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You Choose the Resolution!

I'll also choose the position I'll be arguing on; despite the fact that I'm listed as con. The opposition cannot use any definitions, frameworks, introductory statements, or sources when presenting his / or her resolutions. After I've chosen the topic, the debate will begin. ==Rules==1. I reserve the right to change any resolution that is abusive, truistic or nonsensical. For example, a good example would be as follows: "America's economy would surge if we return to the gold standard" or "Progressive tax is unlawful by the constitution". You get the idea.2. BoP is shared3. Citations are mandatory when listing information / evidence and quotes. There is no specific format for listing your sources. If you wish, you may shorten your URLs by using Bitly or Tinyurl.4. Please keep it civil5. Please vote based on how well the arguments were presented, not on your opinions or personal beliefs.6. Forfeiture = automatic loss==Debate Outline==R1: ResolutionsR2: Pro arguments / Con argumentsR3: Rebuttals and 1 new argument for bothR4: Defense of arguments / concluding statements==Note==If you want to accept the debate, but you're dissatisfied with some of the rules, please notify me and I'll change them. I'm trying to make this debate as free as possible, please feel free to use any format to present your arguments.
Even if someone passes him, Hank Aaron should still be looked at as the all time HR leader

Hank Aaron was a great player and many feel that he should still be the all time home run leader. However, my opponent's position that "no one will ever be as great as Hank Aaron when it comes to HR's." leaves many holes. Hank Aaron never hit more than 47 home runs in a season, which he did during the 1971 season. [1] Players that have hit more than 47 home runs in a season. As of the 2010 season there have been a total of 26 players that have hit 50 homeruns or more in a single season [2] The players most comparable to Hank Aaron's home run prowess, in my opinion, is Albert Pujols as Hank Aaron was 20 years old when he entered the Major Leagues where as Albert Pujols was 21. [3] Hank Aaron in is his first 10 Major League seasons hit 342 home runs in 5,940 at bats. Albert Pujols has hit 408 home runs, 66 more than Aaron, in 5,773 at bats, 167 less at bats than Aaron. Hank Aaron was a tremendous player who played a total of 23 seasons in the major leagues. The remarkable thing about Aaron is that he was a major home run threat until his last few seasons. Aaron hit 40 homeruns at the age of 39 in 1973. However, to say that no will ever be as great as Aaron is discounting a players such as Pujols who may very well surpass Aaron's home run total and players that are yet to come. Also, "Even if someone passes him, Hank Aaron should still be looked at as the all time HR leader." is not fair to a player who may one day surpass 715 with no accusation of performance enhancing drugs. [1] http://www.baseball-reference.com... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org... [3] http://www.baseball-reference.com...
Rock music is a permissible form of worship in Church

Issues surrounding the Holiness of the church is but one issue within many. Within this very issue lay ground rules with may be overlooked by many, but still they need to be brought out to see. If we overlook the Bible then we are forgetting the very truth layed before us, true. If we see people defiling the words of our Lord then we act. First as Paul mentioned to warn and rebuke, correct. And if that fails to banish there words from our sheep's ears before defilement occurs. Can it be that I haven been banished from Churches for the defiler is me? Or have they forgotten he ground roots of our Lords words. Many buildings have been build but few dwell the Lord. For the houses are the denominations of our Lord, scattered and leader less to themselves. If we continue to speak without heeding the word, then we all end up as they, uncorrectable only to themselves. So from Kings and Lords who came before us, let us remember that many people have already tried for unity, but one He will call them home. We have been given to the Lord to speak truth to those who have forgotten the birth right before them, to accept the message without condition. We have been allowed in this time to speak, warn and rebuke those how uphall falsity. Within in these words relay your answer you seek, for within you He has allowed this to be brought to you, only He none other. From just I to you, let us say to the Lord whose Spirit lays, bring forth these words "for wisdom, you are my sister, and understand you are my kinsmen." Dont we seek the Lords permission before setting our hands to work? So let us relive the Lords mind to allow this truth to settle. The issue about churchs becoming more worldly due to rock music is not complete debate, only apart. One part of many to come. If we relive the words of Paul, who sought not to falter the faith of younger ones. Better I never eat meat forever if this falters my youngers faith. You who praise to the Lord with rock music, you are not sinning or angering the Lord, rest assured you are with the Lord even with such music. But has rock music caused the church to fall into the the world by becoming entertainment? My belovered brother of Truth, let us continue.
Rock music is a permissible form of worship in Church

Thank you for accepting this challenge Amplifier. I too pray that we can conduct ourselves with the spirit of Christ and reason our way to answers. I truly appreciate the sincerity of your argument and your hunger and thirst for righteousness. Now to the topic at hand: So the syllogism is as follows: Rock music is of the world, the Church is not of the world, and therefore rock music and church are mutually incompatible. It seems like a logically sound formula. However, the fatally damning flaw is in the presupposition—rock music is of the world. If you could express what qualifies something as worldly? Is it based on who practiced it first? Or the way in which it's done? Certainly all humans defecate. It could be well reasoned that defecation is a universally worldly action. Amplifier, I insist you stop pooping - for the sake of righteousness of course. Could you please express the way in which Christians can set themselves apart from this worldly function? Of course that IS what it means to be holy right? To set yourself apart from everything the world does, that includes, but is not limited to: •Eating •Bathing, •Grooming (or not grooming, they do both. Uh Oh a conundrum) •Water skiing •Walking •Running •Jogging •Blinking •Watching movies •Reading •Reasoning. As is abundantly clear, one cannot simply classify something as worldly based upon whether the world actively does it our not. It seems only reasonable that something is worldly based upon both sin and intent. So first you must prove that Rock music is sinful (not just because the world does it), then you must demonstrate that the intent of using the rock music is to sin. Romans 14 makes it very clear that some people view certain foods as sinful (Paul calls them weaker Christians in the chapter), and then he says some see all food as permissible – neither is sinning, whatever you do, do so for the Lord. Paul makes it clear that trying to please God does in fact please God. It was the heart of the matter, and not the action itself that decided sinfulness. When the rock music starts blazing and my hands go up, I am worshipping and glorifying my Lord and Savior, and I, like King David, can say "I will become even more undignified than this" (2 Samuel 6:22). Even David worshipped with stringed instruments (Psalm 150:4), actually with strings, tambourine, flute and dancing – he had a whole band I guess. A second point that must be made is in what way shall we worship God? Can we worship him with dancing – surely dancing is a worldly thing. Can we worship him with singing – no no, the world sings. So the burden set before you is this: Prove to me that rock music is sinful – not that it can be sinful or that sometimes it is sinful – even prayer can be sinful sometimes (Jesus reprimands the Pharisees for this). Prove to me that the sole purpose of rock music is sinful. Then demonstrate the most unworldly way to worship God – and we'll see if it stands up to scrutiny. I look forward to your response. -InquireTruth
Rock music is a permissible form of worship in Church

Hello Inquire Truth, I am please and glad that we may speak about this issue together with Christ upon us. We may disagree with the issue, though the Lord is with us, so we may speak only the truth to one another. I think this issue will take more than three rounds to complete, so we may speak afterwards I pray. This issue is about Rock Music within the church, but may issues surround this one topic. I begin, The angles sing praises to the Lord at all times, this show the importance worship is to the Lord. So if we worship in a manner which is to defile the Lord holy praise who are we then? Are we the children of the Lord, but we have just stolen the Lord praise, we are more like the world. For us humans (Though we are not human at all) to take away from the Lord His holy praise which is rightfully His can we still call ourselves followers of Christ? Worldly people are attracted to there own. You who are rich so will you gather many of the same, and those people that the Lord has set apart in this time will also be gathered together. But even when people find shelter under the church they cannot accept unless they have received the true words which are without defect. Those words are from the Holy Spirit. Not all who call to the Lord will find the fire which will give warmth in this stormy time, and those who have be called, few will accept the true doctrine. How few will be allowed into Gods throne (which is there choice) if many rooted Christians fall away, so how many of those who have not truly been saved will be left? That which comes from our mouth speaks of our heart. If we are to confess that our church is holy and set apart from the world, which is the meaning of holiness-to be separate onto God. Then how can we say we glorify God with our praise and worship? If we change our way of praising the Lord so more worldly people enter our church then isn't it not for the Lord? Rather it is for people that we praise then? We are to trust God, it is better to have ten then ten thousand attending. Many turn away when the Lord said "you must drink of my blood and eat my flesh." If they turned away because of one truth spoken to them, then how many will leave the church when many truths are given. We trust in the Lord that our bills are paid, after all if the Lord placed them as Leaders then surely He will look after them? Paul said "all things to me are profitable, but without Christ I consider all things worthless." If so then we may praise as we with how ever we like, but if the Lord is not involved then it's considered worthless in the eyes of Paul and many others. We should not allow people we become offended to hinder the true words of the Lord. [That is to say we still respect people] but to allow people to hinder us, we should not allow this. If many people leave from hearing a truth, then they leave hearing the truth. How can we allow lack of numbers in our church to change the way we worship, which true worship requires not music at all. Even so there is much more to discuses, though I am limited to this many words here and now. I do look forward to you reply. Amplifier.
Rock music is a permissible form of worship in Church

Rock Music is right and even beautiful way to worship God. The Bible makes no statements against it. It must be demonstrated that Rock Music cannot be used as a form of worship because it is either sinful or unbiblical. I insist that I, like King David, can Dance and sing to my Savior in the most unorthodox way and, when opposition is raised, unflinchingly proclaim "I will become even more undignified than this" (2 Samuel 6:22).
Rock music is a permissible form of worship in Church

My last post on this debate, this is to say our issue has not been resolved has it not? Then let us continue our message's. I am please to read your words, they are not harsh or of the law, so let us continue. Yes brother what you have corrected my words and what you say is true. Though I must explain. I was addressing those of the faith who already worship the Lord with rock music, I was confirming to them who have a pure soul to praise Him so. I sort not to trouble there minds which would disable them worshipping with peace. There it was, I stated for those who cause the younger to falter should be removed. They are those who lead people astray, leaders and liars who who allow the truth to be uprooted and cast away. You are correct in all that you said. For your very questions were meant, which will bring true meaning forth. For that which is temptation we should be cautious but not feared. If we are to maintain a stable house we cannot allow the storm outside to tremble our brothers and sisters. But we must remain within the house and stray not into the world. If danger is near should we tease the Lords correction into bring us back? For what is strongest in out youth should not be uplifted into temptation into our church. When they sang and danced like the world, do we say "come, do as you have always done, just under us!" But then if we sing and dance just as we where non believers how can we say the Spirit has changed me so? The rock music within our church means nothing if we praise with only truth within our hearts for the Lord. But this can cause our younger not to see the Lord for what He is. He is holy, true and just, then should we say come here and praise just like we have always done? Can it be we cause our brothers and sisters who are young to fall back into the comfortable spirit of the world. I would also say this also to those which committed incest in the age of Paul. It is the time that has changed and caused this issue to arise. If we being to see the Lords house as the 'lords nightclub' not the sacred ground which we keep holy too, then we should stop. Though these very words of 'club' my be foreign, Churches are becoming just like. We should not allow this temptation which can be found within rock music, which is the greatest element in being young to cause them to forget who they are. Holy people to a holy God. My blessed brother of truth, we have more to discuss which I am thankful for.
Rock music is a permissible form of worship in Church

You have stated that rock music in the Church is not sinning and nor does it anger God. But then you state that Rock Music is causing the children to falter by turning worship into entertainment. But my friend, you cannot simultaneously believe both the aforementioned, they are contradictory. For Jesus says in Matthew 18:6 "but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea." So it certainly is sinning and it does anger God to cause our children to falter. The larger question is: does rock music turn worship into entertainment and cause believers to falter? Let me give you an example. My grandmother loved church hymns; she would sing them night and day. Her favorite part of church was the hymns. She thought hymns were beautiful and she said she felt closer to the spirit when she was singing them. The point is amplifier; she was entertained by hymns, but she was still praising the Lord. Worshiping the Lord does not exclude satisfaction. In fact, worshiping in spirit and truth can be so satisfying as to be entertaining. It seems you presume that God must be boring. Jeremiah 31:4b says, "Again you will take up your tambourines and go out to dance with the joyful." Christ can be worshiped with dancing, tambourines, flutes, drums, singing, praying, and etc. That is to say, there are different forms of worshiping God. Why do you think Rock Music is excluded from that? If someone is blessed by the Spirit to do art, they participate in art that is God centered in order to use there gift for Christ. If someone is blessed with words, they may write poetry to God in order to use there gift for Christ. If someone is blessed with the ability to sing Rock Music, what is wrong with them using that gift for Christ? Can you show me how Rock Music causes believers to falter? Blessings to you my Brother in Christ. Inquire Truth
Im Pro-Second Amendment: Change my Mind

Concealed Carry owners are 6% more law abiding than police, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center. They can shoot the shooter, and stop the massacre. States that implemented "shall-issue" concealed carry laws reduced murders by 8.5 percent, rapes by 5 percent, aggravated assaults by 7 percent, and robbery by 3 percent, according to an analysis of FBI crime data by economist and political commentator John R. Lott Jr., PhD. Conversely, states with more restrictive concealed-carry laws have gun-related murder rates that are 10 percent higher, according to a 2013 study in Applied Economic Letters. Statistically, guns save more lives than take them. Guns are for self-defense, but mainly to protect ourselves from a tyrannical government, like the founding fathers wrote in the Constitution. If the government takes away our guns, we won't have any self-defense against a tyrannical government.
Im Pro-Second Amendment: Change my Mind

I think I am in agreeance with everything you said. I'm not sure about the waiting times, as it is not something I have thoroughly researched. I think they should conduct thorough background checks no matter the features of the gun, as you could do the same damage regardless of how fast it fires. We should try to increase security to try and prevent shootings. And I'm in agreement with you on the teachers; Don't force it upon them, but if they want to than yes.
Im Pro-Second Amendment: Change my Mind

OK. Let's unpack some of the things you mentioned. You said longer waiting periods for certain assault rifles. Can you define assault rifle for me? Also, when you said 3-5 days for high-powered weapons- Can you define what a high powered weapon is? When you use the example of the fingerprint scanner- I think you have the right idea. I have not looked into the security of the guns too much but my first thoughts are the expensiveness to produce such things. I do agree about generally increasing security though-yes. For instance, I would like to see much better background checks. When you say America has an increase in mass shootings- that is what concealed carry is for. For example, in the Texas church shooting, the shooter got killed with an assault rifle by a civilian. This is also why teachers should have guns to prevent mass shootings in schools. But all in all, I completely agree with your premise. Guns should be allowed by law-abiding citizens, but there should restrictions to stop them from falling into he wrong hands. However, there will be some instances in which the shooter has not had any prior history or family history- so you simply can not prevent that, which is why i believe in teachers having guns and in concealed carry laws. I think we agree on the basic premise of your argument though-thoughts?
God do Exist

For Round 4: Rebuttals from Round 3. Rebuttal One: The Bible isn't perfect The best challenge here is to show proofs that the Bible is indeed imperfect. Which or else, I will win this. Rebuttal Two: Birth of Jesus I do not believe in this, but, with this case, it still won't hurt my case as far as history concerns is that, Jesus exist. Time of birth has a lot of contradictions like December 25 vs May. As far as the topic concerns, "God do Exist". To concede, Jesus do exist. Rebuttal Three: The Bible and Geocentricism Joshua 10:13 seems to be more of figurative or pictorial representation, as we all know, the Sun "rotates" us, (Take note, I use an " meaning to say, its not literal). Second, the Bible is not a Science book, so, it won't really tackle about our universe's physical attributes. There is this so called "General vs Strict Sense". In General term, the Sun moves from West to East, but in Strict terms, the Earth rotates around the Sun. Back to Con.
God do Exist

I thank Con for his argument. Going now to Rebuttal area. Rebuttal One: Non Cognitivism Let us say that God does not meet point A or the Primary Attribute. We haven't seen God in person, but again, History reveals that their is this God named Jesus. The challenge here is: Is Jesus God? Or just a person? Point One: Deaths for Jesus As said, many people died for Christ's sake. I am referring to the persecution of the early Christians, not on religious wars. People won't die on a joke or a lie, but many people who TESTIFIED for Christ that HE IS GOD die - for His' sake. Point Two: Resurrection: Reality or Hallucination? A lot of people suspect the resurrection case as caused by hallucination, until they realized that it is impossible for 500 men (FIVE HUNDRED) men to hallucinate AT THE SAME TIME. Rebuttal Two: Argument from Correct Choice I won't dwell too much on this, but, one thing that I can say: We need evidences to place our beliefs. That's why I am presenting why God (Christian God - Jesus) is true and He is indeed existing and moving in us. Rebuttal Three: Problem is Evil This seemed to be a mathematical conjecture and based on a pattern line, but lo, we cannot use Mathematics in an argument for God. In lo of evil, let us remind ourselves that God is like us: We have our own heart and mind, same with Him. Some people were known to be good, but how come they do bad? But well, God is another thing: I know He knows what He is doing. We just need to trust. God cannot be caged in "If then" statements and be patterned like a mathematical conjecture. The same way, you cannot pattern someone based on how he/she is known or I you know him/her. New arguments: Point One: Evidences of the Bible The Bible's Sodom and Gomorrah, Walls of Jericho are all historically approved. Back to Con. Hoping for greater rounds. :D :)
God do Exist

Greetings in Peace, This debate is intended to tackle if God really exist or not. To avoid generalization and confusion, let's limit the topic to the Christian God. I argue that this God, name Jesus, do exist, and His divinity and being God is for real. My opponent should oppose this. Rules would be: 1) No trolls and semantics 2) Strictly abide to round rules 3) When you debate, not only in here, in ANY DEBATE with ANY PLAYER, please, make sure you will play, not take a debate and waste 5 rounds.
Marijuana is safer to consume than both alcohol and tobacco

Extend all arguments.ClarificationI stated last time that I would elucidate my contention two, subpoint B and my contention three.C2, Subpoint B· Pro states that the physical impairments of marijuana are greater than those of tobacco· Leads to distracted drivers· 6.8% of the drivers in collisions test positive for THC· 9% of the total number who use it, 17% of those who start in their teenage years, 25-50% of daily users will become dependent on it· Has caused fatalities from overdosing· It's a gateway drugC3Tobacco:· Causes fewer physical impairments than marijuana (Pro stated)· Nicotine isn't addictiveAlcohol:· Only 9% of those who have tried it have developed dependencyNow that that is cleared up, I return the debate to Pro.