Is god real?
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1Credo
| Voting Style: | Open | Point System: | 7 Point | ||
| Started: | 1/20/2015 | Category: | Religion | ||
| Updated: | 2 years ago | Status: | Post Voting Period | ||
| Viewed: | 513 times | Debate No: | 68612 | ||
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 Con Now some theists might respond with "well how can something come from nothing?". The problem with this argument is it assumes that because we can't quite explain it yet that it is false. Did you know that the universe is = to 0? During the big bang an equal amount of anti-matter and matter were flung out of the explosion, so essentially the universe "is" nothing and cancels out.  Pro Acceptance I accept. The burden of proof in this debate will be shared, with my opponent presenting arguments against God while I present arguments in favor of God. Rebuttal I'll address my opponent's opening statement before moving on to present arguments in favor of God: Ww know for an absolute fact that the earth is older than six thousand years old" I agree that the Earth is older than 6,000 years old and that the universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. "why is it that the bible Koran or other religious texts spew something diferent?" My opponent asserts that the Bible is in conflict with contemporary science with regard to the age of the Earth. He fails to provide justification for this assertion. What reason is there to think that such a conflict exists? "Man created god so god could create them" Another unwarranted assertion. "The catholic church believes that the holy spirit guides us all and influenced the writers of the bible to write what they did down So why did they write so much fantasy and fiction?" Not all Biblical stories are meant to be taken as literal (i.e. the story of Jonah). However, this does not mean that these stories do not contain theological significance. What reason is there to think that the Holy Spirit couldn't guide Biblical authors to write these sorts of stories, even if some of them aren't meant to be taken as literal? Arguments For God P1: Everything that begins to exist has a cause. P2: The universe began to exist. C1: Therefore, the universe has a cause. http://now.tufts.edu... P1: If God does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist. P2: Objective moral values and duties do exist. C1: Therefore, God exists. Due to character limitations, I don't have room to elaborate on the arguments' premises. I'll have to wait to see my opponent's objections before going into further detail. My opponent must knock down at least one premise in each argument in order to reject the conclusion that God exists. |
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Con xealen forfeited this round.
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Con xealen forfeited this round.
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Vote Placed by Ragnar 2 years ago
| xealen | 1Credo | Tied | ||
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| Used the most reliable sources: | - | - | | 2 points |
| Total points awarded: | 0 | 4 |
Reasons for voting decision: FF, and no contest to any points... Really it feels like con dropped out once anyone said anything intelligent that disagreed with him, not much better than living in a cave fearing the lightening outside.
Vote Placed by Paleophyte 2 years ago
| xealen | 1Credo | Tied | ||
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| Who had better conduct: | - | | - | 1 point |
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| Made more convincing arguments: | - | | - | 3 points |
| Used the most reliable sources: | - | - | | 2 points |
| Total points awarded: | 0 | 5 |
Reasons for voting decision: Con forfeits
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