New Levels of Low

[Lion IRC]

Wanna have a formal debate on the topic - Christianity has done more good/harm for humanity?

Yes. Start a thread if you have the balls to.

Would you like to have a 1-on-1 formal debate with me?
YAY


WAIT. Lets first check to see if there is air in the tires and fuel in the tank.

The formal debate motion; That Christianity has done more good for humanity than harm.

Affirmative/Negative : Lion IRC (Affirmative)

Participants - Lion IRC vs Who? Just you?

Scope - Christianity/Christians as defined by Nicene theological distinctives etc. A debate contending the overall net good (or harm) to human society over the last 2000 years resulting from the presence of and adherence to biblical Christianity. The contestants will attempt to persuade the audience that their notion of good/harm consists in the position each side takes respectively.

Format - Heres my suggestion;
*Introduction of no more than 500 words each
* 3 main debate posts of up to 1500 words each excluding diagrams, tables, images, etc. (Videos specifically excluded from debate)
* 5 question Q&A interrogatory prior to concluding remarks :
* Conclusion of no more than 500 words each
* 3 day post turnaround (72 hours to submission deadline) from their opponent's last post. No time extensions shall be allowed without the agreement of both contestants.
* Debate Mod to review and approve submitted posts within 24 hours of their submission.

Rules - No abusive ad hominem remarks. No retrospective editing of posts. Automatic forfeit of the debate if a post deadline is not met.
Any other AF.org house rules as deemed enforceable by the Debate Mod.

Moderator(s) - Dont care. If the rules are clearly laid out and agreed to in advance, it doesnt matter who Mods the debate.

Post debate Poll?
Example poll.

*Lion IRC won the debate, but I still disagree with his viewpoint
*Lion IRC won the debate and I continue to agree with his viewpoint
*Lion IRC won the debate and convinced me to alter my viewpoint on the issue
*Missluckie26 won the debate, but I still disagree with his/her viewpoint
*Missluckie26 won the debate and I continue to agree with his/her viewpoint
*Missluckie26 won the debate and convinced me to alter my viewpoint on the issue
*I cannot decide who won the debate

[Tonus]

Christianity was quite a bit in the future, the times you're alluding to was centuries into the past. So there was no gospel to be spread, the prophecies were still being written about Christ's coming.

But it is the same god, isn't it?

[Mystical]

Would you like to have a 1-on-1 formal debate with me?
YAY

Sure

The formal debate motion; That Christianity has done more good for humanity than harm.

Affirmative/Negative : Lion IRC (Affirmative)

Participants - Lion IRC vs Who? Just you?

Just me

Scope - Christianity/Christians as defined by Nicene theological [url=http://www.cru.org/about-us/statement-of-faith/index.htm]distinctives[/url] etc.

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A debate contending the overall net good (or harm) to human society over the last 2000 years resulting from the presence of and adherence to biblical Christianity. The contestants will attempt to persuade the audience that their notion of good/harm consists in the position each side takes respectively.

Are you limiting the scope of wrongs done by Christianity to the Catholics only?

http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/creeds/nicene.htm
And I believe one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church;

Format - Heres my suggestion;
*Introduction of no more than 500 words each

No word limit

* 3 main debate posts of up to 1500 words each excluding diagrams, tables, images, etc.

No word limit--the width, breadth, and length of the wrongs perpetrated by Christianity need more than 1500 word limit

(Videos specifically excluded from debate)

Sure

* 5 question Q&A interrogatory prior to concluding remarks :
* Conclusion of no more than 500 words each

No limit

* 3 day post turnaround (72 hours to submission deadline) from their opponent's last post. No time extensions shall be allowed without the agreement of both contestants.

Does this mean I would have 3 days to answer with a post, or that the whole debate would be over in 3 days?

I would add only one more suggestion:

Sources be legitimate educational research findings and historical documentation, validated mainstream concurrence by professionals with legitimate degrees.

[Cyberman]

Since it looks like this is going to be a thing, let me just add this rider: wherever such rules as both parties agree upon might conflict with house rules, the house always wins. Probably unnecessary to point it out but this way nobody can cry foul later on.

[Lion IRC]

Would you agree to Mod the debate Stimbo?

[Cyberman]

Sure, I'll give it a shot. Serves me right for poking my head above the parapet, doesn't it?

[Mystical]

lol I think we both got served, Stimbo. That'll teach me for talkin shit.
Yay! My first debate! And a subject so close to my heart, too..

[Yahweh]

Waiting for someone to create the thread. I'd do it but it wasn't my idea, so I'm not quite sure on how this should go.

[Godscreated]

Christianity was quite a bit in the future, the times you're alluding to was centuries into the past. So there was no gospel to be spread, the prophecies were still being written about Christ's coming.

But it is the same god, isn't it?

Same God, yet a different covenant, one that could not come to pass until Christ came to bring His message, die and resurrected. The law was up front until the above happened.

GC

[Bad Wolf]

Bit late to the party GC we've moved on from there. A formal debate is being set up, fancy no?