Instigator / Pro
14
1641
rating
63
debates
65.08%
won
Topic
#1022

Resolved: Jesus Christ Rose From The Dead

Status
Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
6
3
Better sources
4
2
Better legibility
2
1
Better conduct
2
0

After 2 votes and with 8 points ahead, the winner is...

Speedrace
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
5
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
30,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
6
1485
rating
91
debates
46.15%
won
Description

INTRO

I would like to debate whether Jesus Christ was resurrected or not. This debate is NOT about whether Jesus Christ is the Messiah or not; it is only about whether he rose from the dead or not.

-- TOPIC --

Resolved: Jesus Christ Rose From The Dead

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1. Opening
2. Rebuttals
3. Rebuttals
4. Rebuttals/Close

Rules

1. No forfeits
2. Citations must be provided in the text of the debate
3. No new arguments in the final speeches
4. Observe good sportsmanship and maintain a civil and decorous atmosphere
5. No trolling
6. No "kritiks" of the topic (challenging assumptions in the resolution)
7. For all resolutional terms, individuals should use commonplace understandings that fit within the logical context of the resolution and this debate
8. The BOP is on Pro; Con's BOP lies in proving Pro wrong. Con may make original arguments if he wants to.
9. Rebuttals of new points raised in an adversary's immediately preceding speech may be permissible at the judges' discretion even in the final round (debaters may debate their appropriateness)
11. Violation of any of these rules merits a loss.
(Note: I will be using an evaluation previously used in one of my debates for my first round with a few things added. My opponent has agreed to allow this.)

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@Dr.Franklin

Lol thanks

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@Dr.Franklin

Thank you. I’m sad I forfeited the last round

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@David
@Speedrace

First 3 rounds were fantastic, great debate

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@Wylted

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>Reported Vote: Wylted // Mod action: [Not Removed]
>Points Awarded: 1 points to pro for conduct

>Reason for Decision: Con forfeits which merits a loss according to the rules

Reason for Mod Action> this vote is borderline:

Why is it insufficient: The CoC prohibits awarding conduct solely on the forfeit with assessing arguments.

Why is it sufficient: The CoC allows the rules of a debate to be taken into consideration.

What makes it border line: the voter could have awarded three points for the rule violation with an almost identical RFD and it would be okay - as such it seems overly obtuse to remove the vote for awarding fewer points on such a technicality

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@David

What happened? :(

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@David

This was cool :D

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@Speedrace

Let’s waive

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@David

Are we waiving the fifth round since I put 4 rounds in the description or do you want to keep going?

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@Dr.Franklin

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Doc,

YOUR ONE OF MANY IGNORANT QUOTES: "your an atheist"

First off, I hate correcting your English all the time, you are to use "You're" next time, okay? You can thank me later.

How dare you perceive that I am an Atheist! Who in the hell do you think you are? Just because I know more about our Christian faith than you will ever learn in your lifetime, you don't have to use another EXCUSE to call em an Atheist, understand? I am a TRUE Christian that accepts ALL of the Bible, praise Jesus!

As shown ad infinitum here on DebateArt, you are no more a Christian than the burning in Hell Christopher Hitchens!

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@Speedrace

Posted!

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@Speedrace

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Speedrace,

Uh, your silence is deafening to my #4 post to you in this thread. Why? Do you deny what Jesus' inspired words stated about raising the dead, and how common it was within our scriptures?

Shhhhhhhh, Speedrace is hiding from our bible again.

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@David

Thanks, dude! I’ll probably post on Saturday

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@BrotherDThomas

your an atheist

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@Speedrace

Posted!

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@David

Alrighty, cool, I just started a 8 hour a day/5 day a week summer internship, so I feel the busyness too

Also school is still in for you? Are you in graduate school or something?

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@Speedrace

I know. Almost done. Working on my homework essay right now. Will get to it tomorrow afternoon (cross finger)

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@David

You've got a daaaaaaaaaay

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Speedrace,

What is the big deal about our Jewish Jesus being raised from the His death, especially when Jesus said to His disciples to raise the dead as they go out and preach the Gospel:

“And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, RAISE THE DEAD, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. You received without paying; give without pay.” (Matthew 10:7-8).

“Your dead shall live; THEIR BODIES SHALL RISE You who dwell in the dust, awake and sing for joy! For your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the dead.” (Isaiah 26:19)

Our Jesus also stated that we as TRUE Christians, and if we truly believe, will be able to raise the dead as well by relating to Jesus’ notion of “whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing.”

“Very truly I tell you, WHOEVER BELIEVES IN ME WILL DO THE WORKS I HAVE BEEN DOING, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12)

Therefore, what is the big deal of Jesus’ resurrection other than our faith has no merit if it didn’t happen?
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@David

Yeah, go ahead. Make sure you make the next round a good one ;)

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@Speedrace

Done. Can i delete the other debate

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@David

Can you paste your previous round into here so I can put mine in?