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Thiest hold a more solid outlook than athiest

My opponent seemed to not want to respond last round. That concerns me about how firm he is in his beliefs. I still like the debate so I would like to answer some of his questions and clarify my points so far. My opponent stated in round 2 that: "Saying the bible's miracles is philosophically possible means absolutely nothing. Everything is philosophically possible even the possibility of existence not being real, a popular Buddhist belief, but that does not make it so. I am simply stating that I find that argument to hold no weight." I would like to say, I think that the possiblity of it, maybe being true, is signifiant. And if you believe in everything and nothing then that is merely being lukewarm. You would go too either side if it showed you something and in that you are acceptable to anything. And you are not acceptable to God cause your faith and trust is not in Him. My opponent also sayed in Round 2 that,"Fear of death and fear in general come from the survival instincts that have allowed humans to become the apex predator of the world." Logically we need to see that the earth has many predators in the world and man is not the biggest or strongest. We are the most intelligent, because of this we rule over everything. There is a well established saying and it goes,"Top of the food chain." In this statement shows that all through the animal kingdom is animals ruling over others and man ruling over them all, it makes logical since that man would be ruled over too. My opponents point of view is looking to be unlogical to me. He continues,"The majority of great civilizations have kept their subjects in line through religion. Religion was power. The Mayans did it with sacrificing and horror stories, the Egyptians through pure worship of a god like figure and the Greeks and Romans who used religion not only as a form of oppression but also a show of strength and a way to mask (in the Romans case) a not so pleasant history." Though I do not understand because none of These religions were Biblical Christian. The name of anything becomes tarnished if everyone uses it and acts and behaves in any fashion they choose. It is easy to see a true christian trying to work the word of God and actually cares for your soul. He concludes with,"It is purely about the ideals of atheism and theism and just because atheism is associated with a specific group of people, does not change how it should be viewed, that would be an appeal to association. Atheism is not a faith, it is the absence of faith." I truely do not understand the ideals of my opponents atheism. I did not know atheism had ideals in the first place, I though it was belief in nothing. My opponent should provide us with these ideals. I do thank my oppoent and hope He responds.
Thiest hold a more solid outlook than athiest

Thank you for whoever accepts this debate! All gratitude to my opponent. Rounds: 1. Agreement 2. Arguement/Questions 3. Rebuttal/Answers 4. Rebuttals 5. Rebuttal/Conclusion Rules: 1. In this debate both opponents must give 10 questions to thier opponent to answer about the outlook of the opposition. All questions must be answered and/or explained. 2. Questions must consist of the overall outlook of the opposing side. 3. Debate must stay on topic. 4. Debate must remain in a respectful manner. If you agree to the terms of the debate, PLZ feel free to accept. Thanks in advance.
Goku can beat Naruto

Naruto cannot beat Goku. Naruto gets the majority of his power from the nine tailed fox, while Goku has trained vigorously throughout his life and becomes stronger after every battle. While Naruto has also trained a lot, Goku has won the majority of his battles, and even when he died he trained and became stronger because of it. Also, in the most recent movie Dragon Ball Z Battle of the Gods, he fights on par with the war god, and turned into a god himself. The closest to a god in the Naruto Universe is the sage of six paths and possibly Madara. Naruto is not nearly strong enough to beat Goku, and would be barely able to fight on par with him.
South Park vs, Family Guy

My opponent has made their argument saying that they are making '100 jokes per episode', which I'm sure is a complete exaggeration unless they have proof that such an amount is present in each episode. ... In closing, I would like to say that because of the reasons I've listed in Round 2, South Park has made a greater impact in humor and moral reflection than Family Guy, along with its history being more impactful with the start of viral video creation. It is an absolutely impactful show that deserves the attention it gets and will definitely keep its stance in being one of the Top 100 greatest cartoons. [1] Vote Pro! ... Sources [1] - http://www.tvguide.com...
South Park vs, Family Guy

Why South Park is better than Family GuyThe reason I say this is for a few reasons:1. Revolution of a cartoon: South Park had its roots back to the creation of stop-motion animations known as The Spirit of Christmas, which called for two Christmas-themed shorts known as Jesus vs. Frosty and Jesus vs. Santa. Having the same sort of animation that adapted its way towards the first few seasons of the show, it had a very distinct style that was both original and took time and effort to create with the technology at hand. After its success of being one of the first 'viral videos', it was then decided to put the idea of a series to work with Comedy Central, with the first episode premiering in 1997.2. The general humor: South Park has broken a great amount of boundaries with controversial humor, celebrity jokes, and parodies of international political topics. Ranging from the religious controversy involved with Scientology to the recruitment of child pirates in Somalia, Matt Stone and Trey Parker have both been able to make light of very dark and twisted themes and issues, while still being able to make us laugh even when it can be disgusting. With Family Guy, most of the humor comes from modern Western-society based issues that usually involve flashbacks involving scenarios where characters remember something awful happening or how something is worse or better or sadder than *insert flashback here*. As funny as some examples can be, it seems to really rely on those jokes, not to mention that there have been instances where Family Guy has based scenes off of Simpsons jokes.3. Morals and reflection: It was notable in the first few seasons where at the end of the episode, the main characters Kyle, Stan, Kenny, and Cartman would learn something from their experiences, often having it be based on reflection of real situations. While I cannot say that there never has been such situations in Family Guy, there usually isn't any mention of people learning from their mistakes or actions but instead run along with life as usual as if nothing had happened. .. .I await my opponent's opening arguments. Sources-. http://en.wikipedia.org...-http://www.youtube.com...;
God doesn't exist

Sorry I messed up :( you did a better job than me so you deserve to win :) That's a question I've always wanted answered. Why do people suffer if God is so loving? To be honest I have no idea. Miracles happen. People who have been missing for years who finally get reunited with their parents is a miracle. People surviving diseases they shouldn't have survived is a miracle. Science explains a lot but not everything. God is real. I know so because I can feel him with me, like many other people. Maybe the bible is wrong or maybe parts are right and other parts are wrong. Maybe not all of its true. No one will know for sure if a God exists until they die, and that's where they will begin their next journey.
God doesn't exist

According to round one, the con was supposed to write a rebuttal to my first argument, not my rebuttal. In closing, god doesn't exist because there are too many gaps in the bible and that the Earth simply isn't as old as the bible claims it to be. There is no such thing as a miracle, only extremely bizarre coincidences that seem to work out in ones favor. There is no set "plan" by an omnipotent power that favors one group of people over another. If there really is an omnipotent power in control, why is there so much plague and disease running rampant all across Africa? There couldn't be a loving god that has all the power in the universe to let all of these children and infants die. Science is proving through many tested theories and formulas that at one point, there was a singularity that caused an super massive explosion. They've tested theories and formulas to create an idea exactly how life has formed. They don't just follow blind faith that, " If there is no God how did we come to be?. Are we all star dust or made up of what was star dust?. If there is no God how do we explain the supernatural occurrences (not all of them because to be honest some of those "super natural occurrences" are just hoaxes or coincidences). " Thank you for the debate. I look forward to the next ones.
God doesn't exist

How is it that we came to be with out a creator?. All that work, the years of evolution and development. I understand what could have happened of there was no creator (evolution, natural selection) but with all our history it seems someone must have been watching us the whole way through. I think God is real and that he didn't just create us out of thin air in 7 days but I believe he chose to create beings that would than take years to develop into what we are today. With everything that's in the world it just seems like it couldn't have happened with out someone guiding us through. About my pig I had a dream I would find her on May 6 (2013) and on that day me and my dad walked over to CVS to get stuff and my piggy was in the card section waiting for me!. It was incredible. I didn't dream about where I would find her but when. I knew I would find her on May 6 and I did. I thought I would find her in a house though. A nother miracle I've experienced is when I got 1D tickets. It was only a couple hours before the show and I was so depressed and I thought I wasn't going but we called ticketmaster and they happened to have two tickets and my seat was really good!. I can't really imagine these being random. I think God has a special plan for everyone and is guiding everyone through their life. Also my parents had the same dream once. In their dream they were both in the same weird house and it wasn't a house they'd lived in together (maybe it was a house they'd been to together) and also both my parents knew they would have twin daughters even when they were kids and before we were born. Most people know their child's gender and how they will look before they are even born or conceived. I don't believe that the connection people feel to others is a biological thing for survival. I believe it's souls connecting. Every human has a soul. Sadly some souls aren't very good and those people become killers and rapists. A lot of souls are good (like mine and most peoples :) and those people choose to do good things. Even though it's not part of my religion i believe in reincarnation. Souls have nor beginning and no end and they come into a baby when they are inside their moms uterus and than after the person dies they go into a different baby and live another life. Eventually they go to Heaven. You know how people feel strongly about issues that don't effect them personally?. That's probably because in their passed life they were effected by those issues. It sounds crazy but it explains a lot. All the dino's vanished because of the meteor. Even though it's not in any religious books it's been proven through science and no one can deny it. Evolution happened. It's not a matter of believing in evolution it's a matter of accepting evolution. Even though religion and God can not be proven it doesn't mean its not true or they don't exist. I respect every belief and they all have their place in the world (except satanism, weird cults and extreme fundamentalist religion) and they can all be tolerated and coexist, God or no God. Thanks for the debate :)
God doesn't exist

First, I will discuss where we did come from, then I will explain what those "miracles" are that you were talking about. After I talk about the "miracles" I will discuss how dinosaurs and humans could not have possibly lived in the same environment together. 1. We came from billions of years of circumstances that started with a singularity also known as the big bang theory. As heat, particulates, radiation, gas, and other matter was projected into the vast beyond known as the universe. Over millions of years, the matter began to pull together to form nebulas and other large solid masses. These then became the stars and planets. As gravity did what gravity does best, the matter began to condense more and more until, after more millions of years, our solar system fell into place. There are millions, perhaps billions of other solar systems that are extremely similiar to ours. In the earlier stages of the Earth, it is believed that a rather large asteroid slammed into the Earth causing a big piece of the Earth to break off. That large chuck then became our moon. Soon after (millions of years later) the Earth began solidifying and condensing. Somewhere during this solidification period, single celled organisims were introduced to the planet (whether from a rogue comet carrying frozen cells or from various other theories). After the introduction of single celled organisms, a long series of "survival of the fittest" took place and here we are, having a discussion on whether there was ever a creator. 2. The human mind is a fickle thing. It sees what it wants to see, believes what it wants to believe. I'm happy you found you stuffed animal at CVS, but the reason you dreamed about finding it was due to your subconscious mind thinking about your stuffed pig into your dreams. You subsonscious knew where it was and you really hoped that you would find it, therefore your brain was trying to show you the way to get back to your stuffed pig. The same situation with your monther dreaming of her deceased aunt. She most likely was thinking about her, either consciously or unconsciously throughout the day and when it became time for her to sleep, her brain relaxed and started showing her memories of her aunt to help calm her down for the next day. An example of another miracle that often misconstrued is someone having cancer and being told that they'll only have less than one percent chance of surving, but against all odds they beat cancer and live to see another day. This is not a miracle. Its due to a rather complicated series of events mixed with great skill of the doctors and modern medicine. 3. As stong as Noah was for building that Arc for one male and one female creature, I seriously doubt he was able to make it big enough to fit two brachiosaurus, along with thousands of other dinosaurs weighing at least 30 tons each. After the "great flood" what happend to all the dinosaurs? Why did every single dinosaur on the planet mysteriously vanish? Did Noah just forget to get the T-Rex?
God doesn't exist

I believe in micro evolution. People and animals evolved by adapting to their environment and natural selection but we were still created by God. He watched our development and created us. After our creation people began their journey through adaption and natural selection. If there is no God how did we come to be?. Are we all star dust or made up of what was star dust?. If there is no God how do we exain the supernatural occurrences (not all of them because to be honest some of those "super natural occurrences" are just hoaxes or coincidences). I once lost my stuffed animal pig and I dreamed that I would find her a week later on May 6 and I did find her on May 6 at CVS. I have also prayed and prayed for stuff to happen and all of those things came true. My mom got visited by her deceased aunt in a dream. There are many times when miracles happen and people wake up from a near death expirence and have seen a white light or believe (not true in all cases) their soul left their body and can tell people exactly where people were while they were dying. Is it possible for the earth to be however many years old and is to possible that animals and people evolved through natural selection but at the same time we were created?. The world is a huge place with so much going on and it seems to me that all that couldn't happen and be happening with out someone watching us. Maybe Christianity, Islam and Judaism don't tell the complete exaby truth. Maybe none of the religions are true but there is just one being watching over us. God is real. If he wasn't we couldn't be where we are today. Thanks for the debate.
God doesn't exist

I will make my first argument covering the theory of evolution. The assumption that an omnipotent being with unlimited power and authority placed every creature on the planet to serve a cause for humans is absurd. If said omnipotent being placed every creature on the Earth to serve the purpose of man, then why would they change and adapt over millions of years to become what they are today? Why wouldn't they just stay the same and serve the humans the way they were created? I will use an example of Charles Darwin's book, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. He observed the galapagos finches and how their bill structures were completely different due to the different need of their surrounding environment. Some finches had bills that were longer to grab bugs from deep in the trunks and limbs of trees, while other finches had shorter, stronger bills so they could crack the nuts and consume the seeds. Throughout millions of years, animals have been adapting and changing to their environments and their evolution has taken much longer than what is possible according to what the bible gives credit for how old the Earth is.
Forced lie detector testing.

I think we can both agree that just because something is either a law or in the constitution does not mean that it is right. For example the 18th amendment which prohibited "the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors" https://constitutioncenter.org... This was later repealed and just goes to show that just because something is in the constitution does not mean it is correct. With that established I propose this thought experiment. Say that a woman has been raped. She got a good look at her rapist and even recognizes him as her next door neighbor. She knows for certain that this is the man who raped her but unfortunately the rapist left no DNA evidence. There were no other eyewitnesses and no security footage. The rapist claims that he is innocent and refuses to take a lie detector test. This would lead to people believing that the woman was lying in order to incriminate her neighbor due to there being no evidence that he did when in fact she is simply a victim of a crime. Without forced lie detector tests the possibility for this hypothetical to become a reality could happen at any moment.
Forced lie detector testing.

I say no because people have the right to not incriminate themselves according to the text of the Fifth Amendment, found here: https://constitution.findlaw.com... as well as the fact that the burden of proof is on the one making the claim, ie the prosecution. Forced lie detector testing is also an unlawful search and or seizure of someone's private thoiughts. Amendment 4 can be found here: https://constitution.findlaw.com... Happy debating!
Original Sin Never Happened

The Bible provides more answers. The idea that Adam was the first created human is under attack within evangelical circles. Dr. John MacArthur warned about this issue in the introduction to his book, The Battle for the Beginning in 2001. We decided to hold a conference on this topic as the theme for our annual creation conference now called the Creation Summit. Much of what we will cover in the Summit is based on the book What Happened in the Garden, Written by the faculty of The Master"s University and Dr. MacArthur. 1. In what way is the historical Adam under attack? Theistic evolution and old age creationism groups are becoming more influential in evangelical churches and some Christian colleges and universities. In these views, In order to accommodate long ages of evolution Genesis 1-11 is viewed as partially historical or not historical at all. Also, Aspects of modern evolutionary biology involving genetics and paleontology (the study of fossils) are largely accepted as part of these views. It is now widely accepted that many Adam and Eves evolved from pre-human ancestors and therefore there was not one unique created couple. 2. Did pre-human creatures exist before Adam and Eve? Our starting point and foundation for all our disciplines at TMU is the Bible. There is no indication biblically that there were pre-human creatures in God"s creation. In fact, The making of Eve from Adam would have been unnecessary if there were many evolving Eves. 3. How do we know there were only one Adam and one Eve? The Bible discusses a single creation event involving Adam and Eve. God walked with Adam in the garden without mention of others. Adam is often referred to as the first Adam and not the second or third Adam. The Bible discusses the fact that all sin derived from a single first Adam. Jesus is referred to as the second Adam, Supporting the fact that there was a single first Adam. 4. Does science show multiple first Adams and pre-humans that existed before Adam? Can God create the planets with science? Mass extinctions have multiple chain reactions within 7 days. They also found out how Life was formed. Level 100 Meteor with magical space ingredients. The Garden Of Eden fits many descriptions of the earth today. This is my first debate with Religion so I was unprepared. Thank You