Artificial Intelligence is impossible
Out of pure respect for my opponent, I will give him to post his argument first and last. Having said this, I think I should put down some rules for this debate: 1. We are arguing true AI, which is AI that can think fully and (at the very least) almost exactly like a human being. Definitions from Dictionary.com We will be using the listed definitions for this debate. .Artificial - "Made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural)" .Intelligence - "Capacity for learning, reaso...
as an operating system Mac is better than Windows
first, i will say, i am a windows user, although the rest of my family uses macs. here are the main reasons why i beleive macs are infact not superior to windows. a. widgets whenever i move to a certain corner of the screen, a bunch of "widgets" cover whatever i am currently working on and are simply annoying. also, vista has gadgets, which are, basically the same thing, but are nicely attached to a closeable sidebar on the right side of the screen. b. the window interface in the top...
TV is a bad influence
Thanks for joining this debate, I'll state a couple of my points and save the rest for later, TV has been linked to many disorders in children POINT SUPPORT- The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no TV at all for children under the age of 2, and for older children, one to two hours a day of educational programming at most. STATISTIC: Various studies have linked greater amounts of television viewing to all sorts of problems; among them attention deficit disorder, violent behav...
Who are you indicolts?
How do you know Cindela and he has no idea who you are? You keep commenting on his debates and you never answer his questions for you. You must go to the same school...right?...
PCs and Macs are basically the same.
Hello. This is my first debate on debate.org, so, I don't intend to go "balls out" on this one. This is simply a quirk of mine. For as long as I can remember, the Mac vs. PC debate has been metaphorically "ablaze." I see no end to it. There just seems to be no compromise between PC and Mac elitists. I want this to end, because, quite frankly, it's getting old. To set the premise, I am both a PC and Mac user. When it comes down to it, OSX and Windows are the same. They both provide all of th...
Firefox is better than IE
Firefox is more standards-compliant than Internet Explorer. This means that properly-designed sites will look better in Firefox. For example, Internet Explorer continues not to support the XHTML 1.1 standard, which is several years old. Firefox also provides more methods of customization. Firefox is also more secure....
Conspiracy II: September 11, 2001
The proposition on offer is that the events of September 11, 2001 were orchestrated actions perpetrated by the United States Government. Caveats: * Ignorance and stupid decisions are not evidence of conspiracy. * "Willful Ignorance" must be demonstrated to be part of a conspiracy (i.e. Rice's non-meeting a week before). * Facts about collapse rates, debris clouds, etc... must be backed up by both sides with math, not conjecture. * This debate is limited to WTC 1 & 2. ***************...
Texting is better than Instant Messaging
Texting is now IMing on the go. Simple, fast reliable and fun. It's done all around the world such as Philippines and Lebanon. Kids, Teens and Adults all use this form of communication. Im all for this because I love to text. I'd rather Text someone than talk on the comuter, and sit in one place for several hours. I can talk to more people through texting and continue conversations for hours and anywhere I go. Computers I like to use for watching videos on youtube or downloading new music. So...
Online Poker should be legalized and regulated for all persons living over the age of 18 in the U.S.
I will allow my opponent the first argument. I will be taking the position of freedom, and will expand to eliminate my opponents points! Good luck to my future opponent!...
Missile Defense
I feel neither here nor there regarding the issue of Missile Defense, admittedly, but there haven't been a great deal of debates in the Challenge Section recently. Thus, I thought I'd start one up again regarding a topic I've tried to debate in the past, though never really got to finish. Stating the first argument, I'll assume the position of Pro. However, I wouldn't be opposed to debating this from the position of Con in the future. Nevertheless, I wish good luck to my future opponent, whomeve...