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There Are Good Secular Reasons to Disallow Same-Sex Marriage

Contradiction
HonestDiscussioner

HonestDiscussioner and I have agreed on terms. I will launch immediately into my opening statement.

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The state regulates marriage for a reason. It dispenses benefits for a reason. Understanding what this reason is will tell us what criteria are and are not relevant to marriage, and thus whether any rights are being denied. If the state excludes same-sex couples from entering into legal marriages on the basis of criteria relevant to the public purpose of marri...

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8 Comments
Updated 6 Hours Ago

The US Should Have Better Gun Control

Samos
utahjoker

I believe that the lack of gun control in the Unites States is a serious danger to the public, in nations with full gun control the homicide rate, armed robbery rate, and suicide rates are much lower. First Round is for acceptance Second Round is for initial arguments & rebuttals Third Round is for further arguments & rebuttals Fourth Round is final rebuttals & concluding statements only, no new arguments...

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5 Comments
Updated 1 Day Ago

Islamic Socialism Is Superior To Atheistic Socialism

A.WitherspoonVI
G131994

This is not a theological debate but the merits of Islamic Socialism and Atheistic Socialism in political theory and application.

1st round is for acceptance.
Open to anyone.
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4 Comments
Updated 17 Hours Ago

Jim Carrey is better than Adam Sander

Masterdebatr91
Rational_Thinker9119

In this debate I will be affirming the resolution.
Resolved: Jim Carrey is better than Adam Sander
This is a debate for entertainment, so...

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6 Comments
Updated 20 Hours Ago

Deep Space Nine was the best star Trek show.

BennyW
calculatedr1sk

I will be arguing that overall, Deep Space Nine (from now on abbreviated as DS9) was the best Star Trek. My opponent may argue that any of the others were better but cannot rely solely on one movie (for example using Wrath of Khan to prove the original series was the best). The first round is for acceptance. Good luck and may the best nerd win....

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10 Comments
Updated 1 Day Ago

Song Debate

LogicalMaddog
airmax1227

1st round is acceptance. In rounds 2 through 5, each debater will post songs and lyrics. Voters are to vote on who posted the songs they liked the best.
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0 Comments
Updated 1 Day Ago

The Cosmological Argument is Sound

Vulpes_Inculta
TheHitchslap

Ave, ladies and gentlemen. I've decided to challenge TheHitchslap to a debate on the Cosmological Argument. He's obviously a fan of Christopher Hitchens, the late member of the New Atheist movement. I think it will be interesting, then, to see what he has to say about this argument. Perhaps he will fare better than his hero did against William Lane Craig at Biola University.

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9 Comments
Updated 2 Days Ago

Is it the society that creates a terrorist?

Rutwik
jam20636

it is not the society that creates a terrorist....

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0 Comments
Updated 10 Hours Ago

I am more random than you

Rational_Thinker9119
imabench

Thank you for accepting my debate. You may begin, but in round 4 just put "no argument will be posted here, as agreed" instead of an actual round. This debate is solely based off who can be more random. Rules: 1) Please keep it moderately clean. 2) You may only have 1 paragraph of randomness.. ( 5 sentences max)...

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Updated 13 Hours Ago

Iron man is way better than batman.

Thecomeback
TheDarkMuffin

Batman sucks. Your move....

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0 Comments
Updated 15 Hours Ago