Religion Debate Topics — page 37

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• Do note that my opponent is not being very clear on every thing he says. He hasn't really said how my 'source' agrees with him (i had more then one source). Also, I am sorry I have apeared to have made a error in the part of my rebuttel concerning David. However, I will just…
• ===>Rebuttel<===I would like to introduce my opponent to Gesenius (1786-1842), who is still regarded as one of the best authorities for Biblical Hebrew. Gesenius' Hebrew-Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament ("long regarded as a standard work for students"), p. 49, shows…

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• I will defend my science in numerical order. Too much carbon in geologic strata. Kathleen Hunt's hypothesis of bacteria producing carbon 14 in inconclusive. First of all it only applies to coal in warm damp conditions exposed to ambient air, and furthermore its not clear that…
• Why the Earth is probably around 10,000 years old. Unfortunately our liberal secular media has refused to report any of the following findings or studies because they are not in keeping with the theory of evolution, which requires billions of years to be even remotely…

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• However it is logical that maggots did not turn into monkeys then those monkeys, became men and the human reality we have today. I say try God given common sense, but evolutionists declares, that God given common sense does not exist! God given common sense declares that God…
• No Rules.I am Pro so I will argue evolution is wrong. No need to be nice. Say and prove your case anyway you can. Good Luck.

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• Touch�. But, I did not specifically say that there were no "blue marbles" as it were, I simply said that there were "red marbles", so in that sense, my points were valid. I know that women are not seen as entirely equal in all aspects, bit in many they are. Point proved.
• To begin I would like to clarify some things. Muslim women: Women of the Islam faith. Equal: like or alike in quantity, degree, value, etc.; of the same rank, ability, merit, etc.: two students of equal brilliance. Qu'ran: The Qur'ān (القرآن , literally "the recitation"; also…

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• As my opponent rightly pointed out, I bear the heavy burden of proof of demonstrating that the idea of an omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent being is irreconcilable with the existence of evil and suffering in this world. In other words, as my opponent puts it:"[My…
• This debate should be impossible to accept. Comment if you want to debate.I will be arguing that one can not reconcile the problem of evil with the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent God.My version of the problem of evil goes as follow:1) If an…

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• Could you point out to us WHERE you provided evidence that what was written in your bible Story book was inspired by a literal Supernatural god?I'll continue to wait whilst you actually get to addressing the Debate Topic!
• 1. Still waiting for you to actually address the Debate Topic by YOUR providing the evidence YOU ' claimed to have ' that the bible was inspired by a Literal Supernatural god?2. Your diversionary OFF DEBATE & NONE pertinent comments meanwhile (by your quoting Story book events…

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• Again, Con has refused to cite anything other than the alleged "word of God", specifically a Christian God. It seems fallacious at best to use God's "word" to prove something about him.Though these quotes, which I feel should not even be valid sources for proving Con's point,…
• Thank you for this response. I am assuming that this was directed mainly to show that suffering is required/necessary/justifiable in spite of my evidence. I feel, however, that this argument is fairly easy to refute.First of all, these are all taken from Billy Graham's website…

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• For reasons unknown to me my opponent has not provided an argument or made any attempt to clarify anything with me or contact me outside of the debate itself. Being a virgin to debating I don't know what this entails technically. I can't justify typing out more when my opponent…
• Interesting, looks like the first comment rung true - I start a debate intended to reduce gnosis to faith and I end up arguing someone else's concept of truth to the same end. Even though the details have reversed the method of debating my point is virtually the same, so I'll…

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• If my last debate was considered strawman then consider yours strawman as well. Your first premise supports a conclusion to whether there is a separate of church and state in certain countries. The United States has been at war for this "idea" of terrorism. Terrorism is an…
• P1) Religion may give people peace of mind knowing then can "peaceably" assemble, but what peace has religion ever brought into the world? Religion has everything to do with government. Every religion is at war with another religion trying to conquer each other causing armies…

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• Thank you, Spock, for participating in this Debate. I will start by disagreeing that my initial argument contains a fatal flaw. It basically started with the claim, made by various Religions, that God is smart/knowledgeable. I will admit that I didn't do much to provide support…
• I'll begin by pointing out that there are different sorts of "smarts" and "stupidity". Religions can be called "quite smart" with respect to how their con-artist operation has been so successful for thousands of years. This Debate will not be about that variety of "smarts".…

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• Resolved: The argument from incoherence is a sound argument for the non-existence of God. 1. Anything with incoherent attributes cannot exist;2. God has incoherent attributes;3. Therefore, God cannot exist.Clarifications:For the purpose of this debate, "God" is going to be…
• Sad that my opponent forfeited. I strongly urge a pro vote.

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• I'll attack my opponents case then move to defend my own. "If we wanted, we could consider any 'state' as 'atheist'. Assuredly, in practice the notion of separation of church and state has been to err on the side of no god." My Response: This is true and not true. Take the US…
• Thank you for accepting. Rebuttal and Case: ok, my opponent has already claimed that warrants for my case, he has agreed with the following: 1)Soviet Union: 140 million deaths 2)China: 100 million deaths 3)Sub-Communist Nations: 50 million deaths 4)Nazi Germany: 15 million…

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• I'm going to summarise with the argument that won me the debate. I'm going to reiterate it, so that it is clear that I have won. I'd only be repeating myself, in regards to the other arguments, and they are far more moot than this one. Winning argument: Allah does not stop…
• Premise Rebuttal I: Descriptive and Prescriptive Text. I highly doubt that whilst writing, the quran's authors were thinking 'this is descriptive text, and this is prescriptive text'. How you construct intent here is not necessarily the intent of the authors, and will remain…

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• Resolved: It is possible to acknowledge the scientific findings regarding the origins of mankind as true and legitimate and accept the theory of evolution as the most plausible explanation of humanity's origin while still maintaining a belief in a supernatural creator or being,…
• However, I am unable to extend the debate an extra round due to rules previously unknown to myself and thus will only have this one chance for rebuttal. Anyway, onto the debate. My opponent defines evolution as an ongoing process resulting in new creations. This is only half…

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• There isn't any true atheists. I found an article from Answers in Genesis that states this exact fact: "Any True Atheists?" by Answers in Genesis Did you know that there are really no true atheists? So what do we do with people who call themselves atheists? Consider England's…
• Since I've already posted my answers to my opponent's argument, I'm not going to post anymore til my opponent answers. This is a debate after all.

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• I feel like my opponent and I are now just going around in circles on certain points. I will make rebuttals of my opponent's last arguments, and a brief restatement of my own positive arguments. My opponent has said that I misinterpreted his appeal to fear. I, however, am…
• There is one thing you won't ever catch me doing in a debate, and that is flippantly ascribing points of view I don't understand to "fear". My opponent mentions something about intellectual laziness being part of conversions to Christianity. Whenever I hear atheists ascribing…

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• I will start in round 2. This is an acceptance round. Premise; The biblical God does not love you unconditionally, therefore 'His' love for humanity is questionable. I challenge lifemeansgodisgood to this debate. I am not here to convert you, only to discuss. I am not an…
• I want to apologize to my opponent for my spite and condescension in the previous rounds. I had no right to do so. Con is a civil and a respectable opponent. I thank him for accepting my challenge and wish him the best in his time at DDO. May the final round be peaceful, calm…

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• Again, I have limited time, so I will make my post short. I thank Con for his arguments and indeed it has been an enjoyable experience so far. I will now rebut Con's argument. Con stated that there "so few contradictions in the bible" and that this fact is "amazing". Obviously…
• I will have to be quick due to limited time, so I thank Con for his arguments. I will now state my rebuttals. 1. Flavius Josephus and his claim about Christ. [1] Flavius Josephus was not born until 37 CE (AD), which is four years after Christ supposedly died. Therefore there is…

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• https://imgflip.com... - Why did you just get someone else to debate for you? To commence my final argument, I wish to begin by thanking my opponent for providing his very own original argument to the debate, where he certainly didn't link to another video to debate me at all.…
• You know what, I'm really offended. I am truly offended by your foul vocabulary. I feel like there is no excuse for what you have called me. 'the teeny bopper'. I feel destroyed, wrecked, how could my God exist when there is this kind of discrimination in this world. 'my dear…

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• "My opponent has stated that Greeks had religious beliefs, many philosophers believed in a higher power, and Socrates came to a conclusion that there is one God; therefore morals are based on religion." That is a completely false representation of what I said. It was not an…
• I'm afraid you failed to rebut or even address any of my original points. The Greeks, while not Christian or Jewish, had religious beliefs of their own, and many if not all of the philosophers you mentioned believed in a higher power. Socrates was killed because he pronounced…

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• The Clown wins!
• The Clown has Fangs!

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• I want someone to challenge me. I'll make my first arguement sweet and simple: Christian: one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ Mormons profess the teachings of Jesus Christ, so they must be Christians. Remember, the debate is to discredit Mormon faith on…
• I completely appreciate you informing me of your absence. There is a few last bits of information. I have inquired among multiple church leaders concerning why the JST is not translated inside the Bible and why the translations are in the Back of the Bible as opposed to inside…

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• 1. I can accept this rebuttal. Although all things mean all things. It doesn't mean he created a hyena and it naturally evolved into a whale. You're saying that he created the Hyena then he made it evolve but then naturally it evolved more. If that verse were proved true, it…
• 1. If people were to follow it for salvation, why would there be factual errors? If the whole bible is meant to tell us how to be saved, why would God let there be factual errors in the bible? 2. I do agree with the first part that the bible shouldn't be used a science…

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• Well yeah there is no intelligence in hate, evil, pain and suffering which does come from YOUR scriptures and YOUR god who hates children. That's for starters. Here's just a few examples…Lamentations 4: 9-11 "They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain…
• There's no intelligence in hate and evil which indeed was created by the belief in god. After all this so-called god could have created an era of peace, kindness, love, caring for each other, harmony, in which has never happened and will never happen. That's NOT intelligent.…

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• I showed you that it was a prophecy and that it was fulfilled by John the Baptist by quoting you a part of John 1. Biblically, It's obvious that it was a prophecy and was fulfilled by John the Baptist because it says it is right in John 1. John said he was making the way for…
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• Scientists say that the Big Bang created the Universe and everything in it. This means that before the Big Bang there was nothing. The Big Bang is when particles collided. Where did these particles come from when there was nothing to begin with? If the Big Bang Theory created…
• OK, let's turn to the Cosmological argument. Everything has to have a cause, there must have been a cause to the first thing that ever happened (The Big Bang Theory), somone had to set that of i.e. the higher power.

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• If their is a God, why would this entity care about us? We know that billions of galaxies exist, and within those galaxies there are billions of more planets that could potentially be hosts of advanced life like us. The numbers are staggering to fathom. So what makes us special…

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• Resolved: God punishes descendants for the sins of ancestors. God: the Christian god. In this debate I will accept that god is real, that being is a personal god and a judge for all of us. As the only reference for god's word and actions is the bible (you may choose the…
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• Framework My opponent claims that beause I have the Burden of Proof in this round, he can assert anything that he wishes and I must prove it to be untrue. This is false as per the rule that I outlined in Round 1 that noted that God must follow the rules of logic. If I logically…
• Key ConcessionsMy opponent drops a variety of important arguments that I made in my first speech. As per the rules that I outlined in round one, dropped arguments are treated as concessions, so for the remainder of the round, all of the arguments that he did not touch are…

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• The short "1John1:5" is all that was for Christians. The facts that there are two things in the universe: energy; and, information, which is the conformation of energy; consciousness is caused by capacitance; and, that there is enough capacitance in the infinite universe to…
• The use of 1John1:5 is essentially for Christians, so that they realize that energy is God, and that, therefore, this is a logical universe of laws. The fact that there are two things in the universe: energy; and, informaiton, which is the conformation of energy, was…

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• As far as I can disseminate your argument, you postulate that because your god tells you not to mock others (and you presumably obey his word), non-believers should not mock you, or other religious people. It is true that most people would not find a joke about an harmless old…
• Thank you for joining the debate and tacitly accepting that freedom of speech is a valuable human right. In return, I will accept that Christians consider attempting to convert non-believers to their faith to be a duty and that it is done with genuine goodwill. On the face of…

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• Before I'd go to my rebuttal I want to say that Con has proved from links and references in his argument that Islam is indeed the fastest growing religion in the world, which I will demonstrate later on.R1:"According to the respected World Christian Database" How is this a…
• " To clear up the confusion, I meant that Islam is increasing in numbers and will soon become the religion with the most population."I think you should have put this in the title or in first round, anyways I will establish through my argument that Islam is indeed the fastest…

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• Understood your point, and although I actually still disagree over the question whether the majority of the Old Testament's rules are not obsolete, meaning in thus many rituals and judical parts of it, you are most likely to be right about the fact that the Decalogue should be…
• I would very much agree that the Old Testament is the basis(!) of the Christian ethics, as it is where Christianity takes its roots, however I think it was emphasised in the Scripture enough that although Old Covenant being true, it is now obsolete with the coming of the New…

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• Based on all most recent scientific and historical data, it is an inference to the best explanation that the Turin Shroud is Christ's burial cloth and supports the evidence that He rose from the dead. A vast majority of the evidence I will present was found after approx 2000…
• Not sure why the initial time I posted this, it has disappeared from the site. If this is a repeat, I apologize, but I am not seeing it anywhere... I'm brand new to this, so bear with me if I've submitted a duplicate debate subject. I posit that all the latest evidence…

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• argument 1 My opponent fails to show me where in the bible is says all sin is equal of severity. The only thing i can take from the bible verse he gave me is that: if he breaks one law he breaks all the laws. Of course this is true even in modern society. If you steal a penny…
• Notice I am arguing that Catholicism is the most logical Christian religion. Therefore my opponent would have to find a Christian religion with more logical teachings. Argument 1 Purgatory Catholicism believes in purgatory. Purgatory is a place where souls go when they do not…

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• Thank you for accepting the challenge, Dann. However, just to clarify, this is not so much that they should not be Atheists and instead become Pantheists in the understanding that they can't be Atheists. The debate is about why they should become Pantheists, and denounce…
• I argue that Atheists should become Pantheists on the basis that psychologically and philosophically, Pantheism is superior to Atheism. Pantheism within this debate is defined as the belief in all that is, is God, and that every individual thing within the universe is an aspect…

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• I do take issue with his categorization of my rebuttals as attacks. While effective in swaying the emotions of the reader, lambasting my points as attacks, does not serve to support the argument on either side of the issue, and I would politely ask my opponent to refrain from…
• It is clear that his position is well thought out. I do believe, however that his argument rests on assumptions that need to be addressed. Namely that God is the authoritative being behind the existence of Morals and God is totally good. I will address his contentions in the…

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• Alright, let me show how shallow my opponent's case is. If, according to him, animals didn't acquire their innate abilities through their genetic information, you're arguing they somehow just knew these abilities. First explain how. Second, I want to clarify that intelligence…
• While my opponent seems to be gaining ground in refuting my sole contention, he has overlooked an important point about the debate topic. I am arguing that the knowledge of this universe is not enough to justify the existence of God. To be specific, even if God were eternal,…

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• Hmmm, are you familiar with the concept of creationism? I mean, I don't quite understand what you meant by your previous argument... Creationism is the belief that one should read the book of Genesis, and take it all literally, as in Adam and Eve were the first humans which God…
• Yes, I agree that the Devil is psychological rather than supernatural in origin. What I hate the most about people who still believe in him is that they try to make me believe that he exists. They are saying things like " The biggest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing…

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• My apologies for the forfeit, I have been quite busy with not only school but with personal issues as well. I hope that you can forgive me for that. Anyways, I would also like to clarify one more thing. BOP is on me. And I fully accept this challenge. I personally don't believe…
• In this debate I will be taking the side which I personally do not believe in. Devil's Advocate if some might say. I will be arguing that Christianity can be good for our society. Rules: The only rule I have for this debate is that my opponent should be respectful to not only…

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• I win Vote for me
• I have fulfilled my burden of proof

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• Jesus never said he wasn't God. if we have letters from his closest followers that say he is, we should listen up. if we want to defer to the bible as true, we should listen up. if we want to given deferrence to the early church's views and on things like the Ariyan…
• i will switch to king james. it is very standard and exacting to the english. even that bible, has translations that put it similar to "God". take hebrews fo example. "But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever"

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• I tried to keep it as short as possible to stay within the character limit. However, I just have too much evidence to bring out to efficently prove my claims. https://www.evernote.com...
• *Due to the exceeding amount of evidence I required to efficiently refute Con's arguments, I have posted a link to Evernote that consists of my refutation. Con, I apologize for the excessive amount of scriptural proof I posted, but I needed to properly breakdown the scriptures,…

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• Con has stated that " Since Pro is "not experienced in debates," Con will debate, what Pro "believes," Religion inhibits US advancements. " I assert that such distinction is trivial because over 3/4 of Americans are Christian, and it does not affect the topic of debate. I…
• Thank you for accepting, greatly appreciated. I am not experienced in debates nor an expert of the matter, but I am truly interested in what may come of this! You've stated in your acceptance that you believe I imply other religions benefit US advancement; this is actually not…

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• Didn't forfeit out of cowardice, and I'll prove it by refuting my opponents argument, I actually twice forgot this debate, so I'm sorry."I dont expect people to simply or abruptly change their minds in arguments and debates. But they do go home and think about it, and little…
• " First lets look at this historically. Recorded history started about 5500 years ago when the Sumerians invented writing. From that time till now we have recorded 3500 different gods and that is the short list. I would say this proves that men invent gods. " Duh, no even…

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• Who would you rather listen to humans who lie or God our creator? Besides there needs to be a creator of the universe as science says. It couldn't have just formed by itself as evolution states. And as I previously stated no tree could have survived that long it would have died…
• I accept the challenge and I Believe I am for God. 1. How would these mountains and canyons still be in shape if it was formed Millions or Billions of years old? 2. Many articles of evolution have been proven to be fake and false 3. Noah's Ark has been found 4. There has to be…

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• Would you like to restart?
• I'm too busy to reply in this round. I'm sorry but I'm going to have to forfeit this debate.

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• Round 1 - Opening Arguments Only (No rebuttals) Round 2 - Rebuttals Only Round 3 - Counter-Rebuttals Round 4 - Counter-Rebuttals Round 5 - Closing Arguments and Closing Statements (One round can be FF if there is not enough time but try your best to avoid it) Hebrew Bible…
• The high priest said to him, "I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God." "You have said so," Jesus replied. "But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming…

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• "Apparently I disagree with such a statement. I feel that belief in the Christian god is rather illogical at best. I ask that my opponent present points on why they feel it is logical. I would also ask that voters vote not on the position they agree with but who did the better…
• It seems I have overestimated my opponent. I did not respond directly to each and every single one of my opponent's points because it was unnecessary. Each and every single one of my opponent's points assumed that I was arguing that the conclusion for the existence of the…

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• Cosmic energy is sum of all energy.You say christian will say brother to christian now that's the problem one religion people will fewly say brother to other people of different religion. Buddhism is not a religion it's a philosophy of awakening ,Gautam Buddha never sayed…
• You are right brother that religion has moral code,but god has not created any religion, god is the alternate name of cosmic energy.You could clearly see with lots of religion has caused hate,jealousy,war,racism etc. Now if there is no religion only humans we can see very less…