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GeorgeCarlinWorshipper's Debates
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Macs Are Better Than PCs
I am new to Debate.org and I wanted to get a feel for the site. Because of this, I chose a fairly simple topic to argue, that being "Macs are better than PCs". I understand this is a mostly opinionated topic and based largely on preference but please, humor me! My argument is that Macs are better than PCs. I agree with this for several reasons. One, being that I have both owned a PC and a Mac and the Mac has functioned at a much higher level than the PC both in graphic quality and in processin...
Love isn't emotional. It is mere chemistry.
There are three core brain systems for "love:" 1. Lust: the sex drive; 2. Attraction: early stage of intense romantic love; 3. attachment: deep feelings of union. Love can start off with any of these three feelings. Some people have sex with someone new and then fall in love. Some fall in love first, then have sex. Some feel a deep feeling of attachment to another, which then turns into romance and the sex drive. But the sex drive evolved to initiate mating with a range of partners; romantic...
merit pay based on student achievement should be a significant component for teacher compensation
Contention 1: Merit pay does not work Sub point 1: It does not improve education a. Merit pay does nothing to improve student performance A study by the Urban Institute found some positive short-lived effects of merit pay, but concluded that most merit pay plans "did not succeed at implementing lasting, effective ... plans that had a demonstrated ability to improve student learning. ...little evidence from other research...that incentive programs (particularly pay-for-performance) had led to...
Public health concerns justify compulsory immunization
"Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals." Said Oscar Wilde who is an Irish writer. What Osacr Wilde was saying is you can live anywhere or be in any group, but you are still an individual that needs to make your own choices and decide your life how you want, not how your told. In this round I will tell you why the resolution must be negated to save millions of lives. Resolved: Public health concerns justify compulsory immunization. I would like...
rap battle (no video)
my first rap battle you best watch what you say kid or lose your f*ckin job if you dont feel like workin have fun tryin not to starve yeah yeah and yeah its not a light message I have never been known for Not leavin behind wreckage The earth will learn from what I have planned in my lessons all will be revealed if you simply pay the f*ck attention...
Bob Saget has a strong desire for toasters.
I am agenst this argument. Contention 1: First, Philip, a hip n' fly individual, agrees with me. http://www.srpublications.com/tools/Foreign_language/images/FelipeII.jpg Omg, indeed. Do you notice any toaster in this Picture: http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/entertainment/survivingsuburia2.jpg NO! Therefore, Bob Saget has no toasters, and further, does not desire one. Contention 2: http://www.olsen-twins-news.com/newsimages/july2005/news.h5.jpg Contention 3: DJ is mad at Stephanie for taking her...
Non-Lawyer Judges
NON-LAWYER JUDGES Resolved, that non-lawyers should also serve as judges on courts because they will enhance the court's administration of justice. INTRODUCTION: For most trial courts of general jurisdiction and appellate courts, the constitutions and statutes establishing such courts provide that the judges shall be "learned in the law". Being "learned in the law" is currently defined or interpreted to mean graduation from an approved law school, passing a bar examination, and be...
Being gay is not a choice.
Gay - homosexual - having the romantic or sexual attraction or behavior among members of the same sex, situationally or as an enduring disposition http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual Choice - the mental process of thinking involved with the process of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one of them for action http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice I contend that being gay is a choice on behalf of the person whose sexuality is being questioned. There are at least two...
technology is on the rise
As you may all know technology is everywhere. It is also done the following tasks by increasing by the day: taking tasks off people's hands, entertaining people, protecting people, and saving people. However, I did not include all the magnificent thing that technology has done for the world. This is why you should vote for the pro because I resolve that technology has substantially increased since 1960. Definitions technology-–noun 1. the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and...
should religion be based on the parents wants?
my father grew up in a catholic home and did not follow the customs as you would call it. and did not think that there customs were all correct as you would call it and for those who do not know catholic traditions some follow as: *no sexual contact which involve masturbation UNLESS you are married to the opposite sex *homosexuality is not allowed *when you have committed a sin you must tell "the father" confessions first off they say no masturbation so when a little boy starts puberty,t...