is education important in the development of a person
Education is one of the most important things about developing as a person because it shapes how we perceive the world. Without education we are no better than animals acting purely on instinct to get through life. With education are mind develops and becomes very much part of the person we develop into. This is evident in that we have to be literate to fill out job applications but even more broader than that we have to be taut language so that we can express ourselves on an intellectual level...
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...
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...
Abortion is Morally Right
Round 2: Opening arguments.
Round 3: Rebuttals. New arguments may be introduced.
Round 4: Rebuttal and conclusion. No new arguments.
Burden of proof is shared.
Please accept!
Immortality
This debate is for Wierdman's tournament. Thanks to Andro for accepting. I've wanted to do this debate for a while, and look forward to it.
What this debate is about:
We're going to discuss whether becoming immortal (living forever) would be a logical decision for an individual to make. The only thing happen...
The fine-tuning argument for God's existence is a failure
(First attempt at the website. Prior apologies for blunders and breaches of nettiquette) I think the fine tuning argument - in whatever form - is a failure. The "fine tuning argument" is any argument that deploys premises related to the particular initial conditions/constants/laws of the universe as evidence that God exists. I particularly have in mind Robin Collin's argument in the Blackwell companion to natural theology, but similar arguments by Leslie, Craig, etc. also count. An argu...
On balance, Anarcho-capitalism would be more just and humanitarian than Anarcho-communism
Anarcho-capitalism refers to "the political philosophy and theory that
- the State is an unnecessary evil and should be abolished, and
- a free-market private property economic system is morally permissible."[1]
Anarcho-communism refers to "a theory of anarchism which advocates the abolition of the state, capitalism, wages and private property (while retaining respect for personal property), and in favor of...
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...
Can something be true for you, but not be true for me?
-My argument is for the existence of objective truth, and therefore against the philosophy of relativism. -I am arguing that certain things are not merely a matter of one's own perspective or interpretation. -By objective truth I mean something that is true (Corresponding to reality) no matter what anyone thinks about it. -I am arguing for a logical and concrete view of reality, by which I mean that reality is reality, and not not reality. -I concede that certain things are matters...