heart_of_the_matter

42-year old male in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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President:	Ron Paul (Republican Party)	Email:	- Private -
Ideology:	Not Saying	Education:	Associates Degree
Party:	Not Saying	Ethnicity:	White
Relationship:	Not Saying	Income:	Less than $25,000
Interested:	No Answer	Occupation:	Other
Looking:	No Answer	Religion:	Christian - Latter-Day Saints

About Me:	I love to learn...I like especially when I can get to the heart of a matter and understand the main points and why something is the way it is.
Activities:	Church, friends, video games, weight lifting, etymology
Beliefs:	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon). I know that God is real and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that he was crucified for the sins of the world. I know that personal Revelation is real and that God can communicate with us. There is a living prophet and apostles on the earth today. I know that the Book of Mormon is true and that it is the word of God. My life is about religion, trying to save my soul by repenting as much as I can here and I also desire to influence as many people as I can to salvation or towards salvation as I can.
Books:	Book of Mormon (I encourage everyone to read it! It is the most spiritual book in the world), Bible, What it Means to Know Christ -George Pace, Approaching Zion - Hugh Nibley, The People Code
Movies:	I like many sci-fi and comedy movies. Crossroads (with Ralph Machio), Star Wars, Lord of the Rings
Music:	Various: Queensryche, CLP, fast guitar players (ex: Yngwie Malmsteen, Michaelangelo Baito), Diana Krall, some songs of Lacuna Coil & Breaking Benjamin, sometimes blues, rarely classical and big band although I enjoy them when I do.
Quotes:	The true worth of a man is to be measured by the objects he pursues.- Marcus Aurelius The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. Don't not go to church because there are too many hypocrites there, there is always room for one more.
Sports Teams:	I like watching the NFL - I am more of a "hater" than having a team of my own. I go against Denver, against Dallas and against the Raiders.
TV Shows:	I like the Big Bang Theory (even though I'm a Creationist)

Websites:	Answers.yahoo.com Mormon.org

11 Debates

de criminalize marijuana

Marijuana should be de-criminalized for a few reasons, There is not one case in history that recorded a death due to only cannabis use, not one! Compared to the hundreds of thousands that die due to tobacco and alcohol!...

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Resolved: There was a cover up on 9/11/01 of the demolition of WTC 1 and 2.

During the debate I will attempt to show that it is much more likely that the towers were destroyed by demolition than by fire as the official story claims. There are other parts of the cover up that I will discuss also. 1. Towers (WTC 1 and 2) ---The towers exhibit more characteristics of being destroyed by "controlled demolition" rather than being destroyed by a plane crash and fire like described in the NIST report. A. The Towers were built to withstand a plane flying into it. John S...

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Agnosticism is self-contradictory in at least one way.

I believe that the doctrine of agnosticism inherently has at least one thing in it that does not make logical sense and I want to explore that idea more. I'm not super formal as a debater just so my opponent is aware. I will start with a definition and then, if my opponent agrees, we can go from there. Definition: Agnostic - noun a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neithe...

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Guitarist Duel

I would like to propose a "Guitar Duel"! The judges will be able to rate the guitarists on any criteria they want to... To decide which "team" of 5 guitarists is better! My 5 guitarists vs. my opponent's 5 guitarists! ... ------------ RULES: 1. Each side chooses one guitarist per round 2. The guitarists can be living or dead. 3. Each person gets to pick 5 guitarists. Once a guitarist has been chosen the other side cannot choose him. 4. Each side gets to post one video of them...

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A just society ought not use the death penalty as a form of punishment.

This is the round two debate of the Tournament of Champions. I thank my opponent for participating in this debate, the gracious judges for their time, and the host(s) of this tournament for creating a great forum for debate. Although this is an LD resolution, it will be debated in a more loose format. Definitions Just: acting or being in conformity with what is morally upright or good. Society: an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of r...

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Debate Statistics
Debates:	11
Lost:	6
Tied:	0
Won:	5
Win Ratio:	45.45%
Percentile:	93.12%
Elo Ranking:	2,140
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Activity Statistics
Forum Posts:	378
Votes Cast:	30
Opinion Arguments:	0
Opinion Questions:	0

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•	Abortion	ConComments Usually abortion is wrong. We live before we come to this earth as spirits in the premortal spirit world (Jer. 1:5). There are some instances in which abortion may be justified, such as if the life of the mother is in jeopardy or in the case of rape.
•	Affirmative Action	ConComments I don't think any type of favoritism is fair. Because it makes it unfair to someone else who is more deserving.
•	Animal Rights	ConComments I believe that rights are "legally justified freedoms" but that these freedoms are valid only inasmuch as the strength of the entity providing that "right". God has given animals some rights, but mankind more. (Matt. 10:31)
•	Barack Obama	ConComments Worst President to date...and that is really saying something.
•	Border Fence	ProComments Fences between countries is logical - they are diiferent countries. But to stop illegal immigration: 1. Increase the penalties. 2. Increase the likelihood of getting caught.
•	Capitalism	Pro
•	Civil Unions	ConComments I am against anything that portrays homosexuality as normal...because it isn't. (Lev. 18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.)
•	Death Penalty	ProComments I believe that the Lord gave the death penalty for the benefit of the murderer himself (Gen. 9:6). In order to understand how that is the case you need to first understand that life continues after this life.
•	Drug Legalization	ConComments I am totally against illegal drugs. They are a tool of the devil. Illegal drugs take a person out of control of themselves.
•	Electoral College	N/S
•	Environmental Protection	ProComments A healthy environment is of more worth than corporate profits. I want clean water especially, and I believe fluoride in drinking water is poisonous and shouldn't be added. But the EPA shouldn't be used to hurt businesses unequally.
•	Estate Tax	ConComments I think it is right that a parent should be able to hand down their wealth to their children without being taxed on it. That money has already been taxed.
•	European Union	ConComments I am anti-globalist...the EU is part of globalism.
•	Euthanasia	ConComments No one has the right to play God. All suffering has a purpose and any suffering if used properly can bring a person closer to God.
•	Federal Reserve	ConComments One of the biggest scams ever. The government should be in charge of it's own money...not borrowing from private banks (ie. the Fed. isn't Federal). I wish Jefferson's ammendment would have been added...preventing govt. from borrowing at all!
•	Flat Tax	N/SComments If taxes are necessary it might be a good way to tax (?). [There could be other helps for low income people for example: the first $20,000-$30,000 not being taxed at all]
•	Free Trade	ProComments Free Trade is good as long as NAFTA (or other similar treaties) which allow government subsidies...(which puts the smaller guys out of business) are not allowed either.
•	Gay Marriage	ConComments It doesn't affect others? then why do we have to vote on it? It does affect others...It gets forced to be taught in school (Ma.), free speech disappears (Canada), photographers and others sued (Nm.)(2008)(ie. lack of freedom), etc...
•	Global Warming Exists	ConComments Harmful Global Warming (being caused by humans)seems like a myth. I think it is an excuse by Al Gore to push a "carbon tax".
•	Globalization	ConComments Not until Jesus Christ is reigning personally on the Earth. For now men are too corrupt to have power consolidated --separation of power is safer. The leading cause of death overall in the world is by governments...
•	Gold Standard	N/SComments It would be better than the fiat currency we have.
•	Gun Rights	ProComments Would you rather have a cop on the phone or a gun in your hand?
•	Homeschooling	ProComments Parents should be able to teach their own kids however they want to...Get the government out of people's business.
•	Internet Censorship	Con
•	Iran-Iraq War	ConComments The USA is not at war with Iran, let's try to keep it that way.
•	Labor Union	N/SComments Some people are all for "Supply and Demand". When I think about it...there has been a demand (for unions) and that is why they actually exist (supply). Haven't researched it enough yet.
•	Legalized Prostitution	Con
•	Medicaid & Medicare	ConComments It is not the role of government to be involved in administering medicine.
•	Medical Marijuana	ConComments No. It is a slipperly slope...trying to lead to fully legalizing it. There are better and safer alternatives.
•	Military Intervention	ConComments Military for DEFENSE only...not protecting "American Interests"...because "American Interests" = Other countries wealth. And I believe stealing/robbing by force and the killing to be immoral and wrong.
•	Minimum Wage	N/SComments Adam Smith "Wealth of Nations" says government shouldn't regulate wages. I think I agree.
•	National Health Care	ConComments Not the government's role to administer health care. Perhaps allow write-off on taxes for health care costs that people incur.
•	National Retail Sales Tax	N/SComments This seems to be a somewhat fair kind of tax...but only have this tax if they get rid of the others! Don't just keep adding in other taxes!
•	Occupy Movement	ConComments Seems very insincere...hard to even know what changes they want to see happen. The movement was hijacked-- if it ever was an actual movement for something. But more likely it was 'manufactured' from the start...like 'Arab Spring' and 'Anonymous'.
•	Progressive Tax	N/SComments Working hard and being innovative and earning more should not be discouraged by higher tax brackets.
•	Racial Profiling	N/SComments Profiling based on actions, not race, is right imo.
•	Redistribution	ConComments also known as "stealing" ---it is wrong.
•	Smoking Ban	ConComments As long as they don't infringe on other people's right to fresh air.
•	Social Programs	ConComments It is not the proper role of government to be involved in these. Taxes are other people's money-- A lot of people seem to forget that! Let private individuals do things.
•	Social Security	ConComments It is not the proper role of government to set up retirement plans for people.Those who paid in should receive.
•	Socialism	ConComments 'Forced sharing' doesn't work...because those working harder lose their incentive to work harder.
•	Stimulus Spending	ConComments You can't spend your way out of debt.
•	Term Limits	N/SComments I used to be against them and I naively thought that politicians could simply be voted out, that is before I learned about redistricting, which allows the incumbent to draw the lines of who votes where.
•	Torture	ConComments Do what is right and let the consequence follow...that is what being principled is all about. Doing the wrong thing in a situation just because you think you will possibly get better results that you want isn't right.
•	United Nations	ConComments I am totally against globalization. I am all for seperation of powers in governments and nations, the more power gets consolidated the worse it is for the masses. I believe our Founding Fathers had the right idea with the seperation of powers!
•	War in Afghanistan	ConComments Not a just war. I think the reasons for interest in that region is possibly because of the drug trade out of there. (opium)
•	War on Terror	ConComments You can't declare war on a noun. It seems like an excuse made up to push certain agendas.
•	Welfare	ConComments Welfare can be provided by anyone other than the government (esp. not Federal govt.) "Though the people support the Government, the Government should not support the people" -Grover Cleveland