Decriminalize Rape
Rape is a crime only because we think of it as a crime. We need to critically examine to evaluate the current illegal status of rape. The current majority view that rape is bad or immoral has no basis except that it is an empty mindlessness forced on the people. The gratuitous notion is so negative in that it oppresses people's human sexual passion, sexual freedom and diversity in sexual conducts in human society. I argue that the current contemptuous status of rape must be reexamined and ree...
Agnosticism isn't an absurd belief system
My Belief in Agnosticism: The belief in being open to the possibility of an entity commonly classified as God, however, not pursuing one illogically. Based on my opponent having several different aspects of belief here, I will let him start. I am starting this debate due to my opponents mis-informed approach at Agnosticism in this thread: http://www.debate.org/forums/religion/topic/31778/ I am not starting this debate to call him out, or to try and ridicule him. I hope that by him...
Bradley Manning. Traitor.
I saw your question about Bradley Manning and I would very much like to have a debate with you. This would be strictly me vs you. The debate would be on wether or not Bradley Manning is a traitor to his county's or if he's some kind of hero of whatever you people call him. I of course will be taking the stance of him being a traitor to the nation. 5 rounds, 1st round is acceptance, final round is conclusion, you nay use any argument you see fit for your case, avoid personal insults and all the o...
Presidential Debate - Airmax1227 VS Larztheloser
Hopefully we can have a good, quick debate and give everybody a better overview of where we stand and why we differ in the process.
I'll leave this first round for Airmax to accept, and then we can let the real fun begin!
David Tenant was the best Doctor
PLEASE NOTE: I have made this debate impossible to accept. If you have any queries or requests prior to accepting, LEAVE A COMMENT. If you are content with the rules as they stand and wish to debate this topic, PM ME if you meet the criteria, listed below. Criteria 1. You must be knowledgeable about Doctor Who. 2. You must have completed AT LEAST THREE serious* debates. 3. You must have won AT LEAST ONE of these debates. *Casual, satirical or humourous debates will b...
If Abortion = Murder, then Masturbation = Genocide and B***jobs = Cannibalism
Tweaked the Resolution slightly due to a good comment in the comments section. Can now be accepted by anyone. 3 rounds, 4000 characters First round acceptance only...
There Are Good Secular Reasons to Disallow Same-Sex Marriage
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The state regulates marriage for a reason. It dispenses benefits for a reason. Understanding what this reason is will tell us what criteria are and are not relevant to marriage, and thus whether any rights are being denied. If the state excludes same-sex couples from entering into legal marriages on the basis of criteria relevant to the public purpose of marri...
"Marijuana, Cocaine and even Heroin Should be Legalized." -Ron Paul
I'm going to pull a Ron Paul here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtNc-IFJPU0 Structure: R1) Acceptance, Analysis, Structure and Rules R2) Opening arguments R3) Rebuttals and Conclusions Analysis: Let's keep this to only to the philosophical basis for the role of government in people's lives -not about the impact of drug use, why drugs are bad, etc. That drug use is harmful to the body is not in dispute. The issue of contention for this debate is whether the government has a right...
Obama is either not a Muslim, or a very bad Muslim.
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It can be proven that Jesus rose from the dead
Thank you to Philochristos for accepting this debate challenge. From what I've seen of your debates and comments on forums, I couldn't ask for a better "opponent." BoP on Pro, as I don't propose to prove that Jesus Christ of Nazareth DID NOT rise from the dead*, just to say that it is a matter of faith as opposed to science, including the science of history. Gish Galloping will be very difficult as the number of characters is only 4000. Pro will argue first and will leave the last argum...