God is not real.
God is not real. If he was real, one: why would he ask us to worship him? If we are all his children and he loves us all then why do I have to spend my whole life worshiping him? Two: God is supposed to have created everything. that is the worst argument I have ever heard. he made everything perfect just for us, right? no, there are billions of other galaxies that could have been shaped like this. only us humans that trample anything in our path could believe that there is some mystical being th...
There Are Good Secular Reasons to Disallow Same-Sex Marriage
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The state regulates marriage for a reason. It dispenses benefits for a reason. Understanding what this reason is will tell us what criteria are and are not relevant to marriage, and thus whether any rights are being denied. If the state excludes same-sex couples from entering into legal marriages on the basis of criteria relevant to the public purpose of marri...
Resolved: Powerlifting is a Better Choice Than Bodybuilding
On balance, powerlifting is a superior lifting discipline to bodybuilding for one to practice.
As Pro, I will be affirming the resolution by arguing that powerlifting is the superior path to take.
As Con, you will be arguing the opposite (that one ought to be a bodybuilder rather than a powerlifter.)
Burden of Proof:
BoP will be shared.
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Believing in a religion is illogical
There are no good reasons to believe in a religion. I am letting the opponent begin the debate....
School kills creativity
Students think that once they come to school that all their creative juices have to stop working, but that doe not need to be the case. They can express the creativity in different ways, such as a creative writing class or a group project where everyone in the group can put their own spin on the topic. There are also other outlets to express creativity, the person just needs to find a way to let their creative juices flowing. If you enjoy playing instruments then join band, and if you enjoy sing...
9/11 Conspiracy
I am not debating whether or not the planes hit the Two Towers because they did, but I am arguing that there is more to the story than what the 9/11 Commission tells the public. Round 1- acceptance Round 2- arguments/rebuttals Round 3- arguments/rebuttals Round 4- closing...
Test Debate
Burden of Demonstrations Pro - Test the debate format by asking questions Con - Answer said questions to a sufficient degree Questions 1) Are pictures and videos allowed? 2) What is the criteria for votes? 3) How do you format a debate by using different types of text?...
Violent video games being banned
Violent video games should not be banned. The retail in the U.S. for violent video games is twenty one billion dollars. If people ban the violent video games, and corect me if i'm wrong, it will almost wipe out our economy. It has been proved that one-eigth of the school attackers have been more interested in violent movies, violent books, and their own violent writings. Almost every teenager plays violent video games, and you don't see them running on rooftops with a sword and hidden blade tryi...
The Euthyphro Dilemma
The Euthyphro dilemma asks: Is the good good because God approves it, or does God approve it because it"s good? Answer me this and I'll become a Christian!...
