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Nobody Can be Born Gay it is a Choice

This is going to be easy lol I shall first refute my opponent's arguments many there may be. My opponent claims we naturally lust the other sex, what about asexual people whom have no sexual desires at all and in 2004 the British population was 1% asexual (1). So clearly we don't naturally lust for the other sex. My opponent then went on to say " If being born gay was true it would have to consider being a mental disorder", like this is some kind of argument. Whilst I certainly do not agree with the statement my opponent has taken a step back here as he concedes that one may infact be born gay with a mental disorder but nonetheless still born gay, thus this argument puts my opponent in a worse position than he started in. To start my argument I would ask my opponent the common question in the gay debate, when did you choose to be straight? Now on to the science there is something the scientific community has recognised lately and it is called the 'gay gene' Research conducted by the NorthShore Research Institute among many other studies in the US found clear links between male sexual orientation and two specific regions of the human genome, with lead scientist Alan Sanders declaring that the work "erodes the notion that sexual orientation is a choice"(2). This was also the largest ever study conducted on the matter. Homosexuality is well known but we also know the behaviour is extremely common across the animal kingdom, from insects to mammals, as of 1999, about 500 species, ranging from primates to gut worms, have been documented engaging in same-sex behaviors. According to the organizers of the 2006 Against Nature? exhibit, it has been observed in 1,500 species; thus proving that homosexuality is indeed just a fact of nature and thus natural (3). Ladies and gentlemen brothers and sisters these are my opening arguments, not many I know but it is still more than enough prove that homosexuality is not a choice. I would love to see what my opponent is gong to argue now I doubt anything good or anything at all. reference: (1) http://en.wikipedia.org... (2)http://www.independent.co.uk... (3) http://www.bbc.com...
Rap battle

I can see you are just using fun Because the quality of your rhymes are done. And why does everyone think that i have a girl You are swishing and swirling in a fake world Your opinions are just the opinions of minions Like a blind sheep, the opinion of billions Gettin mad at me because I know what I'm thinkin I know that Im right when you dont want to listen Buyin dumb sh*t like you don't make decisions Followin people like a spy is your mission Act like a victim A slave to the system Items are listed Buy without wisdom You're led by tradition Statistic existence Think that your custom, but listen you're twisted I am a crystal A crystal that glistens A brain made of pistons Immune to ballistics A wisdom that"s instant Bars artistic Like cynic linguistics I"m cataclysmic I can't be predicted Ill own my own business Where sickness is lifted And fitness aint gifted Im Viscious Saint Wicked With bars smooth like liquid Im youth but still vivid The truth is restricted But I'm still committed Too drill till you've quitted The clock is done ticking In your heart I know you"re freaking That"s it I"m done Admit that I"m winning
Rap battle

you never specified how long i can rhyme for, therefore i'll be obliged to write a verse that's longer than time itself with every line you read you get weaker and then my voice plays by itself through your speaker i'm ethereal, you barely have enough money to get yourself a meal, bummin' off the wheels, i make your b-tch squeel as i peel off her bikini top i'm poppin' off you blow your top strokin' yourself with a hollowed out zucchini i'm foul rhymes make you think i'm prematurely senile you let me go first? I feel it, but since you act so cocky everything i say i really mean it you made a phoenix rise from the ashes to bash you and baptize people with truth, my dude, you look like Toothless i'm bitter ruthless and a switch hitter you're just a quitter so hit me with those bars doomed this battle is over i'll let you rhyme now. get 'em rover
Rap battle

You never disappoint? You just disappointed me Cause I know you can do better, you so blind you cannot see And you go with a knight I go with a rook If you were a food, you'd be overcooked You so nasty I can't even look You bet on me? All your money I took Your insults fly into one ear and come out of the other Personal roasts? Ima get my revenge for you insulting my mother Did you ever know that yours was a prostitute Just like your sister, your aunts and all your other female relatives too I ain't gonna hold back you got me enraged Trash the whole party as soon as you get engaged Slaughter the staff, oops dinner delayed School performance? Massacre backstage! I cry over the dictionary? I drop it on your head From the third floor and ima do what I said! The authorities come, you and others be dead No witnesses, other rappers be afraid The only punchline you will ever see is my fist Launching at you. Pretty sure you get the gist All you are is a shipwreck flowing adrift That is all you need to learn CLASS DISMISSED!
Rap battle

Like i said before this is a chess game and it's mate why the f-ck do you rap like you sniffed up an entire can of paint i aint a savior, I roll up a spliff and then diss you I can't fake you need to take your corny a-s back to Nebraska, you a little a-s boy, name probably Tate i'll rip on you faster then a handprint drying in plaster so when it comes to this chess game i'm the grand mastermaster, you masturbate all day can't get a date can't find a way to get laid, can't find a way to get paid for his s-itty raps that he claimed that he slayed, on the top I have stayed all yesterday and continues today motherf-cker you got me spraying i'm not playing i'll hop out a plane at 600 miles an hour and still be aflame welcome to the bowery this isn't a f-cking game my dude you a lame, and your dumba-s is so young your mom still feeds you like an airplane I bet you steal raps like Dane Cook steals punchlines, throw Carlos Mencia in the mix and I still wouldn't give them a dime just like i didn't join this rap battle to sit here while you whine and cry to yourself because you don't understand the words you found in the dictionary on the shelf in your living room, that's right, personal roasts, zoom, they'll call your house Nagasaki when it goes BOOM i'm sloppy like the toppy your mom gives to me while we pop bottles and if you aint careful i'll pop a hollow point blaow straight into your joints man I never disappoint
America is not the greatest country in the world

Canada. Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Greenland, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, part of Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and Uruguay have had gay marriage a whole lot longer than the USA. Also Canada's murder rate is lower than the USA's. Canada murder rate: 233 for every 100,000. USA murder rate: 474 for every 100,000. The USA is not a perfect country. The gas has rose too much over the last few decades and their education doesn't even compare to that of Finland or Hong Kong. Both of which have freedom of religion just like the USA. Also Finland has been ranked above-average among the world's countries in democracy, press freedom, and human development. Also there's no homework in Finland. You can't say that about the USA. The USA struggles behind other countries greatly.
America is not the greatest country in the world

America is not the greatest country in the world. A lot of people say that America is the greatest country in the world because we have freedom. Well we aren't the only country in the world with freedom. Canada has freedom. Japan has freedom. The UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Australia, Belgium has freedom. Out of the 207 sovereign states in the world, about 180 of them have freedom. There is also no statement in writing by top power officials that says America is the greatest country in the world. We're 45th in literacy, 35th in math, 27th in science, 41st in life expectancy, 168th in infant mortality, and 3rd in labor force. We lead the world in only 2 categories: number of adults who believe angels are real and defense spending.
the Christian Bible is Self-Contradictory

If the Bible was divinely inspired, then why would it have so many really obvious contradictions? Theological doctrines: 1. God is satisfied with his works Gen 1:31 God is dissatisfied with his works. Gen 6:6 2. God dwells in chosen temples 2 Chron 7:12,16 God dwells not in temples Acts 7:48 3. God dwells in light Tim 6:16 God dwells in darkness 1 Kings 8:12/ Ps 18:11/ Ps 97:2 4. God is seen and heard Ex 33:23/ Ex 33:11/ Gen 3:9,10/ Gen 32:30/ Is 6:1/ Ex 24:9-11 God is invisible and cannot be heard John 1:18/ John 5:37/ Ex 33:20/ 1 Tim 6:16 5. God is tired and rests Ex 31:17 God is never tired and never rests Is 40:28 6. God is everywhere present, sees and knows all things Prov 15:3/ Ps 139:7-10/ Job 34:22,21 God is not everywhere present, neither sees nor knows all things Gen 11:5/ Gen 18:20,21/ Gen 3:8 7. God knows the hearts of men Acts 1:24/ Ps 139:2,3 God tries men to find out what is in their heart Deut 13:3/ Deut 8:2/ Gen 22:12 8. God is all powerful Jer 32:27/ Matt 19:26 God is not all powerful Judg 1:19 9. God is unchangeable James 1:17/ Mal 3:6/ Ezek 24:14/ Num 23:19 God is changeable Gen 6:6/ Jonah 3:10/ 1 Sam 2:30,31/ 2 Kings 20:1,4,5,6/ Ex 33:1,3,17,14 10. God is just and impartial Ps 92:15/ Gen 18:25/ Deut 32:4/ Rom 2:11/ Ezek 18:25 God is unjust and partial Gen 9:25/ Ex 20:5/ Rom 9:11-13/ Matt 13:12 11. God is the author of evil Lam 3:38/ Jer 18:11/ Is 45:7/ Amos 3:6/ Ezek 20:25 God is not the author of evil 1 Cor 14:33/ Deut 32:4/ James 1:13 12. God gives freely to those who ask James 1:5/ Luke 11:10 God withholds his blessings and prevents men from receiving them John 12:40/ Josh 11:20/ Is 63:17 13. God is to be found by those who seek him Matt 7:8/ Prov 8:17 God is not to be found by those who seek him Prov 1:28 14. God is warlike Ex 15:3/ Is 51:15 God is peaceful Rom 15:33/ 1 Cor 14:33 15. God is cruel, unmerciful, destructive, and ferocious Jer 13:14/ Deut 7:16/ 1 Sam 15:2,3/ 1 Sam 6:19 God is kind, merciful, and good James 5:11/ Lam 3:33/ 1 Chron 16:34/ Ezek 18:32/ Ps 145:9/ 1 Tim 2:4/ 1 John 4:16/ Ps 25:8 16. God's anger is fierce and endures long Num 32:13/ Num 25:4/ Jer 17:4 God's anger is slow and endures but for a minute Ps 103:8/ Ps 30:5 17. God commands, approves of, and delights in burnt offerings, sacrifices ,and holy days Ex 29:36/ Lev 23:27/ Ex 29:18/ Lev 1:9 God disapproves of and has no pleasure in burnt offerings, sacrifices, and holy days. Jer 7:22/ Jer 6:20/ Ps 50:13,4/ Is 1:13,11,12 18. God accepts human sacrifices 2 Sam 21:8,9,14/ Gen 22:2/ Judg 11:30-32,34,38,39 God forbids human sacrifice Deut 12:30,31 19. God tempts men Gen 22:1/ 2 Sam 24:1/ Jer 20:7/ Matt 6:13 God tempts no man James 1:13 20. God cannot lie Heb 6:18 God lies by proxy; he sends forth lying spirits t deceive 2 Thes 2:11/ 1 Kings 22:23/ Ezek 14:9 21. Because of man's wickedness God destroys him Gen 6:5,7 Because of man's wickedness God will not destroy him Gen 8:21 22. God's attributes are revealed in his works. Rom 1:20 God's attributes cannot be discovered Job 11:7/ Is 40:28 23. There is but one God Deut 6:4 There is a plurality of gods Gen 1:26/ Gen 3:22/ Gen 18:1-3/ 1 John 5:7
Mount Everest should not exist in the spot it does exist in.

There is no argument to 1 so let's skip that. To argue with 2, the area would not be safe due to the avalanches that occur. To argue with 3, this is not really on topic so this part is extra, but I would just like to state, there are the Atlas mountains which are large. To argue with 4, how would villages near the area prosper from travel and trade? They would get money from it, but it wouldn't cause them to grow larger. What about the avalanches that would hinder trade, or the coldness or rough terrain in the area? To argue with 5, I would like to know how it would be a tourist site. A trade destination makes sense though.
Mount Everest should not exist in the spot it does exist in.

1. I have no clue how Everest should or could be moved, I am just arguing that it would be better if it were somewhere else. 2. I want the spot where the mountain is to be a flat area so that roads and towns could be constructed. 3. If Mount Everest were somewhere else, for example, in the middle of Africa, people would have no trouble getting around it because there are not any extremely large mountain ranges in Africa to be adjacent to the monolith. 4. Villages and towns around the area where Mount Everest would have existed would likely prosper from easy travel and trade between villages on the other side of the mountain. 5. Just like how countries like Singapore prosper from trade by making a trade funnel, this new pass between the Himalayas would be a huge tourist or trade destination.
Mount Everest should not exist in the spot it does exist in.

A very good argument, I am glad you know that most of the ten tallest mountains lie in the Himalayas. Makes it easier for me. This is a very cloudy opinion I am having, which is why I would like you to answer a few questions in your next post before I can do a well-supported argument. 1. If Mt. Everest doesn't exist, what is in its place? a. Is it simply shorter? b. Is there a valley instead, creating a path through the Himalayas? c. Do you want to blow it up or destroy it? 2. Given the first option, how would that create new trade routes? It is not like people will start climbing the mountains to send goods to and from. Given the second option, how is that even possible? Due to the mechanics of tectonic plates, that is scientifically impossible. Given the third option, refer back to the first question, plus consider how expensive and hard that would be. Also, I don't think anyone would let you do that. I do not have a strong argument, so I will skip it for now.
Mount Everest should not exist in the spot it does exist in.

Mt. Everest is a great tourism site that boosts the economy of China and Nepal (where I'm from). This consequently is good for creating jobs and relations between countries in the area. This is not a bad thing. When you claim it blocks transportation, that is not true. The one mountain is not a blockade, it is rather the entire Himalayas, but that is not the topic, which, by the way, makes your argument fallacious. The only countries blocked by the mountains and not something else like borders are, well, none. Nepal is the only country on the larger side of the border, but they have the entire west side of the country to reach China. India has many parts that touch China, so they do not have a problem. As for the people stuck on it, I do not know about anyone who gets stuck on there for more than weeks. Helicopter travel there is hard but possible. The people that climbing the mountain are responsible for getting stuck or getting in an avalanche. What you should be arguing is that we should be sending people to the mountain to rescue people.
Pre-marital sex

I am going to start out with the same three points on made in my previous debate and let you do a better job of arguing pro's side. I do keep an open mind so lets begin. My first three points are: - It will help your marriage to have had only sex with the one you are going to marry. Rather than 10 others before marraige, which if you do train your body to have sex with multiple people then it will be hard to refrain these bad habits once you are married. -There is NOT a 100% surity that you will not get/make someone pregnant. Preventives do fail people quite offten. -Disease if you are going to decide to have sex before marriage, who is to now say when to stop? Therefore, you are bound to run into a disease sooner and later, and preventives surely can't stop the spreading of the countless amout of disease with the abilitly to spread through means of any type of bodily fluid. (this explains a lot of why diseases are indeed becoming more rampid as it becomes a more popular look at have pre marrital sex). POINT #1- If you begin to have sex before marriage you will weaken the relationship with the one you do indeed marry. If you are sure she/he is the one then go ahead get married or wait just a little longer or intill you are able to get married, rather than running the risk of having sex with the worng one. Now, we come to the point if you do decide to have sex before marriage then what is the surprise and fun of marriage? What does "you may now kiss the bride" really mean if you have already gone much futher than this. Not to mention, say you did have sex with the wrong one, now when this relationship splits by having added that much more emotional drama to both parties it becomes a much bigger scar in your life and can send you into a declining sprial. Also if you begin to have sex with multiple women/men before marriage do you believe you will just be able to stop once you've found the right one and have been married for several years and have trained your body to be "ready" for someone new? Why creat the bad habbit? POINT#2- POINT#3-If it is exeptable to have sex before marriage then knowing that not all Diseases can be stoped by preventives then eventually you to will have some type of disease if you "gamble" enough. If your are not ready for marriage then you are not ready for sex. You can never be 100% sure that the preventives will always work. Therefore, everytime you have sex your running the risk of getting the countless number of diseases out there and starting a family. So if you are ready for sex and marriage then GET married. I'll leave with this to think about and wait for your responce. This is just a start to see where I"m comming from. Good Luck! !
Pre-marital sex

I felt that in my opponent's debate on pre-marital sex, their opponent did a poor job of arguing in favor of it. I invite them to another debate on the subject, and welcome them to the site as well. I will present my argument in round two, responding partially to their earlier debate. I only ask that my opponent agree to a civil and semantics-free debate in round one. In round one I would also like to ask my opponent to agree to what exactly we are debating on, so we can be clear. Specfically: I assert that abstinence until marriage is not superior to pre-marital sex. Meaning, abstinence until marriage is not the better moral or practical action to take.
The Bible is Immoral

I'll try the psychoanalytical approach; Losing one's memory is a documented occurrence for some people. Should these people never wonder? No. Should they stay inside their cocoon 'while the world burns'? Who knows, but I think the psychologists agree that the trauma has to be re-lived in order to regain the memory. All I'm saying is that perhaps the state of ignorance is a safety device within which people can live happily without flipping out all over again. A happy state of ignorance can be considered a blissful state. I grant that the morals of two thousand years past appear harsh to today's enlightened youth.
The Bible is Immoral

1) Ignorance is bliss? This is exactly what I brought in my first argument, you make ignorance be looked at as a good thing. Should we all just never wonder? Do we sit there in our homes with the screams of people from the outside and never look out, do we stay inside while the world burns? 2) I see so you don't want to look at the old testament? Well that's fine, there's plenty of immoral things in the New Testament. Corinthians 14:34 here we're introduced to the bible being misogynistic, as it says women are forbidden to speak in the church. James 5:14 you should not get a doctor, instead you should pray instead of actually getting the help you require. This passage is what most likely brought a few parents to reject taking their children to doctors and instead pray the disease away. Philemon 1:12 The bible supports you getting your slaves back. 3) I really don't have anything to say to your position on that. Actually that's very interesting I was under the impression that you should have no other gods but I ran into an article stating there's 2 sets of the ten commandments. This is interesting.
The Bible is Immoral

Quote: " By today's standards and by human logic, the bible is immoral and should never be used to guide someone's way of life." People who attempt to use the Bible as a guide for their lives are not immoral if they want to better the conditions for themselves and their loved ones in life and the hereafter. Neither are they illogical if their choice has proven sufficient unto them. Response to Reason #1./ Someday you may realize the truth in "Ignorance is bliss" and then not be so quick to judge those who appear to lead happy, productive lives in a state of near ignorance, which is the case for most of us anyway. Response to Reason#2./ Most of the Old Testament books are accounts of people who felt an unearthly power come upon them. In this respect these books are accounts of the Christs who preceded Jesus, in my opinion, and their conditioning to the times they lived in is seen in the virtues they promoted. Even today we can see from old black&white movies how much morals have changes in the last 60 years, so you'll understand how much different they were thousands of years ago. Okay! I've made your argument for you, but Christians generally agree with the New Testament which you may agree is somewhat different. Christian denominations disagree amongst themselves also and it remains an uphill struggle for many of us to battle our lower instincts. Response to Reason #3./ The Bible informs us that there are more than one God. Personally I find it amazing that after going thru so much evidence of the power of their God the Israelites quickly worship a golden calf while Moses is getting the stone tablets. If anything out of the ordinary happens to me and leads me to believe that worshipping a golden calf is going to better life for me I'd probably do it- threats of hell notwithstanding. The thing is we're just not used to experiencing the power of Gods to make us believe things we might normally reject. So, yeah, reject all that nonsense from thousands of years ago when entertainment was sparse and old-age unlikely.
The Bible is Immoral

Well lets see then. By today's standards and by human logic, the bible is immoral and should never be used to guide someone's way of life. Reason 1) The bible like any other religous text teaches you not to question. It premotes the idea that there is no need fo further englighment. That there is one answer to every situation. This causes reasders to ignorant because they live in a world where they couldn't pisssibly be wrong. Reason 2) The way the bible carries out situations. For example if your gay you must be stoned to death, but everyone's already aware on that one. Lets look at some others. In Deternomy 28 the bible explain that a man that has forced a women to have sex with him must pay her father 50 pieces of silver and then marry her. In Deuternomy 23 it speaks that a man whose had his penis cut off is not to be included among to lords people. Why is this even here? Why is that even a rule, why is it a rule? Another more rediculous and cruel law is rests in deuteronomy 23:2 where no person born out of wedlock or destants of such may enter the kingdom of the lord. I rest my case for this. I'll speak more about in my next arguement. Reason 3) The God of the bible acts more like the devil than lucifer himself. Genesis 7:21-23 God drowns the hole earth killing millions upon millions and afterwards the demi-god Jesus in Matthew 24:37-42 states he agreed with the gendcide and he plans to repeat it upon his return to earth. Numbers 16:41-49 The isrealites tell god that he's killing to many of them, and then sends a plague to kill more of them. 2 Kings 1:9-10 God kills 51 men to prove he's god.