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Topic
#1315

Atheism vs. Theism: Atheism is more probable than Theism

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
9
0
Better sources
6
4
Better legibility
3
3
Better conduct
1
2

After 3 votes and with 10 points ahead, the winner is...

David
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
One week
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
9
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Description

Intro

I'm going to do something different this debate and argue for the atheistic perspective. I haven't argued the atheist perspective in a while so I thought I'd give this a chance.

Definitions

Atheism: The position that God does NOT exist
Theism: The position that a god exists.
Probable: likely to be the case or to happen.
God: For the purposes of this debate, "God" will be defined as the God of classical Theism which God is characterized as the absolutely metaphysically ultimate being with the 4 O's (omnipotent etc.)

Structure
1. Opening arguments
2. Rebuttals
3. Defense
4. Close

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@Barney

I'd be open to re-doing it

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@David
@MisterChris

Before I go through reading this one, I should ask if there's any chance you two are going to redo it? It could be done via copying the current content, removing the waived round, and possibly expanding outward if you two feel there was more back and forth needed. All commentators could then be tagged to notify them where the debate moved.

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@billbatard

Interesting, if you could vote that would be appreciated

i say its a toss up

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@MisterChris

I'll skim and eventually come around to it when the debate is over.

Good luck

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@TheRealNihilist

Funny, but I haven’t had time to write my rebuttal or defense. So stay tuned

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@David
@MisterChris

Virtuoso = Darth Vader
christopher_best = Rebellion fighters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxL8bVJhXCM

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@David

Thanks for allowing me to continue!

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@Barney

I figured Occam's Razor was the best way to tie that in. Man, I need to start debating atheist positions or people will think I'm a creationist nut.

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@MisterChris

Credit to actually using a non-fallacies form of didit.

lol, my constructive has a list going "1. 1. 1. 1."

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@TheRealNihilist

It’s funny because Virt takes forever for his argument

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@David

The dark side is waiting.

Good constructive Virt! Expect mine by Labor Day, since I will be free then.

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@David

Don't convince yourself that G-d doesn't exist!

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@Alec

In what ways is Trump a... ahem.... "jackass"?

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@bmdrocks21

I agree with many of his policies and he isin't a jackass like Trump.

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@Alec

Why are you rooting for Joe Walsh?

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@David

Do you even believe in Judaism or are you just agnostic? As for myself, I am a Maimonidean, which is to say, I don't read the Bible literally - yet I accept what the Torah says.

Let it be known I am more of an agnostic at this time, my views are not necessary expressed here.

Count me in!

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@David

DART asks for your religion, not your ethnicity.

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@Alec

There are literally thousands of secular Jews

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@Dr.Franklin

My profile pick is Joe Walsh. He´s a GOP candidate that is challenging Trump for presidency.

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@David

How can you be jewish and atheist at the same time? It´s like saying that your religious and atheist at the same time.

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@Dr.Franklin

JS Bach

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@Alec

Yes I am Jewish

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@Alec

Whos your profile pic?

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@David

Your profile says your still jewish.

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@Speedrace

OK awesome!

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@David

That would be fine with me

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@Speedrace

Fair enough. If you're interested, I"d also like to redo our Resurrection debate. Perhaps just copy and paste everything we did before and I will just have to do the final round. It's a shame I lost just because of that one round, but that's the nature of debates like that.

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@David

I'm considering it, but I've done soooo many religious debates and I'm really trying to expand my horizons

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@Speedrace

Technically I'm an Agnostic Theist with more leanings on the Agnostic side. Wanna accept?

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@Speedrace

A bit of both.

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@David

Devil's advocate or you're agnostic?