Religion Debate Topics — page 23

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• Can you prove the existence of God? For the purposes of this debate I will be arguing that you cannot prove or back up with sufficient evidence the claim that god(s) exist. 'Prove' will mean that the contender has backed up the claim that god(s) exist with enough evidence that…
• "Well, I am not sure if I am understanding correctly, but how can there be logical absolutes if they are merely mankind's conventions?"convention - a way in which something is usually done, especially within a particular area or activity"My opponent has stated that morality is…

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• first off god is the creator of the universe and the world so denying him is very stupid its like denying your moms existance psalm 14:1 of the holy bible say not beleving in god is for fools and the bible was written by god so it is right
• typical liberul u give up the agugument cuz u cant refute my logic lol liberal logic

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• I would delete, and I recommend that you keep seeking GOD! He is the Alpha and the Omega and loves you so much!!!!! I've been where your at, and let me say, If it wasn't for GOD I wouldn't be here talking to you, I would of been in hell by now.
• Not sure how to start this debate but guess I can start by asking why you don't believe in God and If you are so certain that God does not exist, than why would you be wasting your time and energy to debate his existence?

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• In the Old Testament, Aaron and his sons, the priests, were strictly forbidden to drink either wine or strong drink when they went into the tabernacle to minister before the Lord (see Leviticus 10:9). Nazarites were likewise forbidden to use wine while under their vow (see…

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• >Opponent forfeits round >What do
• Alright. So, what you're saying is that the Jews believe Christians are mistranslating the Broble, and that Christians believe the Jews are mistranslating, too. Christ, this is really hard to argue about... Well, I can't, actually. You phrased your argument in such a way that…

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• He hay ho vote fooooooooooor me
• I win

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• I don't know why my opponent has continuously forfeited.
• My opponent has tried to justify that baptisms must be administered only in the name of Jesus by using four verses from Acts. I have clearly shown in the previous round that all of the verses he mentioned include the triune name Lord Jesus Christ. Not only that, but also I have…

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• Before I start off my final rebuttal, I have a couple things.Pro has not fulfilled his BoP. He must prove that atheism is based upon ignorance, which he has not done. He says that some atheists do this and that, and that some atheists attack the Bible, but he has yet to show…
• Hello again.I find a few of my opponent's arguments confusing or off-topic, so I may not be able to refute those points to their fullest, as you can't refute something you don't get.REBUTTAL"The debate is focused on whether or not it is based on ignorance, so you cannot shift…

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• Your quote, "Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." -Carl Sagan, could also mean that religion is an extraordinary answer to the questions that human minds cannot answer. The only reason why religion has become so violent is because followers take it to the…
• If people didn't have religion, who would explain the mysteries of the world? Scientists still don't know where the universe came from, or how big it is. People can use religion to explain the unexplained. I know that religin can be abusive, but most of the time it just…

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• it obviously is... i'm jesus, you have no proof that i am not jesus therefore i know my story is derived from the pagan myth of Horus u lose

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• Well, I'm not sure how to continue at this point. My opponent has not made any further arguments, and I have already debated his earlier points. Let's review the original agreement from round one:"Pro will be arguing that the Bible endorses socialism and communism, and Con will…
• Though my opponent has not responded in round three, I would like to use this time and mention a few other points which should help put the issue to rest. In this round I will show that the Bible does not endorse the forced redistribution of wealth, but encourages charity and…

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• I only tried to refute yours because, as I demonstrated, your refutations were faulty at best. And since you have chosen to wait in refuting my six prophecies, I don't really see that I need to build my case further. Which is quite the disappointment, but just for fun, here's a…
• Paragraph One: Your phrasing of the situation is a tad dishonest. Judaism isn't "We'd rather die than confess the name of Jesus." It's "We don't accept Jesus and await our real Saviour." You say it like they adamantly refuse 2+2=4. Also, I don't think you get any points for…

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• My opponent should just admit he was wrong about Adam being formed and not created. He also stated his opinion, meaning my opponent claims to be smarter than Dr Strongs who wrote the Strongs Concordance that explains what is lost in translation. Wow! Contention #1 Anyone can…
• Hello all! I will quickly address the contentions. Contention #1 I totally agree that Adam could not create Himself. Because the bible says Adam was formed. My opponent is totally ignorant of the Hebrew meaning of FORMED. Strongs# 3335 ya star= Squeezed into the potter, divine…

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• Their are thousands of complete manuscripts of the bible, and many archaeological findings of cities mentioned in the bible. The bible has been copied almost perfectly over the years, no other book has been this accurately copied.

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• Actually he didn't travel to space but if you have God, God will give u knowledge and he did and so he would know plus John actually saw the end times so anything is possible through God like great knowledge. So in space you see it as a circular shape and 2D. This is all I will…
• Isaiah 40:22 refers to "the circle of the earth," or in the Italian translation, globo. The Hebrew is Khug = sphericity or roundness. Even if the translation "circle" is adhered to, think about Neil Armstrong in space--to him the spherical earth would have appeared circular…

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• Thank you for your response. I am sure that my opponent will agree that if his first premise is proven false, then so is the whole argument. By saying that "God is outside our understanding our experience," my opponent is self-refuting his own argument. Anyone who asserts the…
• I have found several holes in your reasoning, you said: "belief in nothing" – the stance of atheism. "By saying you believe in nothing, you believe there is nothing. Therefore, you are claiming that there is in fact, no God, just pointing this out. This means that in order to…

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• Throughout the course of history, religion has played a huge part in the events and culture of the Human race. Religion has inspired great minds to build and do great things, such as Michelangelo, or Queen Isabella. But all too often religion is a hindrance and bane to mankind…

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• My opponents arguments have been thought out and forceful. My opponent's claims are well constructed and designed to ring true of the terrible nature he puts onto God. God is a being of wrath (Zephaniah 1:18), jealousy (Exodus 20:15), hatred (Malachi 1:2-3), and many other…
• My opponent agrees that God is greatly to be feared. And not feared as in, "oh, a scary thing in my closet" but feared in a, "my word, I have no way to compare to that" kind of fear. So, that fear is what brings me to my next point. God is above you and I. God is above…

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• For this debate, we will pretend god exists"god" is the god of the Bible First round is for acceptance ONLYThis is a no-voting debate
• My video from youtube was about a robber who gave his victim a choice: hand over his money or die.The victim had the "free will" to pick, so the lawyer defending him called it suicide.See how absurd that is?God is telling me I have the "free will" to believe in him, while he…

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• Now, this is quite unfair since my opponent did not describe the definition. Now, I accepted this debate into thinking that my opponent was using the term correctly. Anyway, I will have to continue. Now, my opponent has to objectively prove that the Qur'an is misrepresenting…
• Christianity and Islam come from the same origins, as I have mentioned before. I stated before that the two religions acknowledge the prophets and their ideas. They are both Abrahamic religions, and come from the same roots. I apologize for my previous argument. I was referring…

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• Thanks that was my first debate ever :) have a nice day
• Religion have had its positive and negative impact on the concerned societies , but saying that we are better off without is completely false. If we look at the wars that happened throughout history we see in some cases that religion is only one among many reasons for such…

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• "There are *perceived inconsistencies to God's Bible because God's standards (which He holds himself to) and those standards, which He holds us to, are in conflict." You reposted in three hours. I feel kind of dirty. I must confess I do not believe that you read all of that…
• Tarzan! I see with all of those examples a belief that God completely contradicts himself and that we Christians are fools because we do not see it. Well that "raises the question". Why have we all Christians throughout History who read the Bible in far more detail than people…

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• Pro repeatedly discusses the theory of evolution, atheism and Islam in his concluding argument. This debate though is not about whether any gods exist or not or whether the theory of evolution is true. This debate is about whether Christianity can be proved as a fact. Science…
• Pro: "In Matthew 13:19 Christ tells them literally what the parable meant. Why did He tell THEM? They seek God and do not seek to stand against Him. Christ is clear. Those who do not seek God will not ever and are not meant to ever understand. This is how God speaks in the…

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• Well first let me state that the BOP is on the person making the magical claim. (Yet I will provide some paradoxes that your god would fit into) A good way to understand the BOP regarding god is to use an analogy called Russell's Teapot: "Many orthodox people speak as though it…
• I argue that there is no god simply because there is a) no physical need for a god and b) because there is flat out no credible evidence for one.

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• I hope we can keep this wholesome and entertaining. "God is classically described as an all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-loving being that created everything and who reigns over all. " As a brief note, my opponent should remember that tradition =/= the Bible. Since my…
• =========== Introduction: =========== Highest accolades to my opponent for a great debate! He can rest assured that I will not use this round for making any new arguments. I will, however, reiterate what has already been said and offer my analysis as to why I believe I am the…

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• Exceptions do not break the general rule. Particularly considering that the rules are given by God for men, not for Himself, this can't even be considered a breaking of the rules. If a father says that 8:30 is bedtime, he is not infringing his own rules if he stays up past that…
• Extend arguments

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• You were wrong in your context regarding the fact that man created god. One other thing I noted was your superior lack of information regarding Musims and their belief systems. No muslim on Earth believes that he can go to Heaven by killing someone. Give me a chance to explain…

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• Does Pro mean that Con should add to the resolution of what the Roman Church teaches today? Or how about what the Roman Church taught in the 1500s? Because what the Roman Church taught in the 1500s when it had a monopoly on religion in Western Europe would literally have almost…
• "There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because his conscience tells him it is right"." R13; Martin Luther Part of the problem with quoting documents like Trent or even the writings of Martin Luther…

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• My position is opposite that of Bound Up, who will henceforth be referred to as PRO.
• God made us, therefore we aren't to judge him. If he doesn't exist then feel free to do so, but not if He does, because then you would be earning Hell, and rightfully so. Christianity isn't damaging because it provides a ray of hope for humanity, tells us that God will save us…

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• Pro: the source of human morality is the Christian God (and by extension Jesus). Con: the source of human morality is from humans themselves. Definitions: Morality - there are two forms, relative and universal. It will be important to specify which is being discussed.
• In response to your argument 1 .Real moral obligation is a fact.2. Either the atheistic view of reality is correct or the "religious" one.3. But the atheistic one is incompatible with there being moral obligation.4.Therefore the "religious" view of reality is correct. #1, no,…

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• Oh sure, ignore my argument. I'm not christian. I believe in myself and community spirit .. the christian church is a hierarchical movement as corrupt as a game of hop-scotch. I will rely upon the entirety of the knowledge banks of humanity to debate the topic proposed, and if…
• Against: Conversely: God is rich and moral I pose the opinion that God .. or the updated aural translation of impact *Thud is neither bankrupt nor Immoral. Thud has always existed in the heavens; various historic traditions have captured the powers and splendour of Thud within…

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• The summation of Pro's rebuttal seems to be that I have built a "perceived reality upon an accepted metaphor;" that if this God concept is a mere construct of my experience and not the real deal so to speak. Firstly, I do not see how this follows. Why must my concept of God…
• Pro says, "Love is a mammalian trait that is part of our primate genetics," to which I would ask, what objective evidence is there to substantiate this claim. He described love as being a subjective metaphor of a reality. However since love can describe many things, genetics…

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• I've shown a quote by Jesus, showing that the Laws of Moses were not done away with. Jesus directly says this. I've succesfully refuted every single verse my opponent throws out that contradicts this. My opponent has taken this argument to the comment section. Since my opponent…
• What needs to be proven I really shouldn't have to show anything other then Jesus's words that he isn't going to do away with the Laws of Moses, to prove he didn't do away with the law of Moses. Until my opponent shows that the verse is mistranslated, Jesus was a liar or Jesus…

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• my opponent will commence.

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• I know this a very VERY touchy subject (So please BE AWARE), but I'm going to use this as a way to understand the views of Christianity better. I have always though that the existence of god seemed kind of like a fairy tale. So even now I still believe that god may or may not…
• First: my apologies for forfeiting the last round. I simply wasn't near a computer to post it. Given this is the last round; I won't make any new arguments. REBUTTALS (I'll try to make my opponents argument easier to read…) "The definition of faith is: making an assumption that…

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• Go for it. Don't ruin your argument and take the people who take religion too seriously too seriously.
• Ah, it would seem that my friend from the proposition has been smitten.

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• I have answered the question. Is there a valid religious argument against gay marriage? My opponent has admitted as much. Each religion has different interpretations for scriptures, along with continuing revelation and other religious traditions. Whether these interpretations…
• I will answer your question, but I hope that you will answer my question. So, the Book of Mormon speaks in favor of racism? Well, you could interpret it that way. Your interpretation would be wrong though. Because in your example, you commit the problems that you rail against.…

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• >>if "God" says blue is black, and that Jesus has brothers but then says Jesus doesn't, then it was never God who said it. Really? What are you using to decide this issue? You clearly must have some epistemological source for information. You clearly seem to be able to judge…
• Yes, God is not bound by His own laws. His laws are made for man. It isn't a question of consistency, it's a question of morality and fallibility. The fact that you object to the proscriptions of the Bible no more makes the Bible flawed than if I were to object to your…

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• extend.
• Please award all marks to my honorable opponent.

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• (1) "In Matthew 19:3-10, the Pharisees came to Jesus, attempting to trap Him with questions about the Old Law. They asked: "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?" Jesus informed them that divorce was not in God"s plan from the beginning. Thinking they…
• Many non believers point to slavery, in the Old Testament, and try to compare it to slavery in 19th century America. Nothing could be further from the truth. The slavery, mentioned in the Old Testament, concerns the Jewish People. (1) Unless stated otherwise, All quoted…

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• its going to be AC NC once again my opponent has no case my opponent says i have no argument but my argument was science. so he is lying. thus, i urge the judges to vote negative because if god does exist, my opponent will go to hell for lying. thus it is better to negate to…
• it is going to be NC AC my opponent does not respond to any of my arguments relating to whether jesus is the messiah. therefore we must assume that he agrees with them, and he can not bring them back up later since they have been dropped my opponent does not present anything in…

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• "The point here is that no one can disprove God, and therefore hard, or just atheism is illogical." This is a common argument against hard atheism, and in fact it is almost always the opening argument used by Dr. William Lane Craig, one of the most prominent Christian…
• Note in the following, after some definitions and general commentary, an attempt will be made to summarize the contentions for clarity, if a mistake is made then I would request of Pro, please make the required corrections so the discussion can continue with a proper…

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• Ok, here we go. :)*I want to reiterate that let's stick to the KJV, not the NKJV. Don't mean to be overly picky, but there are significant differences. The accuracy of one translation vs. another could be the topic of another debate. Historically KJV is the most popular and…
• This is a redux of the previous debate, "The biblical God probably doesn't exist." In my opinion a more appropriate thesis for that particular debate would have been "Physical evidence doesn't support an omniscient, omnibenevolent, omnipoent interpretation of the God of the…

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• Thanks for the offer to have this debate, and it's unfortunate that I can't finish.
• Sorry for my absence, but I'm getting an unfortunately low grade in chemistry. So I've spent a good amount of time on that, then practicing for a debate tourney, so I havn't had much time for the internet, and i honestly just forgot about this site. So I'm going to go ahead and…

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• I asked my Bible Study Teacher (Elmbrook Church) and she said that there are only seven things that you need to know/believe in in order to go to heaven:1. The Virgin Birth2. The Sin-free life of Jesus3. Jesus' death on the cross4. The three days of Jesus' death5. Jesus'…
• Well, you should've stated in your original argument that you were referring to the "66 book Protestant Bible." You can't make me argue about something I didn't sign up for. If it's your religion and it's what you believe in, I can't argue with that! I restate one of my…

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• The burden of proof was on my opponent to prove the existence of a Biblical God. Making claims without evidence isn't proof. Neither is "logical reasoning". Without evidence, there is no proof. No proof was given that the Bible has any actual proof. My opponent failed to prove…
• The only thing that can be proved is that a person named Jesus walked the earth. Jesus was a popular name in those times. If Jesus claimed to be God, it doesn't prove that he was, in fact, God. It was an empty claim. The resurrection, was not proved. It was only mentioned in…

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• I do agree that the Catholics have messed up many original documents and teachings of Jesus and homosexuality. The Pope and "spiritual leaders" have perverted the word of God many times. But once again I will tell you that the Vatican and many Catholic Apostolic-teaching…
• I can see why you'd think this way. Maybe the Catholic doctrines have stated something along those lines. But as you will observe with the Catholic Church itself, it follows primarily what the Bible says. The Bible says that it is adultery to marry or have sexual intercourse…

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• "Why are humans the only ones at this level, if evloution is right wouldn't there be more types of species evolved beyond instict?" Not necessarily. Primates may have simply adapted faster, but again, being the first to develop a neocortex does not mean humans have a divine…
• If you cannot prove that God does exist, it is not reasonable to assume that he does. It is not necessary (or even possible) to prove something does NOT exist, only demonstrate why the logic supporting its existence is flawed. I would gladly do so, if any were presented. If no…

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• Rebuttals1) Creation accountsNow, this is an interpretation of the Bible I had not heard of before, and I'm sure most people haven't either, but I believe most Christian religions do not believe that other humans were created before Adam and Eve. It's generally accepted by…
• I assume any contradiction is allowed, regardless of if it is something not so major or if it is major? Anyways, I will begin. As agreed upon, I will only post 2 contradictions per round. One will be from the old testament, the other from the New Testament.1) Two conflicting…

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• Well considering that Kcirrone won't bother responding next round I'm going to take the privilege of taking a break this round. I will post my response next round.
• Alright, let me cover each argument in turn. I. The beginning of this argument is logical, to assume that the Universe simply created itself is fallacious. Everything that we have experienced has a cause and thereby an effect, this is logical. It is at the point where you state…