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Christ Jesus (Peace on Him) did not teach the concept of trinity

This debate is part of Thett’s winter tournament. == Disclaimer == Christianity and Islam are two of the greatest religion on earth. The two faiths are extremely close to each other and share lots of similarities. This does not mean that our religions are identical. In fact we have many differences which are debated all the time. However the similarities are much more interesting and important than differences. Perhaps the greatest similarity of all is that both Muslims and Christians glorify Christ Jesus (Peace on Him). Christians praise Jesus (Peace on Him) based on testimony of the ‘Gospels’, which are account of his life written by his apostles. Muslims praise Jesus (Peace on Him) based on testimony of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (Peace on Him) who was inspired by God. Muslims and Christians disagree about message of Jesus (Peace on Him). In this debate we will be debating one of the most important differences of them all; the concept of ‘trinity’. However even as we discuss our differences, we are aware of the major similarities, without which this debate would have been redundant. We hope that this debate will serve to increase mutual understanding and appreciation. The Holy Quran calls Christians as ‘Nasara’, which means friends. This is because they are the friends of Prophet Jesus (Peace on Him). It is possible for two communities to disagree with each other and yet be friends. In spite of all our differences, we are trying our best to follow Jesus (Peace on Him) as per our understanding of his blessed message. If any of the readers don’t understand this simple yet important point – this debate is not meant for them. We sincerely request them to not to read this debate at all. == Introduction == Trinity: The Trinity is the term employed to signify the central doctrine of the Christian religion — the truth that in the unity of the Godhead there are Three Persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, these Three Persons being truly distinct one from another. [Copied from . http://www.newadvent.org...] Christians believe in trinity. Muslims disagree strongly with this concept and insist that there is only one God and any association of any other being with God’s divine nature is a major sin. Christians believe in the concept of trinity based on teachings of The New Testament, most important of which are the four Gospels. Muslims consider The Gospels to be corrupted versions of the original. Muslims understand the teachings of Prophet Jesus (Peace on Him) through teachings of The Holy Quran. However this debate is not about authenticity of The Gospel or The Holy Quran. In this debate I am making a stronger claim. If the teachings of Christ Jesus (Peace on Him) are analyzed carefully from the Gospels (as they exist today), it becomes apparent that he did not teach the concept of trinity. The burden of proof is shared between me and my opponent. The scope of this debate is limited to teachings of Jesus (Peace on Him) from the four Gospels. We hope that this debate will enhance our understanding of the teachings of Christ Jesus (Peace on Him).
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Gonna take an idea from some other people and do this, because I'm bored and don't know what to debate about. As you can see, this debate is 5 rounds. In the contender's round 1, he/she will propose 3 different topics of debate that COVER VARIOUS FIELDS. (I don't want 3 debates about abortion but worded differently, for example. Then in my round 2, I will choose one of the debates to well...debate on. In the contender's round 2, he/she will choose a stance on the choice (PRO or CON) and choose whether to go first or second. If he/she goes first, to keep the number of arguments per person equal, he/she must include the opening argument in the response, and cannot post an argument in the final round. (Either forfeit or spam, or something.) However, if I am forced to go first, the debate will proceed as normal. So if all goes as planned, we will each get a normal 3 rounds to debate.
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I agree that illegal drugs can be detrimental to a person's health. The government's job, however, is not to force people to have healthy habits. Does the government outlaw all fast food -- or soft drinks? Should exercise be enforced at the point of a gun? Of course not, because we realize that in a free country, one must be free to make discisions others consider to be unwise. We realize that the government is not our nanny, and free citizens should be able to make decisions that could harm themselves. It is for this reason that, alcohol, coffee, and cigarettes are legal, despite the fact that they can be harmful. And, the "war on drugs" is not just a violation of people's civil rights. Today, our jails are overfilled. The percentage of our population that is incarcerated (over 1% now -- 2.3 million individuals) is higher than almost any other country on earth. This puts a strain on budgets nationwide (almost 40 billion per year spent on drug enforcement), not to mention the number of families that are broken up, careers destroyed, and the number of single mothers this causes, who in many cases must then go on welfare, incurring additional costs. This, when education, infrastructure, and other important government functions are undergoing widespread budget cuts. Drug addiction is a disease, just like alcohol addiction, and it should be treated as such. Drug offenders should be given medical treatment and counciling, instead of jail. For example, a study by the RAND Drug Policy Research Center found that treatment is 10 times more cost effective than interdiction in reducing the use of cocaine in the United States. What's more, drugs are still readily available -- all the "war on drugs" has done is ensured that drug money goes into the hands of gangsters and other criminal elements of society. In the 20s, the prohibition on alcohol funneled millions of dollars to Al Capone -- and when prohibition was repealed, the mafia lost much of its power. The same is true of gangs and drugs today -- how many deaths in drug wars could have been avoided -- and how much money is being funneled to nefarious, violent organizations and militias here and overseas because of our poor policies? A policy based on prevention and treatment of drug addiction instead of a "war" would help keep families intact (and help halt the breakdown of inner city communities), reduce the stress on our budgets, reduce the amount of money funneled to violent gangs and mobs, and keep more people productively in the workforce instead of jail. The secondary benefits of these changes would be huge as well. How many crimes would have been prevented if more of our inner city youth grew up in two parent homes, for example?
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Ok so I'll be CON. However, before I begin I would like to point out two things: 1) The burden of proof is upon PRO (my opponent) to prove that "The US federal government should discontinue its war on drugs." Being CON, I am advocating that the war on drugs should continue. But remember, my opponent has to prove his side of the resolution beyond a reasonable doubt. 2) Always remember, vote on the debate, not the issue. Now for my contention. Point 1: Drugs are [obviously] detrimental to the health, well-being and efficiency of society. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org... Let's take a look at the side effects of meth. They include: - fast loss of teeth - increased risk of strokes - heart damage - withdrawal syndrome from the mother to a newborn - inability to ejaculate - hygiene issues - self-destructive behavior And here are the side effects of ecstasy: Source: http://en.wikipedia.org... - hyponatremia (low blood salt levels) - hypertension - increased heart rate and blood pressure (I'm on a time crunch so I will not list them all) All these side effects range from unhealthy to deadly. Thus being detrimental to health. The U.S. should continue its war on drugs because they do more harm than good and are very, very bad for your health.
is debate/ GD really important

avinash you are saying if a person is specialist in his field he need not to discuss things too much but he has to DISCUSS. I think whatever the post is, a person needs to discuss with his team members. A specialist person can't do all the work by his own. he can't make the other to do work for him if he don't have good communication skills.so i believe communication skill is important in each and every individual serving the society. now you are taking about HR post. I made my stand clear that IIM's gives a lot of preference to VERBAL ABILITY besides logical and mental ability. finally, I would like to conclude that communication skill is necessary but GD is not important to select any person (not fare system). In order to make good communication skills all we need to do is put our efforts .
is debate/ GD really important

ya absolutely i am clear on my stand that when its a call for the team work the communication skills are must but i am just extending my case for the person who has extra ordinary skills in one field that he is specialist in that field so he need not to discuss too much in his field . ok dinesh tell me one thing if a person is hired for HR position and he not able to speak and put his point of view then how can he will be useful for the company ?? if you say that that person needs the communication skills then i think i made my stand clear that GD is important but just modified it that its intensity vary from need of that skill . so GD is important , i think i am clear in my views .
is debate/ GD really important

avinash as you have stated in round 1 that a person works in team almost in all the stages in his life and to interact with other members he needs good communication skills (doesn't matter the place where he works) and now in round 3 you are saying it depends for the post he is applying. I would like to advice to make your stand clear. you are saying that IIM's don't focus on communication skills too much then why in CAT exam the 2nd section is of VERBAL ABILITY given so much importance. IIM's are producing world class management students and most of them join at high post and they need to interact globally and you are saying communication skills is not important for them. In our college i have seen that most of the companies don't have GD round .they are having written and interview rounds only.
is debate/ GD really important

no my friend i am not agree with you its actually the problem of the network due to which i was unable to respond .. actually the point was whether GD was the important for the selection of the candidate for the job . the basic thing is that the GD is important or not it also depends on whether the job we are applying for in that the communication skill is requisite or not . yes you are also right that 11 IIMs had also eliminate the GD from there selection criterion but the main thing is that they require a person who is able to manage the things and the peoples and the company so the communication is not so important as they have to take the decision on right times and in right areas this requires their logical thinking and their mental ability . so suppose a person is hired for the HR team or as a financial adviser and he/she not able to express him/herself then why that person should be hired . so its not possible that the GD should be completely removed from the job selection criteria it depends on the post requirements and the talent of that person . so i am totally disagree with you that GD will be removed from the job selection procedure .
is debate/ GD really important

GD should not be the basis to select any person at any stage in his life. In GD the topics which are given are not technical ,rather than they are factual,controversial and abstract topics. all people have different knowledge of all topics . so its like luck that if the person get the topic of his interest can speak a lot else he won't be able to do that good. some people don't like to speak much in public and he can't do well . some time due to controversial topics people take it as personally and emotionally and raise there noise a lot.so it create very bad environment. when one candidate is good at any topic, he raises his voice very loudly and other candidate can't speak at all. considering all these facts 11 IIM's in INDIA has removed GD round from there selection procedure. one day,we won't be having GD in selection of candidate. now, as far as communication skills is considered, it can be greatly improved by taking few steps like watching english, news reading newspaper and try taking in english. we will definitely see a lot of change in our verbal skills.
is debate/ GD really important

my friend i think as if you are in favor of the GD or debate as you think its IMPORTANT . as far as the acceptance of any idea is concerned it is not the case when we concern about the loyalty of the idea . the idea may be right or wrong it should be first expressed then we may come to know whether it is wrong or right so the articulation in expressing our idea is the main focus. so we should be expressive and can put forward our own ideas it may be right or wrong that is other thing. and as far as the technology development for disabled persons and the one who do not understand English as their language is venerable so you are right that we should improve our education system and advancement of technology for better communication level. but this is not the current topic. so the main idea is the GD and debate is an important aspect seeking a persons personality and it is evident that for almost every job or higher we have the policy of GD. ya its right that its importance vary from requirement and persons ability but overall i should say that its indispensable thing to have
is debate/ GD really important

every thing has got some pros and cons . Although,i think debate/ GD is important but there are few cons also which should be considered. firstly, you talked about team work in every field. In a GD,a final decision has to be taken.All member of organisation don't have the same view point about any topic. After discussion also if one is not able to understand the idea of other people and decision is taken against his will, he feels as disregarded,cut from organisation,reduction in his efficiency and effectiveness,mentally disturbed. secondly, you talked about exchange of views and for this we need a medium of language.I think every one is very fluent in his local and national language ideas can be easily placed and listened. Now, problem comes when we have to exchange ideas at global level and for this we use mainly english as our medium. In our education system, english is compulsory subject .the problem is of fluency in english which can be sorted out easily if proper attention is given to it in our education system. for exchange of ideas technology can be used like stephen hawkins uses technology only all we need to do is to develop low cost technology . its better for who people who can speak should pay attention on language. so by taking few steps all can become as a great asset to an organisation .
is debate/ GD really important

while working in a team at offices, construction sites ( for civil engineers ), marketing or any other place the most important factor is the team work. in this team work if a person dont able to express him/herself then it can be difficult for the team to coordinate . self expression and discussing with the group is most important and if one not able to reveal one's ideas then that person i dont think can work in a team and can be a loose point for that team irrespective of the fact that the person is expert in his own field but if we cant coordinate with the others that how the woks of different peoples can be summed up. so according to me GD is good for checking the overall personality of that person so lets have some hot debate on what we are doing now is actually important or good or we are just wasting our time :)
Epic Songs

That one definitely has more epic-ness to it than the last one... I will give you that. However, I do not believe that anything can compare with my last choice. For my final contribution to this debate, I will be providing one of the most epic songs I know and love. Once again, by Sabaton, I give you, the pure, melodic, epically brilliant piece of music, "The Art of War." This song makes me want to run onto the the battlefield with William Wallace in the Battle of Stirling, and kill some people Braveheart style. So I urge the voters, my opponents songs cannot compare to the epic compositions I've chosen, vote for my songs! I thank my opponent for this entertaining debate, and I look forward to his last selection. http://www.youtube.com...
Epic Songs

I saw a debate in which both debaters post songs back and forth to see which songs were more epic and in the voting period, the voters decide who had more epic choices. I was a fan of that debate and wanted to do one for myself. I believe that I have the ability to win this. So whoever decides to accept this challenge, you will have 4 chances to come up with the most epic songs you can. Any genre of song is welcome (except for a movie soundtrack song). "Epic" meaning; grand & monumental sounding and possibly with a message and/or story to match. This is just a friendly debate, I think it will be fun. With that said, I start with this song; http://www.youtube.com... This song is an epic tale of of a man (during the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1893) leaving his woman to make a journey to find their future home, and she never leaves his mind. His journey is explained in the song. GOOD LUCK TO MY OPPONENT AND LETS HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS
Affirmation Action should be abolished/changed

The Education GapThere is a large gap in academic achievement with race. Those who are black tend to fall behind whites in high school (not trying to be racist). These results were gathered largely from Elementary schools, but it is clear that students who are minorities are expected to gain a lower income than white males, so we will accept less from them. If Affirmative Action is still around then we will be conquering stereotypes, and in the process decrease the racism rate in America. http://www.dispatch.com...Diversity Is BeneficialResearch has shown that diversity leads to higher levels of academic achievement, better intergroup relations, etc.http://www.diversityweb.org...; PositivityWith more diversity there will definatley be less racist people, and the amount of racism will die down, since they will be in more contact with minorities, and learn that all of them are not bad. I do not have a source for this, but it is a pretty solid theory.
Affirmation Action should be abolished/changed

1. If there is "free market" in music, sport, movie, TV, etc. industry, why does there have to be a restriction in the academic realm? I never heard people saying "oh, we have too many black NBA players, let's lower the bar to get more white and Asian players so we can have some diversity." 2. If you have at least a clue about the American history, you should know that black and Native Americans were not the only ones that were being discriminated against. Sure, slavery and Trait of Tears were some of the most hideous and racist crimes committed against humanity in this country. But what about the poor treatment of Italian, German, Irish, and many other European immigrants in the 18th century? Indenture servitude is basically a nicer way of describing "European slavery." What about the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Japanese Interment Camp during the WWII? People were prohibited the right to freedom just because they had the "undesirable" skin color according to laws? Unless you're an elite WASP, almost everyone and/or everyone's ancestors were being discriminated some point along the way. 3. There is a fair portion of wealthy black and Hispanic people in this country. Vice versa, there are plenty of poor white and Asian people in this country as well. If we're going to implement Affirmative Action, shouldn't we at least try to benefit those who are at disadvantaged, particularly the ones who came from a poor family? Isn't that the fundamental purpose of Affirmative Action?
Pokemon v Fia (pokemon pro fifa con)

well when you said quote on quote "U never hear or find people asking friends or family to play Pokemon" well quite the contrary many people play pokemon and ask their friends and or family to play pokemon with them(eg Pokemon stadium regardless of how old it is ,pokemon x and y and many more), and when you said because EA's games being unfinished are what make them good because they can update sh*t don't mean sh*t, come on Morgan look at how many games out their that are completed and make updates (eg Pokemon Showdown with the 3D pokemon sprites) those are examples of games that just made your point invalid, you have also failed to say what really makes you think that pokemon is not as good as fifa all you did was tell me your freaking life story as if anyone can give half a f*ck, and even when pokemon came out after fifa pokemon has still managed to get their games in 3D while fifa has been changing graphics by one freaking pixel. PS word of advise do your damn research before you step up to me
Pokemon v Fia (pokemon pro fifa con)

"Since a child I have always had the FIFA games, from FIFA 98 all the way to FIFA 13. I have never missed one of the games! And every year the graphics get better, gameplay improves and EA Sports always manage to impress me with something new. I think the big thing now on FIFA is Ultimate Team, which enables you to create your own team of players around the world to play against your friends and anyone else who has a team. FIFA has given me hundreds of hours of entertainment since the 1990"s and I"m sure it will continue to do so in the future" says FIFA fan. There is nothing better than turning on the Xbox the PlayStation and playing FIFA. U never hear or find people asking friends or family to play Pok"mon I believe that FIFA is one of the most if not best realistic game ever. Staduims, Players, Club all on the game and Kern stated that "FIFA is unfinished", that's the best part transfer, injurys are updated and that the best thing about FIFA
Pokemon v Fia (pokemon pro fifa con)

Though pokemon isn't real it has places that are based on real places, any way this isn't relevant the point is that pokemon has continuously beaten fifa in sales and popularity, throughout the pokemon series there has been a increasing amount of fans and money while fifa has been losing some of it's popularity yet some how keeps getting money, in general EA has been publishing extremely unfinished games that's why people were so afraid of EA being able to get ownership of WWE games, My friend has continuously denied to listen to facts (He has never even played pokemon)