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Edgar Mkhitaryan
31 October 2020 - 09:26 AM
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While I believe in God, I would say that if a person or group of people are strong enough, smart enough, rich enough, and young enough, they do not need…
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John Dufresne
3 June 2020 - 13:53 PM
Hello
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Jeremy Anderson
14 August 2019 - 20:26 PM
Funny title, considering God and evolution don't mix. Besides what evolution have we experienced in the last 50 years or so that has suddenly reduced Gods role. Taken literally at…
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CECIL CAIN
14 October 2018 - 19:00 PM
Think of GOD as a radio station and your brain is a receiver. You will then think conscience exists first, then humans learn through experiences. It does not matter how…
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mfarquhar82.mf_16828
11 July 2018 - 07:46 AM
I'm late with a response on this certain things if debate, but seeing as I just joined I couldn't resist myself. It is extremely frustrating that this is still a topic…
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Vielsa Harding
18 June 2018 - 03:01 AM
Of Michael Shermer I would say, he makes poorly assertions; he argues, for examples, why would christians would do so much wrong? Can't he think that there are many who…
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Vielsa Harding
18 June 2018 - 02:47 AM
hi
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Steven Pierce
22 May 2018 - 18:12 PM
What possible purpose did this debate serve? This was a failed attempt at pigeonholing something new into the atheist vs theist debate. What a sorry waste of time and money.
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AARON STEPHENS
18 May 2018 - 18:37 PM
As I watched this, I decided to see what the wisdomofchopra.com would come up with. The randomly generated quote was "Your consciousness grows through total happiness." Makes about as much…
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Siva Murthy
5 May 2018 - 12:36 PM
The debate made me ponder the question: “Are we as finite sentinent human beings experiencing life (or) is life as an infinite endless entity experiencing us in a multitude of…
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Leo Slagle
27 April 2018 - 12:14 PM
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDDDDDDD
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Chris Hack
25 April 2018 - 19:33 PM
For the first time since I started listening to IQ2US debates, I found both sides' arguments so unconvincing that had I been present I would have changed my vote TO…
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Vince Conroy
18 April 2018 - 20:56 PM
I won't repeat the specific problems others have already noted with this debate, generally, that the team arguing for the motion was using a more or less "traditional" definition of…
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Randy Martin
16 April 2018 - 14:13 PM
It's curious that you say Christianity doesn't contain elements of coercion. What happens to those who hear the story of Jesus and find these stories to be unreliable and uncompelling?…
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Thomas Arnett
14 April 2018 - 22:19 PM
As Phil Hahn pointed out, "no one was debating the necessity for God, they were debating the nature of consciousness." The motion put forth wasn't really debated.If Intelligence Squared were…
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Roberto Duffy
14 April 2018 - 17:22 PM
So, it was asserted by the “for” the motion people that “the more we evolve the less we need God.” Or so it “seems” to be except for the argument…
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Vincent Mako
14 April 2018 - 17:04 PM
While I do believe in God I would say that if a person or group of people are strong enough, smart enough, rich enough, and young enough that they do…
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Riley Hunter
14 April 2018 - 00:09 AM
I'm not sure I agree with that. A simple explanation is that as people evolve they develop societies and those societies have develop moral norms and given all people are…
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Riley Hunter
13 April 2018 - 23:55 PM
Most people here seem to be saying roughly the same thing, and far more eloquently that I think I can, so I'm not sure what I can add, except numbers.I…
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smithalexanderdaniel_15773
13 April 2018 - 22:52 PM
I agree. Contemporary arguments for god are overly religious or akin to those in the debate. For good arguments: Pascal Thomas Acquinas, Spinoza, Descartes (more than what they mentioned in…
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smithalexanderdaniel_15773
13 April 2018 - 22:47 PM
Unfortunately my personal experience is that contemporary arguments for God favor religious zealotry or the kind of mumbo-jumbo in this debate. Good arguments for God were made by Pascal. A…
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Riley Hunter
13 April 2018 - 22:28 PM
Now that's a better argument in just a few short paragraphs than those two "against" guys gave in everything they said. The debate was more than
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Riley Hunter
13 April 2018 - 22:25 PM
I am "for the motion" and I don't think there are any sensible arguments at all for the existence of god, let alone powerful ones (but that's just my opinion).…
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smithalexanderdaniel_15773
12 April 2018 - 23:24 PM
There are powerful, POWERFUL arguments for the existence of God. Berkeley's argument that matter doesn't exist, COMBINED with a lousy slight of hand (consciousness = God) is the weakest argument…
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jake zhang
12 April 2018 - 22:48 PM
I watched it for the first time
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Vincent Mako
9 April 2018 - 00:55 AM
The debate was disappointing but the topic is interesting.My answer – I need to have Faith in something. Faith in myself, my family, my community, my country, humanity, or even…
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Douglas LeBlancv
8 April 2018 - 01:25 AM
This debate fell far beneath the usual excellence of Intelligence Squared U.S. events. As one audience member noted, the Against team redefined the motion rather than debating it.The Against team…
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markrkrebs 12
5 April 2018 - 11:13 AM
Shermer said, "the term is too broad..." It was an opening remark in response to a question, but he won the debate right there. We shouldn't accept the redefinition because…
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markrkrebs 12
5 April 2018 - 10:56 AM
There you go, using language with precision. You can't do that or else you'll blow away the meta-smoke!
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markrkrebs 12
5 April 2018 - 10:50 AM
I thought it a missed opportunity not to allow the argument to turn to the perfidy of Chopra's technique. It's a bit of linguistic corruption to propose to redefine God…
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Douglas Sedon
4 April 2018 - 22:29 PM
vlad you said:”A question you can ask to find the answer to the question "what created consciousness ?" came in the April newsletter from Eckhart Teachings and is "Who am…
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Vlad Berliba
4 April 2018 - 18:26 PM
A question you can ask to find the answer to the question "what created consciousness ?" came in the April newsletter from Eckhart Teachings and is "Who am I?".
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Phil Hahn
4 April 2018 - 17:49 PM
No one was debating the necessity for God, they were debating the nature of consciousness. The God of the western religions is an entity separate from the individual consciences of…
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Douglas Sedon
4 April 2018 - 06:10 AM
again, I am responding to an earlier post, so it won’t be truncated. vlad, you said: Douglas the inner body is the closest one can get to giving pointers. Certainly…
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M McCarthy
4 April 2018 - 04:17 AM
This debate is not relative to the Western definition of God. "Consciousness" is explained as synonymous with "God." This is more of an Eastern concept and not applicable to the…
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Vlad Berliba
3 April 2018 - 18:54 PM
Douglas the inner body is the closest one can get to giving pointers. Certainly there are many pointers to indicate towards consciousness. Ultimately consciousness is all abiding. We all reside…
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Douglas Sedon
3 April 2018 - 17:44 PM
I’m replying to your last comment here, because the text is otherwise too truncated. ;~) eckhart tolle is a man. just like you and me. he may be spiritual and…
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Larry McIver
3 April 2018 - 16:58 PM
I think this debate ended up being too much like jousters that never hit the opponents shield. I would have preferred at least one of the against side to have…
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Vlad Berliba
3 April 2018 - 12:49 PM
Eckhart Tolle is. He is on Earth you can check his website go meet him at the retreats. The Universe is the Creation of God. Creation is the visible face…
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Douglas Sedon
3 April 2018 - 04:51 AM
sorry, vlad, you don’t know there is only one son of god. you don’t know if there are none, or billions. you don’t know if there are daughters of god,…
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Vlad Berliba
3 April 2018 - 03:58 AM
Douglas there is only One Son of God and while he is here on Earth I will be mindful to what he says.
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Douglas Sedon
2 April 2018 - 20:08 PM
vlad, don’t forget - you can also have spirituality w/o religion. ;~)best, doug s.
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Vlad Berliba
2 April 2018 - 19:15 PM
Douglas, I admit that some time I feel and often think of the things you say though evidence is compelling to contradict. That's the reality ... and most probably the…
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Douglas Sedon
2 April 2018 - 19:04 PM
vlad, I am not ignorant of the fact that there have been virtuous men “grown inside a religion”. this doesn’t make religion ok. it just shows that some folks, even…
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Vlad Berliba
2 April 2018 - 18:54 PM
Douglas, it seems that you have some preconceived notions which make abstraction of the fact that virtuous men have in fact been grown inside a religion. The examples are quite…
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Douglas Sedon
2 April 2018 - 18:41 PM
ross, i am sorry if facts are insulting to some. so be it. organized religion is evil. period. and nothing about my stating this fact isn't practicing what I preach. the…
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Douglas Sedon
2 April 2018 - 18:32 PM
vlad, your ethnocentrism is showing! ;~) you said: "It is the realisation that all men are creatures of the One God, and that He wishes us to treat them with…
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Ross Brown 1
2 April 2018 - 16:52 PM
Doug,"just not any fairy tale fantasy bs promoted by the organized cults known as religions." Insulting people's beliefs does not help this discussion; it just further divides. "unless and until…
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James Mason
2 April 2018 - 01:18 AM
I've got to say that Chopra was "better behaved" than I thought he'd be. He did however spend the entire time making the same point, which ignored the common understanding…
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Predrag Stojadinovic
30 March 2018 - 12:32 PM
Life IS the opposite of death.Birth is the opposite of death, also.That is due to the fact that the word death means different things in those two sentences. In the…
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AJ Sorenson
30 March 2018 - 04:23 AM
god doesn't exist, though... sooooo....
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Ross Brown 1
29 March 2018 - 21:47 PM
Consider watching the debate before determining how it will play out. Given that none of the participants believe in a god, and the Chopra is arguing against the proposition, your…
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Solomon Awotide
28 March 2018 - 16:04 PM
The misconceptions is about people equating Godliness to religious fundamentalism. You can be highly religious but not Godly. Godliness is about sacrifice to humanity with agape love.
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Aurora Carlson
28 March 2018 - 13:12 PM
Sure, I agree! On the other hand, those closer to the top will know with more certainty what God even is :)
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Aurora Carlson
28 March 2018 - 08:57 AM
Huge congrats Deepak and Anoop! You have 97% of the online vote! But of course, identifying with consciousness itself - you have it all and can't win or lose anything …
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Tanzia Mustafa
28 March 2018 - 02:16 AM
Dr Berlin,s statement that no evidence so far been established which implies consciousness exists beyond our brain. However early on in the debate she conceded that she does not know…
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Gregory Leng
28 March 2018 - 00:32 AM
Human beings are not evolving. Evolving from what a silly tadpole? Monkeys? If anything evolves than the former fails to exist. To have a debate about God without a Christian,…
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Kavita B
28 March 2018 - 00:14 AM
“Science gives man knowledge that is power; religion gives man wisdom that is control. Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. The two are not rivals. They…
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Vikki Stefans
27 March 2018 - 23:51 PM
If there is a God, He does not exist in order to be our explanation for things. I believe in a God who created us as people who cannot be…
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Paul Hutton
27 March 2018 - 23:36 PM
My point about Maslow is that those at the bottom of the hierarchy are the most receptive to suggestions that there is some all-caring force/god that will make their life…
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Vlad Berliba
27 March 2018 - 23:30 PM
India has one of the lowest rate of abortion.
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jr levine
27 March 2018 - 22:25 PM
I believe in a spiritual higher power of truth, peace, conscience thoughts and universal energy…more of my own personal spiritual God like a fingerprint. I don’t practice a specific religion,…
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Vlad Berliba
27 March 2018 - 22:04 PM
"Of these two parts of the inner Shariat, it is the first i.e. man's relationship with God, which is the root, the moral attitude of man towards his fellow being…
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Vlad Berliba
27 March 2018 - 21:35 PM
I am with Deepak and Anoop.
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Aurora Carlson
27 March 2018 - 19:36 PM
I appreciate your acceptance of all views :) I myself consider that those who have lost their awareness of their own wholeness, believing themselves to be just a handful of…
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Aurora Carlson
27 March 2018 - 19:32 PM
You mention Maslow... maybe you are aware that his hierarchy of needs/motivations includes not 5 but 6 stages, Maslow being one of the founders of transpersonal psychology? The transpersonal stage…
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Aurora Carlson
27 March 2018 - 18:04 PM
My hope when it comes to this debate is that at least some listeners realize how scientism has dehumanized people, transforming us into objects, stripping us and the entire universe…
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R L Campbell
27 March 2018 - 18:02 PM
James, that was a favorite moment of mine also. The professor was Leonard Mlodinow who was Steven Hawking's co-author on 'The Grand Design'. You may be interested that Mlodinow and…
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Kenneth Smith
27 March 2018 - 16:08 PM
Heather Berlin's thinking looks interesting - I hope her nuance doesn't get lost in the usual shtick from Chopra and Shermer. Sad to see Rebecca Goldstein won't be able to…
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Tanzia Mustafa
27 March 2018 - 15:06 PM
We need God and sprituality in our lives even more in this era of mass murders and destruction. Scientifically speaking we are slaves of our habits. Our brain forms circuits…
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bruce k
27 March 2018 - 14:45 PM
Hi Aurora, thanks for your reply.[[ IQ2 -- the quirks on this website are getting worse - please fix ]]As to science, the whole of science is conditional, and it…
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Aurora Carlson
27 March 2018 - 09:30 AM
My reply to your reply Bruce K (IQ2: the reply function is not working):Hi Bruce K! You base your reply to me on the statement: "Matter is the substrate for…
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john stark
27 March 2018 - 09:27 AM
I tried to respond to Bruce and Douglas but was unable. Perhaps this will serve as my response. Douglas, my post offers a logical question, and I assume you agree…
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Aurora Carlson
27 March 2018 - 09:24 AM
Hi Bruce K! You base your reply to me on the statement: "Matter is the substrate for consciousness. " Do you realize that you are starting from a premise that…
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Paul Hutton
27 March 2018 - 05:50 AM
It is very important to separate religion from civility or moral values. The former has been traditionally used to assign fable definitions to what is unknown, while the later is…
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Roberto Duffy
27 March 2018 - 04:46 AM
When you ask what is a "perfect human being?" I say, exactly! what is God?"
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Roberto Duffy
27 March 2018 - 04:29 AM
This is a reply to Douglas Sedon, from Roberto Duffy, regarding my posting -You are so perfect you must be God!!! On the other hand I think you did not…
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bruce k
27 March 2018 - 04:21 AM
I'd say when you try to connect human beings and god you go way off track. What is a perfect human being, and how do you know there is a…
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bruce k
27 March 2018 - 04:01 AM
It may be speculative but we can see thoughts an d feelings and infer them. We do it with our eyes and ears all the time as we ascribe humanity…
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Douglas Sedon
27 March 2018 - 03:57 AM
tanzia, i do not totally disagree with you; it is this debate topic which i find ridiculous. because I see no connection whatsoever to “god” and to organized religion. (although…
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bruce k
27 March 2018 - 03:54 AM
John Stark, when god, whatever it is or represents in us, goes from being a feeling of amazement, reverence and fascination with nature and the infinite universe to an opinion,…
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bruce k
27 March 2018 - 03:48 AM
>> The question up for debate is not God, I would say, but the primacy of conciousness or matter.That is kind of like saying the question of matter is the primacy…
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Tanzia Mustafa
27 March 2018 - 03:14 AM
Human beings in this planet has killed other humans for race, for a different skin color. Enslaved them, sold them for money and wealth. Why ? because of our animal…
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Douglas Sedon
27 March 2018 - 02:42 AM
t 100 Roberto Duffy 23 March 2018 - 8:02pm Roberto Duffy: “…If I was asked to give a “rational” explanation I would say: God is the Perfect Human being and the…
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Tanzia Mustafa
27 March 2018 - 02:40 AM
I want to reply to Douglas, S comment. I agree 100% how religions has caused so much destruction for the human race. However you need to understand how religions can…
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Douglas Sedon
27 March 2018 - 02:04 AM
anzia, you said:“…Religions are mens effort to connect with a superior mind…”no, actually, that’s not true. maybe people’s quest for spirituality and the meaning of life shows people’s efforts to…
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Douglas Sedon
27 March 2018 - 01:56 AM
john, you said:"...a Force which exists outside of the Universe, and which existed before the Universe was created, must have created the Universe. "that's sort of absurd. so, for argument's sake,…
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john stark
26 March 2018 - 22:28 PM
God created us, so it will never be a case of whether we need God or don't need God, without God we don't exist. For those who don't believe God…
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Tanzia Mustafa
26 March 2018 - 21:13 PM
Theory of evolution is seriuosly flawed as it does not incorporate mental processes of a living being. It only discusses physical changes of animal kingdom to become physically better for…
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John Allen
26 March 2018 - 21:05 PM
I do believe I have experienced spiritual incidences that defy the laws of time and physics. As to the theme of this debate, I noted several times anthropomorphic statements about God.…
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Rudy Garcia
26 March 2018 - 20:55 PM
Hi James - Just happen to notice that we're neighbors. I'm in Gilpin county.
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bruce k
26 March 2018 - 20:39 PM
Why don't we human ever take the time to think and understand where we are, what we do and who we are. Every time we make a major change to…
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Tanzia Mustafa
26 March 2018 - 20:22 PM
We think we have learned a lot about human brain. May be it's true in some extent. However mind still remains a mystery. No CT scan a.MRI can detect mind…
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Keith Grace
26 March 2018 - 20:17 PM
On this topic, it will be very interesting to see who wins. Which ever side does win I have to believe it will be a very very very slim margin.…
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Rudy Garcia
26 March 2018 - 19:43 PM
I remember that debate well, James. I vividly remember the "wu wu" presentations by Chopra.
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Rudy Garcia
26 March 2018 - 19:39 PM
This debate will not be an intellectual argument of the proposition. It will be Chopra talking over everyone else, expounding on some ethereal, existential knowledge that is available to him…
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Joseph Rudmin
26 March 2018 - 19:02 PM
I find this debate topic a strange one, like debating whether development of artificial sweeteners will make sugar obsolete. It suggests extreme superficiality or extreme lack of knowledge about life.…
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James Mason
24 March 2018 - 15:27 PM
I've seen many debates that Chopra and Shermer have participated in. I wish iq2us had found someone better than Chopra to represent the against side; he's always done poorly in…
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Roberto Duffy
24 March 2018 - 00:02 AM
Proposition: The More We Evolve, The Less We Need GodTo have this debate, there has to be a distinction between religion and God.God is…; however, religion is a manufacture of…
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Jeremy Anderson
23 March 2018 - 17:23 PM
First, I will be very suspicious of any large change in peoples opinion on this one. Faith and belief in god are typically completely separate from any need for evidence.…
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Mary Rotella
23 March 2018 - 14:48 PM
I foresee no constructive outcome from a debate over a matter of belief. For myself, I easily vote with the motion that religion is not necessary for morality. J. Bronowski's…
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Aurora Carlson
23 March 2018 - 07:16 AM
First, you would need to define God. Those participating in the debate will have completely different views on the term. Second, you can't really bundle up spirituality and religion, for…
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Paul Hutton
21 March 2018 - 16:36 PM
It is very important to separate religion from civility or moral values. The former has been traditionally used to assign fable definitions to what is unknown, while the later is…
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Douglas Sedon
21 March 2018 - 15:41 PM
it's not whether or not there is a dog that is a problem, imo, it's organized religion that is a problem. ALL organized religions are cults. ALL organized religion is…
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Maha Abuzukhar
17 March 2018 - 17:43 PM
Being us only to serve to understand ours being as Human beings und once Achieve that goal there is a question , who create human beings?The more we Evolve, The…
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