iamanatheistandthisiswhy

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About Me:	I am here mostly to debate theists, and other atheist issues. But if something interests me,I may get involved in a debate. Please if you want to challenge me to a debate, give me a 72 hour window.
Beliefs:	I believe that there is not sufficient evidence to rationalize the belief in any god. In other words I am an atheist (A person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods).
Music:	Coldplay, Velvet Underground, R.E.M., Nirvana, Bob Dylan, Guns 'n Roses, System of a Down, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, Jamie Cullum, Rage Against the Machine, Everclear, TV on the Radio, The Roots, Counting Crows, Cranberries, Cypress Hill, Def Leppard, Kanye West, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Jamiroquai, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa, tUnE YaRdS, The Doors, Titus Andronicus, and at this point I got bored to type more
TV Shows:	Breaking Bad, Dr. Who, Archer, Californication, American Dad, Family Guy, Criminal Minds

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71 Debates

God hates you

Yes, I am an atheist. However, for this debate we will pretend the Bible and the Biblical God is real.Using the Bible (and other apologetics, as why not) I will try my darnedest to show that God really does hate you. Just in case you are wondering I am presupposing that Hell exists, after all God hates you.Before you accept this debate, please realize I am talking about the Christian God and check out this link.(1)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7I_bSMnJkoFirst round is acceptance and posting of...

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Updated 6 Years Ago

God is a logical concept

I would like to debate you about Christianity. God is a logical concept; the Christian God never (and has never) changed. The Trinity is a perfect explanation for how the universe began. I will argue for religion (Christianity) and the science within it (Creationism). Con will attempt to show how the concept of God is not logical. In this debate we will only argue about the Christian God--also known as Christ--and this means that 'God' is a Trinity. The Trinity (3 in 1) is God the Father, Jesus...

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Updated 6 Years Ago

point of fetal pain should be used instead o viability as abortion regulation standard

instead of being able to regulate when abortion can occur based on viability, it should be based on when the fetus starts feeling pain. the fact we'd have to use pain killers to kill the fetus shows the inhumanity of what is being done. viability is not a magic spot of when a fetus feels pain, or is suddenly a human, take it back a few moments and it's still a person. why not just take it back to the humane point of fetus pain?...

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Taiwan Should be Recognised by the United Nations as an Independent Nation

Definition: Taiwan: The Isles of Formosa, Penghu, Xiyu, Baisha, Qimei, Wang'an, Kinmen, Lieyu, Dadan, Erdan, Nangan, Beigan, Dongyin, Xiyin, Dongju, Xiju, Daqiu, Xiaoqiu, Taiping Island, Pratas Island, North Vereker Bank and South Vereker Bank. (Here's a map http://myriad234.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/taiwan-map.jpg) First round is for acceptance only....

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Updated 6 Years Ago

Alcohols use as a socially acceptbale narcotic should be banned forthwith

In this debate I propose that alcohol should be banned as a socially acceptable narcotic. To elaborate, this means no more drinking wine, beer, vodka etc. I am not pushing for the termination of ethanol's use in research and medical related fields this is purely in the social sphere.Definitions:Narcotic: A class of substances that blunt the senses, and that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma.Alcohol: Ethanol (CH3CH2OH)Banned: To make officially illegal.Forthwith: Without delay...

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Debate Statistics
Debates:	71
Lost:	14
Tied:	5
Won:	52
Win Ratio:	78.79%
Percentile:	99.76%
Elo Ranking:	3,699
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Activity Statistics
Forum Posts:	720
Votes Cast:	419
Opinion Arguments:	247
Opinion Questions:	27
Poll Votes:	442
Poll Topics:	29

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•	Abortion	N/OComments If this was a choice opinion, I would easily be able to say I am pro.However this is an abortion issue and as a man I am not sure how I can be pro/con abortion. Its similar to me saying I am pro/con pregnancy. They are two things that I can never fully comprehend and as such I cannot have a strong opinion.
•	Affirmative Action	ConComments Any system which favors one group above another is fundamentally flawed. It never helps to just give someone something, they should have to work for it. If a country is to grow, the best person should get the job and not the best color/gender. In most countries the problem of bias in the workplace has been addressed many years ago. This means there are other reasons for skewed numbers in the workplace and they should get addressed, but not by means of putting someone else at a disadvantage.
•	Animal Rights	N/OComments TO me it depends what we are talking about. I believe in the decent treatment of animals, but I also like eating met. I don't think we should test cosmetics (to look pretty) on animals but I am for testing experimental medicines on animals. I know we are also just animals but we have the means to better ourselves and animals in the process by medical testing.
•	Barack Obama	N/S
•	Border Fence	N/S
•	Capitalism	N/OComments Just like every other economic system it relies on the decency of humans. Capitalism fails for the same reason Socialism, Communism, etc fail. Greed.
•	Civil Unions	ProComments I agree with civil unions if they afford the same rights as marriage. If they don't then I am opposed to them as it is blatant discrimination against a specific group of people. The only thing I don't understand about civil union, is why the special word for something that means exactly the same thing as marriage. Personally I think its just a way to make the religious shut up, but it seems like a waste of time and effort to distinguish between the two. After all I attended my gay friends wedding, not there civil union.
•	Death Penalty	ConComments The justice system has been known to make mistakes. If one innocent person gets the death penalty how are we as people that have implemented the death penalty any better than a murderer?
•	Drug Legalization	UndComments I think that most drugs (including tobacco and alcohol) can be fun but they can also be abused. As such I am not sure legalizing more drugs would be beneficial to society as a whole. It would be better in my opinion to ban all drugs (tobacco and alcohol included) and start again as some illegal drugs have way less harmful side effects than these accepted drugs.
•	Electoral College	ConComments Its dumb really, I mean whats the point of having the largest amount of votes in an election and then still losing the election, as some backward state has more electoral college votes than people that actually live there. Really it is a highly illogical system, why not just count the votes and then the majority truly does elect the president.
•	Environmental Protection	ProComments We have one planet we should respect it and look after it. It does not mean we need to give up progress, we just need to realize profits need to be less so we can deal with pollution.
•	Estate Tax	N/S
•	European Union	N/S
•	Euthanasia	ProComments If someone has a terminal illness which they will die of and it will cause a great deal of pain before death. Why should this person be denied the right to a peaceful death? This is just one reason beyond libertarian (its my choice and my body) reasons why euthanasia should be allowed,
•	Federal Reserve	N/S
•	Flat Tax	N/S
•	Free Trade	N/S
•	Gay Marriage	ProComments Why should two consenting adults not be allowed to celebrate their love for each other. The only reason I can think of is someone is a homophobe, and well homophobes are idiots. 50 years back there were people who opposed interracial marriage and they were shown to be idiots too. Wish the current group of bigots would wake up as well.
•	Global Warming Exists	ProComments Its pretty obvious that global warming is happening. This is backed by the science. The biggest problem though is that no one is actually sure what this global rise in temperature will led to.
•	Globalization	N/S
•	Gold Standard	N/S
•	Gun Rights	ConComments While I love shooting guns, I would feel safer without guns around. Reason is once you have shot a gun and have half a brain you know most people should not be allowed to have guns. Unfortunately its one of those things that you need to do to protect people against themselves. Yes,I am prepared to give up my privileges and rights to shoot a gun to make them all go away.
•	Homeschooling	ConComments Homeschooling allows for abuse of the schooling system. Children who are very susceptible can be taught incorrect things and be indoctrinated. The public schooling system while not perfect has standards that have to be adhered to. These standards are what Universities look at, so homeschooling can affect a childs future. It is essentially a parents choice to home school, but the parents do not know what there child wants in the future. Se in effect parents are deciding there childs future while not even knowing what their child wants..
•	Internet Censorship	ConComments I currently reside in Korea where there is blatant internet censorship, as they give you these big warning labels. This has really opened my eyes to internet censorship and how easy it is for a government to employ it as a means to stop the spread of important or non-important information. Regardless of the bad things on the internet, when you allow censorship its a way to stop blocking other relevant news. For example, governments can always claim this site has pornography, and pornography is censored. But does the site really contain pornography or is it just not biased in favor of the government?
•	Iran-Iraq War	N/OComments I am not sure if I am the first person to notice this. But the Iraq-Iran war started with Iraq invading Iran and not as stated above in the synopsis "The war began when Iran invaded Iraq both by air and on land on September 22, 1980."
•	Labor Union	ProComments I am a supporter of workers rights and while in an ideal world unions would not be necessary. The fact is we don't live in a perfect world, and a lot of corporate bosses (not all) are a real slimy bunch that need to be protected against.
•	Legalized Prostitution	ProComments Legalized prostitution would lead to a far safer work environment for the prostitutes. Currently in some situations, there is the protection money that these people have to pay i.e. pimps. Additionally, if a person harms a prostitute there is no recourse to legal protection as what they are doing is illegal in the first place. Also, with legalization the occurrence of STD's could be limited with regular testing and safe environments where clients are forced to use condoms.
•	Medicaid & Medicare	N/S
•	Medical Marijuana	ProComments If something has a positive medical effect I am for it absolutely. There is no reason not to use something medicinal if it works. It astounds me that anyone would say no to a positive thing.
•	Military Intervention	N/S
•	Minimum Wage	ProComments When a company says they cant pay minimum wage, but the CEO and board members are living in mansions with 6 cars there is an ethical issue that needs to get addressed. One way to do this is to enforce minimum wage. The question whether minimum wage is enough is a whole new issue that needs to be addressed. One counter issue is that companies go abroad where labor is cheaper. This is true and then that country requires minimum wage and they move again. Its called greed not job creation.
•	National Health Care	ProComments I am a sucker to try keep people healthy. Even if it costs me more tax dollars I am all for national health care within reason. I.e. nose jobs etc. are not health care.
•	National Retail Sales Tax	N/S
•	Occupy Movement	N/S
•	Progressive Tax	N/S
•	Racial Profiling	ProComments Its not so much racial profiling as a statistical game. Most Muslim Terrorists are from the Middle East, so if you are looking for a Muslim Terrorist you look for someone with those particular features. If you are looking for a Klan member you look for the white man. Statistics are not a bad thing.
•	Redistribution	N/S
•	Smoking Ban	ConComments Just because smoking bothers me, why should I be allowed to tell other people what to do with there life. This is especially true for me with respect to the continued use of alchol which no one seems to have a problem with. In schools and hospitals I would say no smoking, but other than closed areas that are publicly owned why should I be able to stop people smoking. If its good enough for alchol it should be good enough for smoking.
•	Social Programs	N/S
•	Social Security	N/S
•	Socialism	ProComments Whats not to like about socialism? Most people think unfortunately that socialism equals communism, which is so far from the truth. Socialism can work, when the government is not corrupt. However, history dictates that governments are always corrupt.
•	Stimulus Spending	N/S
•	Term Limits	N/S
•	Torture	N/S
•	United Nations	ProComments I am pro for the UN, I just wish they had more power to expel members. For example when a country does not agree that women should have equal rights then they should be able to tell other countries to put sanctions on them. We live in a civilized world and we should bring the uncivilized kicking and screaming into the new civilized world.
•	War in Afghanistan	N/S
•	War on Terror	N/S
•	Welfare	N/S