Edeb8.com WODC:THBT Geoengineering Should Be Implemented To Reduce global warming

Voters should, as usual, decide which side fulfilled their BOP. It is not the job of voters to decide what the “spirit of debate” is, nor should they discount certain classes of arguments (such as the philosophical) out-of-hand as long as the arguments either affirm or negate the resolution. If my opponent has proven his case, he should be awarded the points. If I have proven my case, I should be awarded the points. No other considerations are necessary. Biblical Interpretation “The only time one man has justifiably paid for the sins of another is when Jesus Christ died on the cross to spare mankind from having to pay for their sins.” This only matters if it is shown that each man is not, by necessity, a sinner himself, answering only to his own crimes. Scripture directly confirms that the concept of sin was not erased by Jesus – one can still be wholly evil even after the Lord’s sacrifice if one rejects His offering. “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.” – John 3:18-20 In this way, the only truly innocent man is he who accepts God completely, meaning that he does not reject Him to any degree. I accept my opponent’s premiss that such a man would not have any need to face punishment. What I do not accept is the idea that such a man is possible. The nature of any individual is to be a parasite and an agent of change. Along the evolution of life from primordial sludge, one thing remains constant: self-directed creatures destroy the established order of things. Going back to my previous dilemma, either this is morally repugnant (in which case all life inherently sins and is therefore not innocent, refuting my opponent’s hypothetical objections), or there is nothing wrong with any change or affront to the eternal, in which case there’s nothing to fix via geoengineering. My opponent’s response only holds water if he can show that a sin-free being is possible, and, if he cannot, he implicitly agrees with the fact that all are sinners. My opponent says that Jesus has paid for all’s entrance to Heaven – this is directly refuted by the fact that one can refuse to live according to His doctrine. Heaven is only an option for those who live virtuously: “And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire” – Mark 9:47 If such virtue is impossible, it logically follows that all must perish in hellfire. The Holy Sanctity of Nature My opponent misinterprets my definition of “nature.” Examine my usage in R2: “Nature (or reality)“. Nature does not mean only the particular existing manifestations of substance (such as our planet), but rather the totality of existence, including all potential future states. In this way, nature must be eternal. Pro argues that geothermal engineering must be used to repair nature. However, even if there are some similarities between the repaired state of nature and the original (pre-sin) state, it cannot be ignored that we can never fully fix what we have done. We will never eliminate all traces of our tampering with the Eternal. Any attempt will be in vain, only a pitiful act done out of fear and desperation, lacking any real impact. What is done is done. We have destroyed nature. As I argued in my first round, we cannot escape that basic fact of causality, and it shall be our burden unto death. Conclusion Either there is no problem or all are the cause of the problem (thus leaving no innocents). My opponent has chosen to tackle the latter horn, but has yet to show that an innocent being is possible, thus negating his arguments about the negative impacts of my case.