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A Robot Uprising would be more disasterous to humanity than a Zombie Apocalypse

2011-05-02T17:20:20-08:00

(Post Voting Period) This is the second round of Freeman's debate tournament. Since my opponent is busy for a while, we decided to do a less serious debate and go with this. First I thank Darth_Grievous_42, who did this debate before and was the inspiration for this round.

Obviously I also thank Hello-Orange for accepting and wish him luck.

First some clarifications before we get started.

1. I defend humanoid, generally intelligent robots. The justification is that in order to rebel, robots have to realize they should destroy the human race (for whatever reason) and that rebelling is in their best interest . In other words, I defend the kind similar to those shown in I Robot, shown here.

http://theshaywest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/1f40d_i-robot.jpg

2. Going off I Robot, my bots are susceptible to damage. Guns can destroy limbs rather easily, but hand-to-hand is not viable unle

Poetry Battle

2011-06-15T22:38:54-08:00

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I challenge Hello-Or-- sorry Bang Bang Coconut to a Poetry battle!

Please use the first round to accept the terms.

-Poems do not have to follow any specific meter or form.
-Poems can be any length
-Poems must be more than three lines, unless if the lines are very long.

Rap Battle

2012-02-17T02:02:22-08:00

(Post Voting Period) I'm bad at rapping, but I would love someone to challenge me. Rules ----------------------------- 1.) There are no rules

Impromptu Video Debate

2011-06-22T15:45:50-08:00

(Voting Period) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaFArzim4pY

welfare promotes laziness

2011-06-10T09:25:44-08:00

(Voting Period) The basis of my argument is that by giving people the option to welfare by human nature they will rely on government aid as long as it is offered. Let us first look at the number of people drawing welfare which in 1994 was around 15 million people, and is obviously risen a significant amount since that time. During my extensive research of this topic one thing has became aware to me, that if given the option people will allow others to do the work for them without themselves doing anything. Lets use logic for a moment, if someone offered you the chance to have everything you need payed by another person, who would decline? There are no circumstances that someone would not decline to that proposition. There are a several ways in today's age that people can obtain some sort of government help. Out of all these options there are "loop holes" in everyone that would allow some one to get away from having to work. That is my opening argument, its not in depth but

Action determines whether a person is good or bad (Video Debate)

2011-03-26T10:56:05-08:00

(Voting Period) Rules! round 1 is for acceptance, rounds 2-5 are for debate! All arguments must be in video format No semantics! I await my opponent's acceptance!

Rehabilitation is more important than punishment

2011-03-24T08:45:04-08:00

(Voting Period) This debate is for the first round of the tournament organised by Freeman. http://www.debate.org/forums/debate.org/topic/10641/ Many thanks to Hello-Orange for agreeing to debate this subject with me. Full resolution: Rehabilitation should be valued above punishment when dealing with convicted criminals. This is a very broad topic that could potentially encompass arguments of a political, economical, moral, philosophical and emotional nature. I hope it is stimulating and insightful for both of us. I would like to give my opponent the opportunity to go first if he so wishes. Alternatively, he is free to just accept the debate in this round and I will make my case in round two. If Con chooses to begin arguing in round 1, he should not make any arguments in the final round, to ensure we both have an equal number of turns to debate. Thank you.

Loving is an art

2011-06-20T13:45:27-08:00

(Voting Period) This is for Spinko's tournament. Round 1 is for acceptance, rules, and clarifications I will lay out the rules, and clarify what this round will entail, my opponent will ask questions to clarify what this round will entail in the comments section prior to accepting the round, and the debate will be adjusted accordingly until both of us are satisfied Rules- - No semantics - No vulgarity Clarifications - Love, will be understood as not being exclusive to romantic love - Art will be understood as a practice, or activity

Drinking Water

2011-12-11T21:27:02-08:00

(Post Voting Period) full resolution, "Resolved: Access to drinking water ought to be valued as a human right instead of as a commodity" I'm hesitant about debating this topic here on DDO, but I figured it's at the very least worth a try. I'll allow my opponent to go first when accepting this debate. I repeat: the first round is not just for acceptance, if you accept begin the round. I realize that I am at a disadvantage that way but I'm fine with that. Make whatever kind of arguments you'd like, even semantics aren't off limit. Debate/Argument style, rhetoric, etc. Feel free to argue however you'd like. The only rule/stipulation is that by accepting this debate, you agree not to post any rules either. Neither to limit the resolution or your BOP.

Students not passing all classes should be ineligible to play high school sports

2011-06-15T22:56:40-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

Resolved: Students not passing all classes should be ineligible to play high school sports

Definitions:

Students: Children who are enrolled in a public school

Pass: To achieve a grade of 60% or higher in a particular class

Play: To practice or compete with an athletic team

* Round one will be for acceptance only, no arguments!

MS Paint Battle

2011-06-09T18:01:24-08:00

(Voting Period) This debate will be an art battle. During Each Round Starting in Round 2 Each Side will draw a picture. And whomever better displays artistic skill and ability throughout the course of the debate will be the winner. -Rules- + All art must be made in MS Paint + The Dimensions of the picture must be 800x600 + No drawing can have been started prior to accepting this debate + All art posted must have been drawn by the person Posting the art + All Art must be appropriate for all ages For Convenience, all art used in the battle should be posted in the "Photo Album" section of your profile; So that it's viewable to any-one reading the debate.

Vocaloid music takes the essence of a human singer

2011-06-23T03:27:53-08:00

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EDIT: 3 rounds changed to 5

Please(that means me too) try to keep bias/attacks away; "Keep this #$%@ in Japan!""Miku sounds like a dying rat!".

Ground Rules:

Music:Music is an artform where aseries of sounds (pitch, tone) make a songandrhythm (tempo). Songs can use any ---

Musical Instruments:Amusical instrumentis a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds.I await for someone to agree to the following terms.

This isn't a debate of whose a better singer.
1st round is acceptance.

Morality is Objective

2011-06-12T00:34:55-08:00

(Voting Period) Rules: - No semantics - Vulgarity - The debate will not hinge too majorly evidence, but more so on logic; that said evidence is allowed. - Forfeiting of a round will count as a forfeit of the entire debate. - Breaking the round structure will be counted as a forfeit. - This is a text only debate, no videos may be posted containing the debater's arguments, and no links may be posted showing arguments posted elsewhere. They must be posted in this round! - After round two, no new arguments may be made. Clarifications: - As the Pro in this debate, I will be arguing that for morality is objective in nature, meaning that there is only one set standard for what is moral. - My opponent as the Con will be arguing that Morality is Subjective in nature. - Through the course of this debate, we will not be trying to determine what is moral; but we will be discussing the nature of morality; whether is Objective or subjective - If there is a question about this

Morality is subjective

2011-06-08T01:26:28-08:00

(Voting Period) =Rules= 1. No semantics; use your own common sense to know that this means. 2. No vulgarity; keep it clean 3. Arguments cannot be based solely on evidence. This is a philosophical debate, not an evidence debate. That said, evidence may be used so long as it is not the driving Factor 4. A breach in round structure will be counted as a forfeit of the debate. 5. Multiple breaches in character limitation beyond the grace area are grounds for a loss of conduct point. =Structure= This debate will take place in LD Style Round 1: NEG Clarifications; AFF Constructive arguments (6,000 Character Limit) Round 2: NEG Constructive and arguments against opponents s case (7,000 Character Limit); AFF Argument rebuttal, and defenses on own case (4,000 Character Limit) Round 3: Neg, Rebuttals, and Voters (6,000 Character Limit); Aff Voters (3,000 Character Limit) Each speech will have a 100 character Grace period.

Policy Debate is better over all than Pf Debate.

2011-03-08T15:04:54-08:00

(Post Voting Period) Debating starts at round two, Who wants to debate?

Debate.org should not demand your cell phone number to access certain features.

2011-03-01T20:49:25-08:00

(Voting Period) In this debate, I will argue that needing to provide your cell phone number to access certain features is inappropriate for a website such as Debate.org. 1. Some people may not have a cell phone Not everyone has a cell phone, contrary to what most Americans (who are all close-minded in this respect) think. There is not a need for some people to have one. 2. Having to borrow the cell phone of a friend/family member is an outrageous solution This is just an unnecessary and outrageous solution to a superfluous problem. Why burden someone I know just so I can access features on a website? 3. What will they do with my number? Send me messages? Why? Call me? I doubt it, but why give them the chance? I have no idea who anybody here is; for all I know, I could be given a paid subscription or some such thing. It says the won't send me unrequested messages. How do I know they're not lying? It's been done, and is just an unnecessary risk.

Lady Gaga's Music as a whole is Immoral

2011-06-22T17:28:25-08:00

(Voting Period) First round is for acceptance and rules only~ RULES- 1. No Semantics 2. No vulgarity (Lady Gaga's lyrics are an exception) 3. No intentional rude behavior

It is possable for someone to know that they exist

2011-06-15T06:34:23-08:00

(Post Voting Period)

I will be arguing that it is possible for someone to know that they exist.

Definitions:

To know: To have knowledge

Knowledge: Justified true belief http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/k9.htm#know

To exist: To have actual being http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/exist

Abortion Violates the constitution

2011-06-11T17:44:00-08:00

(Voting Period) =Definitions= 1. Created: "to bring into existence" 2. Endowed: "to provide with something freely or naturally" 3. Life:"the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body" Also definitions from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary -> http://www.merriam-webster.com/ =Arguments= The preamble to the constitution states: [1] "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." The constitution says that "all men are created equal", not "all men are born equal" this means that at conception all people are guaranteed the right to "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" as a new being is brought into existence, Even at the earliest stages of development, a fetus has it's own unique DNA [2] so the argument that it is part of the mother, and thus her body to do as sh

The 3 necessary qualities for a 'good' teacher.

2011-03-13T06:08:31-08:00

(Voting Period) Ok, this is my first debate on here, sorry if I screw this up in anyway. The topic here is, what does it take to be a good teacher? I figure everyone has some slightly different view of the necessary requirements. My view is this: A teacher is to present the information, to present it in a way that the student(s) can grasp, so as not to teach 'over their heads'. In order to do this I feel 3 things are necessary. 1. The teacher must be aware of their own limitations. A teacher must know exactly what they can and can't help someone else to learn. Otherwise they risk getting in over their head and poorly presenting information and misguiding their student. An example being a drama teacher opting to fill in for the astro-physics teacher...probably not a good idea. 2. The student's limitations. A teacher must be aware of what a student already knows, in order to meet them at their level. For a college level algebra class to go over basic add