Ignorant mortals probably wrote the Bible.
The year is 2009. Nearly 2 billion people on our planet have organized their lives around the claim that the Bible is so profound that it is acceptable to arrange one's life around it to the exclusion of other books. Am I the only one that sees a problem with this? Given the breadth and profusion of human knowledge over the past few hundred years this almost seems to be miraculous in itself. It is certainly true to say that the authors of the Bible could write extraordinarily well, however this...
Euthyphro's dilemma is a false dilemma.
I am contending that the famous Euthyphro's dilemma is in fact a false dilemma. The dilemma basically asks: "Is what is moral commanded by God because it is moral, or is it moral because it is commanded by God?" [1] Usually involved in debates with monotheistic gods, I will define "God" as it commonly is defined: -Omnipotent -Omniscient -Omnipresent -Omnibenevolence *NOTE* - I am NOT debating about whether or not this God exists. Of course, if God didn't exist, then this dilemma wouldn...
If there is free will than an all knowing god can not exist
i am re posting this argument because my previous opponent failed to complete his arguments for the premise of this debate free will does exist pro will argue that because of this there can be no all knowing god con will argue that they can both coexist If an all knowing god exist than it must know the past, present, and future so if this god knows what you will do than you can no longer choose to do anything but what it already knows. If you are at a stop sign u can choose to go l...
Because there are Nonbelievers, God does not exist.
*Clarification purposes* By "God", I am referring to the Christian god. An omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibelevolent entity. He also loves everyone and wishes for all of us to go to heaven (1 Timothy 2:4). He has other attributes, but these are all that is needed to form this compelling argument. After starting this debate awhile ago, and seemingly to have lost it, I realized that I was quite unclear in my arguments, and am trying to try my hand at it again. Having done research, I fou...
Is Morality dependent on the existence of God?
I intend to argue that morality is not dependent on God's existence. What I mean by this is that if God does not exist, certain actions will still be objectively right or wrong. In the Brothers Karamazov, by Dostoevsky, it is stated that "Without God, everything is permitted" [1]. That without God to produce commands, to decide what is right and what is wrong, there is no morality. For the purposes of this debate, I will define God as a supernatural, personal being that has power over, cre...
The Bible Says Plainly that Homosexuality is a Sin
On reading my profile, one would observe that I have debated this topic several times in the past. I enjoy debating this topic mainly because I feel very strongly that homosexuality is a plague to society, that it is one of the cancers that destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, and that it can do nothing good for this country save aid in its destruction. It pains me enough to see society accepting this minority as perfectly normal, but what most baffles me is that and increasingly large number of peo...
Morality is an Idea
I want to thank jason_hendirx for participating in this debate. After my last debate (http://www.debate.org/debates/An-atheist-is-unethical-for-the-mere-fact-that-he-is-atheist./1/comments/), he and I disagreed over the nature of morality so decided to debate it here instead of in the comments. Hopefully, I can better clarify my position within this format. I am against the resolution that morality is an idea. When discussing the nature of morality, it's important that it be taken seriousl...
Religion, Atheism, and Science are Dead Wrong About Reality
(Strap yourself in because this one's gonna be tough.) Religion, atheism, and official science are all fronts for the true essence of reality. (You may dismiss some info at first, but keep reading, and it will be understood) They have been established for purposes of divide and rule and to suppress the truth from the people by ruling elites and secret societies since the epoch of civilization. The architects of control such as the most powerful cult, the Illuminati (dates back to the anci...
Given the Bible, God is Morally Repugnant and Undeserving of Praise (+).
I could have simply phrased this debate "God is Morally Repugnant and Undeserving of Praise" but then I remembered a debate I was just in where the person who accepted the debate gets to define God. This is not the case here - for purposes of this debate, we shall defer to the Judeo-Christian sense of God, and if it pleases my opponent, we may use the same version of a "mainstream" Bible - I would suggest the New American Bible, for it is the one I shall present my opening arguments from. Th...
A Strictly Atheistic World View Can Not Account For Morality.
Thank you, to whoever accepts this challenge, I look forward to this debate. Now, to start off, I will go over some definitions. Morality: [conformity to the rules of right conduct] Evil: [morally wrong or bad; immoral; wicked] Right: [in accordance with what is good, proper, or just] Atheist: [a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.] Theist: [the belief in one God (in this debate I am referring to the Christian God) as the creator and ruler of th...