is also deceived the communists were not…
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I said nothing about the communists, there is no denying that communists did terrible, terrible things. And if Atheists are immoral because they are Atheists, what are they before they chose ro be Atheists. Are they moral, if so that is unfair to Atheists. I rest my case.
No one can prove morality, it is simply the choice to the right thing. Many Christians have done wrong, no Atheists to date have done any genocide or terrible wrongdoing towards others no matter what "God" thinks. For example, Matthew Hale, serving 40 years in prison for…
1781.
Religious organizations should have no place in public schools
For
This part of your argument would make a lot more sense if I could see some sources for the public schools promoting Catholicism in your area. Either way, it doesn't matter. The fact that a few schools might be going against the way an ideal public school should be run doesn't…
I will address each part of your argument separately. You first talk about evolution being debatable. While there are many (namely religious groups) who continue to deny the almost invariable fact that is evolution, this scientific theory is still widely accepted by nearly all…
Against
If these schools are not being ran correctly, why aren't they being shut down? You said the government dose not fund any school with a dominant religious affliction, then why are they still here? obviously its okay.
Its not that I'm against evolution but it seems to be very debatable among the community. What ever happened to "Under god" in the Pledge of Allegiance, this had to do with god and school still say it. You say that government funds schools and that the schools shouldn't teach…
1782.
The Bible is not fiction
For
The Resolve: The Bible is not fiction I am in favor of the resolved, and therefore my opponent shall not be in favor of the resolve. I would like to start off by saying the best of luck to my future opponent. I very much so hope that my opponent will not just say, "The Bible is…
Since my opponent has forfeited this round, I believe that he now agrees with the resolve.
Against
The bible is completely illogical and fiction. It is well written, but extremely vague. The vagueness is the key, it leaves itself open to interpretation, by design. Whoever authored the book certainly knew what they were doing. I feel that by even saying that you have facts to…
None of the stories you explained are fact. People of faith will twist anything into proof of their religion. You sir, are debating a topic that is not true. Noahs ark? 2 animals of every species on earth? Where did they poop? How does a lion and a gazelle get along? Moses…
1783.
The Christian God most likely does not exist
For
Defense: 1First off, my opponent states that I have to prove that there is no god. However, this is false for the reasons I have already stated. My opponent has made claims with out evidence that goes by what people say rather then what can be proved in the natural world around…
I hope it will be very productive . So on that note, lets begin. I will be starting out with three contentions and might add more if the moment calls for I just ask that my opponent refrain from posting new arguments in the final round because that would be just plain unfair.…
Against
Response to your first defense- You did say that extraordinary claims requires extraordinary evidence. Whether you are going to admit it or not, claiming there isn't a God (or most likely as you put it, but i'm not supposed to be nit picky), is a pretty extraordinary claim.…
C1: My opp says extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. first, saying there is no extraordinary evidence of God requires extraordinary evidence that there is no God. My opp's analogy about unicorns is silly. People have reported seeing Unicorns which were later…
1784.
A Christian God who is omnipotent and all-loving exists
For
It is necessary at the outset of our debate to define our terms; that is always the case. And in particular here, I should make it clear what I mean when I use the term "God". I want to specify that I'm arguing particularly in favor of Christian theism, and for it as a unit or…
Against
I think that I have won this debate without question, I posted an argument against the existence of God, which had no rebuttal whatsoever. Then I posted two rebuttals of arguments for the existence of God, incidentally neither of the arguments he actually presented. Whether or…
OK, so to clarify, our definition of Christian God is: He is a triune, He is eternal, He is omnipotent, He is omnibenevolent, He is omniscient, He is omnipresent, He created the world with a purpose, He is the ultimate judge. You can object to any of these bar His supposed…
1785.
A god, if one exists, has much to answer for
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Let them be offended, You quote the bible, Can i quote goldie locks and the three bears because quoting a fairy tale is pretty pathetic, I want to offend them, They deserve to be offended for the crimes of their religions
you have provided no evidence there is a god just stated that because we are here thatsproof, It isnt, That is incredibly lazy thinking in fact it isnt thinking atall, And my second point if there is a good, He is a monster a cruel insane monster
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he takes his time to see if you are able to see if you are able to find the answer by ourselves. He has erased our memory of before so we know how to choose on our own. If he did not erase our past in heaven then we wold never learn for ourselves what we need to do and what is…
I can start quoting the bible. If you go into any church saying that there is no god they will freak out and kick you out. It is offensive to some people when you say that there is no god. So you may not beleive that there is no god but others do and you are being offensive to…
1786.
Religious faith is independent of societal progress
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Very well. As this is my final say I will try my best to apply the acuteness of formalities that care little of personable means. I regret not taking this approach earlier as I have made the mistake of appealing to my opponent as a person rather than an objective that needs to…
I will take this point by point. For the sake of space I will only include the 1st few words of the con"s argument followed by: "..." Each part of the counter is separated by: "____" > I have reviewed my opponents argument and it seems apparent that he proceeds " Human nature…
Against
Oh, come now opponent. You don't need to treat me as an object, I would be insulted if you did. We're both people here. :) Anyways. Yes, you are arguing religious faith and religion. But my arguments still practically stand in strength due to the fact that religion in it of…
You are correct, I am saying human nature and society are two different things but society does branch of human nature just as religion does. And the two have always been connected in many civilizations around the world. Even in America, it is obvious. What I am saying which I…
1787.
The term 'church' is a generic term in the Bible
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Bump
"A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump." (Jesus of Nazareth) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx In terms of formal religion- Before the Crucifixion all religion was based on work, whether the participant had to give a sacrifice or perform a service, etc. The Angels have their position based…
Against
I accept. Good luck to my opponent.
1788.
Religion is not necessary in the modern world
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Plagiarism:Proof: http://www.debate.org...; CON has plagiarised his entire round 2 from this site: http://www.academia.edu... Of course he has given the link from where he took it all, but that doesn't justify his actions and they are still unethical because he is the one…
To the judges: I humbly request the judges to judge this debate with an open mind, dropping your personal biases and give a judgement based on who has made better arguments and ergo has given a superior case.…
Against
Before I being I would like everyone to know that I was of the understanding that 2nd round would be for presenting opening arguments. Pro said that I also have a burden to prove, which implies I have to have my own case, which means that round 3 would be for refutation and…
I accept the burden even though I shouldn't and I will defend the following arguments from[1]: 1.Religion provides mental peace Human life is uncertain. He struggles for his survival amidst the uncertainties, insecurities and dangers, Some-times he feels helplessness. It is the…
1789.
Lack of evidence means people should assume God does not exist
For
Extend all arguments.
Extend all above arguments!
Against
For easy reading and typing, I will refer to PRO as "he" in the instances that "he or she" would generally be accepted. "All humans ought to assume that the Christian God does not exist, based on lack of evidence." This is the claim that my opponent has asserted. I will attempt…
I am obviously going to debate that the statement provided is false.
1790.
Catholicism is a legitimate form of Christianity
For
My opponent has forfeited once again. He has requested me to restart the debate again and I have declined. He may challenge me again later on, when he can guarantee he will be available.
All right, here we go."he will agree that the Catholic Church does all of the 19 statements I posed"Not at all.3, 13 and 18 are obviously false. Especially 3 and 13 show that my opponents claim of "...I was a Catholic until I was 14 years old, that's why I knew all the…
Against
Thank you, Mr. Confucius91 for responding to my argument. I believe that Mr.Confucius91 is a practicing Catholic and I believe that he will agree that the Catholic Church does all of the 19 statements I posed (I was a Catholic until I was 14 years old, that's why I knew all the…
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Apostolic Catholic Church, is the world's largest "Christian church", claiming more than a billion members but does not practice Christianity because of its doctrines, practices, and beliefs which are false and not according to the…
1791.
Christianity is intrinsically harmful
For
Concession noted, if you'd ever like to continue the topic I'd be glad to accept a challenge.
I extend all arguments.
Against
extend.
Please award all marks to my honorable opponent.
1792.
Believing the Bible literally requires rejecting science
For
Firstly I must apologize to grammar nazis everywhere, because I wan out of space to put a comma in my title. When I say ignorant of science, I mean that they do not know/understand the big bang theory, evolution via natural selection, etc.
"I have never been taught that and don't know what statistic you are using to prove this statement as valid. "The statistic is a personal experiment of mine, consisting of 10,000+ people, so I'd say it's fairly accurate.However, you are right, the order of operations was a bad…
Against
I now accept your argument! :)Though with these 8,000 word limits I rarely find myself typing that much. Please try to keep your arguments concise that I won't have to read excessive gibberish.
Hello, if you are reading thanks for sticking around to this last and final round. I will begin with my rebuttals :)Rebuttal"Here's a better one, when I took physics in high school, I was taught that F=MA, among other equations. This equation is wrong. "My opponnent continues…
1793.
Evil in the world makes the traditional Christian God implausible
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The best possible reason for the existence of Evil is that it is for a purpose. For example, Irenaeus believed that the existence of evil was to allow humans to develop into the likeness of God, and to allow them to reach heaven. This can also be seen in evils present today.…
I will be arguing that there is too much evil in the world for God to exist. God is defined as omnipotent, omni-benevolent, and omniscient. (although this can be changed if you wish - write in comments)
Against
I accept. Burden of proof is on pro. However I will post my own arguments on "the problem of evil".
You're making me blush. "I don't believe there is any contradiction in my statement that a necessary evil can be unnecessarily voluminous, nor is it a synonym for gratuitous evil. " I honestly think you're unnecessarily confusing the voters. I'm sorry I should have just swapped…
1794.
Jesus is Michael the Archangel
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Final Rebuttal of One Point: As per the rules, I will only counter one of pros prevous statements.Con Point 5 - Angels cannnot Judge SatanIt took me a while to understand exactly what Cons line of argument was here. Observers, please read it before hand and make sure you…
Rebuttals of Rebuttals Unfortunatly due to space issues, I could not post Cons statements above mine for context. PRO P1 - Angel means "messenger", not necessarily a created winged seraphim, cherubim etc. Observers, please read Cons statments on this point for context…
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For the final rubuttal, please refer to CON P1 in round 3, as it should be a sufficient.
Rebuttals of RebuttalsCON will continue to demonstrate that PRO"s argument concerning the equality of Michael the archangel and Jesus does not hold. In this round, CON will refute PRO's rebuttals to CON's orginial points. The original points are underlined subheadings.CON P1 -…
1795.
The Judeo-Christian God is not omnipotent
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Can God create an object to heavy to lift? Can he create a being more powerful than Him? If he truly is omnipotent he should be able to do so, right?
I have one very short argument/question that I'd like to discuss in this debate. If God is omnipotent, can he create nothing from something without violating the fact that nothing can be created nor destroyed?
Against
An omnipotent being can lift anything so clearly not.
The answer is yes.Violation of a rule only occurs if God chooses not to destroy the rule of no creation or destruction itself.God has the power to completely abolish the rules of energy conservation and mass conservation and can, at his/her/its will make nothing from something…
1796.
The Bible contains no errors of consequence
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My apologies, in light of a busy schedule, I find that I will very possibly not have time to post my arguments. As is, it is almost hours away. Rebuttal 1: Genealogies of JesusSo, the first objection is due to seeming inconsistencies between the lists. [1] Matthew's list is…
Terms The Bible - The 66 books of the established cannon recognized by the Christian Church. Contains - Contradictions that are WITHIN the text. It is not a viable argument to present the Old Testament as contradicting with anything outside of the text, including Science, the…
Against
Needless to say, I do not find your arguments to be satisfactory. I will explain why in this round. I. The Genealogies of Jesus I would like to respond in two parts. First, I would like to respond to the attempt to reconcile these verses via the lineages of Joseph (Matthew) and…
Thank you for challenging me to this debate. I agree to the rules and the terms of this debate and look forward to an excellent debate. Contradiction 1: Genealogies of Jesus The Bible gives the genealogies (note the plural) of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew and Luke. Both are…
1797.
Jesus established that hell is an eternal place of fire and torture
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con doesn't really do much to negate the resolution. he speculates that hell might not be what we think it is, and goes off on a sci fi fantasy. he mentions various places perhaps, but not many believe it is here or there a physical place or have doctriens about the nature of…
con doesn't really do much to negate the resolution. he speculates that hell might not be what we think it is, and goes off on a sci fi fantasy. he mentions hell being the center of the earth, but not many believe that except a small fraction of christians.
Against
False :)
So now your saying that hell is in some other planet or inside the sun? Even if this could be true, how can they have SOLID truth about it? How can you trust that the bible hasn't changed over the years? What if this "Hell" was just made up to make everyone believe in their…
1798.
Orthodox and Catholic Christianity are fundamentally different religions
For
I hope my opponent can post his rebuttals in the last round.
1) The Bible is a poorly written document with huge flaws regarding morality and a lot of contradictions[1]Because our moral standards changed in the last 2000 years, apologists started claiming the Bible can't be taken literally. It is now widely believed the Bible is not…
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My argument is that Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy are not substantially different enough in fundamental beliefs to be called different religions. First of all, both religions accept the same documents as scripture. Both churches recognize the 66 books of the main biblical…
I have decided to debate this topic with you. I do not believe that the fundamental differences between Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy are great enough for one to conclude that they are different religions.
1799.
Catholic teaching condemns non-Catholics and unbaptized infants to hell
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you can easily double check the wiki article with other internet sources. wiki may not be a definiitve end all be all source, but it's almost always accurate, and always able to be doubled checked. that was an extremely weak argument. neither that document about infants who…
you have not shown any official teachings that noncatholics can be saved, you merely present assertions. on the other hand, i did provide a ton of evidence that says they are condemned to hell. same goes for the unbaptized infants stuff. you say it was never official doctrine…
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First of all, all your resources are not proper sources, they are only things that any random person could have made up. Especially the Wikipedia link, I went to look at it, and there is a link to edit the quotes that were said. Not even the slightest bit trustworthy. First, on…
This statement is so wrong I am scared for you. First of all, the Catholic Church teaches that anyone who believes in a form of the True God, from Allah to Yahweh, if they live a life pleasing to God and repent for their sins, they will go to Heaven. It does not matter that…
1800.
The Kingdom of Jesus Christ was established in the first century
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** I forgot one other request. When citing passages, please insert the passage for convenience (so that readers will not to look it up). The Imminence of the Kingdom in the First Century Before getting to the heart of the debate, I shall use these introductory remarks for one…
It seems to me that my opponent could have written the entirety of his last speech without even seeing my affirmatives. Sir, the job of the negative is to thoroughly examine the arguments made by the affirmative and to then explain why those arguments are not valid. You are in…
Against
I do agree with my opponent that I could have posted by entire speech without reading her arguments, but I did say I would cover them in this round. I find it interesting that my opponent stresses that there has never been a kingdom under Jesus Christ before. So, if we are to…
It is in fact impossible to pinpoint an exact start to the Kingdom, unless you count the creation of Adam and Eve as the start point. In reality there has always been a kingdom. Initially it was heavenly, and only ruled over God"s faithful servants, and then He developed that…

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