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• First off you gave no evidence for string theory or multi verse theory. You just brought up two other theories. Also these are not theories for the origin of life necessarily, they are theories for the origin of the universe. In my opinion they are not good theories whatsoever.…
• Just tell me what theory you believe in and why. And explain to me whether or not you believe in evolution.

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• Zombies are going to eat you for that.
• OK cool.

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• Preamble: evo THEORY is nothing but a biologically impossible myth that has never happened, is not happening now, and shall never happen in the future. Prove me wrong and win $5,000.00 by watching this short video: Formal Argument: evo THEORY is nothing but a biologically…
• My opponent is not debating -- he is merely trolling. He has offered no argument of any sort. I won this debate, no matter how anyone votes.

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• I thank you for this challenging debate.Diamond Definition I will start out by immediately rejecting Con's definition of a diamond. Indeed, I did not define what a diamond was, since this is such a universal fact. However, I am obligated to point out the definition according to…
• Thank you for accepting my challenge. To begin, let me clearly define what a diamond is. A diamond is made up of pure carbon with 4 covalent bonds to the surrounding carbon atoms in a tetrahedral geometry. This creates a covalent network solid in which individual units of…

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• Debate: NDERound 2 Ogan: Check comments if you wish to read my reaction to your rather lengthy introduction, which you did not wish to add to the main debate, as I felt it my duty to respond in some way. Also, there was insufficient space for them in the debate anyway. p.s.…
• (I accept the Con position of this debate. .. etc) Ogan: Apologies for the lack of definitions, I tend to take definitions for granted - lack of formal education on my part no doubt. The definition is much wider than I supposed. I really am referring to those NDE's where the…

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• I would like to point out that I provided refutation in R2 as it gives my opponent a chance to defend his arguments. Had I reserved my refutation, my opponent would only be able to refute my arguments and have no chance to defend his own asI would post last. Thus, it was not a…
• I would now like to take this time to refute the arguments brought forth by my opponent and introduce my contentions. As my opponent has the majority of the BOP as GM foods are already prevalent, I will only provided one contention (and I don't have too much time on the clock…

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• I won't disagree with you that at present there are major conflicts between nations in our world and it is unfortunate but also related to space exploration as many conflicts are based on humanities need to conquer there environment and do better. As such i propose that space…
• Firstly your point "Aren't you depriving people of money who are in hospital and are dying " truly if they are in hospital and dying then there is nothing more that can be done for them, except to invest money into sectors such as the space agency in research which could…

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• Actually, Evolution can be true even if abiogenesis is false. An god could have created that first living molecule 3.5 - 4 billions years and start observing the earth, knowing that millions (if not billions) of species would exist then eventually go extinct, due to evolution.…
• Firstly ,I should thank you for accepting this challenge. The first argument is attacking abiogenesis, which is not what the debate is about, nor is it relevant to evolution. I provide an link if you do not know what abiogenesis is. http://en.wikipedia.org... The second…

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• I didn't need to address your 90 degrees claim, because you explained a disaster could have yielded the "impossible bending without breaking unidentified fossilized rock" (you didn't specify which type of rock, like shale, igneous, etc.) You said "there are several layers from…
• You started off by saying "To keep it simple, a fact is something that is KNOWN to be true. Do scientists know where life came from, and how it supposedly evolved? No." Yes, yes they do, you just have refused to look at the evidence for such a thing. Do you know what inorganic…

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• Thanks for challenging me to this Debate. Firstly and foremost i didnt need to go into complex detail, If you cant see already There is three rounds and so I could of elaborated more then. Psychic ability? How does one define it, ? Is a multipication of different types of…
• Psychic energy, or "psi" is the transfer of information or energy that cannot be explained by a physical process. People who can do this consciously are called psychics. But does it really exist? Many don't think so - either because they've never experienced it themselves, or…

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• I'll hit on my provided arguments and then continue onto my opponent's points. Starting off with my arguments, they seemed to be completely ignored. Nowhere did my opponent mention or directly refute my argument. This is so vastly important to the debate that it should allow me…
• As per my opponent's directions I will be providing some definitions, brief points of clarification, and some small opening arguments. I wish my opponent good luck. Macro evolution is defined by my opponent's source as evolution on a large scale. This is fairly obvious, but he…

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• Rebuttals1) "The second Law of Thermodynamics makes evolution impossible. The second law of thermodynamics states that states that energy and matter tends to go from order to chaos. Thus how could it be possible for life to exist if energy and matter go from order to disorder?…
• Rebuttals1) "Are you implying evolution is falsified or the laws of thermodynamics?"No; I am implying that IF evolution violates scientific laws (Although I believe it doesn't)(Seeing as it involves science; Originating from single-cellular organisms, evolving overtime, along…

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• I would firstly like to start of by reminding everyone what science is; "The systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment" And since evolution 1-5 has never been observed or experimented the fact that it is…
• Hi I'm Thiest and I believe that evolution and science is an oymoron because science by definition is a study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. and since evolution does none of those things I challenge anyone to…

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• Thanks for responding! Now I believe a new definition is in order. Adaptation: a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment. https://www.google.ca... Micro evolution: evolutionary change within a species or small…
• Now let's get down to work shall we? Evolution, we all have an idea on what this word means. Charles Darwin, a very prominent man in the field of evolution. I am here to tell you how Charles Darwin and other evolutionists are wrong. There are many different areas of evolution…

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• Thank you for accepting. I look forward to this debate. I do condede on the technicality that humans are indeed amnimals - so from now on I suppose I will debate that humans are smarter than OTHER animals. Humans are the only creatures on earth that have the ability to…
• Humans are the smartest creatures on this earth, and have proved so time and time again. Every other animal, whether they fall under the category of mammals or reptiles, or any other form, are not as smart as humans are. 3 round debate. Thank you in advance.

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• If we kill animals for food it's survival of the fittest. Testing them for our life is survival of the fittest. We are the better species our form of communication is more complex than any other species. If it's for a greater cause then we should use our resources to save lives.
• Yes they should if it could help save thousands of lives. If it was your son or daughter would you like them to have tested the surgery on something else. If it's brand new then you no idea what could happen, and that makes everyone including the doctors nervous.

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• Yes

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• "If we learned something new every second of our lives, it would take three million years to exhaust the capacity of the human brain." -Wonders of God's Creation, Moody Video Series Ok.. let me get this straight. The Word of God says we were created with Human bodies that are…
• WE can drop my sun is shrinking you have negated that contention The Big Bang is a theory that has alot of reliable scientific backing. And the science of the Big Bang provides considerable evidence of a Creator, since it implies a specific point of creation- and specifically…

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• I will begin with stating my three main points, which will be followed by a paragraph for each. 1. It is illogical to believe that our entire complex universe was created with a simple "bang". 2. It is highly improbable that something was created by chance when we can't even…
• Anyone can accept this debate but I would prefer to debate someone who truly believes the "big bang" really happened. This debate is not referring to the tv show, but to the actual theory many scientists believe. May the best debater win.

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• "First of all you have the eyewitness accounts, which don't matter a bit. I could claim I saw a leprechaun, and it would be just as credible."While the credibility of eye witness accounts is not the highest it is still existent [1]. The evidence coming courtesy of an eyewitness…
• I should start by saying that I have accidentally entered myself into a devils advocate debate. That being said I will do what I can to defend the proposition that Megalodon still exists.Eye Witness AccountsOver the last few hundred years there have been many accounts of…

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• we are not longer evolving signficantly as humans. true, people in africa and other poor, many religous fanatics die, but as a whole, we are adapting the environemnt to us, instead of it forcing us to adapt. remember, evolution is where the weak die and the only those that live…

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• Thank you for challenging me. I just read an article, and it had this one great quote that i would like you to comment on, "Likewise, the evolutionist must use biblical creation principles in order to argue against biblical creation." I think it would be a fair debate if you…
• I am a Christian, but I love science. I would like to start off by asking this, "How can this perfect (as in perfect chemistry, perfect cells, perfect reproductive system among living things, etc. ) world come from something accidental? " I I believe in a Creator because that…

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• My opponent fails to observe the true purpose of this argument. The point is not astronomy's production, but fascinating properties. Astronomy, by a definition from dictionary.com, means the science that deals with the material universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. If you did…
• My opponent claims that I overuse opinions. To clarify, let me assert: What is the most interesting to someone personally IS their opinion. You may criticize my use of such in my argument, but when you start an argument, it is difficult to decide which facts to prove or…

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• My opponent essentially forfeited the debate. First, microevolution leads to macroevolution. Here is an analogy as to how this works: Talk.Origins notes:Microevolution and macroevolution are different things, but they involve mostly the same processes. Microevolution is defined…
• It is obvious my opponent has no understanding of evolution or what evolution teaches. I will try my best to defend my arguments while correcting his misconceptions. My opponent begins by having a misconception of speciation. First, it should be noted that speciation has been…

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• Thank you for responding, However I don't think it's fair to ask me to dedicate time and effort into a full response if you're about to forfeit. As you said, "I am just barely getting this one in before I forfeit. " I think that's fairly disrespectful and inconsiderate of other…
• Con's arguments appear coherent at first, But are actually based on fallacious arguments and completely unsubstantiated claims with links to inaccessible Google Docs. That said, I will attempt to go through their statements one-by-one:"The Details Of The Fossil Record: Evidence…

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• Biblical Creationism is Unscientific and FalseYes, I started this debate. Above is the title and subject of the debate. I wanted this to be an actual debate and a conversation, But it's clear that you're just an immature kid trolling subjects you don't understand. I'm not…
• The debate subject is on creationism being false, Not whether or not something can come from nothing or any of the other straw man arguments you shot at me. Please stick to the subject and quit misdirecting. I will not respond to your misdirects again, So please get back on…

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• O.K seeing that my opponent is actually agreeing with my case and offers no more counter arguments i believe i have fullfilled my BOP and have proven that it is more probable than not that memaid exist. my Pro case being probable outweighs the contention of cons not probable…

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• the big bang theory may not have started out of nothing couldn't there have been things before the big bang theory things could have just had gravity act on the until everything came together into the singularity and rapidly expanded when it reached the minimum amount of space…

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• I noticed that you support lab rats being experimented on. I'm hear to oppose that. First of all, it's cruel to experiment on any creature, and certainly not right. Mice and rats can be killed and hurt in the process of experimentation. Also, mice and rats are different from…
• No experimenting does not keep their numbers down at all. The mice are bred in captivity and have no impact on wild mice populations. Rats also have been blamed for many sicknesses throughout history but are not always the cause. I'm sure you heard of the Black Plague? Well, it…

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• You disagree to my point about time being a dimension by agreeing. Yes time would be its own coordinate if it were a dimension, But time itself in the context you explained is not a separate coordinate its actually a combination of the xyz here is why. . Based on what you said.…
• 1. "The true definition of dimension has to do with the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any point within it. " source, YOU -lets start there. The 1st dimension requires one coordinate, The 2nd requires 2 and the 3rd requires 3. (Source, Common sense) And these…

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• Skulls do show evolution! "Yet again, I need to press for an answer. There is NO good reason to assume evolution over a god creating things with common DNA. Your point was included in my question."Proved that there is a big reason last round"I hold this belief that god does not…
• Rebuttal 1: Dispite his best effort, he could not refute this to his best ability. Skulls show the evolution process. (1) as you can see from the link, you can easily see evolution of the human skull. Again, huge similarities. I have provided DNA proof of evolution. He also…

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• So now I do con? Well evolution doesn't make sense and I believe God created the universe. Internet please post this on to the website debate.org in the con section of the argument, please. Inter net post this now. Oh I see how you do it. Abort posting internet.
• I'm just fighting in evolutions place, because the computer told me I was pro on it, it's confusing to me. I Have to call the store and have them tell me how to get back to the facebook. I thought maybe The Google would help me. I was just wrighting down what little I knew…

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• Pointless: Without meaning, Universe: The space that everything is in(You are in the Universe) I'm here to say that a debate about the Universe cannot truly finish. R1: Acceptance
• =Case=C1. It is good to speak of the Universes creation if a diety exists.This point is quite simple, all (that I know of) religions believe in an afterlife. In many religions, only those who believe in the higher power make it to the best afterlife such as heaven. So if a…

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• So your main argument it seems is due to no good theory of the origin of the universe beside the big bang and lack of explanation of said big bang occurrence, there is god correct? http://www.nature.com... What we know, A star collapsing creates a supernova that does 2 things,…
• Inconceivable: it doesn't seem possible, it"s hard to imagine, or it can"t be true. It would have been inconceivable for early Homo sapiens to understand the world we live in today, but impossible no. You refer to experience and creation to be "power", it"s simply reality, and…

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• 1. Radiometric dating Con cites the University of North Carolina as claiming that K-Ar dating is unreliable, and making other extraordinary claims. It's not UNC, the claims are made in web pages posted under the disclaimer: "This material does not necessarily represent any…
• 1. Radiometric dating Con cited precisely one case of error in potassium-argon dating and claimed in was typical, and he cited on case of error in radiocarbon dating and claimed that was typical. His two claimed examples were presented by Andrew Snelling in creationist…

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• People are more influenced by nurture because of their relationships with others whatever they are, and who they react with affect their attitude or thoughts which lead to differences in their personality

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• "The analogy is a bit off as the typography of the universe is somewhat flatter than that. " Good point, I just copy pasted from Wiki on that one, as its explanation was far more eloquent than mine. "Big Bang Theory does NOT state matter has 'always existed'. " I won't quote…
• Basically, I'm saying that the Big Bang theory cannot be completely true, in short, the world could not have been created solely through the Big Bang. Just a quick parameter, this debate is really geared towards science and physics rather than metaphysics, as I only have time…

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• Holy, you really didn't get anything from what I said at all... THE APES HUMANS GORILLAS AND CHIMPS EVOLVED FROM ARE NOW EXTINCT! They don't live anymore, if you read the sources I provided you would have realized this. How can you take yourself seriously when you can't take me…
• You mentioned in your opening statement that only a fraction of scientists regard evolution as fact, which is EXTREMELY incorrect. It is the other way around, in 1987, only 700 out of 480,000 polled scientists disagreed with evolution. That was 30 years ago, now the number is…

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• "Pro correctly stated the definition,but then presented a straw man when mentioning "oranges into apples" since oranges and apples belong to a different order." Evolutionists claim that a dinosaur can evolve into a bird or chicken. This is synonymous to an apple gradually…
• 1) Con claims that traits are evidence for evolution and that they share unique characteristics to determine its nature. However, what Con does not realize is that those so-called fossils are quite controversial and ambiguous to the scientific community. Evolutionists maintain…

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• Responses to criticisms:Con states: "To the best of our knowledge, there is nothing on Europa that is hospitable. We would call it a hostile environment. " Hostle to an unprotected human, maybe, but not to an organism that would be adapted to such an environment; but its…
• If voters wish to deduct a conduct point for this, the voters may. Before we begin, I must mention that life (as we know it) requires several things before it can flourish: liquid water, energy, protection from radiation, carbon and oxygen. [1] I contend that Europa has all of…

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• No the Salamander, is better even though it's not a common pet it's still better than a pet fish. can you put out your hand to feed a fish? No you can't. Can you do that with a Salamander? Ding Ding Ding yes you can. So therefore a salamander is better than the common household…
• Yes Salamanders are better than fish. Why? You can actually hold them and feed them yourself not just put some food in the water and watch them pick at it.

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• I have no arguments to rebut that I have not already refuted. All of my arguments from R3 extend without a response.
• I will now attempt to refute my opponent's claims made against my arguments in R2.RebuttalThis rebuttal will draw from my opponent's claims and present evidence to the contrary.R1: Prevalence of Transitional FossilsMy opponent claims that there are very few examples of…

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• For the sake of time and word count from this point on .99r will be used to indicate .9 repeating. Before we begin I will bring up the most commonly used proofs that .99r = 1. First you have 1/3 = .33 repeating .33 repeating * 3 = .99r 1/3 repeating * 3 = 1.00 1/3 = .33, .99r =…
• Only rules are keeping it on topic and proving to the voters that .9 repeating does or does not equal 1. This is a common topic that is brought up all the time, at least in my experience, it is too often left at very beginning stages of argument and accepted as fact. I am here…

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• Let me tell you something, kid. You cannot scientifically prove that a virus is not a living organism. The only thing science has proven is that it cannot prove anything.
• Oh, like your argument, kid. It just has one thing wrong. What is your social security number? Who is your lawyer? And where the heck do you live?

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• An excellent reply, I will begin addressing your claims in the following order: (1) The ontology of nature with respect to natural things within it. (2) The claim that an infinite universe is a tautology. (3) The claim that an infinite universe violates the Second Law of…
• Thanks for taking up the debate! I'll get right into addressing your criticisms (written as if to a third party): We see the greatest objection appear to lie in Paradigm's usage of philosophy (specifically ontology), the nature of time, space, and matter. He makes two claims:…

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• DO NOT WATCH VIDEO UNTIL YOU READ EVERYTHING PLEASE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>How do you explain living fossils that remained the same through millions of years?That question has a very simple, but true answer. NOT EVERYTHING EVOLVES. Things only evolve is they need too. Such as…
• "Lets go over the theories one by one.The first one was spontaneous generation, that non-living matter can produce living things. A popular example was maggot appearing spontaneously in rotting meat, but scientists later learned that flies carry the larvas which grow into…

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• I saw this earlier and found it really interesting, and was hoping someone would challenge my point of view, which is that Earth will end one day.Anyway, first round can be for acceptance or clarifying terms or even your beginning arguments if you wish.Earth - This should be…
• You haven't disputed anything I've said. All you've done is tell me I'm "toying with death" by talking about something that will happen 10^10^120 years in the future. Everything you've said is irrational, incorrect, and really just irrelevant. You've avoided most of what I have…

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• Alright. My opponent concedes. Thanks :)
• Ok, so extend.

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• I am pretty sure that you either didn't completely read my argument or you don't understand it. As my previous argument explained, we don't know where the hot singularity come from yet, just as how Ancient Greeks didn't understand where lightning come from. I can't tell you…
• First of all, Big Bang didn't come from nothing; it comes from an extremely dense and hot singularity, said singularity is the source of all the energy and mass. As for what's before the singularity turned into the Big Bang, no one really knows. It could've been another…

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• Real but untouchable Existing beyond our realm For ever and ever. Amen
• Immeasurable and Unfathomable, utterly Incomprehensible.