Instigator / Con
3
1411
rating
11
debates
13.64%
won
Topic
#1580

Does religiosity make people dumb?

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Winner
3
0

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

Dynasty
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Pro
0
1687
rating
555
debates
68.11%
won
Description

No information

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Pro started off strong, but unfortunately forfeited 2 of 3 rounds. Therefore, debate goes to Con.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

Pro did have a stronger speech, but he forfeited his round, leaving out major counter arguments and sources.

Also Patmos kinda touches on some areas similar to my thought.

Criterion
Con
Tie
Pro
Points
Winner
1 point(s)
Reason:

As con pointed out, pro did not establish a causal relationship between religiosity and intelligence which the resolution, as worded requires. While pro did have a strong first post, his forfeiture of the last two posts and not addressing con's response is enough to cause him to lose the debate.

One way that con could strengthen his argument would be to add more positive arguments in favor of his position. He could argue for example that the vast majority of the most brilliant minds in human history have believed in some form of God. Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Charles Darwin, Copernicus, St.Thomas Aquinas, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein. Just to name a few.