So, I'm writing an article for my school paper about atheism and religion.

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#1 The_Gunslinger_
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And I can't figure out how to start it. I want to describe the conflict between theists and atheists in very broad terms, without it being esoteric. I'm mainly focusing on atheists in this piece, considering they are a forgotten group here in Kansas. Thanks for any help! (If anyone was wondering, I consider myself an atheist, but I'm not anti-religion, so I have a good mind to stay objective. Ha.)
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#2 Pirate700
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I think I speak for everyone including your teacher when I say do your own damn homework. ;)
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#3 needled24-7
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That'd be awesome if your school turned into a GS religion topic.
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#4 The_Gunslinger_
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I think I speak for everyone including your teacher when I say do your own damn homework. ;)Pirate700

Ha, usually that's the case, but I figured I can be lazy for now and let the legion of OT Debaters do it for me. :D

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#5 The_Gunslinger_
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That'd be awesome if your school turned into a GS religion topic.needled24-7

Ha, as soon as I saw the article I immediately thought of the OT religion threads. Is that pathetic? Probably. Maybe.

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#6 eloyc
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You can always take a look at some OT threads and you'll see a lot of differences.

In fact, your own thread could possibly be another aggressive argument. :D

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#7 Pirate700
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[QUOTE="Pirate700"]I think I speak for everyone including your teacher when I say do your own damn homework. ;)The_Gunslinger_

Ha, usually that's the case, but I figured I can be lazy for now and let the legion of OT Debaters do it for me. :D

You won't find much of a debate on religion or polotics here. It's pretty one sided towards atheism and left wing politics here, unfortunately.
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#8 DivergeUnify
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Idk have your thesis statement be roughly like "Today, religious communities are clashing with scientists promoting evolution"( give a few examples, then get to your main essay. Also keep in mind, that's a VERY rough idea of what your thesis should be).
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#9 needled24-7
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And you might could be able to start it off saying how ever since the beginning of mankind, there has always been the question of how and why we got on the Earth.
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#10 LJS9502_basic
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Only in OT does conflict arise. In the real world....no one bothers.

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You came to the right place, OT is the number one authority on reasonable, well informed, unbiased religious discussion.
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#13 Vandalvideo
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If you really wanna mindscrew your teachers go with the argument that atheism is a religion.
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#14 Scarker
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You might as well turn the forum's pages, there's a religious topic every day. Religious nuts, if you ask me.
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#15 needled24-7
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You came to the right place, OT is the number one authority on reasonable, well informed, unbiased religious discussion.thriteenthmonke
This is lolsworthy.
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#16 greenprince
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[QUOTE="thriteenthmonke"]You came to the right place, OT is the number one authority on reasonable, well informed, unbiased religious discussion.Pirate700
:lol:

That got me too.
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#17 rexs9
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Topics that begin with "so" fail.


So--- stopped reading there
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#18 amob
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Advice: be as specific as possible. Do not use general terms like "today" or "in society" like a person above suggested. Also, try to not tackle the whole debate. Go for one aspect like evolution, the meaning of the word theory, or age of the earth.

For it to be a good a paper you must go to great lengths explaining every point you make. Do not just quote evidence. You need to explain it, describing each part.

To start it, just give some background of the debate and then narrow it down to what you want to talk about. For a thesis statement, just list off your main points (usually 3 for normal high school? papers) Then at the start of each paragraph name your point and list three pieces of evidence. Then explain at length.

There you go, now you can write a paper. I want a cookie now.

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#19 legend26
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That'd be awesome if your school turned into a GS religion topic.needled24-7

oh man it would be war :lol:

infact you should invite us.

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#20 buxboy
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WHy, why, why would you EVER do such a thing!?