Students should be engaged in extra curricular activities
The first round of this debate will be views on the topic, and the same pattern will continue throughout the debate, with the choice of rebuttals and counters from the second round onwards. The adage "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" has acquired a lot of significance today. This is because today"s kids are told to "Play less and study more!" Kids today are forced to get very high GPAs (Grade Point Averages) or secure very high percentages (read unrealistically high!). Thanks to the...
Astrology is pseudoscience.
Astrology has been believed in since c. 1000 BCE, at the latest. Many people still believe in some form of astrology today- nearly every newspaper has a daily column devoted to it. However, I argue that the belief in astrology is pure superstition. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto were not discovered until after the creation of astrology. The earliest astrologers only took the other planets in our solar system into account. This, I argue, destroys the very basis of astrology, because it debunks how as...
It takes just as much faith to believe in evolution as it does to believe in God.
It today's secular society, especially in schools, it is taught that evolution is "scientific", therefore correct, while believe in a superior being, such as God, is "religious", therefore incorrect and improper to teach in schools. In this debate, I will prove that there is just as much evidence for a superior being/God as there is for evolution....
Ronald Reagan was a better President than Barack Obama
In this debate, I will argue that President Ronald Reagan was a better than President Barack Obama in terms of policy. No trolling or semantics. Structure: Round 1: Acceptance only Round 2: Opening arguments Round 3: Rebuttals/refutations Round 4: Defend arguments Round 5: Final rebuttals/defenses + conclusion Failure to follow structure will result in automatic DQ. First user to forfeit gets a DQ. If one user cannot debate the other, then this must be discussed between the two for an...
Cigarettes should be illegal
I think they should be illegal first round accept...
The United States should have a death penalty.
The death penalty, i.e. capital punishment, is "execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense." [1. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/capital%20punishment] Currently 32 states and the Federal government have a death penalty. [2. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-death-penalty]. Background inf...
Christian Theology Is Nothing More than Obfuscated and Exaggerated Lies
There is absolutely no evidence for anything reported in the New Testament.There is no evidence for the Legendary Jesus Christ that performed miracles and was supposedly Resurrected.Even Saul never met Jesus and made much of his letters up out of his own attempts to take control of Christianity and made laws to suit his own personal goals and exaggerated Jesus to win over Pagans.His writings started around 20 years aft...
Is a Capitalist government beneficial for the nation in the long run?
This issue is controversial and I am willing to debate on it, as I need answers. A Capitalist government envisages enormous amounts of economic growth but will eventually turn out to be a struggle for the middlemen and the poor to live due to the increase in the price of basic commodities. Capitalism is like providing the field with fertilizers, You might reap a bounty crop in a short period of time. But, continuous use would mean stripping the field of it's nutritive value. Handling a nation...
Telivision is the main cause of violence in youth
these days all t.v. shows are filled with such scenes that teach the present young generation yo resort to violence at every step. the main reason for the same is the special mindset of many children and youth that inspire them to follow people like action heroes and role models like Martin Luther and Mahatma Gandhi are now a thing in past. present generation blindly follow their role models keeping aside the very fact of what's needed and what's not. blindly following salman khan and his pictur...
Legalizing Euthanasia
Hello, We will be debating "Legalizing Euthanasia." It is defined as: "The painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma." We will be pro, or for Legalizing Euthanasia. ROUND 1: Acceptance ONLY ROUND 2: All arguments, NO REBUTTALS! ROUND 3: Al rebuttals and concluding statements, NO ADDITIONAL POINTS! Also, the rebuttals can only be on content stated in the second round. No rebuttals on rebuttals. Unless you brea...