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This is difficult to create in a 2 sided debate (and to make this post neutral), but first I'll try and explain the question.
Let's look at this from the point of view that you are about to start a religion. You do not believe in it, nor do you believe in God but you see the world around you in despair and want to make some rules. However you feel people will not take these rules seriously and need a way to enforce them. This enforcer is God.
Forgetting whether or not you believe in God, what is God's role to humans? After creating us the universe (or not) is the concept or belief in God what is needed to keep people in order? Let's say there was no God. When going against the rules of the religion how would you be punished? Jail? Community work? Parole? Fines? Or a limitless amount of pain for an infinite amount of time? (to burn in hell). Is that a much larger deterrent than something imagineable and altogether not so terrible? For a follower, is God's existance much more influential than the country's police and courts?
So to get to the original point, should the idea of God be promoted whether or not you believe in Him? Even if He IS a lie, would it be better to to have this lie promote morals or if not God, some kind of 'myth'? Whether real or not, is belief in God for the GREATER GOOD?
Two sides are - Yes, belief in the existance of God whether God exists or not has MORE benefits than lack of belief in God.
- No, belief in the existance of God whether God exists or not has LESS benefits than lack of belief in God.
P.S. - Don't make this an argument about religions. This is purely about the belief in God and not different religions beliefs and opinions in God. No talk on Christianity, Islam, Hinduism - as that is NOT the question.
Is a coercive monopoly created through laws that ban potential competitors such as UPS or FedEx from offering competing services fair?
Is the government monopoly of the postal service a failure of the American People?
USPS is in billions of dollars in debt. Talks are in the works of eliminating Saturday mail.
Could UPS or FedEx do just as good as USPS in delivering First Class Mail?
All across the world, in every kind of environment and region known to man, increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Not only is it real, it's here, and its effects are giving rise to a frighteningly new global phenomenon: the man-made natural disaster.
-Barack Obama
The whole (global warming) thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability.
-Jerry Falwell
I have been hearing differently on the existence of global warming and this is the final debate. Reply with what your stance is and why.
Some of the scientists, I believe, haven't they been changing their opinion a little bit on global warming? There's a lot of differing opinions and before we react I think it's bast to have the full accounting, full understanding of what's taking place.
-George W. Bush
Some schools have traditionally displayed the Commandments on walls – not as part of religious studies lessons, but rather as tools for moral instruction for their student
In the midst of politics, civil rights, global warming, and whatever issue is the most famous today, the largest problems are often consigned to the background. One of these if our population problem. Though we most likely will not encounter severe issues with overpopulation, the increasing human population appears to be having a devestanting impact on the environment and numerous species.
Issues to concider in your response:
Is overpopulation a problem (or does it exist)?
What is the best solution to this problem?
How has humanity altered the landscape and contributed to environmental and species related problems?
What is the timeframe of the (severe) impacts of overpopulaiton?