if the Abrahamic god exists, that being is evil.
First round is acceptance. I will argue in the affirmative; if there is a god that being is evil. We will stick to the Abrahamic god in this debate, and will proceed as if the being exists. Second Arguments in favor of your stance and evidence toward your BoP Third Rebuttal Fourth closing statements Rules: God=Abrahamic God God does exist This is not a debate about the existence of god, as that is another debate. For the sake of this argument, we will assume that being does exist. I a...
The Problem of Evil (PoE) is sound
God - By God, I mean an omnipotent, omniscient, wholly good, personal being who created the universe, and is (to a greater or lesser extent) active within the universe.
Evil - Anything which in and of itself, rational creatures would universally seek to avoid, ceteris paribus. Examples of such things include suffering, pain, disability and death.
The a...
God Exists
Resolution: God Exists I will be negating this and defending the position that God probably doesn't exist. BOP is shared Rules: No Forfeits No Fallacies No Insults 72 Hours to Post 8000 Characters Max 1 Week Voting Period Start your arguments in round 1 Follow the debate structure Structure: Round 1: Pre-debate info and Con's arguments Round 2: My arguments + rebuttals Round 3: Rebuttals Round 4: Rebuttals Round 5: Conclusion, no new arguments or rebuttals...
Resolved: The Cosmological Argument Fails to Prove God
The Cosmological Argument Fails to Prove God
As Pro, I will be affirming this resolution by showing that the Cosmological Argument (CA) does not present a compelling argument for the existence of God
Burden of Proof
The BoP rests with Pro (me). Therefore, it is to be assumed that the CA is sound until shown...
The Bible holds more virtue than any other book!
I am Pro/For that: The Bible holds more virtue than any other book! Rounds: 1. Acceptance 2. Arguement/Questions 3. Rebuttals/Answers 4. Rebuttals 5. Rebuttals/Conclusion Rules: 1. Opposition must provide the book they claim. 2. Debate must be respectful. 3. Debate must stay on topic (Both books) 4. Both sides must provide questions about the oppositions side. 5. All questions must be answered and explained. 6. Pro/For provides the resolution. I declare the Bible as my book!...
The Cause of the Universe is Plausibly Personal if the KCA is True
Definitions
First Cause: The aggregate of all first causes
Introductions
I thank Illegalcombatant (Con hereafter) for his willingness to debate this topic. This debate will concern the content discussed in this forum over the last couple of posts,
Idiot debate: The hatred of atheists.
The format is simple; introduction, rebuttal, conclusion. We will be debating idiotically about the subject of why people hate atheists. If you take it seriously, you lose. The stance that will be defended by me in this idiot debate; when people are rejected, they usually feel a bit of anger. They may even feel hatred towards the rejector. People whom hold god close enough have a feel that atheists reject them by rejecting their god- for it is a projection of their version of the perfect b...
The Existence of God
By God, I mean a classical theistic conception of God. An omnipotent, omniscient, perfectly good God. Not a specific God, of course, just a being with these 'attributes.' I'd ask that devient.genie use round 1 for acceptance of the debate, so that I can begin my case in round 2....
It is probable that God exists
I thank my opponent for his willingness to debate me on this topic, hopefully we will have a nice discussion. As the affirmative, I will accept the burden of proof in proving the existence of God. My opponent can present his own arguments if he pleases, but he is under no obligation to do so. He is obligated however to attack my arguments in the 2nd round. My advocacy will be defending the conception of God as the powerful, sentient creator of the Universe, by showing that both scientificall...
The Kalam Cosmological Argument is unsound
The Kalam Cosmological Argument (KCA) is as follows:
(1) Everything that has a beginning of its existence has a cause of its existence.
(2) The universe has a beginning of its existence.
Therefore:
(3) The universe has a cause of its existence.
(4) If the universe has a cause of its existence then that cause is God.
Therefore:
(5) God exists.[1]
God is defined as the personal origin...