The F.D.A. should not ban flavored Tobacco
Hello before i begin id like to start by saying it's weird to be back after almost a year of absence from my old username "the_conservative". Apparently i wa pretty controversial haha, but let's begin. As we all know a little while back our President Barack Hussein Obama signed legislation giving the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate the manufacturing, marketing and sale of tobacco, which can give them power to ban flavored Dip such as "Skoal Apple" or Chew such as "Beechnut Moon...
Pick your own debate - 1G
f you have participated or read any of these types of debates before, then this one should be no different. However, for those who haven't: ROUND 1: This obviously includes this opening introduction and rules. For my opponent, he/she will post 3 topics (clarify them if you could) he/she wishes to debate, and then post his/her position on each of the topics. Please try to add a mix of subjects. Have some deal with religion, others with politics, others with art, others with social issues, etc....
"For general purpose, the term "Morality" should refer to "The code which dictates how a goal (a val
When people are talking about morality, they are attempting to convince someone to take or not to take an action (and when they are thinking about it, deciding whether to take an action). Advocating something makes no sense if you do not wish to achieve something by it....
War in Afghanistan
Than You opponent for joining this debate: now Proposition I. Casualties a. 20,119 people have been killed in Afghanistan i. this number includes 11,152 Afghan Troops ii. 7,589 Afghan Civilians Killed iii. 746 US soldiers killed iv. 551 other soldiers killed v. 75 contractors vi. and 6 Journalists! (according to icasualties.org) b. Why should we keep fighting this war started on the false notion that there were weapons of mass destruction there? That was the only reason, BUT THERE...
The Heliocentric model of the solar system is more correct than the Geocentric model.
My opponent will argue that the heliocentric model of the solar system(1) is more correct than the geocentric model(2). I will show that his/her assertion is wrong. 1) My opponent might try to present testimony of various authorities in the field. However, if you examine their claims, you will find that they all source one specific authority, Copernicus(3). This would be OK except that Copernicus' model was laid to waist by Einstein's theory of general relativity(4) which allows for no privil...
We must resist the attempts of gay activists to restrict our freedom of expression
Today, under intense pressure from the House of Lords, the British Government finally backed down and agreed to retain the "freedom of expression" clause in new legislation intended to prevent criticism of homosexuality. It was a very close call though and the only reason the Government did not use the Parliament Act to force the legislation through was because tomorrow marks the end of the current Parliamentary Session. Nevertheless, they intend to impose these new restrictions on our fre...
There is sufficient evidence for the existence of super-ordinary actors on Earth.
There is sufficient evidence for the existence of super-ordinary actors on Earth. It seems to me that the arguments between believers and non-believers comes down to arguments about the evidence. Thus first I do not wish to argue about spiritual existence nor about any cause for the evidence, but just about whether the particular evidence indicates extra-normal cause and in general what constitutes evidence and sufficiency of evidence. Thus I will be pointing at evidence that could be explain...
Be It Resolved That The Goverment Should Nationalize the Internet.
Let's deal with some definitions; 'This Government' is herein defined as the United States of America, for the sake of simplicity. 'Nationalize' should be recognized as a buy-out of AT&T and Comcast, which accounts for 30% of the U.S market for internet service providers. Entrance to the market should not be restricted and no new regulations shall be put on the rest of the ISPs (internet service providers) in the market. I would suggest, though not require, that my opponent begin with a...
Failed Nations are a greater threat to the US than stable nations
I stand here in the firmest affirmation that failed nations are a greater threat to the U.S. than stable nations. First I'd like to define some key terms. According to the 2009 fund for peace a failing nation has charicteristics such as -loss of physical control of its own territory -inability to make collective decisions -inability to provide reasonable public services -extensive corruption -un even development -demographic pressures and many more A stable nation is not the exac...
I am real.
I am not real, prove otherwise to the members of this site and you win. For the purposes of this debate: - real is defined as "being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory" - proof is defined as "a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it"...