Category:Arguments

A

• Alternative argument formulations
• Appendices
• Arguments by subject
• Arguments containing fallacies

B

• Biblical references

H

• Hindu text references

L

• Law-specific arguments
• Location-specific arguments

O

• Opinions

P

• Points

R

• Religion-specific arguments
• Research

T

• Time-specific points

A

• A. W. Tozer was a divinely inspired prophet
• Aaron was a divinely inspired prophet
• Abadihah was a divinely inspired prophet
• Abdul Hussain Jivaji was the 47th Dai
• Abdul Qadir Ebrahimji was the successor to Abdul Hussain Jivaji
• Abduttayyeb Zakiuddin was the 29th Dai
• Abel was a divinely inspired prophet
• Abigail was a divinely inspired prophet
• The ability of incestuous intercourse to cause congenital disease is sufficient reason to prohibit it
• The ability to express oneself freely is harmful
• The ability to hold religious or spiritual beliefs freely is harmful
• The ability to marry persons of the opposite sex constitutes adequate fairness in the right to marriage
• Abraham was a divinely inspired prophet
• The Abrahamic God relates to humanity through a series of Biblical covenants
• Abu Bakr Siddique was the proper successor of Muhammed
• The abusive nature of the pornography industry would be lessened by prohibiting pornography
• Abusive monopolies are caused by state regulations
• Abusive working conditions can only be prevented through state regulation
• Accupuncture is harmful
• The actions of an intelligent designer explain the diversity of life on Earth
• Acts 10:1-16 means that Christians are not bound by the dietary restrictions of the Old Testament
• Adam was a divinely inspired prophet
• Adam was an aspect of the Christian God and fathered Jesus
• Adelphopoiesis unions had a romantic or sexual nature
• Adoption should be restricted based on the potential for societal pressure targeted at the would-be parents' children
• The Adventist interpretation of Biblical prophecies is correct
• Advertising is harmful
• Afrocentrism is harmful
• Agenda 21 is harmful
• The aggressive attempt to end slavery by the North was what caused the United States Civil War
• Ahiyah was a divinely inspired prophet
• Air should be communally owned
• Al-Hakim is the Mahdi
• Al-Jazeera is harmful
• Al-Yasa was a divinely inspired prophet
• Albania is harmful
• Alcohol consumption and military service are choices with analogous consequences
• Alcohol is harmful
• Ali ibn Abi Talib was the proper successor of Muhammed
• All adult rights and responsibilities should begin at the same age
• All Christians should be Catholic
• All Christians should belong to the same church
• All churches in the Church of Denmark should be required to perform same-sex marriages
• All humans have a right to life
• All Jews should move to Israel
• All Muslims should be members of Jamaat-ul-Muslimeen
• All Muslims should live under a caliphate
• All of the Presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have been divinely inspired prophets
• All pedophiles molest children
• All people are able to achieve salvation because of the sacrifice of Jesus
• All people are equal in Christianity
• All people are racist
• All people are religious
• All people can achieve salvation because of the martyrdom of Jesus, which satisfies the requisite punishment that would otherwise prevent salvation
• All people can be racist
• All people can be Rastafari
• All people should abstain from using the word "kike"
• All people should abstain from using the words "nigger" and "nigga"
• All people should be agnostic
• All people should be atheist
• All people should be Buddhist
• All people should be Christian
• All people should be Hare Krishna
• All people should be Hindu
• All people should be irreligious
• All people should be Jewish
• All people should be Muslim

A cont.

• All people should be racist
• All people should be Rastafari
• All people should be religious
• All people should be Scientologists
• All people should be skeptical
• All people should use cannabis
• All people who are eligible to vote should do so
• All people will eventually attain Christian salvation
• All Rastafari should move to Africa
• All religions are valid
• All religions disapprove of homosexuality
• All religions share the same gods or similar beings
• All voluntary trade is mutually beneficial to both parties
• All voters in United States presidential elections should have an equal role in the outcome
• All white people should be racist
• Allah exists
• Allah has a corporeal body
• Allah is the first cause of everything
• Allowing private property owners to prevent potential pollution without proving harm is feasible
• Allowing same-sex couples to adopt infringes on the rights of their would-be children
• Altruism is harmful
• The American Medical Association's monopoly on health care licensing causes an increase in the cost of health care in the United States
• American Civil Liberties Union is harmful
• Amos was a divinely inspired prophet
• Amoz was a divinely inspired prophet
• Anabolic steroids are harmful
• Anarchism is harmful
• Anger is harmful
• The Anglican Church is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ
• The animals eaten by humans possess sufficient cognizance to make it immoral to slaughter them for food
• Anti-gay attitudes are an inherent part of Kuwaiti culture
• Anti-Semitism is harmful
• The anti-gay violence that occurs in Saint Lucia is reason to legalize same-sex sexual behavior there
• The Apocrypha are equally valid as the other books of the Old Testament
• Apostolic succession can be passed through ordination by presbyters
• Apostolic succession is a valid source of spiritual authority
• Apple Inc. is harmful
• Applied kinesiology is harmful
• Archaeopteryx was a transitional species displaying characteristics of both dinosaurs and birds
• The archangel Michael and Jesus Christ are the same entity
• The Armenian Apostolic Church is a source of moral authority
• Asaph was a divinely inspired prophet
• The Assumption of Mary was accepted by early Christians
• The assumptions used in predictions of the benefits of free markets must be correct for it to be reasonable to accept those predictions as true
• The Assyrian Church of the East is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ
• Asymmetries of information are beneficial to society
• Atheism is a religion
• Atheism is beneficial
• Atheism is harmful
• Atheism reduces morality
• The atheistic nature of communist states and their failure to thrive is reason to consider atheism itself flawed
• The aural expression of hip hop culture is musical in nature
• Australia should be governed based on Christian ideas
• Automobiles are harmful
• Azariah was a divinely inspired prophet

B

• The Bahamas should be governed based on Christian ideas
• Bahrain is harmful
• Bahrain is oppressive
• Bahá'u'lláh was a divinely inspired prophet
• Bahá'í is harmful
• Balaam was a divinely inspired prophet
• Banning disposable plastic grocery bags is an effective way to help the environment
• Banning same-sex marriage is analogous to banning interracial marriage
• Baptism only truly inducts people into the Christian faith if they consent to it
• The Baptist church is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ
• The Baptists are the only valid form of Christian church
• Barukh was a divinely inspired prophet

B cont.

• Beef is harmful
• The belief that people can become gods disqualifies the LDS movement from being Christian
• Bhutan should be governed based on Buddhist ideas
• The Bible condemns abortion
• The Bible condemns anal sex between heterosexual couples
• The Bible condemns any kind of marriage except for two-person, one man-one woman relationships
• The Bible condemns contraception
• The Bible condemns engaging in sexual activity outside of a marriage
• The Bible condemns masturbation
• The Bible condemns people who have a homosexual orientation
• The Bible condemns public nudity
• The Bible condemns same-sex sexual behavior
• The Bible condones slavery
• The Bible condones the baptism of infants
• The Bible contains all of the knowledge necessary to attain salvation
• The Bible explains the diversity of life on Earth
• The Bible instructs Christians to abstain from testing God
• The Bible is a source of moral authority
• The Bible is an accurate source of information
• The Bible is inerrant
• The Bible is only always accurate on matters of Christian faith and practice
• The Bible is the only infallible source of knowledge about Christian doctrine
• The Bible is the word of God, and the only role humans played in its authorship was mechanical
• The Bible states that it is inerrant
• The Bible supports abstaining from wearing clothes
• The Bible supports the idea that Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without sin
• The Bible supports the modern practice of speaking in tongues
• The Bible takes a neutral position on slavery
• The Bible teaches that personhood begins at conception
• The Bible was infallibly inspired by God, but has been corrupted by human errors through mistranslation
• The Bible was inspired by God but written by human authors
• The Bible's depiction of the relationship between David and Jonathan indicates that same-sex sexual behavior is morally acceptable
• The Bible's depiction of the relationship between Ruth and Naomi indicates that same-sex sexual behavior is morally acceptable
• The Biblical position on the punishment for rape as described in Deuteronomy 22:28-29 is immoral
• The Biblical story of Noah's ark is plausible
• The Biblical story of the Tower of Babel is accurate
• The Biblical support for cannabis in the Book of Genesis 1:11-12, 29-30 is reason for governments to tolerate it
• The Biblical support for slavery was morally good at the time it was written
• Big box stores are harmful
• Birth control pills cause abortion
• Bisexuality exists
• Bithia was a divinely inspired prophet
• Black people are superior to people of other races
• Black people in the United States have sufficient power and influence to be racist
• Black people should be excluded from Christian priesthood
• Blasphemy is harmful
• Bob Marley was a divinely inspired prophet
• The Book of Leviticus is a source of moral authority
• The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price are inspired scripture
• Bosnia and Herzegovina is harmful
• The Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church is the descendent of an unbroken line of succession originating in the Christian church founded by the apostles of Jesus Christ
• Brigham Young was a divinely inspired prophet
• The British Empire was harmful
• British morality comes from Christianity
• Buddhism is harmful
• Buddhists should abstain from eating meat
• Bulgaria is harmful
• The bullet wounds in the murder of John F. Kennedy are consistent with the theory that Lee Harvey Oswalt was the sole shooter
• Bureaucracy is harmful
• Bureaucracy is inefficient
• Burma should be governed based on Buddhist ideas
• Business cycles are caused by central banking
• Báb is the Mahdi
• Báb was a divinely inspired prophet

C

• Capital punishment prevents crime
• Caffeine is harmful