BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Reading books is better than watching TV

Thank you for your respond, I agree with you in some points. I think we should consider cons and pros of TV programs and books which are at the same level. Of course we cannot compare cartoon books for children with a scientific TV programs. First of all, let's talk about cartoons for children, if we take the most popular cartoon channels such as Nickelodeon, Jetix, Cartoon Network they show meaningless cartoons, from those cartoons children cannot take any subject. If you read a book for your child or he reads the books, then he will take subject, he can improve his abilities also his reading skills. For example, I was grown up with fairy tales which written by The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson and by Kazakh writers such as Ibyray Altynsarin, Berdibek Sokpakpaev. I can say that they were more useful than cartoons on TV. Secondly, if we talk about Historical events, of course it is easy to watch it, but the TV program cannot show you the whole story, all details, facts and dates. You cannot understand what happened in the past in time around an hour. If you want understand everything correctly you should read books thoroughly, you need extra information and researches. The same with the scientific programs which last not more than an hour which is not enough to cover the topics (about animals, technology, architecture, etc.) It gives superficial knowledge. Also it is better to read books in a romantic, adventure, detective genre. Movies do not deliver all the meaning. The film directors sometimes miss the important details. Sometimes the actors can"t feel those emotions, which they should. Their characters can"t connect with the books" characters. Books give you a chance to imagine. You can imagine how characters look like, when TV already had made it. You feel everything by reading; you can be in that period of time and in that event. Undoubtedly, when you read you do not use more electricity, which costs more than books, through that you can save your money. In conclusion, reading books makes your brain work and develop, makes your imagination work, expands your vocabulary and helps to improve your writing skills.
Reading books is better than watching TV

At face value, this seems to be correct and true. However, I feel that it's more the content of the media, rather than which media format, that makes the difference. You could read children's books (aimed at beginning readers) and I could watch science documentaries, and in the end I would gain more knowledge, thus promoting more intelligence. Books generally have an advantage in this regard, but that doesn't mean that the advantage is not circumstantially insurmountable.
In LeVay's Satanist Bible Satan does exist

LOL!!! I am very surprised you took that aproach. Okay (I already told her this like 2 days ago, but I'll repeat it for everyone on the internet to know) The LaVey version of Satanism does NOT see Satan as a physical being. They see him more as "the evil" that must be in the world. The reason Satan exists is because religion exists. (let's pick on Christians, I really don't mean to offend, if you offend easily STOP READING NOW!), if they hadn't made a God that made basic human insticts as sin, and there needed to be a punishment for that what shouldit be? I know the scariest thing would be to burn in a lake of lava for eternity! Oh, but we must tell them they don't need any of them. The reason they feel need is they are being influenced. By what? I don't see anything? Satan! He hides, and guides you to think and do his will! We must pour holy water on you and sing some random songs about being SAVED!!! Anyway it is written that he exists because people do "evil" by eing jealous, gluttonous, angry, proud, or any of the other 7 deadly sins. BTW they are called deadly because it is said that "If you do any of them you are being influenced by Satan, and your soul is lost to be dead in a pit of lava." Therfore, according to the Satanic Bible written by LaVey, there is a Satan, because Christianity (well any religion could fit) exists.
In LeVay's Satanist Bible Satan does exist

I will post the rest of my argument when it is not three in the morning and you (Emorose) are actually online so I can ask you random questions which make absolutely no sense. In this round I was planning to ask each and every one of you if you have actually seen Satan. You cannot prove that something exists if you've never seen it, or felt it, or can even catch an atom of it. That is said because people would complain about the air. You can't see it (your can feel it), but you can catch an atom of it and declare that it is indeed air. Since no Satan atoms have been yet to be identified, there is no reason for anyone to believe that there is a Satan, or an afterlife, etc. I would like to also, quickly, mention that the Holy Bible and the Satanic Bible are written by men. And of all creatures, who would think that man would be honest? So, just because there are bibles it doesn't really clarify that there is a Satan. This veto's my earlier comment about how I mentioned that the Satanic Bible mentioned that there was no Satan. I would like to mention that LeVay did also mention several times that there is an existing Satan. The comments are vague, as far as I can tell, and I will be honest. I haven't gotten a chance to read the Satanic Bible, yet. I'm going by what my friend told me. So what if there were no bibles? No religion? Who would doubt me? They would probably laugh that I even asked such a silly question, but since we do live in a world of religion and men's ideas, etc. I feel the need to justify my reasoning. One more thing I must mention before I retire. The Satanic Bible says that there is no afterlife. So if Satan did exist, where would he reside? I do not think it would be likely of him to reside in the human world? But I will take it into consideration. I have a question to ask my opponent. If we both agree that there is no afterlife, and that Satan exists in this world, what form does he exist in? Does he change forms? Is he considered just a dark mass, waiting for blind humans to tap into? If you would answer that, than maybe I can better argue my case. If we assumed that Satan was just a black mass that "tainted" the minds of humans that got to close, there would have to be some proof that he was there. A human would've been bound to have come across it before in ancient times, and wrote of it. Or it would've been detected by humans equipment. After all, we've pretty much discovered what's on the inside of the Earth without every looking inside of it (but we could be wrong). I do have another question. If Satan does exist, wouldn't he be smart enough to evade such equipment, or would he let himself be caught? And so concludes my turn.
In LeVay's Satanist Bible Satan does exist

I do not believe that there is a Satan that lives in some imaginary Hell. There is no proof that there is a person that lives in the depths of the Underworld and tortures the dead souls brought before him. I do not believe that there is an afterlife in which Satan can reside in. No one has ever experienced the pleasure of seeing or feeling him in a sane state of mind. Christians believe that their Holy Bible provides proof that there is a Hell, and that all that do not believe will be condemned to eternal damnation in the fiery pits of their Hell. This is merely nonsense. Christians love to delude their followers into believing that there is an afterlife that you will receive if you do not abide by the strict rules of the "Holy Ghost". Not only is their religion corrupted, but Satan is only a mascot that strikes fear into the believers of God. Many people believe that the religion Satanism has to do with making pacts with the Devil, and selling your soul to him. This is a ridiculous notion that I ridicule and laugh at. Souls exist as much as Satan does. I believe that Satanist's use the Christian's name for the Lord of Hell as a mockery statement, since Satanism is basically the opposite of Christianity (or any other theist belief) Satanist's mock the Christians with the name of their god's nemesis. So therefore this states that Satanism is not another one of the many religions that state Satan exists because Satanist's do not worship something that doesn't exist. They believe in the truth. As the Satanic Bible states that Satan is merely a representation. Side note: The following answers the question, "If you don't believe that Satan exists, why do you call the entity a he? " I believe it is rude to call things an it, even if they don't exist, and that if Satan were to exist that he would not be a girl, much to my displeasure. Source link: The Satanic Bible- http://std.kku.ac.th...
In LeVay's Satanist Bible Satan does exist

LMAO you just proved my point. Saying Satan exists, but not physically, wasn't that like my whole arguement? Sorry Christians, but for arguements sake don't we already know the Christian veiw is wrong. LMAO you don't understand much do you. Do yourself a favor and actually read the bible (La Vey's Satanic one of course). It's in your best interest, if you want to win any type of debate with it envolved. La Vey's Satanism, doesn't worship Satan. The deal is, in the case of the 7 deadly sins it preaches indulgance where-as Christianity preaches abstinice. Thus Christians saw to it that those that believed in indulgance in those were "devil worshippers". Some people heard of this and formed a Theist Satanism, where Satan is as real as he is in christian veiw. Because Christians saw them as the same, and that the 7 deadly sins were influenced by Satan, that soon formed La Vey's version of Satanism. The one we are arguing about. We wouldn't be debating if it weren't for the Christians for they created Satan, according to La Vey Satanism, just the same as they created God. If God symbolises all that is good, then Satan represents the opposite. Thus you see Satan=evil whereas La Vey's veiw on Satanism only sees the truth. Thus according to The Satanic Bible as written by Anton Szandor LaVey believes that Satan exists.
In LeVay's Satanist Bible Satan does exist

Okay, so what if the LeVey (sorry more misspelling his last name earlier) says that there is a Satan? The books was written according to one person's views. LeVey wasn't one to be considered as an almighty powerful being with all knowing knowledge, so there isn't any reason to see that his essays are entirely correct. I understand that this questions my religion so no comments about it. Also consider that the Holy Bible was written by a man. Yes. Yes I am questioning your religion. If I weren't already doing that. So we now agree that we mean a non-physical form of Satan that is used? Not the Christians version. Sorry, Christians, we just love to pick on you while making our point. You say that Satanist's see Satan as "the evil" that must be in the world? Are you saying that there must be evil in the world? I thought that we both agreed that Satanism was the truth. Not an evil. And now back to the topic. I would like to mention that the name Satan is once again being used as a representation. Satanists, Christians, etc. are using the name Satan for a representation of "the evil" or the "lord of Hell". Some man decided that the world was to depressing if people thought that there really was no afterlife, and so he wrote the bible (whichever one you believe was written first). He used (let's just assume the Holy Bible was written first) the name Satan as a representation of the Lord of Hell. Hell being the place of eternal condemnation, a place where bad souls go. The man must've thought while righting the bible, "Hey, if I'm giving something for people to believe in, I might as well tell them that they should be good in this life. That might make them behave better. " So after so many years, Satanism comes along and sees right through the Holy Bible, and form their own "religion". You could call Satanism more of a life choice. Satanism basically tells you that the Holy Bible is a lie. That means that Satan is a lie. Along with God and heaven and hell. You could say that evil exists, but not in a physical form. When it becomes a physical form I might consider giving it a name, but I don't think that I would think that the evil in physical form was this "almighty, lord of hell" guy. Its just an emotion, anyway. Happiness, sadness, and anger aren't in physical forms (as we know of yet) and we haven't given them names. I'm going to go ahead and ask each and every one of you what would you call happiness if you could give it a name?
Let's Write A Short Story!

Hello! I just finished one of these debates with Speakerfrthedead, and had a lot of fun doing it. If anybody is interested in writing something like this, this would be the place to do it. In the first round, Con will establish the setting (in any way they want.) and then we will write the short story together for the remaining rounds. We each will have a character, and our respective parts will be written from their point of view. The rest of the rules are below, so you can take a look. Also, if you want to check out the previous debate to get a better idea of what's going on here, check out this link posted below. http://www.debate.org... Rules 1)Written from a first-person perspective 2)Both characters have to be in the same world. 3)One character cannot kill the other unless in the last round. 4)Con can begin in the first round anyway Con wishes. Perhaps a description of a place. Voters can decide who told the story better. - - Looking forward to this collaboration! Galahad
Illuminati exist.

They control things that the average person doesn't even fathom, cause drastic events were probably behind 9/11, the Martin Luther King assassination, JFK assassination, the Lincoln assassination, the Holocaust, both World Wars, American Revolution, Napoleon's defeat, French Revolution, English Revolution, etc etc etc.There is no evidence behind the claims that these events were caused by a secret society. This is merely speculation.The Illuminati's existence is a great controversy that can only be answered by evidence.If the Illuminati is a secret society, how would there be any evidence? If there was evidence, this wouldn't be a secret society anymore.Truthfully, many members of the worlds most current leaders and stars have been caught doing the same hand sign and handshake. This is no coincidence. Once again, this is merely speculation. It is probable that this is actually nothing more than a coincidence.There MUST be something. There MUST be something about 9/11. How could it not be?Simple. A group of terrorists highjacked multiple airliners and crashed them into the Twin Towers. That's all there is to it.Conclusion: So far, all Pro has presented is mere speculation on this topic. None of this speculation is enough to prove the existence of the Illuminati.
Illuminati exist.

I know for a fact that an old secret society called the Illuminati exist in the late 18th century. Secret societies have existed since human civilization began. They control things that the average person doesn't even fathom, cause drastic events were probably behind 9/11, the Martin Luther King assassination, JFK assassination, the Lincoln assassination, the Holocaust, both World Wars, American Revolution, Napoleon's defeat, French Revolution, English Revolution, etc etc etc. However, I am asking about the new world order in the modern era, and I'm not even asking about the fractional cults that consider themselves Illuminatists around the world. The Illuminati's existence is a great controversy that can only be answered by evidence. Truthfully, many members of the worlds most current leaders and stars have been caught doing the same hand sign and handshake. This is no coincidence. There are many websites that argue whether the Illuminati is real or not. But it is. The Illuminati are getting even more powerful and threatening internationally, and there is no doubt about it. I am not saying they are running our world, but they are deffinetly influencing us. This is not some modern 'thing' that has become a NEW issue. This occult has been her for centuries. Now, hey're even getting support of certain celebrities, making them comfortable to come out and not care about everyone's tought. There's also proof through these artists in the clothing, symbols, and especially music videos. http://tallblackonesugar.files.wordpress.com... There is no evidence that the original Bavarian Illuminati survived its suppression in 1785. However, writers such as Mark Dice, David Icke, Texe Marrs, J"ri Lina and Morgan Gricar have argued that the Bavarian Illuminati survived, possibly to this day. Many of these theories propose that world events are being controlled and manipulated by a secret society calling itself the Illuminati. Conspiracy theorists have claimed that many notable people were or are members of the Illuminati. Presidents of the United States are a common target for such claims. Other theorists contend that a variety of historical events from Waterloo, The French Revolution, President John F. Kennedy's assassination to an alleged communist plot to hasten the New World Order by infiltrating the Hollywood film industry, were all orchestrated by the Illuminati. Conclusion. There MUST be something. There MUST be something about 9/11. How could it not be?
Dose God Exist

There is no evadance for God and what is belife without evadance? Pepole would rathert get there belifes out of a 3000 year old book rather than from facts. Pepole say well the forces of natuar are just right for life to exist this is the dumbest thing i have heard in my life. There are so many places in the universe that would kill life institly. Not just in the universe why are there so many volcanos ect. Why would God let so many african children get diesies and suffer. 95% of all species on earth have went extinct. Is this what God wanted? Why is there nothing about dinasours in any holy book? why arent theses species in any book? Why would a god create life and destroy it and create it and destroy it for millions of years ? Pepole say that if we changed the laws of physic by one point of an inch we would not exist this is true but this dose not support the design. So many spots in the universe would kill life instintly. Why are there so many faild stars? why did god create the other planets in our solar system dead. Pepole used to think that the sun was a charriot riding acros the sky. The bible says the earth is 6000 years old we know that earth is 4.6 billion years old. Why would God let so many african children children to starve and die.
Dose God Exist

Where is the evadance for God. Why would God give evadance to a small group of jews 3000 years ago and not provide any evadance after that. Every creationist argument is the same. Staint Thomas Aquanies proofs: The unmoved mover. Nothing moves without a prior mover. This leads us to a regress, from which the only escape is God. Something had to make the first move and that something we call God The Uncaused Cause: Nothing is caused by itself every effect has a prior cause and again we are pushed back into regress. This has to be terminated by a first cause, which we call God. The Cosmological Argument:There must have been a time where no physical things existed. My argument against these It is a unscientific and pethitic argument to say we dont know the answer there for god is. aqunias says there had to be a time where there was nothing well then there had to be a time where there was no God. If you say well God is eternal Why can not say the same thing about space.
Dose God Exist

IntroductionCon daringly mixes together dashes of an argument from silence, a cogent attack on the Teleological Argument, something that resembles a version of the Problem of Evil, and a criticism of Young Earth Creationism into a devilishly cunning argument that proves itself almost impossible to refute by virtue of the sheer rhetorical wizardry displayed by it's creation. I am obligated to tip my hat to Con, who has by any criterion set the standards for this debate almost insurmountably high with his novel arguments and unmatched command of the English language. Despite the futility of my cause, I intend to perservere, to crusade, until I am either devastated by my opponent's cutting wit and sharp mind or I emerge victorious, despite my current position as unlikely underdog.I suppose I ought to undertake some sort of burden of proof, given that I'm Pro and my esteemable opponent seems to be operating under the assumption that I have such a burden. I do not doubt my opponent's ability to correctly anticipate what will happen, thus if Con appears to be acting as though I will undertake a burden, I ought to undertake a burden.I intend, for the purposes of attempting to affirm the resolution, to use the third way proposed by St. Thomas Aquinas, the Doctor Angelicus.The Third Way (Argument from Contingency)'Tertia via est sumpta ex possibili et necessario, quæ talis est. Invenimus enim in rebus quædam quæ sunt possibilia esse et non esse, cum quædam inveniantur generari et corrumpi, et per consequens possibilia esse et non esse. Impossibile est autem omnia quæ sunt, talia esse, quia quod possibile est non esse, quandoque non est. Si igitur omnia sunt possibilia non esse, aliquando nihil fuit in rebus. Sed si hoc est verum, etiam nunc nihil esset, quia quod non est, non incipit esse nisi per aliquid quod est; si igitur nihil fuit ens, impossibile fuit quod aliquid inciperet esse, et sic modo nihil esset, quod patet esse falsum. Non ergo omnia entia sunt possibilia, sed oportet aliquid esse necessarium in rebus. Omne autem necessarium vel habet causam suæ necessitatis aliunde, vel non habet. Non est autem possibile quod procedatur in infinitum in necessariis quæ habent causam suæ necessitatis, sicut nec in causis efficientibus, ut probatum est. Ergo necesse est ponere aliquid quod sit per se necessarium, non habens causam necessitatis aliunde, sed quod est causa necessitatis aliis, quod omnes dicunt Deum.' [1]A summary from Wikipedia that I adapted slightly: A contingent being may either exist or not exist. It is impossible for everything to be contingent, as then there would be a time when nothing existed, thus nothing could be brought into existence, which is clearly false as things exist. Therefore there must be a necessary being whose existence is not contingent. That being is God. God exists. ConclusionToo much staring at a screen is bad for my eyes, so I'll hold off dealing with my brilliant opponent until next round. Thank you. Sources:1. http://www.corpusthomisticum.org...;