Instigator / Pro
20
1627
rating
37
debates
66.22%
won
Topic
#2839

The Universe is Probably Older than 10,000 Years

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
2
Better legibility
2
1
Better conduct
3
1

After 3 votes and with 16 points ahead, the winner is...

Sum1hugme
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Two weeks
Max argument characters
20,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
4
1439
rating
7
debates
7.14%
won
Description

-BOP is Shared.
Pro: The Universe is Probably Older than 10,000 Years
Con: The Universe is Probably Younger than 10,000 Years
-Please no Solipsism.
-Please no Kritiks.
Definitions for the context of this debate:

-Universe - All existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.
--Year (Earth) - The time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.

These terms are not to be redefined at any point during this debate.

I look forward to an interesting debate.

Round 1
Pro
#1
  Well, my opponent got banned. So I'm just gonna use the same argument as last time I suppose:


1.) The Universe can't be younger than the time it takes for light to reaches us.
2.) The speed of light in a vacuum has been consistently measured to be just shy of 300,000,000 meters per second [1]. 
3.) The distance light travels in a vacuum in one year is a lightyear.
4.) The distance to Standard Candles can be measured accurately, and is used to measure distance to galaxies.[2].
5.) The distance to the standard candle in this measurement is 8.1 megaparsecs, or 26,420,000 lightyears [3].
6.) Therefore, the Universe cannot be younger than 26,420,000 years.
  Not how I wanted this to go...Too bad, Vote Pro.
Con
#2
Forfeited
Round 2
Pro
#3
Extend.
Con
#4
Forfeited
Round 3
Pro
#5
Extend.
Con
#6
Forfeited
Round 4
Pro
#7
FIN
Con
#8
Forfeited