Intellectual Property
My position is that Intellectual Property should be abolished. I accept the burden of proof for this debate. Definitions: Intellectual Property- Copyrights and patents. Abolished- IP should no longer be granted legal recognition. That is, no one should be able to sue for copyright or patent infringement. First round is for definitions and for each side to state their position. The next three rounds are debate. Please only accept this debate if you intend to finish every round....
On balance, Anarchism is More Humanitarian than State Planning
Every broad argument will be tagged with a letter/number. Elucidation: D1) On balance: Keep the framework reasonable. Ignore the possibility that aliens could invade and destroy every society beginning with consonants. Employ ceteris parabis assumptions. D2) Anarchism: The lack of aggressive monopoly. In this conversation, aggression is distinct from coercion according to the Libertarian ethic. The forceful defense of self ownership and peaceful homesteading is "coercion", not "aggre...
the best 2 martial arts
the first round will not count as part of the debate instead it will be for you to name your best martial art and explain the strengths of the martial art then in round 2 we will start debating my first pick is Dim Mak (nicknamed death touch) 1) The concept known as Dim Mak traces its history to Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture that can kill using seemingly less than lethal force targeted at specific areas of the body. Dim mak is depicted as a secret body of knowledge with techniqu...
the world will not end in the year 2012
Hello, I am making a debate on why the world will not end in 2010. I thank my opponent whoever he/she is. I would like to state the fact that the Mayans predicted the world would end in 2012 because the calendar ended. but let me also state the fact that the Mayan calendar ended like every hundred years so did it happen? No, so the world will not end in 2012. Also people predicted the world would end in the year 2000 but we are still here so they were wrong. So that rules out people guessing...
Evolution: The ramfications of multiple mutations And the necessity for Informatio.
Despite the current beliefs on the Evolution theory, this one's is not as stable as we were lead to believe. The following arguments are quite logic and do no require any specific scientific knowledge apart from bases in anatomy and biology. The basis of the theory clearly state a starting point from where a mutation occurs and cause radical or simples changes in the individual. Due to Darwin lack of recent knowledge into anatomy, specifically the way that organs interact with each others, his...
Obama has botched the recovery
The full resolution is, "President Obama and the Democrats in Congress could have adopted different laws and policies to lead the United States into a more effective economic recovery." This challenge is intended for an experienced debater; please do not accept the challenge if you are new to debating. This is a difficult resolution because it covers so much ground. I contend: 1. The economic stimulus package was a failure. According to Obama Adviser Christina Romer, if it were passed...
Atheism is more rational than Christianity
Planning to make my first debate a subject where I think I've pretty much heard all the arguments on both sides, and hope to provide some of my own perspectives on these positions. Format should require both sides to present a case, and interaction will occur when each of us does so....
That it should be a criminal offence for a politician to lie
Greetings budding opponents! My case today is simple - that a politician (local or national, being a minister of the state) in a democratic country should not be allowed to lie (tell deliberate mistruths) in public (in a situation where privacy could not reasonably be expected) and not face punishment. Appropriate punishment in most contexts I would perceive as being by-elections, though I don't think that's very important to the debate. As to the format, I'd like to do a slight variant of th...
I'm a Utopian idealist - prove me wrong!
I believe that over the course of the next decade or two, makind can create a massive leisure society in which everyone has plentiful supplies of anything they could possibly want, without having to work for it. This will be made possible by automation, improving fabrication technologies, the Internet and the Open-source movement. It is possible because there exists an abundance of all necessary resources. The proposal is detailed at adciv.org Automation (in the form of automated harvesting,...
It's impossible to know or prove anything absolutely
Throughout history, humans have sought after questions such as "what is knowledge?," "how do we know things?," or "how can we prove things?" While these questions are ones that deserve an answer, often times, the answer is more simple, and yet more complex, than many people consider it to be. Because it is impossible to know or prove anything absolutely, I urge you to vote Pro. For clarification purposes, I'll define a few terms: Impossible: not able to be done [1] Knowledge: be aware of th...