Buddhism (Pro) or Christianity (Con)

Thank you. My opponent asserts that all my sources are pseudoscience and unreliable. First off, this is not true, unless Pro can point out what is wrong with my sources besides that they support my points and this upsets Pro. Also, my opponent didn't use any sources that actually helped prove his point during this last round (he only used 2, 1 of 2 which was actually relevant), ergo bias sources shouldn't matter in the end. Secondly I would like to add how easily one can get carried away in a debate. I like the topics this has branched off into, but ones such as "evolution" and "scientific evidence" aren't completely relevant and we should save them for another time. However, I would like to rebut what Pro has said, so forgive me. :) The reason Christianity is more relevant than Buddhism to people in our modern day is because we know we can't be utterly holy and "sin-less," so our salvation comes not from our own works but from God's love which we must accept to be saved. Ask any Buddhist and they will tell you that, in fact, it hasn't actually happened that they achieve "nothingness" or "Nirvana." Why? Because it's impossible. Christianity has it's guidelines but the salvation we don't achieve salvation by doing what's supposedly good; read the Bible and you'll see what it's all about. Buddhism has no specific guidelines therefore nothing that people can call "truth" besides individuality, which is an awkward stance that does/proves nothing. 1.) Speculation on scientific evidence is sometimes necessary, but with Buddhism they do not care to seek the truth about the science of matter and origin. Christianity's main goal is salvation from earthy transgressions which take us farther from the Holy God. But, concerning the Bible (God's Word), Creation Scientists have the job of finding evidence that delve into speculation. The facts of science can prove the Bible, and that is one reason why we take effort into this area of seeking truth. We can look at the facts of science and see how they fit with what the historically accurate Bible says, because it reveals things that we want to know. The Bible is not only historically accurate, but it also follows suit with science, whereas Buddhism has no books to show a specific truth on mysteries that I'm sure Buddhists wish they had answers to. This site explains why Creationism is important to a lot of Christians. http://creation.com... 2.) Pro says "Con states that science disproves previous theories. Yes, science evolves to make new discoveries." No, I believe it's 'discoveries change certain things and it makes new science.' This is what has happened ever since we started MAKING discoveries. Charles Darwin has been disproved in most aspects due to new discoveries; scientific theories have evolved over the years due to the same thing. Now, not ALL science changes. Some facts remain facts no matter what new discoveries we make. As long as the Bible stays accurate with our discoveries in science, it is not disproved. Christians rely on the Bible for truth about our world and the creations within. The Bible doesn't contradict anything science tells us and this is one reason why we believe it's the truth. Buddhists don't even try to create a truth-value. They don't have any proof that Buddha was what the books/stories say, while Christians have proof for the things Jesus did. 3.) If we had more rounds, I would ask Pro to explain what he means by Christians persecuting scientists, because obviously that doesn't happen nowadays and science has its own path through the public. Perhaps Pro is right about what some Christians did in the past, but this is a debate about Christianity vs. Buddhism, not Christians vs. Buddhists. Also I would ask Pro to see what he thinks of the contents of this site: http://christiananswers.net... Pro says "...how can you set the standard to what a true Christian is? Can't only God do that?" We know because of the Bible (and true prophets, but we won't get into that), what the standards of a true Christian is. The Bible is the only Holy Book of Christianity thus we look to it for any answers we might need about the religion. Yes, only God sets the standards, but we know what they are because of God's Word. Our Creator explains to us what we need to do and who we need to be That's the difference between Christianity and all other religions: in order to be saved, the only thing we have to do is ask Jesus to lead our lives and we must repent. There are no religions like this, and most other religions have a certain list of duties or rules we must act upon physically in order to have full salvation. Christianity is correct because it is quite obviously impossible to be absolutely pure in our actions (following all the rules, not lying, not thinking dirty thoughts) all the time. Because of our sinful nature, the only way to be free from sin and go to Heaven is to ask for Jesus to come into your life and to accept God's gift of love. Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." Buddhism's "salvation" is Nirvana, as my opponent has already stated. But this is done through earthly works, even though it is impossible to be completely "holy" or non-sinful. http://www.evangelical.us... CONCLUSION Thank you, Pro, again for this amazing debate of ours. I think we have all become more educated by participated in reading/debating, and I hope voters see which one had a better debate overall!