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My links are present in the argument. Other links are concerning "youth bulges": http://www.nationmaster.com/country/us/Age_distribution and http://www.cfr.org/society-and-culture/effects-youth-bulge-civil-conflicts/p13093#p3

Good luck with your paper!

1 point

While it's true that the magnetic poles and the magnetic field specifically are critical to the safety of the ozone layer, a reversal does not trigger species extinction. It requires another solar storm to weaken the ozone layer as the poles are switching. Even so, scientists say the ozone layer would heal itself in about 2-3 years should there be a particular bad solar storm while the field is at a weak point.

Also, you are just fear mongering in relation to "gamma rays and x-rays will pierce our cells and turn a significant amount cancerous, which equals death." While it is believed noted that there have been rises in the background mutation of species during periods of magnetic reversals, it doesn't mean that people will automatically get cancerous tumors should they step outside. (http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/47909). There is expected a small increase but nothing untreatable, nor overtly harmful forever.

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Cool, I get downvoted for providing a well thought-out rebuttal, and yet no one rebuts me. If you are going to downvote me then at least do me the courtesy of telling me why.

1 point

Could not both the mother language and the international language be taught in the classroom? Esperanto was designed to be an international language because of its close relationship to many different languages, and couldn't it along with the home country's language be taught concurrently? Therefore, one could communicate outside of the country, while retaining your country's heritage.

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And I will NOT say that this is a theory because it is true.

I expected as much. See, as I was willing to admit that what I said was theoretical, you are unwilling to do so. With no direct observable evidence (as I discredit all your "evidence in the following paragraphs), I am forced to reason the existence of God to be statistically lower (much, much lower) than there being no God.

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In hundreds of billions of galaxies with hundreds of thousands of billions of stars each, of thousands of thousands of billions of planets, one is likeley to be Earth-like.

Water is just the union of two hydrogen atoms to one oxygen. It has incredible properties, but under certain conditions it is likely to form.

The human brain isn't incredible. Numerous animals have also been found to have similar emotions, thoughts, and learning patterns. Additionally the human brain isn't perfect, e.g. any mental disease.

The eye is also not incredible. It's not perfect: diseases and maladies crop up constantly. It is merely a sensory mechanism that our brain uses to identify specific objects.

There is an explanation, actually multiple, for what caused the Big Bang. (http://www.ted.com/talks/sean_carroll_on_the_arrow_of_time.html)

Laws exist. Of course there will be descriptions of how they work. Perhaps not why they exist, but being mathematically describable does not necessarily need a creator to exist. Sean Carroll in the previous link says that given an infinite amount of time, a universe like ours must occur.

No one suggests that our DNA code sprang miraculously into existence. We do claim that changes occurred in early life to create early DNA from basic RNA. Over time through random changes DNA lengthened to our own.

That "God wants to be known" could easily be explained away by recognizing that everyone has insecurities. An omniscient being that loves you is an attractive solution to any insecurity.

"Jesus as proof" is not really a proof, merely a preference. The author really only bashed the other religions in this "proof", not really giving any specific reason for God's existence.

That's that. None were sufficient. For you to ask me to look at it from a creationist's point of view was like trying to ask Albert Einstein to think like an infant. Creationism has no basis in logical proof, only in romantic, blind, faithfulness.

1 point

"If these facts are there, who's to say that the rest of the bible is not fact?"

Because science has proved the Earth is round, the Earth orbits the Sun, and a flood could not destroy the Earth. It's like claiming, "Well since the Lord of the Rings mentioned humans, it's creation myths must be true. After all, it references correct political systems of monarchies." You can see the falsehood in this, correct?

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"You atheists say we evolved from slime..."

Is it logical saying that an omniscient, all-powerful man-in-the-sky that we cannot perceive using any natural medium (besides drugs and a vague feeling) created everything. And that he cared about this one planet so much he sent his own son down to "save" it. Saying that given time, probability will dictate that sometime, elements will combine in some way to randomly form the basic building blocks of life, amino acids and proteins. From then on, random events influenced our evolution up to this point. However, I am willing to admit this is a theory that has currently not been proven. I don't think you would be so willing to admit that your God is just a theory.

"...some scientists found where Jesus was crucified and even a little bit of blood that was not a complete humans blood."

Proof please.

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Good one! You're so clever! I especially liked your deft counter of his argument.

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Oh, I didn't see Andsoccer's sarcastic response before I posted mine.

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Perhaps the two could be pursued in conjunction. I also believe in moving towards a global currency. And while yes, it increases the effect of inflation, it also decreases the likelihood of a mass financial meltdown. It also increases trade. In fact both a global currency and a global language would increase trade.

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It doesn't need to be completely new. Just much simpler to learn, and have elements of many different current languages. That is why I have continually mentioned Esperanto on this debate.

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