Religion Debate Topics — page 21

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• The thing I cant understand is why you push the blame to god? Yes you can quesiton him why for this case why the child was taken away from the parent but dont you see that this was the work of the anti christ? And for your point on medicine,yes I agree our scientific and…
• I"d like to draw your attention to 3 miracles:the miracle of lanciano,the staircase of saint joseph and the incorruptable bodies of certain saints. The miracle of lanciano is a eucharistic miracle, purported to have occured in the eighth century in lanciano itally. In a…

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• I believe that America should go back to Christianity. Students are learning about evolution, the big bang, and other lies. Rarely do you ever learn about Christianity in Public School. The democrats are trying to change the Pledge of Allegiance, because of the "one nation…

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• I will argue for how Jesus is the Jewish Messiah within the Scriptures and other Jewish writings. We will conduct a series of debates on the deity of Jesus Christ. I will first note some vital details on the sources i will use before i begin. The Septuagint is a translation of…
• First off, most of these verses are not prophecies concering Christ. Some are and Jesus fulfilled them all, below is a list.Taking on the sins of others: no one can take on the sins of others: Deuteronomy 24:16, Exodus 32:30-35, Ezekiel 18:1-4, 20-24; 26-27 Deuteronmy 24:16 has…

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• Con states that God is the greatest, but the greatest is subjective. The philosopher Immanuel Kant in his work "Critique of Pure Reason" states that existence is not dependent on attributes (1). Furthermore, the Scriptures state that God is infinite not because of attributes,…
• This debate will not precisely focus on providing evidence for God's existence, but establishing the philosophical groundwork for why God is likely to exist. I won't be using the Ontological, Cosmological, moral, or Intelligent design arguments. I'm going to be intellectually…

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• My opponent has made a incorrect statement. "Jesus and Moses expressed the Sabbath Day was the seventh day, Sunday" First of all,the seventh day in the Jewish calender was today's Saturday.And as I said before the sabbath was made on the seventh-day. Now that doesn't conclude…
• Well what's your argument?i presume you have nothing to debate about

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• But all things have to be created.And yes they are life to refute your 1st argument. And I was told by an evolutionist that life can only come from life. So who created the atmosphere? Where did it come from? Nowhere? Great statement. So now tell me where the atmosphere came…
• The proof that backs evolution is horrible. The very beginning is flawed. For example, the theory of evolution, states that life can only come from life. Yet, where did it all start? The con must explain why evolution's beginning is valid. May the best man win.

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• On the point of definition, "exhortation" is "the act or process of exhorting," http://www.thefreedictionary.com... -- exactly as I used the word. Con may be thinking of "extortion" rather than "exhortation." I needed a word meaning "a vigorous advocacy made without giving…
• I did indeed make the statement, in Forum, and I'm pleased to have Con challenge me on it. In the Forums, people seem to often forget that this is a debate site. I agree with Con's definition of atheism. I am an atheist, and have defended the atheist position in a number of…

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• I understand. I extend my arguments then.
• RULES: NO SOURCES! I want this to completely come from you based on your own philosophical views There will be profanity There were be no trolling No attacking eachother Enjoy the debate and Thank eachother for the debate in the last round Religion Is a Tragic Misstep in Human…

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• This is my first argument and like the most.. because i have never seen someone comes and gives me simple clear plain answer - is jesus said (hebrow/greek) " I AM GOD/ I AM GOD ALMIGHTY/AM GOD AND THERE IS NO GOD BESIDE ME etc... Jesus in his entire ministry NEVER uttered this…
• Quran 25:63 When the ignorant people behave insolently towards them, they say, "Peace to you". PEACE TO YOU! :D

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• Aww shucks...<3 Naw man, I'm just a guy simply offering what I know and the rest is up to us to dialogue on. But I appreciate the comment, bro :D What I mean by "Heaven and Hell in major world religions" is the references the Holy Scriptures of God make to represent the end…
• Hello hello to my dear friend Danmurphy789! I would be more than happy to take this debate. Just a heads up, I will be arguing my position using a logical/common sensical/scientific approach as well as Biblical references to support my stance. Personally, I have objections to…

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• Well my Friend I wold like to say that your first 2 paragraphs look to what we are debating about today weather or not they are bad for America now I am saying something SHOULD be done, but not imparitive you have to see everyone will agree with me and vote me up cause i show…
• 1. As for your First point I some what agree with you that a group speaking there mind is no bad. Now what you need to do sir is resarch Fred Phelps, he was the ran that was amongst the first to start protest against soldiers as well as against gay people. Now this is how it is…

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• I would like to extend my thanks to Ruac for his response. It seems I have given the impression that I am opposed to Christianity, which I am not. In my experience, Christians are usually gentle, benign people that are kind to animals and give generously to charity. However,…
• Thank you for your compliment, ruac, and I would like to reciprocate by stating that I admire your willingness to express your views with such honesty and conviction. Here's a true story: I remember one time in the pub an old German chap I know, who is always complaining about…

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• Yea
• Sadly I don't know how to officially forfeit lol.

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• Thank you - this has been an enjoyable debate. Disclaimer: In round 3 I claimed that Con dropped all of my advantages, 1-7. This was misleading since Con still had opportunity to respond to them in round 3 and 4, my apologies. I will defend my advantages, and refute the sparse…
• I thank Con for presenting his case. I shall extend my rd 2 advantages, and counter his case. I look forward to his response. ALL ADVANTAGES OF RELIGION CONCEDED I thank CON for conceding all of my advantages. Con makes no attempt to refute or rebut a single one of them. Please…

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• You said: 1st I want to make one comment I don't want to get into the Greek because I am not as good at it. My response: Andy Jesus said in John 17 twice Father I do not pray for these alone, but for all those who would believe in me through their word, that they may be one as…
• Round 3 Sword master Response: Andy again thanks for your participation in this debate from the bottom of my heart I feel honored to have this debate. Now I would like to take what you said peace by peace and give it the honor due it. You said 1."Would you agree that a saving…

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• Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body, and one spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. One body Proverbs 6:16-19….He that soweth discord among…
• First round is preety much for acceptance/introducing your religion/ clarification however you are welcome to state your case early.Clarification on what i am proposing. I am proposing that the apostolic doctrine is the one true faith. I am mainly looking to debate a catholic…

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• To be a Christian and believe in evolution is completely logical. The theory of evolution does not deny that God created the Earth. As I mentioned earlier, the theory that all of life"s common ancestor was bacteria is a more recent theory that was not Darwin"s theory of…
• This debate will be limited to evolution as an explanation of the diversity of animals. Evolution as an explanation for the beginning of life on Earth is a different debate that being honest, I have very little knowledge on. This debate was spurred after I saw someone say that…

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• Let me begin by stating my religious beliefs. I do not follow any specific religion but am I devout believer in God. God is an abstract force and cannot be proved by any means of text. The Bible, Koran, etc. are all man written texts with stories that are either myths or…

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• QuestionsBefore I start my argument I will answer some of the questions that my adversary asked:"Will Wikipedia be considered a legitimate source?"Sure, you can use Wikipedia, but not wikis, i.e. "WikiIslam"."Will I be required to use "pbuh" after the names of any major…
• Hello, in this debate I will argue that Prophet Muhammad was indeed mentioned in the Bible, the BoP will be on me, but my adversary has to refute my argument.

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• "An Atheist believes that a hospital should be built instead of a church. An atheist believes that deed must be done instead of prayer said. An atheist strives for involvement in life and not escape into death. He wants disease conquered, poverty vanished, war eliminated."…

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• Can you explain to me why Christians have petioned the Government to make kids say the Pledge of Alliegance as shown by George H W Bush and others?
• The Bible commands Christians to be good citizens of the country in which they live. He has set civil governments over all people. In Romans 13:1, the apostle Paul stated that every Christian should "be subject unto the higher powers." However, we understand that our foremost…

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• We could go round, and round over specific cases, but the issue that underpins all the pro-God arguments is the claim that natural does not include all of the existence. As, for instance, natural could only include the physical universe, or physical universe + some non-physical…
• Here is a summary of points that my opponent made: 1. To have true justice, God and after life are required to exist 2. That "God can bring His will about, and if required, make everyone else to bow to His will" 3. Transcending nature does not limit God to enter nature (for…

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• To define the debate, this is all about debating if religion is the real reason for war or not. Non religious people would blame religion from the violence recorded in history like Crusaders and Islamic wars. As a Pro, I will give proofs that religion is not the cause of war.…
• Round 5 finished. My points are just two: Statistics and Religion vs Power: Power are more priority for wars, forefronting religion.

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• Verse references can be found at the bottom of this reply You said, "...I should have the right, playing by [H]is [God's] rules in reverse have every right to murder you." No you do not: we are not bound by the Old Testament Law. Even if we were, it would be a rightly deserved…
• You are wrong in the sense that I do not believe in anything in regards to the Old Testament. As I have mentioned multiple times, the events described in the Old Testament did transpire. The law of the Old Testament is what we are no longer bound by. The flood and Noah's ark…

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• the problem within religious ignorance is that people who are religious quite often aren't able or haven't read the bible. the priest is the one who reads it for them. this allows them to have a lot of power over them. and as a rebuttal to your point, it wasn't so much the rich…
• While I do agree that it won't instantly make people smarter, religion tends to make people ignorant. To support this I will quote a few bible verses that would show religious ignorance. Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace,…

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• Thre is no way to prove that the Abrahamic God such as the one referenced in Christian, Judaic, and Islamic religions does not exist.
• So what you're saying is because the book that humans wrote about a "God" contradicts itself in some places, that the argument is flawed and thus incorrect. I believe this is the fallacy fallacy. As this is my final round i would like to thank my opponent for accepting this…

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• My argument will center around the following syllogism: P1: Hell is only justified if we have the free will to choose good from bad. P2: We do not have the free will to choose good from bad. C: Hell is unjustified. P1: Hell is only justified with free will The common…
• The full resolution is as it reads, no one deserves to go to hell,..not even Hitler. Burden of Proof:Pro is to affirming, using Logic and Reasoning, that no one deserves to go to hell. Con is to prove, using Logic and Reasoning, that people can deserve to go to hell. This means…

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• Well if what I posted as abominations according to the bible ex. "Unclean things (Lev. 7:21). Leviticus 11:7 And the pig, because it parts the hoof and is cloven-footed but does not chew the cud, is unclean to you." How is it considered "prioritise" when they clearly neglect,…
• Now the most common reason and explanation Catholics use for why being Gay isn't okay is the famous verse of Leviticus which states, Lev. 18:22 "You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination." (NASB) "You shall not lie with a male as with a…

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• Con fails to show how the actual Hebrew means 24-hour days. "Evening and morning" is understood by Semitic speakers as figurative (1). "The opponent states that I cannot proclaim that he exists, or trees exist, or that this website exists via science. Albeit I cannot proclaim…
• I am in no way saying that an error was committed, but that yom can refer to a vague period of time. My opponent's error is that he argues that Genesis doesn't mention a periods of indefinite periods of time when i gave a source to support that the time length of a day in…

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• 1. How Old is Christianity? While Christianity is different from Judaism due to the New Testament, the Old Testament is still apart of it. It is the same God, and religion, the Old testament is apart of Christianity, so to say Christianity didn't exist then is false.…
• While I have many oppositions to the statement "there are no arguments to date that sufficiently imply that a belief in God is rational and there are many reasons to doubt that the God of Christianity exists". While this is false and there are many rational theories out there,…

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• Forfeit AAHHHHHHH
• I concede. . . . . . I can't write things anymore. Honestly, I need to train with Tholht.

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• First I want to start out with the defiotion of the Bible: The sacred writening of what tells us how to live our lives as a follower of God and how to enter the Kingdom of God. http://dictionary.reference.com... Easily said, In the Bible its says that if you kill someone its…
• I am a strong beliver that gay "Christians" are not true true followers of God. If you are agianst my views I highly suggest that you join in the debate.Rules:Please try not to forfeit Be Nice over others viewsFirst round if for accpetioncorrect grammar and spellingEnjoy! :)

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• I am not going to debate anymore because as I said, I meant literal.
• No, but it was nice hearing from you. However, most people define 'literal' as in taking something word for word instead of from a literary perspective. For example, the phrase 'open your eyes' can be taken literally and from a literary perspective. Literal: Raising the…

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• If you are suggesting that a person's relationship with God (whether you believe there is a God or not is irrelevant in this argument as the subject is "the world with or without religion, which is better..") is better than one where a person has no relationship with God then…
• Your thesis contains the word "better" please define that word. As it is right now, I have no way of defining what you mean by "better". The statement "A world without religion is better than a world with religion" is declarative. Why do you say a world without religion is…

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• I have repeatedly stated that it is impossible to prove God's existence or non-existence. We can only determine which is more likely. The available evidence gives two options: 1. God exists. 2. God does not exist. As God's existence is an unnecessary assumption to explain the…
• Be concise and stick to the point. Got it. Carl Sagan once said, "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." If I tell you that Santa Claus exists, I have to prove it. If you explore the entire Arctic and find no trace of a toy factory, you must assume I was wrong.…

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• YOU SAY: "Christianity claims that putting your faith into Jesus to simply mediate salvation on your behalf after dying on the cross so that it may be so, is all that you need to have Salvation. No added book would ever change that in any circumstance, unless it refutes the…
• When I am talking about Sola Scriptura I am talking about the belief that the Bible alone contains all of the truths of Christianity and there is nothing additional to it that we need to know in terms of faith or salvation. God's revelation is entirely in the Bible. Basically,…

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• My opponent seems to have forfeited. I'm disappointed; nevertheless, I will build on my defense of the resolution.According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "Excessive intervention by the state can threaten personal freedom and initiative." (1) I contend that a federal…
• Thank you for accepting. :D The federal government, according to the Church, should not encroach on a person's freedom, which includes that of using drugs: "[M]en should act on their own judgment, enjoying and making use of a responsible freedom, not driven by coercion but…

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• Thanks very much for your well written and well thought out opening argument. But I do question one thing - you mentioned "There is great design in the universe". I assume that by "great" you mean large and complex, and not that the design itself is good or perfect? Because it…
• Quite simple, really. Although there is no definitive evidence to disprove the existence of God, there is enough to assume that it is unlikely. On the flipside, there is not even the smallest amount of tangible evidence that God does exist.

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• i do not have to debate that the bible forbids the consumption of alcohol. just that it's not clear enough that it's okay to drink when the water is sanitary. those verses do not say drinking is a good thing, all we can deduce was that it was permissible.
• your verses in support of drinking do not say it's okay to drink if the water is sanitary. it merely say it can make one's heart merry and to drink it with gladdness. i never said the bible doesn;t allow for drinking alcohol. it forbids drunkenness, but it doesn't mean it…

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• "You can't point to Jefferson as the origniator of the establishment clause here. " I most certainly can! Let me know if you tire of being wrong. It was THOMAS JEFFERSON who drafted and co-authored a bill for religious freedom which he began in 1777, and was completed in 1779…
• "First of all, I'd like to point out that it is really entirely irrelevant as to what Jefferson thought the First Amendment meant, at least in the appeal to authority that you're trying to give, because James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights (http://www.jmu.edu......). Your…

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• As I've been surfing around Debate.org, I've come to realize that a popular notion is pervasive among the atheistic community on this site. Many atheists believe that Christianity hinders scientific discovery. Granted, this notion has become popular thanks to our education in…

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• Le boo. I know ever so scary. My opponent is jumping out of his seat because after all, It__Is__Me knows nothing beyond his shallow perch of a squabbling airhead hockey table on fire. That being well said and known by both parties, Let it also be known that since my opponent…
• Naturally my dogmatic opponent It__Is__Me, But who is that really? Neatly avoided everything that was put forward to him in RD2. So therefore, Why should this debate continue when his bible was proven to be fake and fraudulent in which case is the ---ONLY--- outlet that he has…

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• Ah, well what I would like to say is to go against the fact that you stated the fact that the light made God. Then again you said that sunlight created the light and was also made by the sun and the fact that God is fake. For that reason yo us said god was not real. Yes you…
• Well, don't get me wrong but I also like science alot. Though what I'm asking you is that, do you have any proof that well God didn't exist. I', asking you then what had started Earth and all those cool space things. And those things are still remained as a mystery and even…

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• Let's have a look at the two accounts of Genesis. Genesis 1:19-27 (King James Version): 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in…
• You bring up some great questions. You wrote: "Well, here is a quote from the Bible. 'the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Genesis 2:7.' WELL, HERE IT SAYS GOD MADE THE…

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• I have set up this debate in response to an exchange between Strider97 and I on an opinion thread [1]. I will be PRO; Strider97 will be CON. I want to make it very clear that I own 100% of the burden of proof; CON need only refute my arguments. Below is the actual claim being…
• I thank CON for his third round arguments. Before getting to the arguments proper, I would like to thank CON for accepting this debate; I have thoroughly enjoyed it, and I hope CON has as well. The Six Main Arguments 1) Joseph's Father Regarding CON's point that Jechonias was…

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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…
• Taken from http://churchandstate.org.uk... Justification for inequality A simple and honest study of our world"s theocracies (and countries such as America where those issues are being debated) reveals how our holy texts are used to discriminate against women, LGBTs, and…

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• As my opponent agreed that both genealogies could not be used in round 3. The fact that the 2 lines could not be trace back to David on the father's line is enough. Look at Ezra 2 The following came up from the towns of Tel Melah, Tel Harsha, Kerub, Addon and Immer, but they…
• I would like to add an explanation that would make more sense. As you probably know, the Jewish People only hold the Hebrew Bible (Old testament) as true. They are still waiting for the messiah, but reject Jesus as the messiah. They reason why they refuse Jesus is because he…

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• Rock music is not a bad thing to have in Church, it helps bring youth and more 'worldly people' in, and away from satan. It is a new time, and a new generation, and most people are no longer willing to simply sit and listen to all the consequences of religion, but more about…

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• OUTLINE:- 1. THE RELIGION OF ISLAM 2. THE MESSAGE OF ISLAM 3.LINK 4. CONCLUSION THE RELIGION OF ISLAM The first thing that one should know and clearly understand about Islam is what the word "Islam" itself means. The religion of Islam is not named after a person as in the case…
• In mathematics there is a theory known as "Theory of Probability". If you have two options, out of which one is right, and one is wrong, the chances that you will chose the right one is half, i.e. one out of the two will be correct. You have 50% chances of being correct.…

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• Apparently since Christianity can be used as evil everything must be evil. I'm not going to waste time attempting to respond to this. Also, My oppenent has failed to show how Christianity has helped mankind in any way, shape or form. Bottom line is that when a fictional book…
• He argued that, "many biblical verses will not have relevance in this debate because of differences in interpretation. " This makes no sense, though. Because Bible verses can and have been interpreted in different ways people have and still do use these interpretations to…