Science Debate Topics — page 22

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• You don't know what a theist believes, do you? Okay, from now on, I will use "Creationist" as opposed to the word "Theist", although they have the exact definition by your word. I just found "theist" faster to type. I believe the word CREATIONIST is mentioned in the title of…
• "Nowhere can you find that belief in every word of the Bible is necessary for being a theist. "Ah, but what about CREATIONISTS? What words are necessary in their religious views in order for them to prefer the idea of a creator over naturalistic influences? You keep tapdancing…

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• I believe that sexuality is not a choice, but I'll let my opponent have the first statement.
• "You've informed me it's determined at birth, but you also say it takes one a while to began to realize who they are." This is silly statement. One does not normally realise their sexuality immediately. It's set in stone at birth, but it may take a while to figure it out. Thank…

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• Let's get this party started then. 1) Definitions Possible: "that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc."[1] Human race: "all of the living human inhabitants of the earth"[2] Extinct: "no longer in existence; that has ended or died out"[3] After: "later in time…
• Clarification: Pro: must say why it is NOT possible for the human race to become extinct after a nuclear war Con: must say why it is possible for the human race to become extinct after a nuclear war Good luck to my opponent.

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• I'd like to say evolution isn't true because its based on religion and not on science. Weve never seen a monkey become a guy...
• Wtf? YOU said that we are monkeys!?!?!? WHICH IS IT!?!?!?

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• I will now counter my opponent's points. 1st: This is an irrelevant point in my view. Con needs to explain why this would be relevant for this to be a point. , 2nd: No evidence to support claims. I don't believe that this is true. .. .. But, if am wrong, I need evidence to…
• I argue that: 1.) IQ Measures a Substantially Heritable trait in the United States 2.) Different Populations that Are Typically Called Races Have Different Average IQs 3.) There is a Signigicant Genetic Component to the Different Average IQs betwen Races in the United States…

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• I very pleased that you went though some time to explain it. I'm very sorry about this incident. Perhaps you could have explained how each round would work out. I was just parsing my oppoment's rebuttal. I could have asked you to clarify your reasoning and condense your theory,…
• I would like to congratulate my opponent for being very specific on what evolution is. If he would had posted this earlier it would have given be an A+ on a science research assignment. My opponent seems to know much about evolution and athieism. First I would like to attack my…

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• Onto the next round. Id like to hear what my opponent has to say.
• During the time an abortion can be performed its not a baby. Just because you think its wrong doesnt mean it is wrong. Osama bin laden though blowing up the World Trade Center was right. just because he thought it was right doesnt mean that it was. If anything it was a horrible…

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• While Thermite is a reasonable explanation for the presence fo carbon nanotubes in the wtc dust it could be possible due to other causes and was never claimed by the truth movement as proof of thermite. Unreacted nanothermite was discovered with sol gel matrix which could…
• Thermite is a reasonable explanation for the presence fo carbon nanotubes in the wtc dust.

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• There are there are hundreds or even thousands of animals that are actually gay. For example. Male dolphins often break away from the females to engage in all-male orgies, apparently for fun. There are plenty of females around, yet they still engage in this, as do other sea…

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• Pass.I would still like to hear comments about the debate and there be votes, but just be sure that they are tied.
• I would like to send out a note to my opponent that the debate is not about whether or not God exists or not, but is about whether or not Noetic science can be used to prove his existance. With this being the case my opponent's last round was unTopical and since there was a…

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• Thanks to my opponent for a relevant and on topic debate. So many of these creationism/evolution debates wander all over the place and I am extremely pleased we did what we set out to do.In your opening statement in round three you set out the argument against evolution as not…
• I thank my opponent for an interesting argument for the existence of a god, however this argument is flawed. In this round I will show my opponent why the quantum argument for the existence of God is flawed.The Young's double slit experiment is a very important experiment,…

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• Despite that fact that my opponent has apparently forfeited round 2, I will continue to argue for my side of this debate. I established in the first round that there was a difference between brain size among the human races, now I will establish that brain size correlates with…
• Out of curiosity, why do you consider my side immoral? Of course a whale has a bigger brain than a human, but you have based your argument on a flawed logic. For you cannot compare the 2 brains, anatomically speaking the human brain is the most complex brain of all animals, it…

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• Just because at a given point in time, a particular view was not unreasonable does not make that view scientific nor a product of science. It was not unreasonable to assume, say 4-500 years ago, that the earth was the center of the solar system. Like you say, it certainly looks…
• Wow, I was expecting lines of copy-pasted creationist propaganda. How refreshing to see someone actually taking on the debate. Thank you. Now, correct me if I am mistaken but it seems to me that at the core of your argument is the contention that initially, the concept of…

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• OMNI-PRESENT, ETERNAL, AND IMMATERIAL The Law of Cause and Effect states that for every effect there must be a cause for it. In addition, The Law of Biogenesis, attributed to Louis Pasteur, states that life (life as we know it) arises from pre-existing life, not from nonliving…
• ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS let me explain the data based on the results. With a simple thought, this personal absolute mind must have freely created and manifested itself in reality with the intention of having a relationship with its human creation. This would explain why we…

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• unsupported? do you know about the ICR at all?they back what they say. contact them. okay, I guess you want more links about the Dino's. http://www.lightningshock.com... this one is more explanatory than Prof :) http://sunandshield.blogspot.com... http://www.infobarrel.com...…
• I need to give a little info about the beginning of the argument. on the last debate I was shoot down so to speak by saying that Dino's existed. everyone said, "so what". so this is so what. evolution puts Dino's at the bottom of the geological column, in the Jurassic age. if…

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• On the if you can fix it why wouldn't you) I think that if the deformity is not going to create a major impact on the persons life why waste the money on fixing it. This argument comes back to the decision of the parents. If the parents decide that they want spend the money to…
• money can't buy you happiness. (But I'd still like to try) You say that pleasure is linked to money, so would you say that money is what gives people value. I could take it a step further and say that this link would diminish the value of poor people. On the physical problems,…

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• Thanks for the response. I'll use more of Dr. Humphreys' article in this response. 1. Galaxies wind themselves up too fast Evolutionists call this "the winding-up dilemma," which they have known about for over fifty years. They have devised many theories to try to explain it,…
• If you've ever been on a jury or visited a courtroom, you've seen that evidence is always presented by someone testifying. Someone must testify as to what it is, where it came from, and their judgment as to what it signifies. The same is true of evidence in science, too: it is…

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• I want to extend my sincere appreciation to Orangatang for accepting my invitation to join me in exploring this fundamentally important question. It is my prayer that this exchange will bear fruit toward an understanding of what is really true for all who participate in and…
• this is a shared burden of proof debate. I will be arguing in favor of the proposition. Taking the position that intelligent agency is not the best explanation for the origin of life in this universe, con's burden of proof will be to offer a better explanation.

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• Thank you for this debate opportunity. It was great.
• "God's establishment of this process and unwillingness to intercede in it amounts to God developing a pre-conceived plan..." However, these evolutionist creationists don't think that God just let evolution happen. They claim that God actually created the mutations in DNA. God…

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• I'm glad to hear back from you and thank you for taking the time to debate the topic with me. This is a topic that normally causes people to get upset and start chastising their opponent. I assure you I'm not one of those people. I want people to know that God's word stands…
• I believe the Bible is 100% accurate and that it tells us through lineages that the earth is around 6,000 years old. Science backs the Bible up 100% of the time and when there seems to be a contradiction between the two there is a misinterpretation of the facts. I stand by my…

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• Good day Debate.org community. I will start by providing the definitions of evolution and God before I initially start the debate with my contender. Evolution: the process by which different kinds of living organism are believed to have developed from earlier forms during the…

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• Ahhhh another "Evidentialist". Definitely a step forward for Christianity, instead of basing their opinions completely on faith they are wangling evidence to try and support Christianity. Firstly I will start by asking you about how you would interpret this quote from the…
• I would like to start by recommending that you stop referring to yourself as a Christian. For the definition of Christianity is this "Christianity is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as presented in canonical gospels and…

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• Think of it this way. Human enhancement is technically already being used by simple every day drugs that either help people sleep more, keep them more energized, et ceterra. You say that this would make athletes have great ability without any hard work, yet, that is the gene…
• That is a simple religious stand point. You claim that mutations can still occur because of the saying, "Let nature take it's course," even though it is not phrases that affect science, but it is science and reality that created phrases. Either way, it is true that there can be…

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• Again, thanks for your contribution. In the interests of clarity and ease, both for myself and the readers, perhaps when you make an affirmative claim you might wish to quote what you feel is the key portion from a website or study, rather than merely several links to various.…
• Thank you for your opening gambit. You said; "An evolutionary basis or incentive for homosexuality to exist is not necessary for it to be (at least partly) biological in nature." While that may be technically true, it does not prove or show that homosexuality is biological or…

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• Let's see if the sociopath psychopath Con who has no genuine friends or loved one which are all in itself phenomenally SCREAMING red flags, can hang out WITHOUT inventing excuses and or flat out lying during this debate? He also has a 15% appalling rating on The Big Issues…
• Taken from - https://rationalwiki.org...* Not designing the human body the way he wants it by having all human males born circumcised like Shem.* Physical birth defects.* Making our adrenal glands too big.* Aging, which is quite literally caused by a biological error in cells.*…

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• Alternative Hypothesis When I said that the personal absolute mind created other human minds I was talking about the law of biogenisis and possibly the theory of information. It makes no difference because the mere fact that this being created life in the first place is…
• ALTERNATIVE HYPOTHESIS Nevertheless, let me explain the data based on the results. With a simple thought, this personal absolute mind must have freely created and manifested itself in reality with the intention of having a relationship with its human creation. This would…

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• I specifically used the 2nd definition and not the 1st one because this debate isn't about about whether homosexuality has been created by man or by nature, it is about whether if, it was meant to be created and exists for natural reasons or is an anomaly occuring in…
• The law of gender governs all creation. This law states that in order for something to exist it must have unity with male and female[1]. This is the law of gender and it governs all creation. The primary purpose of gender is reproduction. In order for something to exist and…

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• Human enhancement projects help thousands, if not millions of people to live better. A really good example could include burned victims. Burned victims are pointed at by little children and are embarrassed every time they leave the house. Imagine how that would feel, to be…
• Human enhancement refers to any attempt to temporally or permanently overcome the current limitations of the human body through natural or artificial. People have a chose of whether or not they want to do that with their bodies. Basically, if the want to change how they look or…

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• Pro, So you are saying homosexuality is socially constructed. I disagree with you, my friend. If you research the developments in genetics, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology, this confirms that sexuality is indeed mostly a matter of nature. According to Stephen Jay Gould…
• Since when being gay is a luxury and a choice? some of us were born gay. I am a believer that being is human nature. Me and my friends identify as gay don't find any type of luxury in being gay. I don't think anyone in this world find any type of luxury in themselves.

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• Genetic engineering should be used because it prevent disabilities. Approximately four million children are born each year with a serious genetic disorder. That is six percent of children born each year. This could all be prevented though through gene engineering, no parents…

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• First of all, prove the bible has changed Second, if you don't believe in the big bang then you must believe in a creator therefore you can not believe in complete evolution. The miracles that I have witnessed are many that to you may not be but that's because you don't look at…
• Yes actually I have seen some miracles that the only explanation is God and to you they may not be but you have to look at stuff different ways and the bible talks about Jesus performing miracles on Earth and Jesus is God. Now The bible has not changed they have just made…

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• Would Adolf Hitler be considered a black man in the USA's country because of the one drop rule? Obama is considered black in America / across the world
• http://atlantablackstar.com... Look up Rashida Jones and Melissa Gorga. Goodbye I won the debate.

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• An examination of family pedigrees revealed that gay men had more homosexual male relatives through maternal than through paternal lineages, suggesting a linkage to the X chromosome. Dean Hamer24 found such an association at region Xq28. If male sexual orientation was…
• My opponents arguements consisted of two points:Where does the gay gene come from?conversion therapy is an option.rebuttal of the first point:Although research for a gay gene has been in mainly small animals (worms, fruit flies, etc.)I understand that studies with animals not…

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• Thank you Danielle, for participating. I do not agree that the differences in races are minor and do not have a major impact whatsoever. At this point, the whole debate depends on our definition of 'minor'. How do you explain the difference in IQ levels and test scores averages…
• 1st round will just a brief summary of my opponent and I's view on said topic. Sources, expansions will be brought in round 2 and rebuttals will be commence in round 3. Recently, in the past 30 years or so, we Americans have had an uncanny obsession with equalizing everything,…

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• The theory of evolution does not say anything about the exsistance of God; you are correct. However, it detracts from the idea that God created each individual creature. I would also like to say that the fossil records do not support the theroy of evolution. There might be many…
• While I will agree Atheism has been around far longer than the theory of evolution I will not agree that they don't go hand in hand. The theory of evolution basically states that there is no God, and the followers of Atheism do not believe in God. So let me ask you two…

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• 1. "Obviously, I disagree, and I am fairly certain that many readers will, as well." I finally am to see what CON is actually trying to do. He thinks he can win the debate by technicality rather than in spirit by dealing with my arguments directly (mainly because he can't…
• What CON is babbling about (regarding gods and godesses from different religions) is nonsense and completely off topic. He is in a sense just attacking a strawmen. I acknowledge that the reason why someone is fundamentally an atheist or christian is based on the religious…

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• I hope we can finish in an intellectual manner. I am glad that you accept my definition of a Jew. I will start my argument with the fact that the Jewish people, while only consisting of 0.5% of the population of the world are responsible for 25% of nobel prizes, 25% of turing…
• Due to the fact I am making a very controversial and politically incorrect argument, I want to first state that my argument is primarily based on the fact I have done research on both sides of the story and I feel that the evidence is overwhelmingly one sided. I hope that…