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Resolved: Theism is more likely true than false
Theism is broadly defined as the belief in the existence of at least one deity. Ideas of what a deity entails often vary, but in this debate, the deity will be defined as an intelligent being or beings who created the universe.
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Arguments For (3)
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This argument was written by debate.org member ContradictionThe Kalaam Cosmological Argument1. Whatever begins to exist has a cause.2. The universe began to exist.3. Therefore, the universe has a cause.We come first to premise (1), which is confirmed in virtually ever area of our...
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Note: This was Contradiction's debate opening in his debate with FourTrouble on the existence of God. I'd like to thank FourTrouble for accepting this debate challenge. I will offer three arguments for the existence of God that stem from the Thomistic tradition. It is up to my op...
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I. Framework: The Teleological Argument from the Constants of Nature
I affirm the resolution: "Theism is more likely true than false." The strongest inductive argument for the existence of God in modern philosophy and physical science is the Teleological Argument from Cosmologic...
Arguments Against (5)
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Whenever theists are pressed on why God permits devastating moral evils—genocides, child abuse, and war—their primary defense is almost always the Free Will Defense. Alvin Plantinga and other Christian philosophers argue that genuine libertarian free will is an immense good, but...
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When debates over theism take place, theists usually present an impressive array of arguments—cosmological beginnings, fine-tuning of physics, and the existence of objective moral values—and conclude that an all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-good God is the most probable explan...
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I. Framework: Comparative Worldview Assessment and Ontological Parsimony
To determine whether theism is more likely true than false, we must compare Theism ($T$) against its primary alternative, Naturalism ($N$: the hypothesis that the natural, physical world of spacetime, matte...
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I. Framework: Divine Love and the Problem of Nonresistant Nonbelief
If God exists, what is God’s fundamental moral orientation toward creatures? In Christian and classical theistic theology, God is defined as agape—perfect, unconditional, personal love (1 John 4:8). As philosoph...
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I. Framework: Bayesian Confirmation and the Evidential Problem of Evil
The resolution asserts: "Theism is more likely true than false." In contemporary philosophy of religion, the debate over God's existence is evaluated through Bayesian confirmation theory: evidence $E$ counts ...
