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901.
The Bible contains no significant contradictions
For
your arguments are too obscure to take seriously, and vague. yes God is a God of love, and if you see hell as a contradiction to that, i see your reasoning, but it's not a per se contradiction, cause hell could be possible with a God of love. just an examople of how poor your…
you are arguing points that dont have to do with contradiction, but with the way things should or shouldnt be and how that compares to traditional teachings about God. God can exist, and decide the wages of sin is death and hell. who are we to judge? the traditional answer as…
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However they do have to do with contradiction as these points completely go against the main part of the religion? They contradict the whole meaning of God, and just show that it is impossible for someone to be what the Bible states?And what is his plan adding up to?Well if…
Okay, here we go, now I take a GCSE Philosophy, Religion and Ethics (PRE) course. We have learnt about the many ways that Christians see God and what they believe him to be.The main, and most promenant contradiction in the Bible, is the other half to the most important part of…
902.
The Bible contains many logical contradictions
For
First off I apologize if I was unclear and I will try to do a better job of being understandable. Now for your first point if man was perfect how can he make mistakes? That is a complete logical fallacy, it says they were "good" not perfect, and even if it did no perfect person…
I will site parts in the bible that show blatant logical fallacies. God created imperfect man then blamed them for being imperfect even though he made them that way plus also makes evil and sin yet hates when we do them. " Colossians 1:16 For by him were all things created,…
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Sometimes the Bible doesn't clarify things. It leaves the reader to decipher it himself. When God created evil, he didn't want us to use it. That is correct. But God lets us choose what we want to do. If there wasn't evil, what point would good be? We'd be forced beings. And, I…
I accept. To start. Man wasn't always imperfect. You are incorrect there. If man were imperfect, God would not have called him "good," as he said in Genesis. Your next argument. You are correct in saying that God created evil. According to the Bible, God created everything.…
903.
Belief in God is reasonable
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Unfortunately my opponent has derailed the debate with his trolling. I'll still provide an argument for the readers. Argument from intelligence 1. Without an intelligent designer of the universe, the universe was created without intelligence. 2. The universe shows intelligence.…
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Ontological Argument If it was foreknown what one were to absolutely do, then that person has no other choice than to forego what he is absolutely supposed to do. My opponent mentions that one can decide against it, which is incorrect, because the being then would not be…
904.
God is probably benevolent
For
Hey it's alright don't worry about it, but it was a good topic to discuss though, do find me up again to challenge when you are free!
God is not benevolent? I strongly beg to differ. For the purposes of being objective, let us not limit ourselves to any religion, but let's talk about what we probably know about God. As we all know, God created us humans, but let us not forget that he has created all living…
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BTW voters, if you want to give joltan the points for conduct, that's fine, I'll try not to do this in the future.
sounds good.
905.
God is not responsible for evil in the world
For
Humanity has free will, therefore anything we do that is considered evil is entirely our fault. If i take the life of another human i chose to do that out of my own free will. No one or thing told me or guided me to committing that act, it was my intention, and the blame can…
Thank you for your reply, So from what i take it is that, in the first part of your argument you claim that since god is omniscient and knows all of our actions before we do them how can we say we have any true free will? I would like to point out that knowing and causing are…
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Hello and thank you for allowing me to participate in this debate. I will be playing devil's advocate here, as I do not believe God is responsible for sin, but I will try my best to put on a well thought-out debate. I will begin my argument in the next round. Good luck, and…
Thank you for your patience and my extended leave of absence, as I was unable to post my debate round sooner. I would like to get right into my last round. "No one or thing told me or guided me to committing [an] act" "Nothing told me to commit the action and therefore I am the…
906.
Christians should not be required to tithe
For
Although he did fail to respond to the 4th round, I do invite him to conclude his arguments in this round. To conclude, tithing was never meant for Christians. The tithe, as taught today, was part of the Law of Moses given to the Jews to support the Levitical priesthood, the…
Good thoughts. Let's zoom in a little for this next round. I feel like the conversation is deviating. But, I will answer your points. This depate is about whether or not the Bible commands Christians to tithe, not about whether it is GOOD to tithe, or necessary to support the…
Against
I apologize to my opponent, I was busy for the whole week therefore I really couldn't. Tithing, what's tithing, there are an ample churches that tell people that they're under a curse or something like that if they don't tithe, but that's the wrong churches with a bunch of…
This is great, we're getting nearer and nearer to the truth: ~~REBUTTAL~~ +"But, that is not tithing - that is donating. The concept of tithing is that of a mandatory, consulsory offering necessary for pleasing God and financial blessings. That's a far cry from what he is…
907.
Christians hold morals more firmly than atheists do
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Yraez thank you my friend it's always nice to have a debate. Ok let's look at your claims real quick, "An atheist at the very least holds onto his/her morals no less than that of a religious person. This is rather simple. Christianity, specifically the bible, is very open to…
Yraelz I have returned, "JLconservative" I decided to make a fresh account. Now down to buisness again I will allow you to make an oppening argument.
Against
My opponent has sadly decided to get rid of his debate.org account. Thus I have nothing to refute and I must ask that all my points are extended.
And now I will count this as a 3 round debate for all purposes. Thus I would ask that the voters vote as if no rounds have been dropped, thank you.
908.
The Bible does not support the traditional concept of Satan
For
--- I have a lot of respect for the positive aspects of Christianity and of other religions, however I always have more admiration for a religious person who does not claim to know all the answers than one who does. Literal interpretation of scripture and corrupt…
A wonderfully researched and superbly presented argument by my opponent in the last round but the resolution stands. To my suggestion that the 'facts' about Satan were not "clarified or implied in the Bible" my opponent responds by saying that "many of these things ARE implied…
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Also, no need for apologies due to rushing are needed, as I believe my opponent has represented his side of this debate very well. I also will endeavor to finish strong and do justice to the CON side of this debate. ---- Isaiah Quote by PRO: ". .. arguing in circles around the…
There has been no offense taken by any statements, but I do want to express thanks to my opponent for his consideration in these things. 5. To allow sufficient space I will address Isaiah 14 first: First, as far as the morning star pertaining to Jesus and the Devil: One must…
909.
Divinely commanded killings in scripture are often justified executions
For
I will be arguing that the God of the Bible isn't a murderer as some people say, but sometimes acts as an executioner. God= the God of the jews in the Bible Murderer= someone who kills someone outside of protecting someone, war, or someone who deserves to die (Hitler,…
As much as I wish I could refute your arguments, it's time for closing statements. I don't think God is guilty of murder because my conscience tells me murder is wrong and God made my conscience. The sixth commandment does not say you shall not KILL, but it says you shall not…
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I accept!
To the jury:I believe I have given the adequate scriptural evidence and responses to Pro, to prove God is guilty of multiple cases of murder.If God is the source of morality than either humanity has it all ethics wrong and we should take our "little ones and dashes them against…
910.
The existence of many religions proves God does not exist
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The title is self explanatory. I am looking forward to this debate/discussion.
I apologize but I have to drop this debate, I'm way too busy for this as of right now. Although if you'd like to discuss this topic later over Skype or any other way then I'd be more than happy to. And again I apologize for leaving this topic dry as of right now.
Against
Why do silly little humans think they can comprehend God. Just believe, and everything would be revealed to you.
No worries. These hobbies and opinions are always less important than actually living life!
911.
No book is as extraordinary as the Bible
For
Haha, ok. You are a smart adversary.
Perhaps my initial claim was not sufficiently clear, but I was clear enough in round 3. My adversary fails to comprehend that his opinion is irrelevant without argument. I do not have to change anyone's mind here. But why don't you tell us why you don't find the Bible…
Against
I accept the concession
My adversaries statements are irrelevant and not applicable to the resolution of the debate Why I believe the bible is not extraordinary is irrelevant, I just have to verify that I do believe it is not the most extraordinary book ever. Since this is subjective, I can make that…
912.
There is no God and all religions are false
For
Many people choose to believe in a God of some type. This is inherently illogical and wrong. Furthermore, I will show how, By believing in a God, You are less moral compared to a non believer.
Against
Yep! That's par for the course.
I thought they would.
913.
Life is ultimately futile without Jesus Christ
For
It is only by entering into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ that our lives may acquire meaning. Without the Grace, ( unwarranted mercy ) atonement ( reconciliation with God ) and the promise of eternal Life that Christ alone can offer, we have only the futility of…
I cannot believe that you personally nor anyone else actually derives meaning through their descendants. I believe they may derive temporary meaning through their children's (and to a MUCH lesser extent grandchildrens) achievements such as academic or buisness sucess etc. This…
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Responses: >> "I cannot believe that you personally nor anyone else actually derives meaning through their descendants." So you get no meaning in your life from having children?? That is what really sounds unbelievable... >> "I believe they may derive temporary meaning through…
Responses: >> "How exactly does self propagation give your life meaning?" Knowing that one has succeeded in passing along pieces of oneself in others is a meaning of the highest sort. It's not only metaphorical evidence, but PHYSICAL evidence that you existed and actually DID…
914.
The Bible does not contradict itself
For
as said in one of the comments your pork argument is null and also i your argument about the old and new testement being diffrent is very true because jesus died there wich payed for sins and changed a lot of things because of the significants so your arguments are null
ok you are trying to debate two things at once here you are sayint that the church is wrong well yes its flawed its run by man everything man does is flawed on some level. next it is not the churches fault that its people did not learn to read and write we still had the same…
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"your pork argument is null" How so? Anyone can say "no" to something, but you've got to explain. I was showing an example of two different sets of rules in the Bible. "your argument about the old and new testement being diffrent is very true because jesus died there wich payed…
"major oops on my part i posted the wrong argument that was for another one of my depates hope you arnt angry" That's fine... I was pretty confused when I read it though. Let's just skip to the next round then?
915.
Latter-day Saints should be considered Christian
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I am trying to prove the meaning of a word. There is clearly one definition for Christian and that is a Follower of Jesus Christ. Off course my argument hinges on the true meaning of Christian. That is after all what we're debating about. The debate title is "Latter-day Saints…
Your argument further validates my point that people who don't believe LDS are Christian use their own definition. The true definition is a follower of Jesus Christ. Christian is derived from Christ. Christians are people whose acts and behaviors emulate Jesus Christ. Christian…
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Respectfully, you are arguing what SHOULD be true rather than what IS true. Using logic, and your broad definition of "christian" (one not shared by many people), you've come to the conclusion that those who do not include, think of, or in any way associate the LDS with the…
Your argument is entirely about semantics, because you are arguing the meaning of a word in common usage. Your argument hinges on the notion that you are privy to the TRUE meaning of the word "christianity", while people who useit in a way you do not agree with are using it in…
916.
The Bible canon did not originate in the church
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The DSS is the oldest collection of writings, therefore all of these books I mentioned were already established as canonical, not by the church of Christ. According to the source you gave, 66 books are universally accepted. the sites also fail to provide sources for their…
I would like to point out that no evidence exists to support the belief that the Bible's canon was made by the church, but was already in place as it gradually developed throughput the history of Israel. Scripture dictates which books are canonical. The Torah has been…
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Canon comes from the Hebrew word, kaneh. Its a standard for measuring. It is a human invented concept to claim authority to determine which so-called Judaism & Christianity religious books deserves to be called God-inspired. The so-called Church Fathers often spoke of religious…
i accept. ready
917.
Belief in God is better for society
For
If God doesn't exist, then many won't find logical significance for truth and belief in God assures better societal protections and interpersonal relations. If God does exist, truth has logical significance and belief in God is true, and thus is valuable to society. (Please do…
Against
Reasons for Victory Conduct Pro forfeited all their arguments, posting onlyone argument of three lines. This forfeiture results in my better conduct. Sources I used the only sources in the debate, from analyses of terrorism caused by religion (Bruce Hoffman, Mark Juergensmeyer,…
I extend all my arguments from Round 2.
918.
Adam in the Bible was God himself
For
I must refute my opponent claim about the word 'FORMED'! Formed=#3335 in Strongs or any Lexicon means squeezing into , the potter. I must inform my opponent that the bible is a Hebrew/Greek document, and even with the King's James translation a wise, bible student will check…
Luke 3:38.
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Before I begin, I would like to say that I am in no way, shape, or form a biblical scholar, and I have no knowledge of Hebrew. I have read the Bible though, in case anyone was wondering.My opponent doesn't appear to know the definition of formed, so here it is.Formed- bring…
"which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God." -Luke 3:38If God had a son, he would not be God himself. Just like if I had a kid named Fred, I would not be Fred. Only in the case of Jesus would that ever make sense…
919.
Christian churches should receive federal government funding
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Thank you for your argument! I. Christian church funding I have to argue that I think it is just that the Christian church gets their grants because they will divide it among the community again. Whether or not it is equal, it is fundamentally beneficial. I should have provided…
Thank you for your arguments.I. FinancingA small portion of the U.S. income should be 25% of the current welfare expenditure, which amounts to about $250,000,000 (http://www.usgovernmentspending.com...). I would argue for using welfare budgets because welfare does not have a…
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Here are my final points.1) The argument that other countries' governments have links to their domestic religious groups displays no warrant nor an impact. Simply put, there is no substance to this argument. Just because a handful of countries around the world display…
Here is my rebuttal. First of all, I accept my opponent's funding arrangement. Legitimate or not, and regardless of whether I agree with it, there is no point contesting something that does not advance Pro's position nevertheless. This is not a concession, since my opponent's…
920.
The Bible is completely accurate
For
"I haven't read the original texts, no, but then I'm not the one making assumptions about their accuracy"Yes you are; you instigated this debate, regardless of whether or not you hide under the label of Con."I assume you have read them, otherwise you aren't really in a position…
"So you admit modern translations are not 100% accurate?"Not necessarily. The true meaning behind modern translations are more likely to be lost on someone quoting the Bible out of context, but this doesn't change the fact that the Bible is 100% accurate. Besides, any confusion…
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There is sufficient evidence to call into question the accuracy of the bible. The bible is rife with contradictions and inaccuracies. This is a list of four errors in the bible, taken from a list of ten on this site www.examiner.com/article/ten-errors-the-bible - The genealogy…
I haven't read the original texts, no, but then I'm not the one making assumptions about their accuracy. You are, so I assume you have read them, otherwise you aren't really in a position to be making a judgement as to their accuracy. If you haven't read them (which I suspect…
921.
The Church of England should ordain female bishops
For
That is a very good point but a lot of things said by the bible have not been enforced for thousands of years like "This is what the Lord Almighty says... "Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman,…
I think that it was not their choice to be born female and therefore not ordaining them would be wrong, also I don't see the problem with a female bishop. I am from the uk like you asked
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I look forward to a great debate with you. Here are my opening arguments from a very reputable source. The debate about whether a woman is permitted to be a pastor continues to intensify. Although there is scant historical precedent for it, many today claim that either men or…
Hello everyone it's Kylar :). I have a really controversial debate topic that I want to debate with someone. I am against the ordination of women as bishops in the Church of England, but I want to know what the other side has for arguments in favor of it. I want a good debate,…
922.
The world would be better off without religion
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I want to end this debate by mentioning I don"t want to get RID of religion- that Stalin like attitude would not work- you can"t destroy or remove an idea. I would argue that, as you said, religion is not needed for a lot of things- it"s not needed for a lower crime rate or…
Religion has unleashed the terms holy war and blasphemy into the world. I feel like this debate has mostly been focusing on the major 5 world religions, so let me elaborate by expanding that. Some 'pagan' religions (which also count) cause(d) people to worship people as if they…
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You make an excellent point about the non-major religions of the world. What damage {and/or good things} did they do especially in earlier history when they were the mainstream religions is a good question. I do think the second part can be countered. As you point out,…
I might not have to prove that religion would be mostly good for the world. I think I might just have to prove that the world would not be significantly better without it. Correct me if I am wrong. I would argue that the evidence would show that most of the problems in the…
923.
God has no moral compass
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"I may be 15, It I have more wisdom and knowledge than you ever will. " Sorry. No that crap fro under your skin doesn't slide with your munching green. I haven't killed anybody. Your god has and for no reason. I haven't enslaved anybody. Your god has and throughout YOUR bible…
"Before I start, . . . " You haven"t started at all. You are merely 15 years old. You have a long way to go in life kid. And you know nothing. You guess. "I just want to tell you that Jesus loves you, . . . " Sorry. I do not take to kindly to all out war and threats. Because…
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I refuse to engage you in a debate anymore. I will not have my mind tainted with the filth of your accusations.
I may be 15, It I have more wisdom and knowledge than you ever will. You say all this stuff about "my" God, Which is my God, Your God, And everyone else on Earth"s God. And you say that God is evil and everything else, It all comes back to free will. Even though you say, If you…
924.
Christianity is a pagan religion
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"The son dies on the cross" - This means that the sun, in the northern hemisphere, stops moving south; and for 3 days it stays in the same position, then, the sun is reborn and starts moving back in the opposite direction. Thus, Jesus is a figurative version of the sun's…
I think you just wasted a round. We all know what the definition of pagan is. What is your defence? What is your argument? What is your position?
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ok, Christians follow the bible, correct? and to be a Christian you must confess Jesus Christ as your lord and savior and repent of your sins "which means turn away from not just apologize" It says in the bible that eternal life is a free gift and that those are the only…
Alright, Christianity is a religion based on the teachings of a man named Jesus from Nazareth, Christians believe he died and was raised from the dead 3 days later for the forgiveness of every humans sin. they believe in and worship the Trinity (father, Son "Jesus" and the Holy…
925.
Religion causes more sin than it prevents
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The devil had made sin."The devil sinneth from the beginning." 1 John 3:8. "That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan." Revelation 12:9...he was disobedient to God and went against him.The devil was the first to create sin.God gives us free will to chose to be with God…
I will accept my opponents challenge. God is an all-knowing God who knows when things may happen before we even know. The reason why he put the tree in the garden is to show a sign of freewill to Adam and Eve. They had chose to eat the fruit and God had given them the freewill…
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But if sin is the disbanded of God why are we born into sin? That makes no sense what so ever. As unborn children we don't do anything physically, cognitively, emotionally in the womb to disobey God. It's not possible. So if we are born into sin without even doing anything…
So because of free will Adam and even chose to eat the fruit on their own. but my point is God already would've known that they were going to eat the fruit before placing the tree in the Garden before even creating Adam and Eve. So now this notion that we're born into sin it's…
926.
Jews were commanded by God to reject Jesus as messiah
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My opponent says "as long as god is a trinity" the Bible verses I used don't fit. Even thought the trinity is totally not found in the Hebrew Scripture and Deuteronomy 6:4 says that G-d is one. We could debate for days about the issue. Let just say that my opponent is right and…
I understand, I will wait for your argument on round two. Counter-argument and closing will be on round 3.
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The trinity is found in Hebrew scripture. http://www.godandscience.org... Yes we should start a debate on this afterward. However since you accepted that in the case I am correct let's continue from there. If the Lord is triune as I claim, and you accepted, then worshiping…
My resolution is that "The Jews Were Not Ordered to reject Jesus as the messiah." Now I will work from there. No where in the bible does the bible force the Jews to deny Jesus as God. In fact prophecies are found throughout the old testament declaring the coming of the messiah…
927.
Jesus cannot be God
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In Christianity, There are ten commandments. The first one, which is undeniably one of the most important, says that, You shall have no Gods before me. It sounds simple, since my religion (Islam) also believes in the following of one god. As it is mentioned in many other Islam…
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Extend
Forfeit
928.
God created everything in the universe
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Oh father please help pastox for he is a lost soul. "Heh, this is a non-sequitur (1); such a rationale could be used to support the idea that satirical deities "created everything," as well." It could if other deities existed, but only the Catholic Christian God exists. It is…
The all loving God will eternally torture you if you don't behave! And he says I don't have proof that God exists. I'll tell you the proof: DNA is the proof. The code is like TCAGTAGTA: its so complicated. Only God could create something like that. Also, our universe is so…
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<"Oh father please help pastox for he is a lost soul. "> I'm beyond saving. .. haha. <"It could if other deities existed, but only the Catholic Christian God exists. "> Haha. .. well, usually, I'd ask for proof, evidence, or just some logic -- but considering this is the last…
Thanks again to deity. <"DNA is the proof. The code is like TCAGTAGTA: its so complicated. Only God could create something like that."> Heh, this is a non-sequitur (1); such a rationale could be used to support the idea that satirical deities "created everything," as well.…
929.
Modern atheism is just disguised bigotry
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And heer we get to the root of the problem. #1 - He is not denying any of the contentions that I made. a. Dawkins and Hitchens are indeed bigots. So are many of the other prominent atheists who views of religion have no actual bearing in religious doctrine or practice. b. The…
I think my opponent needs to realize that a response is already in the comments section - it got cut off from a cut and paste while dodging potential UXO explosions. So, brief summation to lead up the point: A. Dawkins and Hitchens are bigots (Dawkins is at the very center of…
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I'll state this clearly for the viewers, since I don't think Pro would be able to acknowledge this; Pro needed to show that "modern atheism is just dressed up bigotry" and his first step towards doing that would be to show that "not believing in the existence of deities is the…
I did realise that there was a response in the comments section, and I didn't believe that my opponent in any way showed that "not believing in the existence of deities is the hatred and intolerance of a group or groups of people." This is quoted from my first and second round.…
930.
Theists bear the burden of proving God's existence
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Until god waves his rosey red flag, he's a forgery. How can you prove something that is unproved and something that is unknown and something that has never been seen? What do you look for to prove this unknown commodity of non existence? Um no. Sorry. The burden of proof is…
Oh believe me, the typical christian like you are a lot more angry than atheists. After all, atheists have nothing to be angry about and you believe in an angry god who has freely admitted it. Gee gosh golly, go figure. Awe snookums thinks my debate has lack of substance well…
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Unfortunately, his last response did not respond to my rebuttal. Instead there were more insults directed at me. In this debate, he has not shown the willingness to have a respectful debate. I must say that I am disappointed in this debate. I have had great discussions with…
I must say that my opponent's response of a typical angry atheist who reads Richard Dawkins and comes out thinking that he is the most intelligent person in the world and his responses lack substance and are full of insults. He does respond to a few points that I made. I will…
931.
The Bible does not treat lust as a sin
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"You say that we have the originals. NO WE DON'T." Yes we do, stop saying what "atheist" and unbeliever says, we have copies of the original text, which technically makes them... Original. All English translations are TRANSLATED FROM the Greek, so you have no excuse but to…
"When you say that the Greek verses you post are what Jesus Christ said, you are putting faith in the same thing that you have to so that you can believe an English translation." No you aren't, the english translations are... translations, Original greek is just copies, as The…
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In my last round my opponent continued to insult me. This is very unprofessional. Before I get to a point that should automatically stop anyone from voting for him, I will refute what he calls his "arguments".First, he says that the Bible is not condemning lasciviousness.…
You say that we have the originals. NO WE DON'T. What we have are copies of copies of copies. According to Dr. Daniel B. Wallace, an expert in New Testament studies, the oldest New Testament manuscript we have was written 50 years after the original. Imagine how many copies…
932.
There are reasonable grounds for believing in God
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I already lost this debate, but I just wanted to correct Pro on something. The KCA states that everything that begins to exist has a cause, not just everything that begins to exist ex nihilo has cause. Also, I caused something to begin to exist today; a monster cookie for my…
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Ex Nihilo/Ex Materia The problem you face is that all examples Pro can give of things beginning to exist are ex materia. Thus the principle of beginning to exist requiring a cause holds for ex materia creation. However, the beginning of the universe is ex nihilo (as there was…
A true shame. I've already written my response to the cosmological argument. So here it is. I suggest, if Pro has no further comments, that we quickly reply to each round in order to end the debate. The Kalam Cosmological Argument I will cover 3 main points and 2 minor points.…
933.
Jesus was a socialist
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Despite many exploitative, decadent, highly capitalist societies use jesus and religion as propaganda, as well as an excuse to marginalize the majority of the workers, I believe the facts as well as his teachings prove that Jesus was a Socialist, here is why. He clearly…
While your points are valid and logical, they are slightly inaccurate for these reasons: When is says Jesus was the king of Kings, it did not mean he was meant to rule over everyone as a king. It meant that one day all other kingdoms and empires (like Rome, at the time) would…
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You have an interesting, controversial, and in my opinion, incomplete view of Jesus. I do not fault your logic(at least that much) though. I think you have might have overlooked of what Jesus truly is. I believe he was an autistic savant for the most righteous religion at the…
Even though I accept the premise of the spirit of what you say, I would still disagree with the conclusion solely on the fact that Jesus is meant to be King of Kings. As a King, Jesus would not use the economic system of socialism to distribute wealth to his subjects. The…
934.
Jesus was a man, not God
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I read some of the comments & I do understand that if we introduce a reference, the validity of the reference will become another topic of discussion. Will try to avoid that in this round, but I cannot guarantee that I won't be quoting verses from the Holy Scripture in the…
Many religious people believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is GOD & NOT man. Others, he is both man & God, & some, that he's man that became God. My stand is that, He's MAN from the beginning until at this time.
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you have shown how Jesus is man. And, I have shown bible verses that say he is God. Instead of concluding with your own reasoning (why is that superior to the bible?), I'd say Jesus is at the very least God, as that's what the bible says, and not your own reasoning.... but…
Jesus is God. (God and man, actually) I admit I always hesitated to say he's God.. but I hesitated more to say he's not. and i'm one to give the bible the benefit of the doubt... so... I go with God... Romans 9:5 - ...Christ, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen. Titus…
935.
The Bible contains no errors of consequence
For
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…
936.
God is unnecessary as a basis for morality and justice
For
Since I claimed God was unnecessary as a basis for morality and justice, I will attempt to establish a system of morality that consistently produces moral consequences that align with our moral instinct without the relying on the existence of a deity. As there are two primary…
The topic of whether God is a necessary foundation for morality and justice has been topic of every religious debate. Christians often points to the usefulness of God as a foundation for freewill and justice. I am, however, convinced that nature and logical laws are enough to…
Against
I accept the challenge.
1 Corinthians 10: 23, 24 says something similar and a bit more pointedly. It adds that we should do what is good for others and not ourselves. Morality from God takes into consideration the well being of others not for self interest but for the interest of peace in general.…
937.
Christianity is morally inferior to other major world religions
For
I disagree with your arguments entirely. I can discuss the ethical horrors that are in the Bible and the horrors which have been done by followers of Christianity. This is what makes Christianity; Christianity is the sum total of all it's constituent parts good and bad. Saying…
This will be a debate regarding the merits of Christianity as a moral system. Pro (me) will have to show that Christianity is a bad (or below average) religion in terms of the moral direction it gives. Con then needs to prove that Christianity is a good moral system when…
Against
My opponent did exactly as was expected, choosing verses from the Bible and actions done by proclaimed Christians to say Christianity is an immoral religion.I can provide some more.Psalm 137:9 is pretty nasty.Numbers 31 is horrifying.Exodus 21 is terrible.I'm well aware of the…
No doubt, my opponent will point out the moral evils that have occurred in the church, the moral evils contained in the Bible, and the moral evils that followers of Christianity have committed. However, that is not the point of the debate. The point of the debate is whether the…
938.
Logical arguments disprove the existence of God
For
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============================================================================ Defense ============================================================================ ~~~C1. P1.~~~ The definition of lift is to "raise from a lower to a higher position"…
Against
I apologize to my opponent for doing this to him; but I am going to have to forfeit this round. I ask his permission to post an argument, however brief, later tonight or early tomorrow morning;as things stand I have no respinve reay for his arguments. Again, my apologies to my…
"If any one of my arguments, contentions, or premises stand at the end of this debate, then I would win. If I have shown God's existence to be logically impossible in at least one way, then I win. " Naturally. I will deal with my opponent's first and third contentions this…
939.
Whether God cares matters more than whether God exists
For
I have found so often when the existence of God is challenged the most frequent objection to his existence is that there is suffering in the world, or a close relative died suddenly and therefore God cannot exist because if He did he wouldn't allow this suffering to continue.…
Against
Extend all arguments. Vote CON. I seem to have one detractor in the comments section who feels that I have "confused" the terms of the debate. However, my opponent did not bring this out, even if it were true, and forfeited his remaining rounds (although he was nice enough to…
I extend all arguments from Round 1. "What would you do if I sang out of tune... Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song And I'll try not to sing out of key..."
940.
The Book of Daniel contains genuine prophecy
For
Thankyou for taking the debate. As ive explained in my opening post about how Daniel is a self explained book, which teaches readers to understand visions and there interpretations. It becomes easier to fit timelines with visions, and specific kings and kingdoms together. One…
I'm For - Book of Daniel speaks of events which 90% have already occurred. Jesus did refer to the book and Daniel, but my position is that the majority has already been fulfilled. Against - Will need to provide strong relation to directly link Daniel to 'apocalyptic' events,…
Against
Thank you for this debate. As I can see pro is for the book of Daniel in the bible which prophecies the "end of the world/end of times" adjacent basically to revelations. 90% of the visions already came true through the book of Daniel. Since I am Con I have to show you logical…
your whole debate is a flaw set up for you to automatically win. That is why that one guy didn't even take the debate after he seen what its about. YOUR MANIPULATING THE CON TO BE FOR PRO. NO MATTER WHAT ID BE AGREEING WITH YOU. I HOPE MY VIEWERS CAN SEE THE MANIPULATION OF…
941.
God does not exist
For
I have a couple of rules the con may not ignore any logic presented in this argument as i wil not. Con must define their version of omnipotent as the ability to do anything even logically absurd or the ability to do all things logical. The god in th debate is basically an all…
I Gave two definitions of omnipotent the first having the ability to do anything which is the one you agreed with in round 1 and the 2nd one being god can do anything as long as it is logical. You agreed god can do illogical things in round 1 but then change in round 2????? and…
Against
If God has created reality, our notion of absurdity in that reality is inherently dependent on his creation of reality. Ergo, he does not have to operate within that reality. The concept of God allows for Him to operate outside the existence of this universe or creation.…
You seem to forget the reason that God sent the flood in the first place. It wasn't to mindlessly kill everyone, but to preserve the pure life on the Earth, being Noah, his family, and the animals. The very credible theory of the Big Bang states that matter was created from…
942.
The Bible contains significant factual errors
For
Bible Errors Clear to See
The point I am making is if the bible was really the TRUE words from God there would not be errors, contradictions, or misspelling of words. If anyone take a real close look at what the scriptures are truly saying, you will see that truly the bible worships, and glorifies Satan…
Against
What part of the Bible makes you think that it glorifies Satan? The Bible is true and you cannot name me one piece of evidence that will prove me wrong. The Bible is used to glorify God and all of his glory. Why would god write a book and not make it prefect?
Just to make this clear. I think that THE BIBLE IS COMPLETELY FILLED ERROR. However, I want to challenge myself to take this debate for the fun of debating. So to those of you who vote on this, do not vote only on which side you agree with but rather who made better points. Let…
943.
The Bible is the word of God
For
While my opponent has chosen to result to anger and ad hominem attacks, I will choose to continue the debate formally. The reason that Catholics have 73 books in the bible and Protestants have 66 is because of Martin Luther's reformation. Martin Luther was critical of the…
While many editions and translations of the Bible exist, all come from the same source, the original scriptures. These are the words of god, in my view and in the view of many in the world. However, as most of the Global populous does not speak Hebrew or Aramaic or Greek, and…
Against
I think with the verses and points I posted before,I have been able to drive my point home. As the pro,I think the best thing you can do is to refute my points instead of accusing me of not respecting people's opinion. Moreover,you said translation is not an easy task,IS IT…
If you say the bible is God's word,you should not forget to tell the audience which of the bibles is God's word because i know of many,for example: {1}---Original manuscripts {2}---Most ancient copies {3}---ancient versions {4}---vulgate Bible {5}---Wycliffe Bible {6}---Tyndale…
944.
Deism is the most logical explanation of the natural world
For
Sorry I have had a busy schedule last week and this week was busy too. Hopefully, i will have time to work on this next week.
Deism = belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who does not intervene in the universe. accepting the existence of a creator on the basis of reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacts with humankind. In this round, I will be…
Against
I have read your argument and i agree. i sadly do not have time to do much this round i will allow you to respond to common criticisms of deism.
I will allow you to create your argument and I will do my best to corroborate your points.
945.
The Bible condemns certain dances as sinful
For
The off-pointedness of the last argument Con made a number of points in his last argument; however, most of them had nothing to do with showing the proposition to be false. Below is a chart examining how much emphasis (by number of sentences used) Con put to each point (in no…
Below are the points Con has made in his last post: 1. Pro (myself) "is living in a world of Happy Feet."2. Pro (myself) legalistically believes that Christians are under the Old Testament, which has been made obsolete by Jesus' death on the cross.3. The Argentine tango is not…
Against
Happy Feet taught me that judging people's differences is wrong, though we cannot continue sinning. I gave Pro scriptures but doesn't seem to bother. When I say I didn't see anything wrong with it. Supposedly it started to feel like when you go to a dance school for dancing…
I am sorry that Pro feels that way.While Pro thinks that dancing is sinful, the Bible doesn't give clear specific instructions whether it's sinful or not [1}"No one's perfect, I agree. But are you saying that this means we all can just sin? "Certainly not! How shall we who died…
946.
The Christian God probably exists
For
Thank you, Freeman, for your response. 1. The premises of my cosmological argument. My opponent argues that common sense might not be applicable to certain areas of cosmology and particle physics. However, the key here is that common sense "might" not be applicable. Common…
Thank you for responding. Now, one may have noticed that my opponent doesn't actually raise any arguments against any statement made in my proof, which is really the only way to show a proof to be incorrect. Therefore, he has actually conceded that my proof is true, and…
Against
Let me first begin by thanking Mongeese for his willingness to debate with me on this issue. It has been a great pleasure to correspond with you. I have already demonstrated that hearsay can't establish the truth of miracles, so there is not much else that I could say on the…
Let me begin by thanking mongeese for accepting my challenge. =============== A proof that God exists: Rebuttal =============== Even if I were to grant the primary claims of the Kalam Cosmological Argument, or the hybrid of it my opponent has used, the conclusion would not…
947.
The US should promote Christianity as a global religion
For
Oh, okay.
Okay, I stand in affirmation to your topic. First off, while it is true that the conflict between Israel and Palestine stemmed from religous issues, it is not because of their different beliefs that led to the conflict. The Jews (Israelis) felt religiously entitled to the land…
Against
(Excuse on comments) OPPONENTS ARGUMENT: "First off, while it is true that the conflict between Israel and Palestine stemmed from religous issues, it is not because of their different beliefs that led to the conflict. The Jews (Israelis) felt religiously entitled to the land…
For many, many, many, again, many years, the conflict between Palestine and Israel has been known to the World as a religious conflict. However, if the US were to encourage a One World Religion, it more than likely cause turmoil beyond belief. According to the UN, the…
948.
Near-death experiences feature Jesus but not other religious figures
For
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i dunno about the jewish one given judiaism's relationship to christianity. but sure fine you got it
Against
I have established NDEs can and do involve religious figures other than Jesus. Pro has conceded as much. Thank you for the debate, Pro.
I look forward to exploring this subject with you! Jesus and NDEsPro has asserted that Near Death Experiences (NDEs) generally involve an individual experiencing Jesus. I assume Pro does not mean NDEs always involve god, but when they do, Jesus is the go-to god, and other gods…
949.
Yahweh never condones slavery in a positive manner
For
Done.
Round.
Against
Okay, I'm gonna call you on this one:Who is claimed to be doing the talking in Exodus 21? How about Exodus 20?The context goes a little something like this:Exodus 20:The title is "The Ten Commandments" (that's an important bit, right?)God spoke all these words: (you don't argue…
I've created this debate based on a quotation given by my opponent in an opinion. I'd like to see if they can justify their comment.We can start with direct commandments about slavery:Leviticus 25:44-46Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from…
950.
The Bible is historically unreliable
For
The Bible is Unreliable Hello DDO, it is MilitantAtheist and in this debate, I will attempt to show how the Bible is unreliable. Structure Round 1 Will be for acceptance only, NO ARGUMENTSRound 2: Opening argumentsRound 3: First rebuttalsRound 4: Second rebuttalsRound 5:…
1. It can be easily discredited as everything can be physically reliable. but that doesn't make it 100% reliable, as shown in the 2nd round.2. Same is true for every book.3. This is also can be true for every book. In order for me to win, I just need to show how the Bible is…
Against
My opponent is trying to "steal" my stance if possible. He is trying to say The Bible is not Reliable or in other words unreliable. To discredit that I as con want to prove that that blanket statement is not true. He as Pro AND the Instigator bears the burden of proof and must…
Resolution: The Bible is unreliable. Once I find a single way why that is not a valid statement I must be awarded the victory. Let me remind you of that. To prove that the bible is unreliable you must discredit all other reasons why it could be reliable. 1. My opponent has…

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