Science Debate Topics for Students — page 19

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• CreationGuy Pro There are reasons why evolutionists are clinging to evolution which has no evidence for it: Objective: Men do not want to be responsible to anyone for their actions. "[Man] stands alone in the universe, a unique product of a long, unconscious, impersonal,…
• CreationGuy Pro The following does not support evolution because it's stupid and you have to believe it by faith! 1)Common traits in embryoes This theory of Haeckel's postulates that living embryos re-experience the evolutionary process that their pseudo-ancestors underwent. He…

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• Now, let me clarify what this debate is actually about. I made it very clear in round 1 that this debate will be about me showing how theistic evolution is a better explanation than Darwinian evolution and therefore the best explanation for the Origin of species. My opponent…
• The day-age interpretation is being used to describe the Genesis account where the "days" are actually referring to long periods of unspecified time and is only describing the numerical order in which each creation event was carried out. The first four days explain how God…

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• To start off, I would like you to stop being insulting and debate rationally. You don't need to throw in junk like your statements about me not having a basic education and other bilge like that. Your debating has been rather impulsive so far, And it's really unethical. Just…
• First off, You said "Photons, They do not exist, Then they exist as a byproduct of energy. " First you say that they don't exist, Then you say that they exist in a certain circumstance. Well, Then they DO exist! If they exist in a certain sense, Then they exist. Next, No matter…

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• I think that all my arguments still stand, i will refute your points in same order. 1. In your argument, you have taken for granted that humans cannot exist for more than a few thousand years, that is will refute. Firstly, we won't require a billion years to create man, and…
• I am well aware of the fact that humans are creating humans almost artificially using male sperm and female egg. I am aware of the fact that, not only humans but the structure of the simplest organisms is quite complex to understand even. Here I mention a few things that I will…

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• Stem Cell Research is an extremely important advancement in the scientific community. Should we let fetuses from abortions be wasted, or should we try to let all of the 200,000 Americans paralyzed have full control of their movements? Good Luck @lizzzie_beee
• I do see your point about my hypocritical statement @lizzzie_beee, and I am deeply sorry for the confusion. I was wrong to tell that story. Now, to address your statement about how Adult and Embryonic Cell are almost the same. There are many differences between the two. The…

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• Extremely sorry about the last round my computer is not working properly. I suppose that this does mean that you win since I broke my own rules, but I shall attempt to finish the debate with dignity nonetheless. "(1.) There is no accepted standard in biology on how to designate…
• Hello. I am arguing in favour of the scientific fact that race is a biological, rather than only a social, construct. Before I start, I must define some basic terms: Race: A separate group of people within a species that has obvious, heritable phonotypical variations. Species:…

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• My points have been made! Do you want to kill us all!
• Thats not very nice Alex!

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• I would like to express my condolences to the family of my opponent, as he has clearly just been eaten by a superfruit. Quelle dommage !There are two key Points of Clash (PoC) in this debate.PoC1: Do we want to scare North Korea?Con have attempted to argue that the denizens of…
• Rebuttal I: 'It's not God we're talking about, butfruit.'If one takes the story of the Garden of Eden tohave a deep meaning to it, you could argue that God is a fruit. Therefore thispoint is invalid.Rebuttal II: 'We are not hostile to the people of North Korea.'Technically yes,…

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• When I say money yes I mean tax payers money. Yes we are 13 trillion dollars in debt but that doesn't stop our government for using our tax money on other pointless stuff. And another thing space exploration was really the only thing we as Americans had to be proud of. Other…
• We should put more money in funds for space exploration, we could get back out into space and find a lot of new things.

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• The evidence I have for the universe having always existed is that it doesn't make sense for the universe have been created. It doesn't make sense that the universe just came into existence from nothing. How would that be possible? How can something be created from nothing? It…
• The universe has always existed. It doesn't make sense that the universe is about 13.8 billion years old. So what happened 20 billion years ago? It seems there had to be something happening 20 billion years ago, despite that being before the Big Bang. A quick look at the…

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• I enjoyed my opponents well thought and formulate fallacious arguments! But I refuse to consider them and think he should bow down to me."Since my opponent said misquoting is not allowed and the only type of quoting I know how to do is misquoting, I will not be able to quote my…
• -'Not sarcasm'*sarcasm*"For starters, Humans cannot become autotrophs. " ? Very interesting point you have here, to bad its wrong. Human:1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty. 2. consisting of people: the human race. 3. of or…

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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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• Thank you for your response, very insightful! Before I begin, may I suggest this article : http://curious.astro.cornell.edu... It's a good read on this matter if you have time to waste. You are under the assumption that the universe itself is an entity, ruled by time ("the…
• I believe in the absence of an Absolute in our reality; which would make our universe finite. Though we consider the vast darkness that borders our planet to be somewhat of an enigma, one things is for sure given the technology currently available, the universe (as we know it)…

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• The Dying of The Sun- How old is the Sun? Actually it's middle-aged. It was formed about 4,500,000,000 (four and a half billion) years ago and we expect it to carry on pretty much as it is now for a few billion years yet - so no surprises in our near future. Earth's fate…
• Today's argument is about whether or not the human race will eventually go extinct. 1. Acceptance 2. Main Definitions/Presentation of Main Argument 3 & 4. Rebuttals 5. Resolution/Closing Argument Hint: Definitions can be used in other rounds besides R1 Rules- No semantics No…

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• The National Academy of Science says "mutation is the ultimate source of genetic variation"(1) and that "Evolution explains natural phenomena by building on observations that can be tested and analyzed"(2) Case- My position is that the experiments that have been conducted and…
• Let me first address you made toward toward respective voters. You said I dropped the argument about chimanzee-human relation. You had no sources in your first round therefore I did not need to address those points. In adition, you did not address the catastrophe argument which…

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• I will only continue this debate if my opponent agrees to NO use of profanity, plagiarism or any other type of deviance. Now to explain my reasons/logic for making the statement that "evolution is a "false" word because neither ever evolves. " This includes the earth, animals,…

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• There is NO conclusive evidence that Darwinism is true. Please provide your absolute best piece of evidence that Darwinism is true. (One kind of animal mutates into another kind of animal over millions of years by random mutation and natural selection. Every animal and plant…
• "Humans and fish have a common ancestor." This shows the absolute idiotic lunacy of the theory of evolution. To actually believe that your great great great..so on… ancestor was a fish?? That is pure 100% speculative BELIEF. This is NOT science! this is not testable,…

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• I am going to hold my position that macro-evolution isn't a reasonable theory and that because it doesn't exist, it doesn't explain the diversity of life.

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• Intelligent design (ID) is the belief that life on earth arose from an intelligent source as opposed to natural causes (abiogenesis). As many confuse ID with Young Earth Creationism (YEC), I will explicitly state that ID includes but is not limited to YEC. The BoP for Pro…
• Me: "Information - what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things" Con: "Again Pro has provided the loosest of definitions of information" http://lmgtfy.com... As previously stated, I got my definitions from Wikipedia for sake of convenience.…

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• You have clearly not read the bible. I never said that's what happened. Here have a link and actually read the bible. https://www.biblegateway.com... maybe after you will understand.
• I don't, I think that the lord brought us to this earth. I don't believe that evolution exists.

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• Con has forfeited the final round. Therefore, I extend all rebuttals that remain unchallenged. In this round I will respond to the rebuttals Con raised in R2, and then conclude. I. Increase in food productionCon drops this argument. II. Spares species from ExtinctionCon drops…
• In this round I will be providing rebuttals to the arguments raised by Con in R1. RebuttalsCan lead to horrible situationsThis is just an opinion, not a fact. If Con wishes to prove this point, then Con needs to provide evidence supporting the claim - as it stands now it's…

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• No you haven't supported fact that supports YOUR logic. Because that's what it is. Its YOUR logic. That's especially true when you say something so ignorant and arrogant like "Without purpose intelligent life cannot survive. ". Now here's the answer to your question, And and no…
• Since you made the HUGE disdain of getting it WAY off with how old the universe is and then trying to shrug it off by "But it is only a couple of billion years, " well that"s a very longgggggggggggg time even by cosmological standards, So sorry it doesn"t wash nor compute with…

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• Number one: If you were to clone humans exactly by DNA and gene makeup it's possible that the sequence may work. Although, if something went wrong the clone('s) could overgrow, gain mutant powers, etc. The clone or clones may harm mankind.
• Cloning (if it were real which in a form it is)isn't dangerous

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• A theory in scientific terms is highly backed with evidence, facts, and countless experiments. Evolution has been supported with fossils, DNA, homologous structures, experimentation, embryology, and vestigial structures. It can be observed today through bacteria, elephants, and…
• "What if life came on Earth by means that we do not know of yet? What if life was made by other life like aliens?" Evolution is not the explanation by which life originated. It explains how life changed to what it is today. These questions are therefore invalid as they do not…

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• "How can you be certain that the laws of physics and logic are not subject to a universe? You will have to show evidence that the laws of our universe are applicable to other universes." They are subject to the universe; however in the universe reference frame this debate takes…
• "If you wanna go down this route then in another universe there is an omnipotent being responsible for the creation of life."This argument is faulty for the reason that it has to be physically possible. An omnipotent being causes the omnipotence paradox and thus cannot be a…

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• Again Con misunderstands Berkeley's saying about natural selection. Natural selection does produce adaptations, just in a negativesense. He also presents some new arguments. He presents his history about how he came to feel that evolution a wasn't sufficient explanation for…
• Con states he is using speciation in the sense of one species evolving into another. Again, if this is what Con means by macroevolution, then he is wrong. As this has been observed [1]. Con states he doesn't recall claiming that scientists don't accept mutations as an…

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• I must admit that determining the cause of this phenomenon may be way out of my league, I don't even have a degree. However there is a well established theory in place which was put forth by the same gentleman who I mentioned above. I believe his theory describes something that…
• The basis of this proposition comes from the conception many of us have had about predicting an event before it happens or as it unfolds, such as when you get a sensation that someone is looking at you (outside your peripheral) and you turn around to someone actually starring…

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• "Our observatories on Earth are remarkably clouded by the atmosphere and ozone layer. The only way to get clear, unadulterated picture of the rest of our galaxy is to send out more probes and telescopes. Although Hubble is a valuable tool, it can by no means capture a complete…
• "This is a logical fallacy, as we cannot accurately predict what resources we will discover or acquire when exploring other planets and galaxies."Our probes and shuttles haven't discovered anything useful from Mars to Pluto. "Although we have not found signs of life that is as…

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• I am going to apologize here. I am going to New Mexico and will be unable to debate. I still wish to debate and so I ask to start this debate in about 14 days. Again, I am sorry for the inconvenience and if you do not wish to then I fully understand. As for the voting, I ask…
• I am unable to find a debate that suits my fancy and so I have made this. It is impossible to accept so just put in the comments a suggestion and I will respond asap. No matter the topic, though, the structure will stay the same: 1. Acceptance. 2. Main body. 3. Rebuttal and…

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• Someone wrote: "What are you talking about " I'm talking about mankind's proven devolution. What are you talking about? "the only thing you said in your post was that we lost complex language" That is not something that I said, actually, so that is a straw man logical fallacy…
• Someone wrote: "Language is not proof that humans are becoming dumber." I never made that claim, so that is a straw man logical fallacy on your part. "THE evidence e you presented about us having lost our intellect of building great stuff like the pyramids" I never made that…

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• 1st Round for Acceptance/Definitions. I will be arguing that evidence exists which is more logical from a Creationist point of view than an Evolutionist worldview.Opponent will be arguing that evidence does not exist which is more logical from a Creationist point of view than…
• Radiometric Dating Con argues that radiometric dating should be considered so conclusive that all the evidence I brought up in round 1 should be written off. However, science should accept all evidence and question existing theories as new evidence comes to light, not cling…

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• I am going to cover the two issues my opponent brings up at the beginning of his argument first before I refute my opponent's three arguments themselves. Clarifying Misconceptions I understand that science constantly changes and that no theory is set in stone because of…
• Introduction - Special Relativity My opponent has said that he would like to consider special relativity as well as general relativity. I will simply put forth its two postulates, and then provide some evidence for each postulate. The first postulate is that the laws of nature…

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• You were on 5 hours ago.... You couldn't even try?
• There seems to be a epidemic of people forfeiting debates they start.It has been known for years that Epigenetic mechanisms have been the cause of syndromes associated with mental impairments. This lead to a study on the effect of Epigeetics on Intligence as a whole. The study…

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• I have decided to focus on a study performed by the Institute for Creation Research (young earth creationists) and built upon previous observations of the Los Alamos National Laboratory. I have decided to dismiss the original study that I have mentioned, because I find this one…
• We have only known about radioactivity for a relatively short amount of time, but regardless, we seem to insist that the decay rates of elements are constant beyond a shadow of a doubt, under any circumstances. For example, the half life of polonium-218 will always remain 3.05…

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• Thank you for your response. I'd like to point out that my opponent only gives one source to this astounding claim, which is a Wikipedia page about the universe. However, the inferences he draws from this page are not only absent from said page, but also logically…
• My opponent's first unique contention is that because time is relative, there can be no definite starting point in time. However, this is not the case. Let's imagine that I have, instead of a timeline, a number line that stretches from Houston (definite starting point) to the…

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• Con never picked her Biblical argument against aliens back up after dropping it in the last round, so I think we can dismiss that argument.Con's claim that there's no evidence for aliens rings hollow in light of my unrefuted argument for aliens. She needed to refute my…
• Con has dropped her Biblical argument against aliens and has conceded that aliens might exist, though not in this solar system. She hasn't made any attempt to refute my argument for aliens except to say "we don't know and we won't know for a while." My argument is that it's…

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• Sorry I forgot to mention the sources of my first argument Sources of First argument:- http://www.sciencealert.com... http://www.popsci.com... https://futurism.com... Coming to my last round's argument The planet Mars has been associated with its namesake god of war for…
• Firstly , the moon is closer than mars from our Earth. The colonization of the Moon is proposed and is establishment of permanent human communities or robotic industries on the Moon.Discovery of lunar water at the lunar poles by Chandrayaan-1 has renewed interest in the Moon. A…

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• given the transitional evidence, which ironically is usually what is attacked by antievolutionists, evolution more likely than not is true. links for things on traisitional fossils look for the chromosomal stuff, and chapters six and five in the PBS link below, read or watch…
• this doesn't really seem like a substantial debate, but really one of those silly semantical debates half the people here do. i am not looking to debate someone who wants to say "microevolution" is what should be used to describe it, when "macroevolution" is just a way of…

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• Rebutals: Fake Fallacies 1. My opponent fails to understand what moving the goalpost is. I have in no way/shape/form changed the debate topic by providing the defintion of proven. 2. The other fallacy my opponent stated is false, as by the definition of proven. 3. I'm…
• I'm looking forward to round 3, but first I must start with an important definition. Proven: to show the existence, truth, or correctness of (something) by using evidence, logic, etc. [1] Notice that all the previous evidence and logic I listed went unrefuted, and Con himself…

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• Burden of proof is on me to show that the theory of evolution is the best scientific explanation for biodiversity according to the current evidence. 1st round for accepting challenge and settling definitions. Besides, Con has to present and explain his alternative scientific…
• I'm sure they will be interesting :) I will note though, that my did not provide an alternative scientific explanation for the observed biodiversity and the current evidence, which I asked for, but I'll still argue the case for evolution. The case for Evolution: Endogenous…

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• All arguments extended.
• Although your problems may be with embryonic stem cell research, you did not limit the debate to it and therefore cannot do so now. Even if you had, you would have to provide support for the position that embryonic stem cell research is "unethical." As you have not responded to…

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• Bull Sharks are more agressive than Great WhitesCon states, "because of their curiosity or bad eyesight great white sharks tend to attack humans and boats way more often than bull sharks. " The great white might have attacked more people, but more people have have survived in…
• "Im just going to assume my opponent missed that. I shall now refute my opponents arguments. Great White sharks weigh 1,500-2,500 pounds compared to a 200-500 pound Bull shark. Weight isn't an accurate factor in determing how dangerous the animal is. Whale sharks certainly…

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• 1] mind: IQ testIQ test will not say anything about a person's potential. einstein failed 9 times in math when he was in school, that does not explain his potential of a world renowned scientist.there are many wise men over there whose potential IQ test cannot ascertain.2]…
• 1] Let's look at emotion.You can use math to calculate emotion. For example, I say something incredibly mean to you 100 times, on separate occasions. I record your emotions, how many times you got mad. Let's say that you got mad 90% of those times.Therefore, on the next time I…

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• It's not that we can think there are parallel universes and what they might look like or how they might work. "The illusion is in the fact it simply can't Exist" Multi universes depend on the big bang hypothesis being valid. The big bang hypothesis depends solely on the red…
• What is more basic and understandable, human language or mathematical language. Your answer will determine how you vote in this debate. The hypothesis of the possibility of parallel universes is based on the idea that the universe contains everything. And all that has happened…

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• I concede that there is a minute possibility that ID does exist.
• "My opponent argues here that if God knows what choices his creation will make, then we don't have free will, meaning God forced us into our choices. If we have free will then God does not know what we will do in the future.This is a very simple argument to refute.1. There is…

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• The world is getting hotter, outbreaks and pandemics have happened in the last few years, decreasing amount of water. Here today, we are still plagued with many problems around here, but let's focus on something we are discussing today. The argument of bringing extinct animals…
• This debate is about the topic of bringing extinct animals back to life THIS IS A PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE STYLE Say I accept on The current round than we will start (Rounds) First-List and bring up arguments Sec-refute, and bring up arguements Thir-Refute and support arguements

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• As a matter of fact, animal cloning has many risks, it has a High Failure Rate. Yet I need to say it also is unnecessary in many ways, first of all extinct animals are meant to stay extinct. Animals that live today, such as livestock, can clone by their selves, simply breeding…
• Animal Cloning is not needed. One in 277 live from cloning.

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• First, I don't think you put forth any evidence supporting your claim, besides the story behind it. Next, I'll use your own source: http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu... "The low activity of the carbon-14 limits age determinations to the order of 50,000 years by counting…
• I think a recent finding puts a date of more than 10,000 years by itself. There are many other things I can cite, but in my opinion, this is strong enough on it's own. Carbon dating does have it's limitations, however is very accurate for dates 15,000 years old through present.…

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• I believe that about 6000 years ago God created the heavens and the Earth in six days.4400 years ago there was a flood. The big bang, carbon dating, the geologic column, and Pangaea are all false teachings. I believe that Evolution is a totally ridiculous and dangerous idea.…

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• Alrighty, last round. You said, "What is there to suggest that hearing people ALWAYS depend on what they hear rather than what they see? Furthermore, the fact that there are many visual learners within the non-deaf population completely disproves this baseless assertion." Now,…
• Yes I know Helen Keller was Blind and Deaf. As the topic said "Deaf people have better sight than Hearing people does," but I did not say ALL deaf people. I was only referring to deaf people who can see. (I know I did not say that in the first round) Most people who was born…