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spencetheguy's Debates
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Controlling the Media is Necessary to Win and Prevent Wars (5 rounds)
don't get me wrong, i believe in the bill of rights and freedom of the press with reasonable limitations. the connotation of the bill of rights is that one can do whatever you want as long as it does not restrict the liberty of others. when the media goes bezerk for or against any war the pubic opinion follows even if it compromises national security. also the media is first and foremost a profit oriented industry and will canter to the wants of the general population. examples william rando...
Capitalism is hurting America
Capitalism, in certain settings, is a great (maybe ideal) economic system. It's cornerstones are generally agreed upon to be good things; competition to create better products, social mobility, consumers holding power. At first glance, capitalism is great. But I'd say America has outgrown this economic system. It was a great idea back in the eighteenth century, but ever since the industrial revolution it has gone downhill. With the rise of mass media and the mechanization of every kind of...
bible = fallible
the outrageousness speaks for itself. ---When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself...
bible is not perfectly the word of God
the outrageousness speaks for itself. ---When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself...
Mitt Romney would make a horrible a president of the USA
There are many reasons why I believe Mitt Romney would make a horrible president But to begin, we will not debate issues. Why? Because it seems everyone dis-agrees with the issues. So we will be debating his personality. 1.) Hypocritical We all have seen Mitt Romney's negative campaign ads against McCain and Huckabee. In last nights debate, McCain made some funny remarks about Romney having many different positions. Mitt Romney replied that we should try to keep personal attacks out of thin...
Science is just as provable as Religon.
Please keep your arguments short and concise please. science is just as provable as religion. all science is the belief that data proves something. if one does not believe that data provides a fact than science is wrong. just as a person believes in a religion can believe that another is incorrect despite no data. one may say 1+1=2 well another can argue that that is incorrect and there is no way to prove which is right. off coarse most everyone believes the religion that says 1+1=2 rel...
Social Welfare Programs do not work
All the social programs that this county uses are wasteful. it gives money to people who have shown that they are unable to manage money well for free. It tells people that if you fail at making a living and taking care of yourself and your family that it does not matter because the government will take care of you. the free market system is based on incentive, and in this case incentive to make money and live is removed. the wish to work hard and make the world a better place is nullified to...
religious countries prosper economicly
i am simply speculating using historical evidence and am not yet proposing any present day actions. thought history when the people of a country follow their religion in its original form (that is in a form that is designed to improve the lives of its followers and not control them) willingly the country prospers. a few examples are america, ancient islam, china, india, rome, israel, egypt. all these countries were very religious but not harshly so like many modern day examples, and all were...
Should there be a border fence?
No. the only reason that illegal immigration is a problem is because the legal process is too long and complicated. If it was slimed down a fence would not be needed....
Is Abortion moral?
I am pro choice in that i believe in the woman's right not to have sex and i believe in the right of a baby to control his/her body....