Psi, or psychic powers, exist.
Psi, or psychic powers, do exist. I will let my opponent make the first argument, and will provide him or her with the following wikipedia links that will double as definitions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychokinesis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parapsychology Good luck....
The global warming hockey stick is bad science
The global warming hockey stick is a graph of global temperature over time. It was produced by a scientist named Mann, who first published it in a scientific journal in the mid-nineties. He modified and included it in the 2000 report of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It is called a hockey stick because it shows very little variation of climate for the past thousand years until the 20th century, when temperatures soared. That makes the graph look like a hockey stick on its side...
There is Nothing in this World that we can be Completely sure of.
I don't really have a good opening argument for this, so I'll simply let my opponent go first. Easy enough, no?...
Resolved: The idea of Intelligent Design is a product of religion, not science.
I affirm. [Definitions] Intelligent Design- A conjecture claiming that biological life on Earth, or more broadly, the universe as a whole, was created by an unspecified intelligent agent rather than being the result of undirected natural processes. (en.wiktionary.org/wiki/intelligent design) Product- A consequence of someone's efforts or of a particular set of circumstances (wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn) [Burdens] Affirmative- Must show that Intelligent Design as defined is a...
Evolution
I am issuing this challenge to the member GodSands, who I personally believe to have profound understanding of Christianity. However, I also believe that his views on Evolution, while justified, are not necessarily correct based on my own knowledge. My opponent's initial argument from the forums was that Time, Life, Death, and Mutation must have been created simultaneously. I am of the position that this is incorrect. I will allow my opponent to make his initial argument, as well as expand...
Dragons were real!!
I would just like to say that I do believe dragons were real way back then and they arent some mystical creature! There is science out there that proves it. Who ever decids to deate me I say good luck and thanks tons!!!...
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
Carl Sagan is attributed with saying that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. I will start by providing a definition for the word evidence. The best definition I found for this word was in wikipedia as follows: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evidence Evidence in its broadest sense includes everything that is used to determine or demonstrate the truth of an assertion. Giving or procuring evidence is the process of using those things that are either a) presumed to be true, or...
Global Climate Change is a problem and needs to be addressed.
Alright you asked for it. Now lets get started. I am going to make this as easy as possible for you. I am going to lay everything out in a clear-cut manner. I will tell you what is fact and what is speculation. First off we must address climate. Climate definition roughly means the physical properties of the troposphere (thats a layer in the atmosphere) of an area based on analysis of its weather records over a long period of time. The two main factors that determine the climate is temp...
Time is just a concept, and cannot exist by itself.
After reading my opponent's debate on time, I feel that I must clarify, for myself, what my opinion is. Knowing that he can cite several philosophers and scientists on this topic and that I have little to no outside information on this topic, I know that even if there is a fatal flaw in my reasoning, it will be dealt with efficiently. That having been said, I believe that the concept of time is simply a necessary measure developed to describe the phenomenon of change. The concept of change...