Religion Debate Topics — page 34

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• This is the fifth and final round of this debate. There will be no rebuttals or new arguments. I will now make my conclusion. While science is constantly making discoveries and encouraging us to rethink what we know, I believe that humility is one of the most crucial traits we…
• Thank you Mhykiel. Godel's Ontological Argument "My opponent opposes accepting the axioms the argument is based on. They attempt to illustrate that accepting the axiom as "true" is irrational because it might not be so." The problem I see concerns axiom 4, which states "If a…

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• you make a fair point and I'm not saying not to believe what they want I like how it hives people hope but is it truly okay to go through life worshiping these gods and sacrificing so much for them. plus there are hundreds of religion in the world how could someone e so nieve…
• My first point will be that all through history there has been religion and one thing nearly all these regions have in common is the idea of 'a life after death' my personal belif was that it was a way too get young men to join armys too fight it is easier to risk ones life if…

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• Hi Corneliusok, I see you forfeited the last round and therefore debate presumably. That's a shame.Repeated requests for some argument from you for your position were therefore ignored I presume. That's the atheist's problem see, there are no positive arguments essentially.…
• Hi Cornelius, I get the distinct impression that you do not wish to continue with the debate, that's a shame. I've heard no arguments for why atheism is credible at all. Totally believe in separation of church and state. Likewise secularism and atheism shouldn't be pushed onto…

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• Lindsay, Jesus may have created the New Covenant, but Old Testament rulings (that weren't disputed within the New Testament itself) still abide. Otherwise, why do Christians still honor the Ten Commandments? Also, idoltry and the worship of other gods are strictly forbidden…
• Biblical scripture expressly forbids the use of Christmas Trees. So, why is it okay for Christians to directly violate scripture, especially in the name of honoring the birth of Jesus Christ? Here is the specific verse: Jeremiah 10: 1-9 1 Hear ye the word which the Lord…

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• I am more than slightly confused why it was necessary to use the phrase postmodern society if you are just going to give multiple definitions of it and basically apply them all to society now. Why wouldn't you just say "Does organized religion have a place in a society today?"…
• Accept, good luck to my opponant.

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• islam is a very good religion you know why because it teaches us respect.think about your religion example:christian they belive in jesus us we believe that jesus is a prophet of god and only there is only one god . its say in the quran: "ALLAH is HE besides Whom there is none…

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• My opponent unfortunately had to forfeit the last round.As such I will extend my arguments of contradictions in the Koran to the next round. I believe these contradictions are enough to prove my case and defined in the final round.Back over to my opponent.
• Thanks to my opponent for the challenge.All I need to do to win this debate is to show that one discrepancy or contradiction exists in the Koran. For that reason my arguments will be short and I hope the readers do not hold that against me in voting. The burden lies on my…

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• In my final round, I would like to take a brief overview of the debate, and give the best case for the remaining supposed contradictions. My opponent has once again conceded her Second, Third*, Fourth, Fifth, and Eighth claims. My opponent has conceded to 13 of her 16 claims…
• My opponent concedes to the inaccuracy of her First, Second, Third, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, and Twelfth claims. Supposed Contradiction #4, which is the first instance of God changing His mind, shall now be Supposed Contradiction #1. I shall now answer my opponent's…

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• Religion is Harmful to SocietyIt promotes irrational thought. Things like Catastrophizing, Minimization, Grandiosity, Personalization, Magical thinking, Leaps in logic, "All or nothing" thinking, Paranoia and Delusional thinking are all promoted by…
• "i really don't know if i am right in the point i made at round 1 cos i didn't do enough research."So you're lazy and don't want to debate. You want me to do all the work for you, eh?Sorry, if you want to debate, you need to do some research.Thanks anyway.

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• I have not the time nor the desire to argue semantics with my opponent, as he seems to employ often in his debates. Therefore I concede defeat to avoid a waste of time.
• Resolved: There is not sufficient evidence to support that a god in any form claimed by any religion exists. If, by chance, a deity of some sort existed, it would certainly not be anything like any organized religion has claimed. Conclusion: All organized religions are wrong.…

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• I appreciate the fact that my friend has accepted that there is no basic need for religion as such. and i consider it as my plus point as i have been able to convince him. But i am not satisfied yet because clearly he is not ready to believe in what i am saying. I will start…
• my friend here has explained in a detailed form as to how religion is necessary or how first there is demand and hence the supply. but i want to make one thing very clear that if we say that whatever we do is because of our need then we can never learn from our mistakes. i know…

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• "I thought we were all sinners? We were born sinners? Like I said before, being homosexual is not always a choice. In order to be religious all you have to do is believe in a organized belief structurer and believe in god(s). Based on the definition of religion at least." "I…
• Now this round will be all rebuttals. "I would like to point out that, sinners can be repented and granted eternal life, if they believe in Jesus. Will a benevolent god, who understands every action that you take, really send you to hell, based on your sexual orientation?" A…

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• Thank you CON for replying and accepting this challenge, It does clearly state in the Bible in 1Corinthians 6:9 "Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, passive homosexual…
• Rules: No swearing, bad attitudes, ect. Just a friendly debate, have fun:)

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• I extend all arguments. from the past two rounds
• My opponent first paragraph showed me something let me quote what my opponent has said in the first paragraph of round 1: "I believe the burden of proof is on my opponent to show that Christianity has flaws, not the other way around. It is he who needs to first point out the…

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• - I must confess, English is not my native language, & on top of that I have studied Philosophy in another language, & so it has been a bit of challenge to figure out which corresponds to which between my native language & English. I hope the voters would understand my position…
• BOF: It should be noted that Con, to deny my resolution, must disprove all of my arguments, for even if only one stands out, the resolution stands out too. Clarification: > Event: caused entity, or existent entity. > Cause: a cause of an entity B is a necessary event A which…

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• The title is quite self-explanatory. I (pro) challenge Con to a debate on whether or not the Bible still does (or if it ever did) condemn homosexuals.
• Before I begin, I must thank you for staying. For most people I attempt to create a debate with, they leave the 2nd or 3rd round. There are almost always "dominant" and "submissive" partners. Except with the reference, Professor Mary Tolbert was making, it was primarily for…

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• Thank you con; I will now bring up some arguments to support my claim that astral projection can be defended by the Bible.*Note: I will be citing verses from the Douay-Rheims Bible, as it is one of the earliest translations of the Bible.*Background; implausibility of astral…
• Astral Projection: "the act of separating the astral body (spirit or consciousness) from the physical body and its journey into the universe. "[1] Bible: "The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by about 40 authors, in three different languages, on three different…

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• Religion is, by definition 'the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power; God(s)'. While in this debate I am not discounting the personal beliefs of others, as everyone is entitled to their beliefs, I am simply saying I believe them to be wrong. Not only this,…
• Thank you. Arguments will start in round two.

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• Oh no man. You got me all wrong my point wasn't that God made the Big Bang but instead it was proving the fact that the Bible could have possibly been correct about the creation of earth. Now second if God is real (which I believe) then you have to remember that in the bible it…
• Christianity is a correct religion and though many try to disprove I believe that I can prove it. First of all you need to understand that it is your job to hear me out. Now first of all in order to prove that Christianity is a good religion we have to first get to the…

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• Okay, I had just wrote this big long thing, but I lost it all so I will simply write a very condensed version. Most of what you wrote is irrelevant. Look at the debate title: Free will can exist under God Galatians 5:13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But…
• Free will: The ability to make your own choices, in such a way that is not controlled by God or another figure.God is referring to the christion God.I am arguing that free will can exist under the christian god.

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• Hi Con! Thank you for taking your time to debate with me!!! Okay so first of all I gave the dictionary definition of Fable. I even clarified directly I that I mean to say the bible is false. It does in fact convey good morals though. It seems you are right in the fact that I…
• Fable: 1. A short story, conveying a moral. 2. To tell fictitious tales. Yes I am arguing that the bible is very untrue if anyone needs more clarification. Acceptance, then arguments.

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• My opponent has debunked all of my arguments; I respectfully forfeit this debate.
• God is infinite, omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient. 1. Things on earth undergo change, movement. Everything which moves is moved by something else. This cycle continues on into the past. But, it cannot on infinitely because there would be no first mover seeing as there is…

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• I will begin my final round with reinstating my argument for the authenticity of Judaism, and demonstrate that your "story" is no comparison. You see the thing is like this the Jews don't just have a text and claim something happened,they say that it happened to them, to the…
• Thank you Mr. con for taking on this debate and shalom (peace) to you and to the whole world. i must preface my argument by saying that when i say Judaism i mean orthodox Judaism regardless which group in orthodoxy we all accept the authority of the bible and the Talmud, i…

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• Con makes the claim that I have misunderstood and misinterpreted the bible, but I have to argue that he is the one who has made that error. He made the case that in the case of rape, it becomes the woman's option of whether or not to marry the rapist, but this is simply not…
• I didn't know I needed to define right and wrong, I figured we all knew the difference, but OK. The standards of morality I will be using is our modern day understanding of right vs wrong. As to the bible verses I used I thought their immorality was apparent. Deuteronomy…

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• U go first God is thee creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being.
• Ok yes yes. Conduct goes to Con. Heres my responses"So he concedes that the universe could have come without god..."NONONO! I did not. I said the set must be caused. It still needs a causer."No evidence given to suggest it's wrong... I hope Pro is still going to debate me. R"No…

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• The Bible is without error, but humans are not. Humans have error, so that is where we need God and The Bible to guide us that is what you seem to be forgetting here. A person can reject all of it, but as long as that person comes back to the path, which is Christ, you can be…
• The perfect parent does not effect a child will full free will and surrounded by temptation. God set us up for success but with success comes the chance of failure. If failure was not in life, what was the reason for Christs sacrifice up on the cross? There would be no need for…

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• PART 1 There"s, After all, No possible way that this god is "one". That"s according to the printed text of the bible. That thus proves that the god of the bible, Everything that this god stands for is false, Deceitful, Incorrect and wrong about god making the bible unsound and…
• Wow. Can you give me one reason why I should even give a rats reareth endeth crapeth as to why I should even debate you when all the goop you fixed with your needle and thread that has 0% of nothing to do with what was stated in RD1 and instead you went on on some meaningless…

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• In this debate I would be arguing that everything in the Bible is not true, and it is not a valid source of evidence. Do not forfeit No name calling No swearing Be respectful Have fun. Good luck.
• Thank you con. I appreciate you being kind about it. Yes, I admit I have lost. I messed up the title. Ah well. You were a worthy opponent anyway :)

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• My argument is that non-Christians can't account for the laws of logic. They are secretley relying on Christinaity to make sense of these laws. All three rounds can be used for obejctions/rebuttals If you are younger than 18 don't bother.
• It seems as though you have assumed for the purposes of this argument that the Christian God exists. Okay, let's roll with that. " I start with God's existence. If you don't, you're reduce to using rap lyrics to try and defeat your opponent. Which is pretty hilarious. "Pro…

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• Con wants me to give him an example of something existing outside of space and time. Thus I will do so. Think of an idea. Or a thought. It is not bound by space or time because it was immaterial. You can't measure an idea by how much it weighs or how long it is. How it exists…
• 2ndLawofTD: Con "Now CalTech Cosmologist Sean Carrol offers an interesting idea. What if there is no thermodynamic equilibrium?" 1.) This does not answer or prove anything. 2.) But however, there is thermodynamic equilibrium. So that argument does not apply here nor is it…

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• Alright amigo, let's look at a few incidences where Jesus said someone is saved, Luke 19:8-9: "But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four…
• You know amigo, it is doctrines like this that make me wonder why I am a christian, then I say "hey, that isn't in the bible", well, from how you are describing Jesus, he sounds a lot different from the Jesus I read about when I read the New Testament, the Jesus you describe is…

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• "My opponent appears to have taken on the position of a literalist, fundamental Christian, in order to support his position, and while interesting, it does not accurately reflect the views of a majority of Christians. To start I will point out his assumptions about God, that I…
• How interesting, an Atheist takes up this debate. I'm sure this will be an exciting one :) "F: God chooses to allow mankind to govern his own mind without forced influence. (Free Will) G: Benevolence is only obtained through pure freedom, as provided by God. H: Freedom of…

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• This will be my conclusion. In the next round, I will say, "This space intentionally left blank." That way Con and I will have an equal number of posts to make our arguments. ARGUMENT ONE Con appears to think that the precise timing of when Judaism became false is somehow…

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• Crossan's series of 180s to model Christian originsCon disagrees with me that the celibacy is an indication of asceticism, claiming that "most historians attribute the idea of celibacy to the later Christian Church."Con also disagrees with my claim that the theory of his…
• Too many arguments againI don't hold it against Con for introducing too many arguments into the debate, but I feel sore that I am accused of dropping arguments. I defended myself under the heading in Round 2, "Too many arguments." To explain further, such a debating approach is…

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• I understand. Because of this I ask that this debate be left tied by the voters, but tune in to our extension of this debate.
• Arguments extended.

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• Arguments extend. My opponent concedes the debate to me.
• My opponent graciously concedes the debate to me. Nevertheless, my opponent made a couple brief claims, so I feel compelled to answer them. In response to the Kalam Cosmological Argument, my opponent concedes that the universe had a cause of its existence. My opponent claims…

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• Thank you very much praying for me ^^ i praying back for you to find the true both of us, and im not an english man and im not claiming to be an excellent speaker/writer, but trust me i know english and i know the bible inside out. (also in hebrew for you). Anyway lets come…
• Welcome Con, lets beginIn your introduction you said:1. Quran is written nearly 700 years after Jesus death.2.Quran claims Jesus never died and historical accounts claims He did.1 - its doesnt really matter whether its after 700 years or million years, becuase if God (as…

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• Starting with Romans 3, Yes the first few verses are talking about jews, but Romans 3:7 is not talking about jews, it does not say if there lie...it is in the singular, if my, and Paul who was talking is not a jew at this point. Pro is simply trying to whitewash the evident…
• Romans 3:7 World English Bible For if the truth of God through my lie abounded to his glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? New International Version Someone might argue, "If my falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned…

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• "I would say that the first paragraph is fraught with assumptions that work toward your point without consideration of any alternatives" Not at all, look at my last sentence. Regarding my point about conscience. I am not saying that conscience is logical or that its not and I…
• My argument starts by saying that most of us, even if unaware, define our goal in life to maximize our own well being. Note that when striving to maximize our well being, our conscience is also a factor, thus harming others is usually a bad strategy. Moreover our strategy for…

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• Con has FF'd the 4th round, and as such has not given any responce on the stated points I made in my previous round. As this is my last round it means I can't respond to any replies on the points brought up, So all I will say is I hope Con enjoyed this debate and that people…
• I thank Con for the third round and will answer his points to how why there has still not been proof of God. Good And Evil Like before, I still stand that evil is not simply the absence of good. Left, Right, Directions and Math are all different things that are used to measure…

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• It still is nto justifiable becouse he didnt create the people he killed.The only humans he created is Adam and Eve then they started to reproduce and create other humans.So by your logic its not justifiable becouse he dosent own any life or humans becouse he didnt create the…
• Yes you are right God creates the rules and he creaated a rule that states "You shall not kill" yet he broke his own rule wich makes him bad.

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• Why should government spend money, hard earned money in sponsoring pilgrimages when we have other problems to solve? Indeed, government should not sponsor it..Nigerian government who has been spending their money should indeed stop because they have other problems to solve
• I will not cease to say, that personality of my own calibre has been mocked, i have been cornered at a spot by my co-debater for some certain reasons..my co- debater has committed fallacies in cost of this argumet. Let me start by one of the fallacy my co-debater committed.…

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• As for Paul, the fact that he was a great follower of Jesus does not mean that every opinion he had was the law of God. The fact that one part of the Bible written by a different author than the rest said his writing was directly inspired by God does not prove that it actually…
• Everything you say here is good and reasonable. There is just one thing that you assume. You are assuming that every single thing in the Bible is God's will. Don't be offended by the following, this is just my point of view. Not everything in the Bible is a fact or a rule. Now,…

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• the absolutes are the proof, infinity can not end, if it ends its destruction, the absolutes determine this, like matter can only transform make an apple nothing.. matter is eternal, therefore time has no beginning as time is matter
• m8, what no beginning and no end means if it is here, is that it didn't begin, and it wont end, as it can only transform, at no point can it be destroyed(from something to nothing) infinity has a beginning.. eternal means no beginning, and no end matter is not a concept, you…

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• :)Religion harms human society for a variety of reasons. One of the biggest reasons is that it causes war and acts of terrorism among extremists throughout the world. People of many religions also use some of their beliefs, which are usually unable to be proven or disproven, to…
• RulesRound 1: Rules and position clarification. Round 2: Opening statements (Limited to outlining facts)Round 3,4: Evidence/Rebuttals. Round 5: Closing statementss (Limited to restating and summarizing evidence from rounds 3 and 4. You can also reiterate your opening statement.…

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• Okay so my job is to prove that the Bible is used to brainwash. You so excellent defined brainwashing for me as, "pressurize (someone) into adopting radically different beliefs by using systematic and often forcible means." So now I have to show and convince you that the bible…
• 1st round is accceptance, anyone that wants to seriously defend the Bible should accept.

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• I hope my opponent can post his rebuttals in the last round.
• 1) The Bible is a poorly written document with huge flaws regarding morality and a lot of contradictions[1]Because our moral standards changed in the last 2000 years, apologists started claiming the Bible can't be taken literally. It is now widely believed the Bible is not…

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• First Position: The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a spiritual experience with external evidence not just an internal transformation. Point 1: The two primary expressions for the giving of the Spirit have to do with the way water affects something, pointing to an experiential…

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• it's possible that it means "all sins are forgiveable, except for unrepentant sins". there's no reason this is contradictory just because it's self evident. sometimes things need to be said. most people just say we don't now what the unforgiveable sin is. that doesn't mean it's…
• the only one's i predict you might find, as trivial details, like how many people were at a place, or the color of something. or things that are too vague to mean anything, "our God is a venegful God" "our God is a merciful God". anything else as far as i know, has reasonable…

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• My argument has been made.
• My argument has been made.