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God is real, and watching over us.

If you won't believe God cares about you, you won't believe God cares about you and that means nobody can help you in the end. If you want to believe that way, go ahead and believe in evolution or space aliens or magic or whatever makes you feel better about your fate, and go ahead and blame God forever. God allows you to do that. Evolution has never been observed and is nothing more than a hypothesis; a belief. That's enough for me about evolution in this debate. The debate is not about evolution vx. creation. I will get to the heart of the matter, the heart of God. Con poses this question which is full of questions: " why would the miracle bringer Jesus be killed and tortured when he had proven himself to God that he was completely devout to him? Surely he would stop the prosecutors of Jesus and punish them as he had punished others? Yet he did not." Jesus is God. He is not merely "the miracle bringer". He was killed because He gave Himself to pay for your sins so he could be satisfied that your debt to Him was paid in full and He can forgive you if you come to Him, believing on His resurrection, for mercy. Jesus knew He would rise from the grave bodily after He gave His life and allowed Himself to be tortured to death. He did it for you. He is God, He is there, and He is watching over you now. He is holding you up now keeping you out of the fire of hell for now. He will not do this forever if you wil not admit that you are the one who deserves to die when He suffered and died in your place so He could secure God's pardon for you to enter heaven. Those who thought they had won in killing Jesus actually were defeated because He defeated death when He rose from the grave. You can have victory over death by believing in Him, receiving Him as you rSavour to be your life. As for the "Omnipotence Arguement". The Parodox you propose would be for God to eliminate Himself. The Parodox proposes that God do something that will make Him less tham omnipotent. He will not do this. He cannot make Himself less them omnipotent. He cannot eliminate Himself from being God. " All we have done here is arrange certain words into a sentence so that it appears to be something that someone could actually do. But it is just a cleverly disguised "pseudo task." It is just impossible. Asking God to make a stone too heavy for him to lift is much like asking someone to draw a square circle. It is logically impossible. Not even God can draw a square circle " not because he lacks something, but because a "square circle" is no object at all." Thank you to Godsnumberis7 for this excellent quote. God is there and wathing over you. Believe it.......He loves you and wants to save you and keep you forever in eternal life in the unimaginably wonderful paradice of heaven. Let Him save you. Admit you need to be saved from your sin. Believe He died in your place and rose from the dead and is willing to forgive you. Call on Him to save you, receive Him by faith. He loves you and He wants to change you forever from eternal death to eternal life. He is there and He is watching over you, calling to you pleading with you to trust Him.
God is real, and watching over us.

First off, I am sorry for my repetition, I do it without realizing. The first thing I would like to fight against in your rebuttal is that evolution is just a theory. That would be incorrect, Pro, for the scientific definition of theory is much different from the normal usage of the word theory. I would not use scientific definitions for words in a normal debate, however evolution is often known as the Theory of Evolution. According to [www.livescience.com]. a very reliable scientific site, a theory is defined as, "A scientific theory summarizes a hypothesis or group of hypotheses that have been supported with repeated testing. If enough evidence accumulates to support a hypothesis, it moves to the next step—known as a theory—in the scientific method and becomes accepted as a valid explanation of a phenomenon." [http://www.livescience.com...]. Therefore, according to Christian, atheist, or other kinds of scientists, a theory is proven fact supported by multiple tests.The next part, that God(s) is all around us, in the cells of our bodies and molecules of the nearby air, I believe you are sorely mistaken. If God were able to control every part of our being, as he should be, being an omnipotent being and in the air molecules surrounding us, why would the miracle bringer Jesus be killed and tortured when he had proven himself to God that he was completely devout to him? Surely he would stop the prosecutors of Jesus and punish them as he had punished others? Yet he did not.For my final words, Pro, it may seem very ludicrous for our argument, but I would like you to solve the Omnipotent Paradox, stated by Wikipedia as "If a being can perform any action, then it should be able to create a task which this being is unable to perform; hence, this being cannot perform all actions. Yet, on the other hand, if this being cannot create a task that it is unable to perform, then there exists something it cannot do."Thank you for a very nice debate, you made several convincing arguments, however I am still strong in my belief that there is no God(s).
God is real, and watching over us.

How could God create man and allow such actions to happen? Surely an omnipotent being such as God should be able to stop anything that challenges him, so I believe my point still stands. God created man, therefore, such rebellions are his fault. But, besides the creation of man, isnt it Gods fault we are a separated race? I believe it was the Tower of Babylon (obviously I'm not very religious, so the name might be off) where human race was united. We all spoke one language, and we never fought a war. There were no separate ideals. When mankind tried to create a tower to find God and be devoted to him furthermore by his proof of existence, God feared that they would try to take over his power and punished them for their 'wrongdoings.' And to back up my original statement, we have proven that evolution exists in beings, you can't just deny it. Some Christian scientists use 'micro-evolution' to scurry to find a way to keep Gods existence alive. Species on Earth evolve. Whether its to protect themselves from a predator or to just to a new climate, it still happens. Therefore, it is very possible that humans could evolve from monkeys, and I ask pro to find any historic or scientific proof of God(s).
God is real, and watching over us.

why would God make our universe such as it is? God did not make the universe the way it is. It was perfect when He made it. It is broken now. He is going to fix it. He is watching over us. , if God were real and despised gays, why would he create them? God does not despise gays. God did not create gays. God created Adam and brought Eve to Adam after He made her from one of Adam's ribs. They were one flesh. The first marriage, created and performed by God. God hates sin, God does not hate gays. All sex outside of marriage is sin. Marriage is when a man and a woman become one flesh. Why would righteous people like Martin Luther King Jr. be killed? It's a shame Martin Luther King Jr. had to die the way he died, but we all must die one way or another sooner or later because we have all sinned against God, none of us is righteous. We all deserve to die.........I would prefer to be shot dead and go without suffering like the Reverend King did. His sudden death was a terrible tragedy and an immeasurable loss to humanity, he was a great man, but nobody is righteous so they do not deserve to die and nobody is righteous so they deserve a long life. Time is a gift from God, he gives it or He ends it as He sees fit. God did not want things to be the way they are, God did not want everybody to have to die. It's not God's fault that man chose to rebel against Him. God cannot deny Himself, He must be true to Himself, he must keep His Word and He told man he would die if he rebelled. So here we are, dead in sin, rebels permitted a reprieve temporarily before God's justice is finally executed against our rebellion. Sad it fell on Reverend King so suddenly when the man was such a fine, great example of bravery and leadership. Why would God create cancer and other fatal illnesses to plague those who have done no harm? God did not create these problems. These things resulted from man's rebellion and the corruption of man's body caused by man's rebellion.........If God did not allow time for man to go on in the world after man rebelled, none of these diseases would have appeared as none of Adam and Eve's descendants would have been born. You are trying to blame God for things man caused. As long as you insist God is not real because He is allowing problems to continue for now, you can only hate God or deny God is there. He loves you and He wants you to trust Him so He can fix you, get rid of all of the corruption that is in you and in your body, and give you eternal life. He made a way to make this possible. If you insist is is impossible, you won't come to know God,. God wants you to know Him and He has revealed Himself. He is calling to you........He wants to save you from eternal death and give you eternal life. He can do it. I can tell you how. He did it for me. I know He can do it for you. I know He is real, and I know He is watching over us. He is keeping account of everything and He is going to settle all accounts forever and restore perfection to His creation. Man messed things up. Don't blame God for man's problems. Thank God He gave mankind enough time for you to be born. I'm glad you are here. God loves you.
God is real, and watching over us.

Now, to the beliefs of Christians, Earth is the only inhabited planet. So if Earth is the only planet with life beings, why would God make our universe such as it is? Our universe is so expansive, by the time in several millions of years when Earth reaches so close to the sun it burns up (a scientifically confirmed fact), we will barely know what is in our universe, let alone traverse it. Why didn't God just create our galaxy and be finished? Certainly none of us will make it outside this universe. Also, if God were real and despised gays, why would he create them? Why would righteous people like Martin Luther King Jr. be killed? Why would God create cancer and other fatal illnesses to plague those who have done no harm? I dare you, opponent, to ask me one of the questions other atheists supposedly can't think of an answer for, and I will answer them as good a question as any other.
Black Lives Matter is a domestic terrorist organization

Yes, you are correct. The rappers and all of them aren't necessarily helping. But, did you know the man who shot the officers in Dallas was not part of the BLM? If there is a terrorist group that should have been named , it would have been the Black Panthers. Micah Johnson, the man who shot the 5 police officers in Dallas was part of the Black Panthers. I found an article to top facts that I have stated as well, saying that he heavily supported the Black Panthers. "Quanell X (a member of Black Panthers) told reporters at KPRC NBC2 in Houston that Johnson was a member at the Houston Chapter of the New Black Panther Party for a short time a few years ago. He said he parted ways with Johnson after about six months because Johnson wouldn't follow the chain of command." This is therefore stating that your statement on the BLM movement in that nature is therefore not supported.
Black Lives Matter is a domestic terrorist organization

You are correct, not all the BLM members are out killing cops, but they are encouraging others to do so. BLM member Measury Franklin said "If you want to stop this, word needs to get to ISIS. When you protest, protest with signs asking ISIS to help you. Do this every time they kill our people, I bet you will get the attention and support you so dearly need. Protest for ISIS to help us. ISIS don't hate black people, but the whites want you to think they do. Call on ISIS, cause you damn President won't help you, your damn rappers, Oprah, Tyler Perry, Beyonce, none of them but ISIS. Call up ISIS in your protest on social media. Call!!. " Though BLM members aren't all out killing people, they are encouraging it. Similar to how ISIS operates.
Black Lives Matter is a domestic terrorist organization

Question to you? How was the KKK any different? They both shame the other race. They both kill humans of the other color. What makes them different? Yes, they have killed a few officers. But not all are the same. Not all of them are going out shooting officers. How many African Americans were shot this year alone ? Philando Castile. Alton Sterling. Just naming a few. The BLM are literally making a stand to see that it is wrong. Yes, two wrongs don't make a right. But they are standing in what they believe in. And to top your statement of " BLM supporters and members on social media frequently say they want to kill police officers and white people." Well, in that case why would they allow "whites" to come and join their side. Because your statement to me is saying they are all racists , that hate all Caucasian American people and officers. Or that they would only save African American officers.
Black Lives Matter is a domestic terrorist organization

The group Black Lives Matter, claims to be a peaceful group working to end police brutality. However, this is far from the truth. BLM supporters and members on social media frequently say they want to kill police officers and white people. BLM have also killed a total of 11 officers so far. This group is not attempting to change society, they are simply terrorists. Any person who supports them should be placed in prison immediately for supporting terrorists. BLM has also sought help from ISIS in their mission to kill police officers. BLM does not have a few "bad apples" in their group, they are all bad, just like ISIS doesn't just have a few "bad apples", all of ISIS is bad.
U.S.-Mexico border fence

My opponent has give me little to refute, but I will do so. Response to first contention: What does the matter of money have to do when illegal immigrants and drug cartels openly travel over the border? 49 billion dollars does seem like a small amount IN COMPARISON to the many FRUITLESS bills we have passed recently in Obama's administration. Examples: Stimulus package = 862 billion dollars. Healthcare reform bill = 875 billion dollars. Emergency teacher bailout = 23 billion dollars. These examples show how frivilous it is to look at the cost of a 700 mile border and think it is expensive. If the border is only 700 miles, isn't it better than just a wire fence? Certainly, some armed force group (most likely, the US National Guard) can be stationed in between gaps where illegal immigrants can sneak through. Let it be known that the border fence is proposed as 700 miles, not confirmed as to be built as a 700 mile fence. "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America" - Preamble of the US Constition The US Constitution CLEARLY states that the US must provide for the common defense. Without a secure tangible border, how is there to be a common defense against the many drug cartels who actively smuggle cannabis, cocaine, and even illegal firearms across the border? A border fence seperating the USA from Mexico is only in best interest of USA. What will be the result? Less illegal immigrants, thus less under-the-counter paying jobs = less job corruption and more jobs for legal productive American CITIZENS. Less crime from the lower amounts of smuggled drugs across the border. Less gun violence from the fewer amount of illegal firearms smuggled from Mexico into the USA. All of this can ONLY be beneficial to the American people. Vote PRO. http://articles.cnn.com... http://topics.law.cornell.edu... http://www.washingtonpost.com... http://dmarron.com... http://www.businessweek.com...
U.S.-Mexico border fence

I know I'll probably lose the conduct vote for missing the second round but I'll try to get my argument in before I forfet another. According to the Congressional Research Service a border fence spanning the entire border would cost up to 49 billion dollars. This does not include "the expense of acquiring private land along hundreds of miles of border or the cost of labor if the job is done by private contractors. " . http://articles.sfgate.com... The proposed border fence would also only cover a total of 700 miles of the border. The length of the whole U. S. - Mexico border is 1,969 miles total. . http://en.wikipedia.org... What use is the fence if it does not cover the whole thing? Can't immigrants just go around it?
Socialist policies are good for America

Here's a study saying FDR prolonged the depression for 7 years: http://newsroom.ucla.edu...;He also proposed a 100 percent top tax rate. At a time of “grave national danger,” Roosevelt told Congress in April 1942, “no American citizen ought to have a net income, after he has paid his taxes, of more than $25,000 a year.” That would be about $350,000 in today’s dollars.FDR is truly one of the worst presidents ever.
Socialist policies are good for America

Socialist policies are definitely not good for America.Your opening statement is very off-base. First off, the government (the Federal Reserve) is to blame for the Great Depression, not free markets/capitalism. Here's Milton Friedman talking about that: ;And here's Ben Bernanke (ex-chairman of the Federal Reserve) admitting to Friedman that the Great Depression was the Fed's fault: http://www.federalreserve.gov... "I would like to say to Milton and Anna: Regarding the Great Depression. You’re right, we did it. We’re very sorry. But thanks to you, we won’t do it again."Secondly, Roosevelt severely prolonged the depression with his awful, immoral policies. For example:"Keeping Prices High. The centerpiece of the New Deal was the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. It created “codes” or cartels in more than 500 industries in order to limit competition. Businesses were told to cut output and maintain high prices and wages. Businessmen who cut prices were cajoled, fined, and sometimes arrested. Fortunately, NIRA was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1935. The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 similarly restricted production to keep prices high. “Excess” output was destroyed or dumped abroad. While millions of Americans were going hungry, the government plowed under 10 million acres of crops, slaughtered 6 million pigs, and left fruit to rot. Production of milk, fruits, and other products was cartelized to boost prices under “marketing orders” in 1937. These policies reduced employment and burdened families with higher prices. At a May 1935 press conference, Roosevelt read letters from businessmen thanking him for keeping prices high. With millions out of work and short of money, Roosevelt thought that his job was to shield high-cost producers from entrepreneurs wanting to offer lower prices to hard-pressed families."That excerpt is from this short Cato Institute bulletin which you should definitely read: http://object.cato.org... About unions:"This was far from the only way in which New Deal programs hurt the poor. Blacks fared very badly under Roosevelt, the supposed great exemplar of enlightened modern liberalism. Minimum-wage laws proved a stumbling block to efforts by blacks to secure jobs. These laws prevented employers from undercutting unions by offering lower wages to nonunion members. Since blacks faced exclusion from many of the powerful unions, they were in effect frozen out. Roosevelt, by the way, allowed unions freely to violate private-property rights: sit-down strikes, i.e., the forcible seizure and occupation of an employer's property, were for him quite in order." [source: https://mises.org...]He had several other terrible ideas as well, like the massive theft of everyone's gold. How are these policies good?
Socialist policies are good for America

I believe that to begin arguing in favor of socialism in the United States, we'd first have to look at history. Our first arguably socialist president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, did in fact pull the United States out of the depression that was engulfing the world. One of the primary things that Roosevelt did was begin using stimulus in the economy, which generally goes against absolute capitalism. He didn't leave jobs to be created by the upper class as many conservatives and even democratic politicians support, he had the government make them. The increased the rights of the worker and allowed more rights for unions. Whether it was one of these things or a combination, you cannot help but concede that socialism rejuvenated our economy. Overseas, we saw Adolf Hitler resurrect the dead German economy. He implemented a form of (national) socialism to stimulate the economy. During this time, the Soviet Union was busy reversing the faults of capitalism and quickly modernized the failed state, turning it into a world power by the end of the second World War.
Christianity produces a net benefit to society

Christianity has had many people commit atrocities "under its flag" I would argue that Christian principles and disciplines provide more benefit to society than negative externalities. This should be a self-evident position to hold if you consider the what the media focuses on. The media's job is to get people to tune in #1 and #2 to present factual reports on events. Sometimes #1 can overshadow #2. The point is the media would not think reporting a religious atrocity is newsworthy unless it had a level of significance. Why would it be significant to show a church group volunteering or gathering to worship, these things happen much more often than 1 individual or 1 group under the banner of Christian ethos committing violent acts. To contrast this point one of the often heard examples of Christian oppression is the idea that it supports slavery. This is easily an inflammatory topic on its own but I hope to focus on the concepts and principles of Christianity as I logically understand them. The main concepts taught by Jesus, the central focus of scripture, is how to live a more abundant life. With this premise, I would subject that the basic idea on how to live an abundant life as a slave is more along the lines of what scripture is speaking to. Ironically enough, why would a group of Jewish people write these letters and text as a pro slavery stance? In fact, the Jewish people were enslaved for close to 400 years by Egypt and were also technically under the rule of the Romans. The latter may not be considered slavery per se but it definitely wasn't freedom. Historically, the majority of the United States at the time of the "end of slavery" post civil war would claim to be Christian and furthermore the real end of slavery 100 years later in the 1960s had as a main spokesperson a Christian man Martin Luther King Jr. This is a major accomplishment for Christianity in the sense that Slavery has been a very strong institution that has existed for thousands of years and will most likely continue to exist in most of the world especially because of the lack of Christian influences. Slavery, most would agree has more negative consequences for more people than it has positive benefits therefore would be a net negative benefit to society at large. Although unarguable and unethical slavery does produce significant benefit for select few through oppression. Christianity has #1 so many positive acts everyday that it would be uncommon and thus significant to hear a report of "bad Christians" and #2 taught principles and concepts for abundant living which eventually did lead to the "abolishment" of slavery in the United states. These little everyday acts of kindness and the significant end of slavery are positive benefits in society and I suggest far out way the negative consequences of "bad Christians"