humanity would have been better off without religion
Considering all the calamities caused by religious extremists throughout history, I believe the world would be better off without religion. I will accept the burden of proof for this debate....
Is Morality from god?
Morality is a requirement of society,created by society and is not from god....
It is reasonable to believe that the Resurrection of Jesus is a historical event
I contend that the Resurrection of Jesus is a historical event that probably happened. It is impossible to reach 100% certainty. However, that should not detract from the discussion since that is the way it is in all of history. One can only prove what probably happened. The historical methodology used to ascertain whether something is to be considered a historical fact is whether the reasons for accepting it outweighs the reasons for rejecting it. It is my contention based upon this that the Re...
God is a Sound Moral Basis
*R1 for acceptance, argument presentation, definitions only.
Definitions
Sound Moral Ontology: the more plausible and least arbitrary found...
There are no good reasons to think theism is true
Theism - By theism, I mean the existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, wholly good, personal being who created the universe, and is (to a greater or lesser extent) active within the universe.
The Resolution
In my first round, I will present an argument to try and establish that no such being exists. I'll leave it to...
The cause of the universe was a sentient/ personal being
In round 4, my opponent will simply put:
"No argument will be posted her...
Islam is a religion of peace
It is my position that Islam is NOT a religion of peace 1) Acceptance 2) Arguments 3) Arguments / rebuttals 4) Conclusion / final comments...
The Kalām Cosmolgical Argument attempts to prove very little.
Catholic Christianity's beliefs are false
I don't really think definitions are necessary. A couple of arguments to start off with: 1. Catholic beliefs are absurd. For example, the concept of believing a man was born of a virgin is unrealistic. 2. Pretty much every Catholic response to an Atheist argument as as well questionable. For example, "evil in the world comes from Satan from when evil triumphed over good." To that I'd say prove it. 3. I don't believe in your god for the same reasons you don't believe in other religion...
The Great Commission negates Calvinism/predestination teaching
Definitions:
The Great Commission: Jesus command to all those in his church to go and preach the gospel to every creature on earth and make disciples of all the nations.
Negates: nullifies, contradicts, shows that the following cannot be true, etc….
Calvinism/Predestination teaching: the teaching that there is no free will, God controls the actions of all, including our thoughts and choic...