Believing in a God you cannot prove to be real
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| Voting Style: | Open | Point System: | 7 Point | ||
| Started: | 4/2/2014 | Category: | Religion | ||
| Updated: | 7 years ago | Status: | Post Voting Period | ||
| Viewed: | 857 times | Debate No: | 51487 | ||
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 Con I believe keeping such a belief to be at the very least time-wasting, and illogical. It seems to me that religion is an unnecessary middle step between our own moralities and real-life action REGARDLESS of whether or not God actually exists, and actually perpetuates more negativity than positivity in the world. I want someone to rationally explain their side of the story as to why God (or religion - I'm keeping this topic open) is necessary, or even just preferable to the world without one, because I do not see it being the case at all, and also argue any of my other points as you see fit. No rules at this time, but rationality and openmindedness are always highly appreciated!  Pro I will present a case as to why belief in a God is rational even though a spirit being can't be shown through any physical means of experimentation. The topic is "believing in a God you cannot prove to be real", therefore, as pro, if I have a rational reason to show why I believe in God, whether or not God actually exists, I should win the debate. Burden of proof is on me. "God" meaning an intelligent designer of the universe and limited to any particular religious denomination. Back to you , con. |
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Pro The Kalam Cosmological argument: 1. Everything that begins to exist has a cause 2. The universe began to exist. 3. Therefore the universe had a cause. The Big Bang is the most widely accepted theory of how life began. Astronomers have noted that the universe is expanding and calculated the rate of expansion back to a "zero-point" in which all energy, matter, space, and time were created from (the origin point of the Big Bang). Therefore, the cause of the universe was timeless, spaceless, immaterial, and inconceivably powerful. One such being for this cause would be God. |
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Vote Placed by Sswdwm 6 years ago
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Reasons for voting decision: FF
Vote Placed by philochristos 6 years ago
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Reasons for voting decision: forfeit
