One can have morals without God
Many religious people have claimed that without divine authority, there is nothing on which to base morals. I will be arguing against this position, and offering other foundations for morality. To be sure that I am clear on my opponent's position, I will allow him to make the first argument....
Naturalism provides a more plausible explanation for objective morality than God.
Morality: the field concerned with the distinctions between good and bad behavior.
Objective
The existence of God is more probable than not.
Resolved: It is more probable that God exists than not existing.
Rounds:
1. Acceptance only
2. Opening arguments
3. Clash
4. Closing arguments/clash
Rules:
1. No ad hominen
2. No forfeiting.
3. Be respectful.
4. No plagarism.
For the purposes of this debate, the term "God" will be defined broadly as to include the general attributes (ie: omnipotence,...
It is illogical to refute the possibility of God
God: The one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe. My opponent must logically prove that it is logical to refute the possibility that there is a God....
The Problem of Hell Redux
I have already done one debate on this subject but I hope to tackle this issue again. [1]
To reiterate, my position is that the existence of hell - conceived of as eternal, conscious torment (e.g. the "traditional" doctrine of hell) - is, in all likelihood, incompatible with the existence of a God who is conceived of as perfectly good (e.g. just, merciful, loving, etc), powerful, and wise....
It is probable that objective moral facts exist
TERMS
Resolved: It is probable that objective moral facts exist
Rounds:
1. Acceptance only
2. Opening arguments
3. Clash
4. Closing arguments/clash
By "objective" I refer to the state of being true regardless of whether or not any h...
All Middle-ish Easterners Are The Spirit Of Africa
Wikipedia's Article On The Middle East: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East By My Term Spirit I Mean Hegel's Sense For It Viz., SPIRIT LEADS TO SCIENCE Con, need-not-know SPIRIT LEADS TO SCIENCE....
Moral Permissibility is acceptability, not obligation.
I'm open to all debate styles. I am affirming, and the first round is for acceptance only. Debate will be AC, NC and Refutations, AC Rebuttal, NC Rebuttal. 3 round debate...
Secular Society Amounts to Statism
If our government ever comes to the place where we renounce our accountability to God, we will cease to have basic human rights. The only reference point that we can rely on for the rights of Life, Libery, and the Pursuit of Happiness is God, and in a secular society, the only god would be man and all of his faults. In this society we would no longer be subject to the immutable God (even if just in our minds), but instead to the selfish whims of man.. In a state of anarchy, an ambitious...
Theoretically the past will exactly repeat itself.
So basically my position is that some time in the future we will all live these lifes again without a single change. So for example in the future I will be sitting at this computer typing the exact same thing on the exact same day with not a single difference (except for the fact that time has elapsed). I will let my opponent first accept the challenge and then I will make my argument....