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Raisor's Debates
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God is the best explanation for morality
In this debate, I will be arguing that God is NOT the best explanation of morality My opponent, on the other hand, will be arguing that God IS the ultimate source for morality.I ask that my opponent is a Christian and that (s)he believes that God is the ultimate sources for our sense of right and wrong.Good luck. May the best debate win.I will kindly allow my opponent to start the opening arguments in the first round....
There are no compelling arguments against same-sex marriage
The issue of same-sex marriage is one which divides not only the United States, but much of the Western world.[1] What is most remarkable about this matter is not the lack of agreement, but rather the lack of strong arguments against same-sex marriage. There are simply no compelling arguments (legal, political, or moral) against same-sex marriage. (While there may be religious arguments against it, I would prefer only to address arguments that do not assume a belief in the supernatural and/or th...
If the fetus is a human person, then abortion is generally immoral
In this debate Pro (myself) will argue that abortion is generally immoral because it directly takes the life of a human person who possesses the same basic rights that you and I have. Con will argue that the fetus is a person with said rights, but that abortion is still morally acceptable.
I ask that Con only accept the debate in this round and wait to post their opening argument until round two. Round three will consist of rebuttal...
The Argument from Meaning
I'd like to begin by thanking my opponent for accepting this debate. We'll be discussing whether the argument from meaning successfully justifies God's existence. My opponent will be arguing that it does not. He is someone I greatly respect as a fellow Christian philosopher and I am very pleased that he took the time to debate this issue with a second-rate philosopher such as myself. This argument has not been presented in any scholarly journal or book that I know of but was originally developed...
The CIA and other agencies involved in covert operations should be forced to release information
Without a doubt, I believe that the CIA and other agencies should not be forced to relay information to the public. A quick over view of my points 1)Public would not approve Just look at the anti-war sentiment in America today. Would the public support the assassination of an known-terrorist aid in Iraq? Would the public support the CIA wire-tapping a neighborhood and capturing a known child molester? Currently, the public can only hear the mistakes of the CIA because they can not report t...
Evolution is wrong
Evolution is the foundation for the many scientists we hear about, the many shows we watch, and the many text books we read. All of them sound so sure and make evolution sound like a fact. How could everyone be wrong? They couldn't could they? Think, is evolution a fact or a false theory? I will start from the being. Life is often portrayed as spontaneously arising from some sort of "primordial soup". There it is ... quiet, tranquil, warm nutrients in a primitive sea, a lightning strike in the d...
"Nothing I see means anything"
One of the greatest philsopihcal Debates that has been going on since the beginning of philosophy. Appearance vs. Reality. You may debate this topic from one of two perspectives: 1) Religiously 2) Philosophically It will be four rounds. The idea is simple, Our perception of the world is based on our senses. Our senses tell our brain what we see, smell, taste, feel, and hear. All of this is done by, in universal terms, an abstract array of molecules working together in alien fash...
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Putin's Russia is not democratic
First of I would like to point out that I am not really a Putin fan. Although lots of his economic polcies have helped his country retain some of its majesty he has many things wrong with him. For one his country's UN delegates have been supporting Iran and Sudan and put their own interest above human rights or international secuirty (though the CIA say that Iran's not as dangerous as was previosuly believed). In addition his country still lacks basic freedoms (like press), but this does not...
Abortion should be allowed
Abortion is the right of an individual woman. Whether they choose to get one or not it should always be an available option. It is not the right of myself or anyone else to deny that woman her rights to an abortion. If you do not wish to have an abortion than don't get one but why strip others of that right. A woman should be able to decide what she does with he own body. Every child born should be wanted. The consequences of not allowing abortion in a steryl place would result in women going in...