azza1625/createdebate-arguments huggingface dataset:
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

As if you had a way of knowing such things.Assuming that this is sarcasm, you haven't provided any arguments to support this statement.People whose actions are guided by an internally held concept of greater good are more charitable than nihilists.You are setting up a false dilemma and attacking a straw man. It doesn't mean that by rejecting the supernatural we turn into moral nihilists.Really?! How did you find out that there were no such statistics?No evidence from you to show that such statistics does not exist.This would be an argument against government too then.This is a red herring. It has no bearing on whether religion has had a net positive or negative influence on humanity.That is an argument for the existence of god.Really? Why don't you spell the argument out then?you can't "take away" a belief system unless you are willing to commit murder or genocide.An unasserted claim.If you care to expose it to scrutiny, I think you will find that your position is logically untenable.This is something that you claim, but have not proven.You argue as if religion was something that can be taken away.Another unasserted claim.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Positive

Define "Good". Because your definition of good and many religions definitions of good are entirely different making your entire argument suspect.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/good I didn't realize the actual definition of good was up for debate here. It would not be above many a theist though to change that definition to fit a narrow perspective. Generally, they would at least bother to define it themself instead of simply dismissing an argument based on their own confusion about the term's meaning.The debate is a positive or negative influence on humanity though, so if the term good is a point of contention simply replace that with "positive" and it should all clear up for you.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Positive

Many atheists hardly seem to care about many areas of life in which a theist would say it has a bearing on who you are and how good you really are. Pornography being a prime example.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Negative

Anything that anyone can show is harmful to humanity is considered negative.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

Volumes have been written on this topic, and this forum is far too limited to bring the full evidence to bear for both sides. Briefly, lets look at some of the fundamentals of the major religions that have impacts on the world today, and since many of these posts have spiraled in to discussions on war, lets skip that point, too. What remains are bigotry and homophobia (Christianity), fairy tales (creationism), widespread repression of women and brutal, unjust punishments (Islam), class repression (Hinduism), state subsidized robbery (Judaism) and murder and extremism (all of them!). Ironically, even today's atheist leaders are guilty of the same intolerance they level against the religious, and this too is yet another negative consequence of religion in the world today. And this is by no means the complete list of today's ills. Looking at history, we would need volumes. While there is no question religion has done some remarkable things in the world, it has done so at a terrible cost. Historically, it may have had a place; that's another topic. The major religions of today are nothing more than anchors miring society in the past, forcing people to cling to doctrine created centuries or millennia ago and promoting backward ideals that have no place in a modern, enlightened society. The net effect of major religions hold us back as individuals, and hold us back as a species.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

Negative of course. The biggest reason we have so much conflict in the world today is because of religion. The War against Terror is just against terrorism. But what do we Americans do? We discourage Islam in a country that says everyone has 'freedom of religion'. People use religion to justify their actions. The Holocaust persecuted everyone who was thought as inferior; namely Jews. Christians are supposed to love everyone but many bully homosexuals, practice racism, and they are so stuck on not committing sin that they fail to face reality. Instead of trying to fix a problem themselves, they pray to their God to fix it for them. 9/11= Islam and Christianity clashing. The Five Pillars of Islam are supposed to be practiced everyday. But I don't see the Taliban or Al Quida giving to the poor.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

Religion has been responsible for a huge amount of negativity such as the crusades, ethnic cleansing, honor rape, the witch trials ect. ect.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Positive

Actually the crusades were not because of religion many people ad many reasons as to why they joined the crusades. But, this is what you should know, THE POPE WAS A LIAR!!!!! He told everyone to die for their religion and that they are being attacked by "infidels", when all the pope wanted was power! The want for power started the crusades and the pope insisted it was for Christianity.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Positive

Honestly... the holocaust caused by religion, hardly. The fact that Jews have a religion of their own had very little to do with the reasoning behind the holocaust.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Positive

BUT, with average day people, it actually helps them make the right choice. For example: WWJD (What would jesus do)
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

Just saying most wars have been based around religion........ so yea negative
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Positive

You wildly claim that most wars have been a result of religious intentions, which is false, and I think only reaffirms the stereotypes associated with religion held by many ignorant people.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Negative

I agree, saying most wars being a result of religion needs proof before you can say it just like that, which you probably won't find, but the point still has some validity, what level of murder is acceptable before it overcomes the good religion invariably brings?
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

If you think that that is the only bone that atheists have to pick with religion, then you are one great ignoramus.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Positive

This is a common misconception one that I can safely say is false.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

Because it wastes your time and limits your actions even if they are good.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

Good people will do good things, and bad people will do bad things. But for good people to do bad things, that takes religion. ........ WE DO NOT NEED RELIGION.... If we didn't have it maybe we would be more advanced and more united
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

I am not a person that doesn't believe in God. I also know and believe that religion must bring people together. The sad thing is that, it affects the human race negatively more than it does positively.Religion is basicly between God and the person only, that is right I believe?We can say that there are countless positive effects of religion but one must be blind to ignore how awfully negative effect it has on the human race.All these "holy books", "saviors", "holy places" pull us humans apart from eachother... Each religion forbids something else, and people actually form different groups. Unfortunately, religion has been used for political issues.Religion says people who don't believe in God are going to "Hell". How can that have a positive influence on humanity? People want to have free thoughts and not feel guilty because of their beliefs, ideas!Religion brings people apart, and literally puts tags on them.Many people think all Muslims are terrorists? When I say I am Muslim, I am tagged as a terrorist!Religion is something very private, like I said between God and human. But materializing religion only ends up with wars, and enmity.
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: negative

negative becous it just causes war but also good becouse u choose what u believe
Debate: Has religion had a net positive or negative influence on humanity?
Side: Negative

Religion has caused countless wars and murders. There is always someone who wants to justify his killings by using God's name.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

To even being having the discussion about healthcare as a right or privilege shows how very disturbed we have become as Americans. Who gave one person alive the right to say that in order to live healthy like everyone else you need to pay a health insurance premium? Again!! That's right, again because out of our taxes is a medicare tax, a health care tax, and from our overall federal and state tax obligation, how much of that money goes to paying for healthcare emergency room visits and non insured healthcare costs? Then our country, the only western world country, asks us to buy insurance so we can stay healthy. How perverse and perverted to maintain a system like this, to enrich executives who have the power of life and death over our general population. This is bullshit and Bernie Sanders is so correct when he says it is time for a Medicare for All system from the richest country on the planet.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

So, you're telling me that you have a right to have the government confiscate money from everyone (including you) so they can provide you with whatever "care" they choose, while both removing your choice from the matter and hiding how much you're paying for it. With a government that's shown itself to be both financially and organizationally irresponsible, what could possibly go wrong?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

I think healthcare should be a right . Many years ago during a recession over here I had totally free healthcare as I was unemployed I didn't need to avail of the system but was glad it was there .You can pay over here through your salary for various health coverage plans which gets more expensive by the year ; to pay into a plan is optional those who don't through unemployment etc,etc use government services and are covered by the tax payer .
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

Who pays for totally free healthcare yes you did yes contradict yourself didn't you. Covered by the taxpayer so it is not free.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

No , I never contradicted myself that's just the weird workings of your fevered brain
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

Many years ago during a recession over here I had totally free healthcare as I was unemployed. Those who don't through unemployment etc,etc use government services and are covered by the tax payer .Covered pay taxpayers and the contradiction is there you wrote it.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Where's the contradiction as I'm claiming it's a right what has that got to do with who's paying for it ?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

You said it was free healthcare but it can't be free as government takes taxpayer dollars to pay for the free healthcare. Contradiction !
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

But it is free to the one recieving it which is all the recipient should be concerned with so your point is ?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

It is free even though taxpayers pay for it now that is contradiction .
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Free to me buddy that's all that counts 👌🙀..............
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

Can't be free when someone else pays for it and you have admitted that .
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

If you don't pay for something given to you it's ..... free ..... I know it's tricky for you yanks 😊
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

Aaaaah... It's not just me. Others have labeled you a mindless butt clown as well. Isn't that a daisy...
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

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Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

You can pay over here through your salary for various health coverage plans which gets more expensive by the year ; to pay into a plan is optional those who don't through unemployment etc,etc use government services and are covered by the tax payer .This rather charitable notion seems reasonable only when you eliminate those who choose to "Game The System". Millions of people choose to have the government support their needs, rather than support themselves.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

That's the usual complaint by people who disagree with the welfare system ; so if that's the case what do you suggest ?Maybe tell people in areas where there is little or no employment just get a job anyway ?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Much tighter requirements for receiving government support. If you can't get the job you want where you are ------------ MOVELiterally millions of Americans move each year for employment.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Yet millions more as you claim do not move as they're gaming the system , what about the many who cannot move or have not the means to move ?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Today millions of people are migrating from the Midwest to the South, which is exactly the opposite of one hundred years ago. People have, are and will move for jobs. Those able-bodied who chose to stay, do so partly because the government support makes it possible.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

What do you think a "right" is? Do you think there are different kinds of rights ?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

A right would be deemed morally correct , just and honourable ; yes there are different types of rights as in natural human rights which are confirmed and protected by countries Constitutions .Not every fundamental right that you possess is set out in the Constitution - you have many personal rights that are not specifically stated in the Constitution. These rights may be derived or implied from the Constitution. For example, the Constitution does not specifically state a right to privacy but the courts recognise that the personal rights in the constitution imply the right to privacy.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

What kind of right should healthcare be? I take this explanation to mean that having healthcare is morally correct, just, and honorable. Is this correct?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

I think it should be a human right .Yes , that is correct .
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

It may be morally correct, just, and honorable for me to have shoes. Should shoes be a right ?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Well actually it is a right depending on where one lives ......The right to adequate clothing, or the right to clothing, is recognized as a human right in various international human rights instruments; this, together with the right to food and the right to housing, are parts of the right to an adequate standard of living as recognized under Article 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The right to clothing is similarly recognized under Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDH
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

If all these things are mine by right, can I not be provided a house, clothing, food, healthcare, and an otherwise adequate standard of living and consider it moral, just, and honorable?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Over here they would be yours by right if you met the criteria of one who required such . I know people over here who have a house , food , clothing and free medical care and I presume they consider it moral , just and honourable as I do .
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

If I met the criteria? So rights are things that some people have and others do not, depending on whether criteria is met.Do you have any opinion of universal rights? Rights that belong to everyone?Do you distinguish rights from privileges?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

So tell me if an unemployed person met the criteria and was accorded the rights I gave as example how is that denying you your rights ? I've not thought about rights that belong to everyone but I'm sure they are covered by the declaration of universal human rights .Yes I do distinguish as a privilege would be a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Yes I do distinguish as a privilege would be a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or groupHow are the rights you described (belonging to those who meet the criteria) different from privileges (available only to a particular person or group)?I've not thought about rights that belong to everyoneThis is probably worth bookmarking for later.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

The rights I described apply to all people if they meet the criteria , if you or any citizen of the country was unfortunate enough to be unemployed you would receive the same rights , if you cannot tell the difference between a right and a privilege then maybe that's something you should look into .I don't know why my second statement is worth bookmarking but hey if it works for you good .
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

The rights I described apply to all people if they meet the criteriaIf these criteria do not apply to all people, then these rights only apply to certain people, those who meet the criteria.if you cannot tell the difference between a right and a privilege then maybe that's something you should look intoI know my thoughts. I am trying to know yours. What I gather so far is that a Privilege is “a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group”, whereas a Right applies to “people if they meet the criteria”. Doesn’t that mean that not meeting the criteria places you outside the particular group that the Right applies to?
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: Healthcare is a privilege.

Now you're definitely just trolling and being deliberately argumentative for the sake of it . I made my thoughts perfectly clear after several questions from you and answered each one directly you obviously have an axe to grind and are just becoming rather annoying now
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Now you're definitely just trolling and being deliberately argumentative for the sake of itDermot, on a debate website, it doesn’t get less argumentative than asking clarifying questions, which is what I have been doing. I made my thoughts perfectly clear after several questions from you and answered each one directlyThat’s true. But based on your clear and direct statements alone, the distinction between Rights and Privileges requires clarification. If rights are for people who qualify, and privileges are for particular groups, what’s the difference? I actually want to know where you draw a distinction. If I am misrepresenting your position in my question, tell me how. It may clear up any confusion.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Yes there is nothing wrong with asking clarifying questions , I explained earlier the definition of right and privilege .You start out by asking ... if rights are for people who qualify ....All citizens of a country are granted certain rights under the constitution , rights are there to be taken or claimed they are not automatically granted and are fundamental in nature .A privilege is a special benefit not available to all members of society and is restricted to a chosen few , many are denied and indeed excluded these privileges.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

All citizens of a country are granted certain rights under the constitution, rights are there to be taken or claimed they are not automatically granted and are fundamental in natureOk. So Rights are for all citizens and are fundamental. Does that mean you don’t have to meet certain criteria? Your rights are fundamentally yours by virtue of the fact that you are a citizen?A privilege is a special benefit not available to all members of society and is restricted to a chosen few , many are denied and indeed excluded these privileges.Does this mean that if there is a right, but you aren’t able to utilize it, then it is actually a privilege? I'm asking in my own words to make sure I am interpreting your position properly.
Debate: Healthcare - Right Or Privilege
Side: I have a right to healthcare

Rights are there to be taken or claimed so if you have a right to unemployment benefit as a citizen one would assume you would be unemployed . If there is a right you as a citizen may claim it as in the example above if you are unemployed , this applies to all citizens who are unfortunate enough to be unemployed. I have explained now several times my position regarding your questions I thought my last posting would further clarify matters for you but I see that is still not the case , you're definitely trolling now . BTW when you say you're asking in your own words what do you mean ?