Religion Debate Topics for Students — page 7

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• You are the one dumb enough to argue against my argument against sola scriptura with an argument against God's existence. How dumb is that on a scale of 1 to 10? Hmmm....20? You can't disprove God by attacking Biblical theology moron! What on earth does a man picking up sticks…
• You dumb fool. Since you don't believe in God's existence, give me your best argument against his existence. How do you know there is no God? What the hell makes you so sure? If you had eyes to see, you'd be smart enough to know that the universe came from somewhere, and didn't…

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• You cannot truly know if somebody is saved, in the temporary sense, this is true. And that ambiguity is perhaps an apt reason not to put the bullet in their heads. However, it does hold true that "saved people" are not saved until they are saved and dead. As such, they can only…
• If, as you say, "God can tell the future", then when you have a choice to do A or B, and God knows which you will choose then you don't really have a choice. If God knows you will do A, you will do A, regardless of how free your will may be. If I know exactly what you will do…

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• I am confused, first this debate is about the doctrine of twelver Shia, but then I changed it to is the Qur'an violent because of Con's argument now he is going for supposed errors in the Qur'an?"The Qu'ran is thought as to be a holy book. If it is a holy book why does it have…
• Damn I was so excited that I got a debate challange, but in the end nope, anyways if you want to debate on the Qur'an being violet or not, sure we can do it now, this debate has been changed to 'Is the Qur'an violent'.In 9:111 It states that if you fight in the way of God you…

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• I was once agnostic. However, after a period of much study -- study that as unbiased and very strict -- I became a Christian. Among the religions I studied was Mormonism. I have come to the conclusion that to adhere to the Mormon faith is to adhere to a belief system that…

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• I never said it made the story true. I said that there are truths in the NT. Just as there are truths in Spiderman. For example, New York exists: Truth. New York is located in the USA: Truth. New Yorkers mostly speak English: Truth. Likewise, The NT also has truths in it.…
• "Jerusalem does exist" That's enough to say that the Bible has truths in it. The fact that the Bible acknowledges the existence of Jerusalem, The existence of Jews in Jerusalem, And the existence of Quirinius and Roman soldiers and Pilate, Shows that the Bible has some truths…

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• As a Wiccan, the topic of witchcraft is near and dear to my heart. I aggravates me to no end to hear people call witches "devil worshipers" and to see then explode with hatred whenever they see something like the pentagram (which has no connection to any religions "devil"). If…

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• CREATIONISM: The belief a divine being created the universe and life.INTELLIGENT DESIGN: Some features of the universe and life are best explained by an intelligent cause.CAUSE: synonymous with creator in this usage.So intelligent design suggests certain features of the…
• So you watched the movie frozen?

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• "My sincere apologies for giving rebuttals in round 2. I was so excited but also pressed for time that I truly forgot to save it for the next round."Sorry if I do not necessarily sound convinced, especially when doing what you did gave you an advantage in this debate (forcing…
• From the rules that Con accepted: "Round 2 is for opening case only, no rebuttals." This was in the rules that Con accepted, yet he violated them. This is completely unacceptable in a debate. "Pro gave no link to his source for his quote from Britannica, but since he trusts…

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• Seventh Day Adventist Church argues about the fourth commandment as binding to to all Christians. But if a sound and clear and true Biblical principles will applied, they are wrong.

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• This round will be dedicated to counter-rebuttals. =First Counter-Rebuttal= "Logical Theists" In order to rebut my logical theists statement, my opponent essentially stated that just because famous logical people were theists, that does not make theism logical. Thus, my…
• Extend all my arguments.

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• I appreciate the opportunity to be able to discuss this topic. Thanks to Con for accepting. In this debate we will learn alot about physiological disorders and actual demonic possession. My opponent took the position that demonic possessions are not genuine and I will attempt…
• This should prove to be very educational for us both, as well as all readers of this debate. I think it would be wise to actually define the term (Being possessed),(demonology), Genuine and (Demons), before we start. Possessed is defined in this debate as: To be spurred or…

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• Since I agree with Con, in general, this is quite difficult to argue. The only thing I can say, to sum this up; All the data, evidence, is the same. The difference is in the results, conclusions, or interpretations. Even though the creationists position, to us, seems illogical,…
• I enjoyed your argument Con, well done. This is not natural for me, but I'll see how well I can do. I would like to point out that the debate topic is simply "Creationism's Claims Are Valid" with creationism being defined as "The universe and living organisms originate from…

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• ========== CONTEXT ========== I would like to clarify a statement I made in R3 that made Con believe that I completely misunderstood his arguments. With regards to modern science, I tried to make it clear in R1 that the purpose of this debate was not to use any arguments from…
• ======= CONTEXT ======= My opponent continues to bring out that the facts of modern science confirm a much older universe than a literal Genesis allows for and is using this as evidence affirming his interpretation. However, the reliability of science is a separate issue that…

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• My opponent has failed to debate.
• This far, my contentions remain uncontested, and I have nothing to refute. I await my opponent's response.

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• I. PrefaceMy opponent has shown incapable of understanding what we're debating. Divinity is real in some form. Not that a omniprescent or omnipotent god exists. My opponent continues to state, that god can't exist because we can conceive a great and powerful god (which is a…
• I. ConcessionMy opponent has conceded the debate the moment he accepted my definition. I will try to explain, in case some of you didn't understand my arguments. His claim is that I didn't prove divinity exists, because I didn't prove that god is omniscient and omnipotent. He…

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• reiterate
• you apparently took the dogmatic approach. you listed a bunch of stuff. why is your formula the magic one? why not someone else's? and what about the bible's formula? once it said "believe on the lord and you will be saved" once it said "believe in your heart he was raised from…

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• My opponent has attempted to use their religious beliefs to show that Jesus Christ was not the Son of God. However, this debate is not over whether Jesus was the Son of God, it is about whether he existed. The vast majority of scholars, even those who are not Christians, agree…
• By the way, I have noticed that Con has accidentally taken the wrong position, and I will allow him to proceed as if he had not. Being that my opponent has now assumed the role of Pro, they obviously have the BoP. I would love to hear your arguments for how Jesus Christ does…

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• I don"t understand how your debate relates to the topic. Did you accidentally put this on the wrong debate? If so fell free to tell me in the comments of this debate. Anyways, Churches make money, And don"t donate that much away. The should be taxed for what they make. That is…
• Hope you are having a good day! My opponent said, "Church should not pay taxes because they are the center for religions. " Sure churches are the center for religion, But they shouldn't be tax exempt. All places that make money pay taxes, Except churches. Churches make money,…

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• Good luck to my opponent and I will begin. My main points: 1)Islam and Christianity demand obedience to a wrathful and cruel God. 2)The Bible and Koran feeds or encourages intolerance. 3)The two holy books are flawed with their many contradictions and therefore man-made. I will…
• Antitheism is the key to keeping religion in check. If no one speaks up against dangerous doctrines in the Koran and Bible, it will continue to have a grip on the world and people will follow it blindly. Antitheism as defined by RationalWiki is: "outspoken opposition to theism…

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• belief creates enemy, atheist, and the atheist, is a believer in another god, so belief is satan vs satan, and god is satan
• on the path of being predictable, a demon is riding a bicycle

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• I am talking about prayer in general with all religions. Give me some reasons why students in schools should NOT have the option of open prayer. It doesn't affect any the schools in any way.
• There Is no reason students in Public Schools should NOT be allowed to express their values. Praying in schools should not affect anybody in schools. Everyone has their rights.

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• Maraming salamat po sa sagot.Dahil nandito na po tayo sa conclusion, ibibigay ko po ang buod ng ating debate kung saan makikita natin kung sino ang nakapagpatunay ng kanilang ipinaglalaban.Dalawa po ang pinakatinalakay natin sa debate na ito:1.) Tungkol sa susi ng kaharian ng…
• Narito po ang aking mga tugon sa mga punto mo:1.) Susi ng Kaharian ng Langit - yung punto mo tungkol sa Susi ng Kaharian ng langit na sinasabi mo na ibinigay din iyon sa mga ibang apostol sa Mateo 18:18, mali po iyon. Makikita natin na tanging kay Pedro lang ibinigay ito kung…

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• Con said, "When I said that translations were not inspired, I did not mean that God did not inspire someone who was translating another language (such as when the New Testament writers translated from Hebrew to Greek)." Okay, but why are these translations the ONLY INSPIRED…
• Let me respond to his claims now. Con said, "Essentially, translations are not inspired. Only the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts were directly inspired by God, as per 2 Timothy 3:16. The translations were not inspired, and in fact the KJV contains many errors which…

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• How do you know that you don't have YHWH? Proof presupposes order in the universe. What's your account for that order? Your claim that you can prove things without God could simply be your "mind" tricking you. How would you disprove that it isn't? If your going to make a…
• Yes it is.

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• I think Con's argument pretty much ends our debate as we both made our points clear, and in the last paragraph, yes that sums up my point and i don't think any further arguments will make a difference.

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• " In the name of the creator Ohrmazd. " ─ BundahishnHello all, I wish to start a debate on this website, on the existence of Ohrmazd, God.─────────────────────One. Who is Ohrmazd?─────────────────────In Zoroastrian theology, Ohrmazd is the Creator of all Things that are not…
• Thanks to " Inquisitive " for his reply. I would ask " Inquisitive " that in his future replies to write in paragraphs, as it is easier to read and flows better for anyone who is interested in this topic! Thanks...─────────────────────One. Cosmogony───────────────────── "…

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• Since my opponent has once again forfeit, I will restate my previous arguments. Here is the first amendment "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." That means that Congress can make no law prohibiting the…
• Since my opponent has forfeit, I will restate my arguments. Here is the first amendment "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." That means that Congress can make no law prohibiting the free exercise of…

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• < > So it just SEEMS like a science fiction story? L. Ron Hubbard wrote Battlefield Earth too, that was made into a movie starring John Travolta. Are people to believe that a writer who wanted to make a lot of money while he was alive, coincidentally, was some kind of prophet…
• L. Ron Hubbard was a fiction author that created a religion through his imagination. It is what it is.

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• Con's clarification on the JW view of resurrection is perfectly aligned with my understanding of it, so we can just dive right in.What I'm going to argue and it's implicationsWhat I am going to argue is that it is impossible for a person to cease to exist, then to come back…
• It's a topic I find very interesting for both it's metaphysical implications and for its practical implications. The meaning of the resolutionSecond, let me explain what I mean by "The Jehovah's Witness view on death and resurrection. " If I've got this wrong, MadCornishBiker…

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• I will be defending the resolution and only that.what is commonly believed to be hell is a place of never ending torment and the only bad people go there. not trueI will break it down from the original words.It's extremely important for the viewers to read all or you will be…
• we commonly believe that all bad people go to hell. .. .a fiery hell. .. not true I will be defending this with the bible itself.

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• You never rebutted my argument nor understood it. I never said Chronicles was inaccurate. Your lack of understanding is amazIng. I just said that since Chronicles was written much later, it was based on tradition that's all. Since you have me nothing else to rebut or counter…
• Yes indeed while the Bible is infallible, not everyone's interpretation is. This is proven true by seeing all the different Christian denominations around the world. With that being said, whose to say that the interpretations of scripture by men like Polycarp and Clement of…

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• The topic says it all I know for a fact that there is abundant proof and look forward to the debate. I will wait to see what my opponent has to offer as far as evidence is concerned before I state the facts.
• Thank you Derek.Gunn since I never was able to finish this debate previously I thought we could start now. 1. Petrified Forest National Park Due to the catastrophic nature of the global Flood, millions of trees were swept away by the raging waters. Some of these are now seen as…

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• "The commandments weren't designed to bring peace or happiness, They were rules made by God, And verified by Moses. They were rules to be kept by Christians so they could live eternally in Heaven. " Wow. And you know this" how and why? I love it when supposed christians,…
• Oh its not my logic. This was thought of with the first printing of the erroneous completely immoral unproven superior ego god complex in which the bible is entirely about and nothing else and its first printing. You do realize that the original 10 commandments are completely…

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• I fear I have been misunderstood. I don't claim to know what, if anything, was prior to the Big Bang. When I saw that you claimed to know the answer, I wanted to ask you to explain how you knew it. You might do so with evidence, or you might answer, in a more philosophical…
• If you will assert premises 1 and 2 of the Cosmological argument, I will ask you to prove them. 1. How do you know that whatever begins to exist has a cause? I know it FEELS true, intuitively, I feel that myself. But if asked to prove it (as I'm asking you, since you've…

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• 1. Laws of Logic Rational reasoning involves using the laws of logic. Therefore, A rational worldview must be able to account for the existence of such laws. As an example, Let"s just consider one of the laws of logic: the law of non-contradiction. This law states that any…
• Obviously you can't answer that question and I wish you would have allowed someone more engaging to participate instead of stonewalling. Do you have evidence for this claim (that "God is not real"), Or is it simply a blind faith? In order to know for certain that God does not…

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• same thing noob
• where does a broke thirsty coffe drinker reside, or a smoker without cigarettes

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• Even though there is an overwhelming amount of evidence, I am going to focus on a certain area- Historical (and some scientific). To start, there is historical evidence. The bible has the most amount of prophecies fulfilled than any other document known to man. Among the more…

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• "These statements have no relation to one another. Yes, God promised that he would allow Abraham to father a child. And he got that. Isaac was born, and lived with him for a few years. In no way would his death break God's promise."Yes, they do have relation to another: God…
• Thanks for accepting; I'll now present my two main arguments.I. Abraham knew that Isaac was going to live.God had already guaranteed that Isaac would father children. To allow Isaac to die would mean God lied:"Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and…

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• My opponent makes some compelling arguments. I will refute them to the best of my ability. The Kalam cosmological argument. 1. The universe itself is infinite and the Big Bang was only the beginning of one of many eternally recurring cycles. In this case, Premise 2 of your…
• Okay, atheists love to say that they live by logic and reason. Logic and reason are ways to determine whether an idea is to be considered credible or not. Let me explain how logic and reason actually goes against the idea of atheism. First off, The Kalām cosmological…

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• "1. 100 amino acids = 1 proteinIf this were true, I suppose humans must be non-living. You will have probably learnt in primary school (though you can refresh your memory here: http://kidshealth.org......) humans create protein using only 22 amino acids (2 of which are…
• I want to respond to the claims presented. I then will answer any questions, and then counter. I am sure this debate can go on forever considering the topic's relevance. First, I want to point out that you need over 100 amino acids to make a protein. I believe you said 22 were…

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• Religious Head Wear and Religious Prayer are not the same. My opponent makes the parallel between religious head-wear and religious prayer, but there are not many similarities between the two. Head-wear is non-disruptive, whereas religious prayer can be tedious, elongated, and…
• My opponent has brought up that many students are given a study hall, or an academy, which is essentially "free-time" to study, work on homework, or do what you would like with the time allotted. However, this is simply not the case for all students, as many like to get a jump…

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• Concession speech: Well, I didn't want to write this without getting more clarification from Con in the comment section, but that didn't happen. I in no way defend my claims successfully, so the Con should win on that point alone, but the Con could've done a more interesting…
• The Con has made a great misstep. He argues from one position that he later implicitly refutes. Paraphrasing him, he says, "You have not PROVEN Taoism." This assumes Taoism can be proven, or that anything can be proven. Proof implies an absolute, necessary, self-evident…

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• Unless leonardo.sanchez decides to argue in the next round, it appears this debate may be a dud. Nevertheless, I will post an argument regarding infant baptism to "replace" my argument on baptism from the previous round. This is due to a misunderstanding I had about baptism in…
• Many thanks to leandro.sanchez for accepting this debate! I look forward to a fascinating discussion into the subject of Catholicism and how it relates to the Bible. As per the format of the debate laid out in round 1, I will go through my points one by one. Res. 1: The…

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• Genesis1- God is talking about time, space, and matter. In the beginning=(time) God created heaven=(space) andthe earth=(matter).Whatis Time-pass, present, future. Whatis Space-width,depth,height.Whatis Earth/Matter-solid,liquid,gas What are you a human- body,soul,spirit.Or…
• Hello are you going to say something or not

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• Here"s how I run things" if there is the slightest hint of you inventing excuses from something in which you clearly know nothing about, especially when its the subject in which you claim to professing you have knowledge upon, namely this one, and you really don"t, and yet you…
• Thankfully this nation was NOT founded under god who is 100% pure evil. Proof of that can be found under the 10 commandments. Here's an absolute prime example of how anyone can outthink god with a less than a 3rd grade education because... Well all of the 10 commandments are…

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• I pointed out how it's an logical inconsistency to claim that God has infinite mercy, yet at the same time say that one can still be damned to hell. I explained how no act of sin would be so grave that infinite mercy wouldn't allow for forgiveness. You responded with: "its a…
• "You misunderstand what a Catechism is and the degrees of infallibility." Either something is infallible or it isn't. There are no degrees of infallibility, as there no degrees of truth. Something is either true, or it isn't. It's really simple. Any claim to the contrary is…

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• ============= Introduction and Asides ============= I'm glad to see HisLife has decided to participate in his first debate and, even more, that he has chosen my debate to be his first. Let me address a few things before I jump right into my key points. "I would define 'error'…
• Definition of Biblical Inerrancy: Biblical inerrancy is the doctrinal position that the Bible is considered accurate and totally free of error (from Wikipedia). The doctrine of inerrancy is a dangerously unsound one, stemming from the misapplication of western literary…

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• Termite That is not what natural selection states, natural selection states that those best suited to their environments will survive and pass on their genes while those less suited will die out I did not make a contradiction. I first stated why it was a contradiction to…
• First I will defend my arguments, then I will refute con's points. Defense. 1. Termites "Even more primitive termites may have fed on a range of things they could digest themselves, Poinar said, but eventually they acquired protozoa that dramatically increased their ability to…

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• Good day to you, Marauder. I understand that you are not familiar with the Parliament form of debating, so i'll make it a little less-formal. With regards to your first point, I guess I was not able to elaborate my other points on why I am in f of the given motion. Besides from…
• This debate will follow a parliament form of debating. ____________________________________________________ Status Quo: 1. Relics of saints are being exposed for veneration in different churches, and are kept and safeguarded by people called "Relic custodians" (Latin: Ss.…

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• "what we are debating is that the people who wrote the bible meant the flood story to be read as a literal story." Being a literal story doesn't imply that it was meant to be proven scientifically. For 1, Genesis uses poetry (something that is far removed from precision in…
• I thank SPENCERJOYAGE14 for accepting lol I refute my opponent's position by saying that just because it's literal, doesn't mean it's scientific. I will point out that there is no evidence for Noah or a global flood. The Bible as my opponent pointed out is a collection of…