Science Debate Topics for Students — page 6

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• 1. Con begins his argument by asking why embryonic stem cells are used at all. I've already answered this in my R1 argument. Embryonic stem cells are more valuable, because they retain the ability to divide and make copies of themselves indefinitely. Adult stem cells are more…
• Thanks, Con. I'll begin by dissecting my opponent's two premises: 1. Destroying the embryo is murder. A) I should point out that not all stem cell research deals with embryonic stem cells. In fact, there is "adult" stem cell research; these cells are more accurately called…

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• I will use the same format in my closing arguments as my opponent, seeing that it will not confuse things. 1. My opponent argues that there is nothing to maintain the maintenance system. It is obvious that the maintenance system is self-maintaining [1][2]. The system is…
• There are immortalized cell lines. Most of them are cancerous cells, such as the HeLa cells which has an active version of telomerase. This prevents the shortening of the telomere, which protects the ends of the chromosome. If such results can be reproduced on a normal cell…

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• Thank you! Thats actually the reason I joined this website, Because I truly believe that the ability to respectfully debate with someone is one of the greatest skills a person can have. Debate effects politics, Countries and ultimately the well-being of the entire human race.…
• I read every argument three times over to be exactly sure what my opposition is trying to communicate. 1) Ok, I just wanted to be sure on that. 2) I was saying "but what if WE didn't exist? " 3) Yes, But my point was, No matter what problems we face, Smart people will always…

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• I'm going to quote my self here because my opponent seems to think I conceded the debate. I will be placing emphasis on where my opponent is likely to have misunderstood my statement. "...there has yet been strong enough EVIDENCE OF PROBLEMS in the theory...". Translating this…
• 1. This is correct and my opponent is pointing out what is called the either-or fallacy. This however, is not the argument I'm making. My argument is that my opponent is stating that his theory is more parsimonious therefore is more likely to be correct. My argument is that…

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• You are avoiding my question, could you be wrong about everything you think you know. You are avoiding it because you know the answer. You do not know if you are right or wrong and if you don't know, then why did you except this debate if you're not even sure. if the earth were…
• if I were to have a Roman guard that was at the crucifixion of Jesus and watched him rise from the grave and wrote it down would you believe it? No. Because you don't believe in the bible. Which makes evidence irrelevant. my question still needs answered from last time.

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• You have not stated why they do not agree. I have given evidence why they should. Please explain your argument against the idea that time could have moved faster in a infinitesimally greater gravitational situation.
• It is said in the book of Iasiah that God stretched the heavens out like a curtain. The same book also gave birth to the idea that the world is round - a notion that took another 2600 years for scientists to agree to. The big bang theory along with evolutionary theory were both…

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• But the birth clones are actual humans, and they will have human rights, and also according to the medical ethics, doing evil deeds violates it, and because most of the people will use their clones as their second organs, taking organs away also comes under the evil deeds.
• FOR) The technology of cloning is the only way of our survivel in this hard world. https://www.youtube.com...

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• And so we reach the end of the debate. Since my prior illustrations regarding probability seem to have fallen on deaf ears, I'll make one final attempt to convince my opponent of his error. Again, CON has decided merely to repeat his prior points without bothering to respond to…
• My opponent claims that the quotes he included were only to support his arguments, however, this hardly seems to be the case; he lifted four entire paragraphs! However, he still did not include the entire article that he "quoted" and therefore cannot legitimately claim to have…

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• I argue that the scientific method is an extension of basic survival instincts and thought processes used for survival. It's simply the thought process in formal wording. Therefore, primitive humans still use the scientific method, they just don't realize it or publish their…
• "I will not deny that scientific study has greatly impacted the daily lives of humans. However, I argue that science is not essential to humanity. Without science, humans might not study and explore the world, but that isn't required to be human. For most of the time that…

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• Extending all arguments.
• Key: Q = Question asked by Con A = Answer given by Pro C = Contention by Con R = Rebuttal by Pro Q: So what made God or the "animals" that are our "Ancestors"? A: God may not even exist and so doesn't have to have been made. What made the animals is either God, via Creationism,…

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• And extend them further.
• Extend my arguements.

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• First of all Woah, calm down bub and second, The practice of cloning can be used to benefit society and therefore should be legalized. Ever since the cloning of the first adult sheep, Dolly, the idea of cloning has become a major issue and the subject of many debates. Many…
• Yes it should Why not? Its not like they are real people or animals. They are just tools for us to use. We will soon need spare parts if we keep going down the road we as humans are going. Clonin g is a good thisng. It could never be bad. We win no matter what.

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• However, They use the uniformity of nature created by God, Thus they use biblical principles for their science. So now we get to the part where we show them they use Biblical Creation whether they like it or not. But how can those who reject Genesis explain why there should be…
• You are welcome anything to make it easier. I am saying that in the uniformity of nature that we see in the universe can only take place in a biblical worldview. The evolutionists have to use this biblical perspective to interpret science. Many of them believe it will continue…

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• 1. Darwin's finches wasn't my point it was just in the video. 2. I don't know about you but I would rather go to heaven than hell because the bibles says "hell is a lake of fire, and as you lay there burning for eternity you'll scream out and satan the deciever will laugh and…
• http://www.youtube.com... please watch this video. This is part of my debate also watch part 2 http://www.youtube.com...

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• Thanks to Mishap!ICR1. BiasWhile it's true no source is fully devoid of bias, it is possible to exclude those sources most heavily skewed by bias so that only the most reasonable sources remain. In this debate, the sources that are the least reasonable are Con's. Con does not…
• I thank Con for her replies.OVERVIEWCon uses non-credible sources, particularly the ICR and CSI.ICR1. The ICR is overly biased. "The ICR adopts the Bible as an inerrant and literal documentary of scientific and historical fact as well as religious and moral truths, and espouses…

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• Large air breathing marsupials should definitely be spliced with reptiles.

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• Waste of a debate NO ARGUMENT FROM MY OPPONENT
• No reply from my opponent.

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• My arguments stand.
• It is unfortunate my opponent forfeited the previous round. My original arguments still stand, based in evidence. My opponent may try to spin an argument from the realm of a subjective nature, such as "well sometimes astrology can make accurate predictions". This is not…

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• There are a lot of unexplained occurrences on this earth, that if several occur at the same time, in the same place, for only perhaps a matter of 'seconds' at a time, and then disappear again thus leaving no 'proof' behind. How do you therefore, prove that they 'exist, with…
• I am certain you are not as 'stupid' as your comment seems to portray. There is a difference between 'TRUE' north and 'MAGNETIC' north. There is no 'PROOF' of the existence of 'ANOTHER DIMENSION' alongside the one we commonly 'live within'. The results [accidents] by properly…

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• Science use to be the search for truth. Now science is used as a tool to create a truth it wants. Before the article was pulled due to pressure of the powers that be, Time Magazine wrote about evolution this way, " Evolution is like watching a movie with 999 out of a 1000…
• Yes but we are talking about Evolution. Not micro-evolution.

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• To be honest I don't really care what scientists believe, micro evolution does happen for example you can get long hair dogs, short hair dogs tall dogs short dogs ect but the rest are just religious. Macro evolution definition: the evolutionary change from one kind of animal to…
• I'm a born again Christian who "KNOWS" that Macro evolution is false I dare anyone to disprove my knowledge.

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• I would like to direct con to my first statement of the debate "I believe that in theory, it is possible for a being to travel into the future, however short it may be." I would also like to point out that we are not bound by just the idea of time travel. As long as you can…
• You raise some points but as you said, we are assuming that there is only one timeline, and are not considering parallel universes. I will address you argument of paradoxes first. You said; "The first is the scientific journal paradox. This talks about a loop that would be…

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• Sorry, I have been sick so I was unable to post my argument. Yes, I agree we cannot achieve something without trying but we need to prioritise what comes first our curiosity our. Naturally as human beings are fascinated by galaxies, by astronomy, by the wonders of Outer Space…
• Exactly N.A.S.A research is completely fine and researching about what's out there is too. However exploring Space is dangerous, unnecessarily and a waste of money. We live on an Earth that is beset by numerous problems. World famine or abject poverty will not be solved by a…

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• Resolved: Global climate models are accurate enough to be relied uponDefinitions:Global climate models: Mathematical models which are used to predict future temperature changes under various scenarioshttp://en.wikipedia.org...Relied upon: To trust or place confidence…
• My opponent's quotes: In the previous round, my opponent presented several quotes from experts who seemed to believe that models are not accurate enough to be relied upon. However, many of these quotes were taken from seriously flawed studies or biased sources. For instance,…

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• They would lose their land because rival farmers would take advantage of the GMO crops, making the farmers that can't use as many lose. And natural seeds HAVE been working for thousands of years; but so have the countless food-born illnesses that come with them. See, most GMO…
• If the farmers were to buy organic seeds, their crops would not yield as well as competitors and they would also loose their land. And with seed companies raising prices, this must not be a very large problem, or they would not be in business, because nobody would or could buy…

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• I am going to need to work on formulating debate topics better but I am new at this. Also I thought you would just accept the debate for the first round but that is no matter there is plenty of room for me to provide my case and offer a rebuttal. Evolution is the best…
• Evolution is the best and only explanation for the diversity of life we see on our planet today. Creationism and ID don't qualify as explanations because they don't offer any explanatory or predictive capability and are unfalsifiable. They are instead solely concerned with…

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• In conclusion, Con has essentially failed to prove the points I provided wrong. Instead, Con used his/her rebuttal to reply to my rebuttal. On top of that, I have shown that a fairly large chunk of the so-called "facts" Con has provided are in fact no facts but inaccurate…
• If Con is implying that conduction between the Earth's atmosphere and space causes temperature changes while they are trying to maintain equilibrium, that would be false since conduction is not possible when one of the sources is a vacuum [1] (space is a vacuum). It is true…

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• Con forfeited. This debate is no longer valid since if Con posts evidence for evolution in the next round, I won't get a chance to rebut it.
• My contention is that evolution can't happen and there is no evidence supporting the idea that it ever happened in the past. Unfortunately, Con has violated the debate structure I set in round 1. He was supposed to explain the process of evolution and provide evidence for it…

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• To conclude I will summarize and close since overall it will not matter. People can be born mean and it can caused by genetic and other disorders. It is not unheard of as many serial killers show signs very young in age. Look up some of the disorders and other illnesses I…
• I further my arguments to the next round.

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• Con IS being immoral---permitting another; thus 0 is good morale.
• By the definition, every member of the domain of 0 IS a member of the posterity of the 1st term; hence the successor of a member of the domain of 0 must be a member of the posterity of the first term (because the posterity of a term always contains its own successors, by the…

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• Macroevolution = belief that animals from different vertebrate groups (mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and amphibians) had a common ancestor NOT evolution within a species
• Okay, so I guess it is possible that macroevolution is true, but that does not mean that it is true. Take the Sun and planets rotating around the Earth. It was an okay explanation, but not true. This is why I said it was a theory, not a fact. It might be a good explanation, but…

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• My opponent forfeits. Extend arguments.
• Thanks, con. I did say that the first round was for acceptance and by briefly mentioning that the Big Bang has nothing to do with evolution we could have put more focus on the "evolution" aspect of the debate. I was wrong in thinking that the Big Bang was a part of evolutionary…

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• Granted, NASA is an extremely important program for the United States, but $17.3 Billion? That's downright outrageous. Much could be done with that money, and I don't believe it's justified to spend that much money on NASA when there are more problems to take care of here,…
• In closing, I just want to say it was nice debating you! Now... Being the first may be nice and all, but the fact is, is that people have to push other things aside where other problems are in place. The fact is, there is other more pressing problems then the NASA funding.…

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• I forward my previous arguments as I feel they are still valid. BEAT THAT KAHVAN!!!!!!!!! vote for me its my first debate :D
• Despite all of this the main objective of NASA is to discover more about space. Everything else you listed is a waste of its time as it does not fulfill NASAs primary objective. The information that NASA gathers about space may be interesting but his information costs alot of…

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• "I checked your profile. My apologies I was unaware of your inexperience. You should not accept debates as your ...experience, is all head knowledge and 0 experience. Still it does benefit you to read such debates to learn how uninformed Society as a whole actually is." I don't…
• Your response to my argument fails to address any of my points and instead quotes the dictionary (which is completely pointless as I said nothing about the dictionary definition at all, nearly your understanding (or lack thereof) of evolution), and a few websites, which prove…

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• The debate was initiated asking the con to disprove the existence of multiple universes, the con has neither made any direct indications as to why he thinks multiple universes are non existent and why and what led him to think so. I will rebut all the claims made my the con…
• The point of this debate is to show proof to prove it either ways I would present the necessary proof provided the opponent makes his stance clear as to its existence or non existences.

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• Some quick definitions. Terraforming: Deliberately modifying a celestial body to make habitable by humans. Lunar: Relating to the moon. Pilot: A small scale project, perhaps only a few square meters in area. Contract bid: A process in which the best qualified company with the…
• Overview:These are the rebuttals which mean two things. First new arguments shouldn't be considered, and second, previously dropped arugments are dropped. My opponent drops a few too many arguments to win this debate. DA 1:A. Uniqueness Debate Dropping CPI is a death knell to…

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• "By unwavering mathematical law we can prove our universe was designed" Uh, no we can't. Do you know how we determine of something is designed or not? By comparing with things that are not designed. "The resourcefulness of life..." No this is explained perfectly by evolution.…
• "No observable evidence for evolution" The fossil record, genetics, observed speciation, antibiotic/vaccine resistant diseases (the reason you need a flu shot every year, and that your immune system doesn't become immune to the common cold after the first time). "It takes faith…

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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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• Ok well, if you need to post your arguments in the comments.
• First let's address the so-called issue of genetic information. You challenged me to provide an example where a mutations caused an increase in the genome. Let me first be clear that logic behind your claim is sorely lacking. You said that mutations or copying mistakes destroy…

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• The Human race is flawed in many obvious ways. I will begin the argument with this approach -It seems to diminish logic and reason all too often for it's better. By doing this humans take in account only how their lives would be affected by such actions at the very moment of…

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• Genes are intellectual property thus patentable
• Patenting enables knowledge sharing

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• I don't think that you understood the resolution. You are debating that Creationism is less desirable than evolution.Anyway, the reason is that if we are all here by natural selection then every single error we ever made and every flaw we have is no one's fault but our own. We…
• I welcome my opponent to receive a royal thrashing.First round is for acceptance.Desirable: emotionally appealing according to the one passing judgement.

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• In order to keep this a fair debate I will not post an argument this round.
• "But now, cloning is accepted and practiced." This is a highly inaccurate statement, as cloning is today a very controversial practice. It is highly difficult to achieve and is used mostly in genetic studies. My question is, why does the 'ratio of failure' mean we shouldn't…

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• I apologize to my opponent for forfeiting continuously in this debate--unfortunately, April was quite a busy month for me, with me having to prepare for five competitions that took place in this month along with exam preparations. If he's interested, we can re-do this debate in…
• Thanks, Arcanas. Unfortunately, I am not able to submit all of my arguments once again due to having to practice for my piano competition tomorrow IRL (I have a first place title to defend along with the moola :3). Therefore, I will only submit a clarification and a basis for…

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• I'm afraid that you are sadly mistaken about scientific theories. Scientific theories, until they are replaced they can be considered laws, for example the laws of thermodynamics. 'Therefor (sic) the only way to prove it definitely would be to take a time machine and watch it…
• Extend all arguments and rebuttals.

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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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• ---->I was talking about biochemical codes and algorithm, that is, that matches a computer. Computers are designed and someone would look stupid if they asked, hmm, did this computer pop into existence? No, the computer had a designer, e.g. Dell, Alienware, etc. The codes in…
• >"The genetic code" writes Richard Dawkins, "is truly digital, in exactly the same sense as computer codes." As Dawkins shows, each DNA molecule is an algorithm in biochemical code with a built in capacity for transcription and replication... The cell in another words shows the…

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• Self-replicating organisms do exist. Bacteria reproduce through mitosis, which is essentially the mother cell replicating all its DNA, and transmitted equally to two daughter cells identical to themselves and their mother. DNA could have also easily been created in the…
• I agree that the origin of life is relevant to evolution. Therefore, for the Second Law to allow for evolution, it must allow for the origin of evolution. Any theory of evolution that does not account for the origin of life is sorely incomplete. However, my opponent relies on a…

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• The definition of evolution that Con has given: the assertion that heritable changes occur is not the type of evoluition I am a against but i am going to be arguing over the broader definition of the theory of evolution which claims that unconscious, unreasoning, inanimate…