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Should you believe in miracles

As Clifford"s essay explains, it is our responsibility to base our beliefs on sufficient evidence. [MP] Specifically in the case stated, where patient with a, b, & c was prayed for, it is completely irresponsible to conclude the patient"s cure to be a miracle. [s] Clifford states, ""for either it can be honestly answered by means of the inquiry already made, or else it proves that the inquiry was not complete."[s] When a patient"s symptoms discontinue, or a patient reacts differently than the typical case, it is the doctor"s responsibility to further investigate the situation, so that medical advancement continues. [s] Concluding something as a miracle, especially a medical cure, leads to no further investigating.[s] With this mindset, medical advancement as we know it would cease.[ri] Therefore, it is clearly absurd and irresponsible to our society.[ri] Clifford further states, ""the existence of a belief not founded on fair inquiry unfits a man for the performance of this necessary duty." [s] It is imperative for doctors and scientists to maintain Clifford's point of view of it being their duty to always consider further inquiry and never succumb to the irresponsible belief of miracles.[ri]
Should you believe in miracles

Miracles are an important part of life and should be believed in [MP]. A miracle is not just something religious it"s seen as an event that cannot be explained [Q]. Science does prove many things, but what about all the stuff it cannot prove [S]? In Paul Gomberg"s essay Miracles and Religious Research he states that "why does the praying for a patient with a, b, and c by a person with x, y, and z lead to the patients cure? If asked in a scientific spirit, there is only one epistemically modest answer: we don"t know [S]." Miracles are all about the unknown [Q]. Everybody looks for a reason why something happened, but a lot of the time there is no explanation [S]. This happens all the time, not just once and never again [Q]. People look for reasons as to why something happened and the simple explanation could be that it was simply just a miracle [Ri].
Should you believe in miracles

I think that you should not believe in miracles [MP]. Miracles are defined as a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency [q]. An example of this would be if you throw an object up and it does not come down [q]. This would work against the law of gravity and against science [q]. Science is made up of facts and miracles are in opposition of those facts [s]. You should only hold beliefs if you have evidence to back them up [ri]. Therefore, if you cannot recreate or find evidence to support the miracle, you should not believe in them [ri].
Song Debate

Your choices are just really amazing! Here are my final choices for the debate. Song 1 "Helena" by My Chemical Romance https://m.youtube.com... Lyrics Long ago Just like the hearse, you die to get in again We are so far from you Burning on just like a match you strike to incinerate The lives of everyone you know And what's the worst you take (worst you take) From every heart you break (heart you break) And like the blade you stain (blade you stain) Well, I've been holding on tonight What's the worst that I can say? Things are better if I stay So long and goodnight So long and goodnight Came a time When every star fall brought you to tears again We are the very hurt you sold And what's the worst you take (worst you take) From every heart you break (heart you break) And like the blade you stain (blade you stain) Well, I've been holding on tonight What's the worst that I can say? Things are better if I stay So long and goodnight So long and goodnight And if you carry on this way Things are better if I stay So long and goodnight So long and goodnight Can you hear me? Are you near me? Can we pretend To leave and then We'll meet again When both our cars collide. What's the worst that I can say? Things are better if I stay So long and goodnight So long and goodnight And if you carry on this way Things are better if I stay So long and goodnight So long and goodnight Song 2 "Why Don't You Get A Job?" by The Offspring https://m.youtube.com... Lyrics My friend's got a girlfriend Man he hates that b*tch He tells me every day He says "man I really gotta lose my chick In the worst kind of way" She sits on her *ss He works his hands to the bone To give her money every payday But she wants more dinero just to stay at home Well my friend You gotta say I won't pay, I won't pay ya, no way na-na, Why don't you get a job? Say no way, say no way ya, no way na-na, why don't you get a job? I guess all his money, well it isn't enough To keep her bill collectors at bay I guess all his money, well it isn't enough Cause that girl's got expensive taste I won't pay, I won't pay ya, no way na-na, Why don't you get a job? Say no way, say no way ya, no way na-na, why don't you get a job? Well I guess it ain't easy doing nothing at all But hey man free rides just don't come along every day Let me tell you about my other friend now My friend's got a boyfriend, man she hates that d*ck She tells me every day He wants more dinero just to stay at home Well my friend You gotta say I won't pay, I won't pay ya, no way na-na, Why don't you get a job? Say no way, say no way ya, no way na-na, why don't you get a job? I won't give you no money, I always pay na-na, Why don't you get a job? Say no way, say no way ya, no way na-na, Why don't you get a job? This debate has gone beyond my expectations when it comes to the quality of music you put forward. I've definitely discovered a band or two here. As you can tell, I quite enjoyed it. Thank you for participating!
Song Debate

I thoroughly enjoyed your choices for round 4. You definitely don't have to listen to "Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence" right now. It's 42 minutes long, I really don't blame you. Here are my choices. Song 1 "Testify" by Rage Against The Machine https://m.youtube.com... Lyrics UGH! The movie ran through me The glamour subdue me The tabloid untie me I'm empty please fill me Mister anchor assure me That Baghdad is burning Your voice it is so soothing That cunning mantra of killing I need you my witness To dress this up so bloodless To numb me and purge me now Of thoughts of blaming you Yes the car is our wheelchair My witness your coughing Oily silence mocks the legless Ones who travel now in coffins On the corner The jury's sleepless We found your weakness And it's right outside our door Now testify Now testify It's right outside our door Now testify Yes testify It's right outside our door With precision you feed me My witness I'm hungry Your temple it calms me So I can carry on My slaving sweating the skin right off my bones On a bed of fire I'm choking on the smoke that fills my home The wrecking ball rushing Witness your blushing The pipeline is gushing While here we lie in tombs While on the corner The jury's sleepless We found your weakness And it's right outside your door Now testify Yeah testify It's right outside our door Now testify Now testify It's right outside our door Mass graves for the pump and the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set Mass graves for the pump and the price is set Who controls the past now controls the future Who controls the present now controls the past Who controls the past now controls the future Who controls the present now? Now testify Testify It's right outside our door Now testify Testify It's right outside our door Song 2 "1979" by The Smashing Pumpkins https://m.youtube.com... Lyrics Shakedown 1979, cool kids never have the time On a live wire right up off the street You and I should meet Junebug skipping like a stone With the headlights pointed at the dawn We were sure we'd never see an end to it all And I don't even care to shake these zipper blues And we don't know Just where our bones will rest To dust I guess Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below Double cross the vacant and the bored They're not sure just what we have in store Morphine city slipping dues down to see That we don't even care as restless as we are We feel the pull in the land of a thousand guilts And poured cement, lamented and assured To the lights and towns below Faster than the speed of sound Faster than we thought we'd go, beneath the sound of hope Justine never knew the rules, Hung down with the freaks and the ghouls No apologies ever need be made, I know you better than you fake it To see that we don't even care to shake these zipper blues And we don't know just where our bones will rest To dust I guess Forgotten and absorbed into the earth below The street heats the urgency of now As you see there's no one around I definitely look forward to the last round the most out of all the rounds this far. I look forward to your choices.
Song Debate

I too hope that I will listen to some good music. Song 1My first song is Until the End by Breaking Benjamin. Here are the Lyrics:So cleverWhateverI'm done with these endeavorsAlone, I walk the winding way(Here I stay)It's overNo longerI feel it growing strongerI'll live to die another dayUntil I fade awayWhy give up, why give in? It's not enough; it never isSo I will go on until the endWe've become desolateIt's not enough; it never isBut I will go on until the endSurround meIt's easyTo fall apart completelyI feel you creeping up again(In my head)It's overNo longerI feel it growing colderI knew this day would come to endSo let this life beginWhy give up, why give in? It's not enough; it never isSo I will go on until the endWe've become desolateIt's not enough; it never isBut I will go on until the endI've lost my wayI've lost my way, but I will go on until the endLiving is hard enoughWithout you fvcking upWhy give up, why give in? It's not enough; it never isSo I will go on until the endWe've become desolateIt's not enough; it never isBut I will go on until the endI've lost my wayI've lost my way, but I will go on until the endoh hoo, oh hooThe final fight I'll winThe final fight I'll winThe final fight I'll winBut I will go on until the endOff Topic Fun Fact, I discovered Breaking Benjamin while playing Halo 2. Microsoft used the instrumentals from Blow Me Away, and I thought, "This is some cool music, I wonder what the song is called. " That is when I stared listening to Breaking Benjamin. Song 2 This song is called Wasn't Enough by XXI. Here are the lyrics:Silver can't save my soul, Riches aren't always gold. City lights won't make me whole, Only one thing can save me. They say that I'm too far gone, Every step I take feels so wrong. Caught up trying to belong, Only one thing can save me. I'm so sorry I'm not Everything that you thought I would be, All the change that I thought you would see. Was it enough? Wasn't enough. Yeah, The dream is dead And I need help waking up. My bones ache, My knees shake, Your hands hold My sealed fate. What I'd give To be remade. My Intentions were good, But look what they made. I'm so sorry I'm not Everything that you thought I would be, All the change that i thought you would see. Was it enough? Wasn't enough. Yeah, The dream is dead And I need help waking up. I can't change what I've done, and I can't help who I've become. Do you still love me? Do you still love me? I can't change what I've done And I can't help who I've become Do you still love me? (Yeah you still love me) I can't change what I've done, and I can't help who I've become. Do you still love me? Yeah, you still love me. I can't change what I've done And I can't help who I've become Do you still love me? Yeah you still love me Everything that you thought I would be, All the change that i thought you would see. Was it enough? Wasn't enough. Yeah, The dream is dead And I need help waking up. With that, I hand over the debate to missballey8. I look forward to hearing you song choices!
Song Debate

Hello fellow DDOers, I have seen a few other music debates, so I figgured that I would start one. Just accept if you are interested.Rules:1. Music has to be post 1995 rock.2. Songs must have vocals.3. You can only use 2 songs from the same band.4. Each person will post 2 songs per round.5. For ease of judging, each round will have a theme, except the last one.6. All songs must be provided via Youtube links.Structure: R1 is strictly for acceptance. R2) Theme is Success/Failure, Overcoming/Facing a Struggle.R3) Theme is Sorrow/DepressionR4) Theme is Encouragement.R5) No ThemeThanks in advance to whoever accepts. I look forward to listening to some good music.
Schools should switch to using e-books

Hello, I accept your challenge. While switching to eBooks sounds like an okay idea based on what you have presented, there are just as many reasons why we shouldn't switch over. First off, eBooks not only require the actual eBook Pad, but also, additional payments for every book you buy, which is equal to the current market price anyway. So, schools would actually pay more money. Another reason why it wouldn't work is because it would be more confusing for the kids. When the kids in a certain classroom need a new book downloaded, they would most likely have to give their eBooks to their teachers who would download it overnight. However, they may need another book for homework that night that is on their eBook. It would be somewhat chaotic. Another reason why it wouldn't work is if a kid broke it, it would cost more money. Let's set up two scenarios; One is where a kid has 4 textbooks worth $100 each, and the second scenario, is where a kid has an eBook worth $150 plus the 4 textbooks on it worth $100 each, a total value of $550. If the kid from scenario 1 breaks one of his textbooks, that's only a $100 fine. However, if the kid from scenario 2 breaks his 1 eBook, that's $150 to replace the eBook, plus the $400 to re-download all of the textbooks that were downloaded on the other one, a total fine of $550. That's a difference of $450, and considering today's economy, that is a lot of money. So, those are some basic points on why it would be a complex transition to the eBook that shouldn't really be attempted.
Schools should switch to using e-books

Actually eBooks cost less than the dead-tree edition, and schools may be able to buy a license that allows educational books (i.e. textbooks) to be copied to every device that needs it. The textbooks may be written by a nonprofit organization of teachers (basically a Wikipedia-like project, except it can only be edited by professors). Plus, Shakespeare, Alice & Wonderland, etc., are public domain, so they will cost the school nothing! It would actually be less confusing. It can take about 30 seconds of class time to search through sticky pages until you are on the right page (those seconds can add up), but with eBooks, you just type in the page number. Also, material can be downloaded easily if it is needed, perhaps by a charging dock on each desk. You no longer have to worry about forgetting a book if you have them all. Since everyone will have them, no one will intend to steal someone else's eBook reader Dead-tree books can be destroyed in all the same ways as eBook readers. For example, being dropped, broken/torn, cut, or submersed in water, Plus, most devices will work again if left off overnight and placed in a dry area, whereas with a physical book, once the ink smears, that's it. Also, you can't graffiti on an eBook without graffitiing on the device itself, so that may discourage students from graffitiing. Why should it cost extra to redownload books?
aliens exist

Aliens may or may not exist, but there's one thing we can be sure of: There is no evidence that aliens exist. There are no bodies of aliens, no plausible footage of them, no crashed vehicles, no proofs from history. All UFOs are hoaxes, misidentified air-craft or weather phenomena. There is more evidence for Bigfoot than aliens, because we have samples of hair, feetprints and stools, along with eye-witness testimony going back thousand of years.
The Affordable Care Act is ultimately has more positives than negatives for our society.

Hello, so since my opponent has forfeited the final round and thus I have no remaining points to rebut, I would like to use this final speech to summarize why the Con has won this debate and why the Affordable Care Act is in fact more harmful than helpful to our society. Throughout the debate, I have proven that the ACA is in fact a costly, ineffective, and poorly written piece of legislation. I have been stressing that, although the idea of everyone having healthcare is great; the ACA is not the appropriate piece of legislation to accomplish that goal. Indeed, the ACA in fact harms most people more than it helps them, because it forces people who already can't afford insurance to pay for a slightly cheaper insurance plan which still normally exceeds $5,000 a year. For a family of four making $50,000 a year, that's completely unreasonable, considering the doctor and care they will receive will be sub-standard. The ACA is not friendly towards the medical community, and offers doctors far less than what their treatments actually cost; thus no successful or self-respecting doctor will accept the ACA plan because it is economically unfeasible. The only doctors you will get under the ACA are the ones which are either not properly qualified or those which are strapped for cash and just desperate to treat anyone, rather than a dedicated professional. These points have gone un-rebutted by the opponent, thus, it stands the the ACA is in fact more harmful to society than it is helpful, meaning that the con must win the round today. Thank you.
The Affordable Care Act is ultimately has more positives than negatives for our society.

I believe the Affordable Care Act is a step in the right direction for our country, and ultimately better than the unregulated insurance marketplace that we had before. Con is arguing against the A.C.A. Just to be clear, that means his burden is to show that it is more negative than positive. There are several reasons I am for the A.C.A. 1. Healthcare should be treated as a necessity, not a commodity. 2. Prior to the A.C.A., Americans have been paying the most per capita for health-care (and higher education) of any 1'st world country. 3. The A,C,A, is being protested by people like the Koch brothers. When billionaires are campaigning against a bill like this, their interests are not likely our own. 4. College students are able to retain affordable insurance under their parents, nobody can be denied coverage, those who make less money pay cheaper premiums, contains tax credits for businesses, and here is the biggest one: The A.C.A. requires companies with more than 50 employees to provide insurance to all of them (so no more cutting hours and hiring more part-time workers to avoid paying benefits). 5. Doing anything that is even remotely effective is better than doing nothing at all. Provided that the A.C.A. has done more harm than good, it is greater than what we were doing before about our healthcare crisis: nothing. 6. From an economic standpoint, the more people who buy health insurance, the lower the prices should go. Also, the A.C.A. will ensure that people don't get buried in debt over illness, which means they are less of a drain on the economy in the end.
Religious Faith is a Virtue

The above examples: rape, killing, suicide bombing, child abuse, animal cruelty, etc, set a lower precedence when compared to the goodness that can (and does) come out of faith. A religious person contributing money to charity, or offering support to a charitable cause, is more likely to happen than a religious person deciding to kill or participate in suicide bombing and other forms of extremism. The vast majority of religions and religious people are also strongly against such things. My main argument has been to outline that faith (as in belief in (a) G-d and a religion) encourages its believers to recognise a set of values that entail virtuous behaviour and practice of virtuous deeds. Which therefore fits the definition of "virtue" and corresponds with faith being "virtuous".
Religious Faith is a Virtue

I conceded that faith motivates charity. It can, has, and does also motivate killing, torture, rape, suicide bombing, overpopulation, genital mutilation, slavery, child abuse, environmental disregard, misogyny, loveless marriages, homophobia, racism, animal cruelty, etc. The ability to ramp up your beliefs in direct correlation with the evidence supporting those beliefs is a virtue. Having a moral compass based on an ongoing logical analysis of facts and arguments is a virtue. Faith is not.
Religious Faith is a Virtue

Rebuttals: "Virtuous actions can be motivated by virtuous motives (like empathy) or non-virtuous motives (like greed). Therefore, virtue of the motive cannot be assessed by the virtue of the motivated action." In general terms, if a person is giving to charity or providing assistance to those in need; it is largely deemed a "virtuous motive" and a "virtuous" action. Note that it is the action of "virtue" that should assume the greatest precedence. "With or without [religion] you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." The argument is that religion encourages the regular practice of people doing "good things". Giving is something that is fully endorsed by all prominent faiths, this in effect leads to a larger portion of religious people participating in virtuous causes, this in itself is defined as a "virtuous action". Expanding on round one of my argument, I will further outline that faith can most certainly be attributed to virtue: Research shows that religious people (I.E people of faith) do in fact contribute more to charity (which is defined as virtuous) than non-religious people. This isn't to say that non-religious people do not contribute to charitable causes, but that the number of those whom are religious that do is statistically greater. A study commissioned by British media outlet the BBC, found that people of religious belief are more likely to give to charity than non-religious people. Sikhs and Jews emerged as the most likely to give to distribute their wealth and give to charitable cause(s). Just below were Christians, Hindus and Muslims. The study, included polling of more than 3000 people of faith and non-faith. Among believers, 8 out of 10 were found to have to given to charity in the past month. Among those polled, all of the Sikhs and 82% of practicing Jews had given to charity, again, in the past month. Among practicing Christians the figure was at 78%. Similar studies have also been conducted in the U.S: For example, the Chronicle of Philanthropy real eased a survey on how much America donates to charitable causes. One significant finding was that those living in religious areas (statistically) tend to give the most. Topping the list of the most generous states is Utah, which happens to have a sizeable Mormon population. In second place came Mississippi, which is largely Christian. Such studies show that religious faith, is a large component in exercising virtue and participating in virtuous deeds. The number of charities established in the name of Judaism, Christianity, Sikhism, and Islam, is significantly large. This, again, is attributed to religion and therefore faith. (1.) http://www.telegraph.co.uk... (2.) http://www.jewishcharityguide.co.uk...
Religious Faith is a Virtue

I accept your definition and agree with you that faith can motivate charity, etc. Virtuous actions can be motivated by virtuous motives (like empathy) or non-virtuous motives (like greed). Therefore, virtue of the motive cannot be assessed by the virtue of the motivated action. "With or without [religion] you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." (1) http://en.wikipedia.org...