Debates

Homosexual Behavior Is Immoral

I wish to thank my opponent for engaging me in this debate. I look forward to a spirited exchange. I will be defending the historic Christian position that homosexual behavior is immoral. Using the same method that Paul employed in Romans 1:26-27, I will argue that homosexuality is wrong because it is unnatural, meaning that it is contrary to the proper functioning of human sexual organs. Additionally, because both myself and my opponent are Christians, I will also make use of Biblical passag...

Resolved: A just society requires the recognition of animal rights.

First round will be for acceptance, following rounds for debate. Obviously, this is the current LD resolution. Let's try to debate it that way. Sources are important, but not overwhelmingly important. Logic, reason, etc. should be the grounds for compelling arguments. Kritiks are fine, so long as you do not willfully misinterpret the resolution or wage an assault on the dictionary. In our efforts we ought to mutually endeavor to test the strengths of our ideas, rather than quibble over phraseolo...

God has to Allow Suffering, Problem of Suffering Refuted Indubitably

From my Blog, Why it is Immoral for God(YHWH) not to directly allow then stop suffering. Now before we start key words, Directly and Indirectly. Directly prevent means, God(YHWH: The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit) prevents suffering by appearing. Indirectly means He prevents or ends suffering Indirectly but through human beings or other resources which wouldn't break free will. God is YHWH(Who is The Father, and The Son, and The Holy Spirit) and this a fact that I'll debat...

Women on US submarines

I will preface this debate with two facts: this is my first debate on this site, and I am a former submarine officer, having served for 3 years on a submarine stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. I think the Navy is making a mistake in allowing women to serve on submarines, but perhaps someone can change my mind...

Do we need driver's licenses and license plates?

I believe those matters should be left up to the auto industry to minimize the chances of fraud....

On balance, Anarchism is More Humanitarian than State Planning

Every broad argument will be tagged with a letter/number. Elucidation: D1) On balance: Keep the framework reasonable. Ignore the possibility that aliens could invade and destroy every society beginning with consonants. Employ ceteris parabis assumptions. D2) Anarchism: The lack of aggressive monopoly. In this conversation, aggression is distinct from coercion according to the Libertarian ethic. The forceful defense of self ownership and peaceful homesteading is "coercion", not "aggre...

God exists.

Quantum Physics is False

QP isn't true. As an avid sturdier of quantum physics I can say I understand it completely and it's false and ungodly....

The Kalam Cosmological Argument

Thank you, contradiction, for agreeing to debate Kalām cosmological argument. In this debate, I shall show how the KCA is a poor argument and really holds no water. In the first round, I will allow contradiction to post his arguments. ROUNDS 1) Opening arguments from contradiction 2) First rebuttals 3) Second rebuttals 4) Closing arguments/fourth rebuttals. Good luck and I am looking forward to am engaging debate....

Speciesism is an unjustifiable form of discrimination.

Of all the various forms of discrimination in the world, one of the most common can be found in the way in which humans have treated non-human animals, both in history and in the present day. For as long as the historical record goes back, speciesism (i.e., prejudice on the basis of species membership) has lead most humans to treat animals as if they were mere tools for human fulfillment with no significant moral status. What's more, these views have been defended not just by the general public,...