The cosmological argument from contingency is sound
Pro will argue for the soundness of the cosmological argument from contingency, whereas Con will attempt to show why the argument is either invalid or not sound. The burden of proof will be on Pro to establish and defend a positive argument for the soundness of the argument while Con must only show why Pro's argument is false.
===Definitions===
God will be defined as a necessary being or agent, one t...
We live only once.
I look forward to debating anyone. This debate is about logic base thinking. This is debate is a burden of proof on both of us for one cannot prove or give any evidence that we live only once. But this debate is to g...
It is most probable that a god exists.
I've sent this challenge to Nimbus because (s)he agreed to debate the existence of god with me. I'll lay down some basic definitions.
God is a maximally great being, and by definition, you cannot conceive of anything greater tha...
Rhetoric, Unfortunately, Is More Important Than Dialectic
My argument here is that, for better or worse, rhetoric is more important than dialectic. This is in a few areas: 1) The art of persuasion, 2) Actual policy, and 3) The usefulness of language. First, rhetoric compresses nuanced meaning into words that accommodates the scarcity of attention span when discussing issues. That is by being artistic rather than logical, ordinary listeners can more easily pay attention and relate with what is being said. Lingo and jargon is ineffective and...
The Argument from reasonable Non-Belief (ANB)
Definitions
Christian God - Omnipotent, omniscient, omni benevolent personal creator of the universe.
Reasonable non-belief - non-belief in Christianity which is largely based on sincere and rational thought, which is amenable to reason.
Introduction
The ANB, simply put, is the problem that non-belief causes for the God described, assuming of course that...
Abortion is Generally Immoral.
I will go ahead and lead off with my argument.
I will put my argument in the form of a syllogism and then support my premises with evidence.
Premise 1: From fertilization, the preborn are biological members of humanity.
Premise 2: All members of humanity are intrinsically valuable based on the kind of thing they are, humans....
The principle of Utility is true
The principle of utility refers to the ethical principle that "actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness," with happiness understood as "pleasure and the absence of pain"[1]. The principle of utility is a main tenet of utilitarianism as forwarded by Jeremy Bentham and J.S. Mill.
The definition of true will be pretty straightforward and will refer to the common sense definition of the word. I want this debate t...
The Kalam Argument is a sound argument for the existence of God
My opponent can argue any Kalam Argument, as long as it consists of...
Abortion Is Morally Permissible
I want to begin by saying how pleased I am to debate Trent on this most important of moral issues. Like my opponent, I have a deep interest in bioethics. So I'm very much looking forward to discussing the philosophical aspects of abortion with such a capable and passionate contender. In this debate I'm going to defend two basic contentions. First, there are no good reasons to think that abortion is morally wrong. And secondly, there are good reasons to think that abortion is morally permissib...
There is no compelling reason to believe that objective moral facts exist.
Introduction
The only definition necessary is of "objective moral fact": a moral truth (e.g. "human life is morally valuable", "theft is wrong", etc. which is independent of the human mind and is categorically binding. An example of an objective non-moral fact is the equation 2 + 2 = 4. Even if there are no minds around to grasp...