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Can we know anything for sure? We can.

But it cannot change reality in the sense that a square is now a circle Where the square into a circle argument is concerned, I hereby introduce the following evidence: http://www.sciencealert.com...https://youtu.be... As you can see in both movies, circles can become squares and vice versa ;)And one other possibility that I didn't find online but I know would work is to take a square and rotate it very very fast which will make it into... a circle. The man couldn't fly like a bird to Jerusalem just because he thought he could. He couldn't but you can ask yourself if he ever truly believed that he could. The truth is that we are raised with certain expectations of what reality is and once we believe that something is not possible, it does become impossible. But what if someone truly believes that something is possible, what evidence is there to prove that it isn't? Faith, as you ought to know, can be an extremely powerful. It is said that faith can move mountains and even the bible recognises its strength: Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus Walks on Water.Exodus 14:21 Moses parts the Red Sea. [1] If the bible is to be believed, then some extraordinary things were done by extraordinary people. You can ask yourself how they managed it, you can say that god granted them the power and I suppose, in a certain way he did. But do you think that they could have done it it they had doubted god? Ultimately, it was their faith that empowered them to do those feats. Fire walking has been practiced by many people and cultures in all parts of the world, with the earliest known reference dating back to Iron Age India – c. 1200 BC. It is often used as a rite of passage, as a test of an individuals strength and courage, or in religion as a test of one's faith. [2] In regards to a statement in your previous argument." (There is nothing sure)" , I will say are u sure??? As I said in my previous statement, "if anything can be known for sure it is that nothing is sure" which (I must admit) means that I conceded the argument "Can we know anything for sure?" in your favour. But rest assured, the fact that we can't know anything for sure is the only thing that we can know for sure ;) [1] https://www.biblegateway.com...[2] https://en.wikipedia.org...
Can we know anything for sure? We can.

We r shooting over each other a little bit it seems.1.) Yes what u believe can change your future reality. But it cannot change reality in the sense that a square is now a circle because I believe it is. Yes your attitude often determines your consequence. I agree on all that. What I disagree on is that just because u believe something to be reality and true doesn't mEan it is that way. 2.) Same issue as argument #1. The man couldn't fly like a bird to Jerusalem just because he thought he could. He didn't change the surety of the situation. He just deceived himself. In the Wright brothers case reality was they could fly. They merely accepted reality. And once again belief systems have consequences but they don't change the past. 3.) I appreciate your attitude. Thanks. 4. In regards to a statement in your previous argument." (There is nothing sure)" , I will say are u sure?😆 in this discussion we have both talked as if there are many sure things. We may say there is nothing sure but we can test whether we really believe that by how we act. Probably if I could be a fly on th he wall I would find that 90% of your life u live u live with the attitude of surety. Not so?
Can we know anything for sure? We can.

Aren't you making a fundamental error when u say reality is what we believe it is? Does what I believe change reality? Do all paths lead to Rome in reality? Can I make a square circle? Reality is what is true and right. We can't both be right. When the rubber hits the road we accept the truth. The truth is reality. Sadly sometimes we don't face reality (for various reasons). If we jump off a cliff reality is we will die. My dad was from Jamaica and he knew a fellow who was involved in a false religion and the fellow thought he was going to fly to Jerusalem and he jumped out of a tree and died. That man died because he was deceived about reality. Reality was that he couldn't fly. He didn't change reality by believing he could. And your last comment seems to be along the side of playing with emotions maybe more than logic. Not sure if u intended anything by it but I have heard the question so much. "Are u saying I am going to hell?" It doesn't prove the point either way. So if a fellow thought he was going to swim across the ocean and you told him he is wrong that he can and he said "Are u saying I am going to drown?" Consequences are consequences. Right friend? I know this last section is a little off topic but I am used to it being a concern people have with Christianity so I followed the rabbit trail I guess😁
Can we know anything for sure? We can.

Reality is what we believe reality to be and every person, simply because no two people are alike, will have a slightly different version of what this reality is. In your case and my case, the difference is so different that it becomes possible to proof that our realities are not alike. For instance, you are a devout Christian which means that God, Jesus, the Bible, and all the Christian teachings are to such an extend a part of your reality that your reality is your Christianity. I on the other hand emerge from the Atheist corner in which God, Jesus, and the Bible were a part of reality and therefore, of coarse, my reality is none-Christian one. In your reality, you will eventually go to heaven while I (as an anabaptized Atheist) will eventually end up in hell. In my reality, we will both end up in the same place and eventually (hopefully) be reborn into the next life. Ironically, if anything can be known for sure it is that nothing is sure.
Can we know anything for sure? We can.

I follow you bud. But it all boils back down to the question of the debate. Can we know anything for sure? Actually it is quite easy to disprove "if anything can be known for sure it is that nothing is sure" for there is one thing that is completely and utterly sure "I think therefore I am" and even though it is impossible for me to prove to you that I exist, you can prove to yourself that you exist. Beyond that there is no genuine evidence that you are not in some elaborate dream and that the world around you and everything that you know to be real is indeed real. And after all you can't even be sure you are not dreaming. You can't be sure that any of the arguments that you used are accurate But those arguments are a part of the universe that we consider to be real (whether that universe is real or not), and as such the validity of those arguments stand unless the universe is not real. And if the universe is not real, then there is no need to prove that the universe is not real and no arguments are needed. A man that lives as though nothing is certain is an insane man. That would be a discussion in itself and the topic would be: "Why would such a man be insane?". Personally I think that such a man would be extremely flexible. The fact that not much is certain does not mean that we must therefore act as if not much is certain. Whether a dream or not, any person, no matter the circumstances, must remain true to himself and the things that he beliefs in. To do any less would diminish the person. We may say that nothing is certain but when we stop and look our actions speak louder than our words. I completely agree. Whether real or not, our actions are everything.
Can we know anything for sure? We can.

I follow you bud. But it all boils back down to the question of the debate. Can we know anything for sure? If we can't than there is no point in any of the sites you quoted because you can't be sure they are right. And after all you can't even be sure you are not dreaming. You can't be sure that any of the arguements that you used are accurate. The point I am stressing and the point I will stick to is we know things are sure. We act as if things are sure. We don't deny in reality that things are sure. Not to say we can't be wrong sometimes but that the only reason we can be wrong is because there is certainty. A man that lives as though nothing is certain is an insane man. We may say that nothing is certain but when we stop and look our actions speak louder than our words.
Can we know anything for sure? We can.

Hey I am back again.Yes the man in the tree truly thought he would fly to Jerusalem but he didn't. And yes Jesus walked on water because he was God. And about fire walking from what I have read on it it is the witch doctors who do it. Just like water witching were a man skin gets torn on his hand because the stick pulls so hard down to where the water is. Yes I believe these things are evident of spiritual powers and as quoting the miracles of the bible yes I have personally experienced alot of those things in my life. Miracles are a reality to those who walk closely with God. These things do not prove the power of thought but the power of the spiritual world.About square circles. I think u get my point. Yes a square spinning rapidly can be made to look like a circle and yes I believe in optical illusions. But I don't believe that just because I think someone is stupid it makes them stupid. And I think we agree on that. We know that we can be deceivedand that deceit is real. Deceit in relative reality is not real. About nothing being sure. I don't need to comment since it is not sure that nothing is sure. If reality would be relative why to we say statements like "it seems this way but in reality it's not"? It's hard for me to believe that I am even discussing this it seems so obvious. But like u said earlier reality facers don't have as good of an imagination and I can see your right about that.😆 So what about Adolf Hitler wasn't he evil in killing the Jews? As u and I know even criminals think they are good. Not a lot of bad people think they are bad and need to change. Does that make them good. I guess what I am trying to point out is where this belief system can lead to and what are the results of following to the tee. Sorry about not quoting Internet sites. I grew up in an Amish community so I am not good with Internet. I am just a worker and I only use the tools I have and that is experience and the power of ration and reason which would not work by the way if it is all relevant. 😆 And as u can see I am not debating for the sake of winning. Just listening and weighing arguments back and forth. And my conclusion is from this discussion alone is that surety and certainty abounds. And it appears u are trying to use certainties to prove uncertainties. Just out of curiostype may I ask "Would u rather believe nothing is certain than believe Jesus is God and we must obey him since we r his creation?" U don't have to answer this if u don't want to.
The past decade is the worst case of human rights being threatened in the past century of the US.

This seems to be the feeling of a lot of people and I cannot for the life of me understand why... Lets compare today to just 50 yrs ago. Today: Men and women share a nearly equal position in our society. Blacks are very close to reaching the level of complete equality we have been fighting for for years. Race is becoming less and less of any importance. Women have even earned their right to abort their children within the first trimester. Acceptance of homosexuals is becoming vastly more common (many folks would argue that but...really... 10 yrs ago gay rallies were hardly common...today u hear about a new one every month. Just six months ago i wasn't sure about gay marriage and now im all for it. people are beginning to lighten up...) They only human rights issues i can even see right now are are continued denial of gays their rights and the animosity toward anyone of middle-eastern decent... 50 years ago: Blacks could not attend the same schools as whites. More than 90% of the black population was unable to vote due to unjust Jim Crow laws. Civil rights activists legally gathered were attacked with fire-hoses and rocks. Sometimes even gunfire. Hate groups killed gays and outspoken blacks and jews. The state governments ordered segregation in all forms of daily life. National government ignored racial equality problems for fear of controversy. Freshly graduated boys were involuntarily sent to die in war. Women had few jobs outside of the home and had to suck up lesser pay checks. Gays could not even let on about their orientation for fear of persecution and even physical harm. I cant even think of anything good about civil rights 50 years ago. We've got it sooo good. People need to stop complaining.
The past decade is the worst case of human rights being threatened in the past century of the US.

It seems that George Bush, either in his ignorance, or in a underlying hatred, has endangered the rights of every human being in the US. His various acts and policies he has introduced and enforced have all lead up to jeopardizing the societies that we are all used to. The Patriot Act is the key example. Not only that, but the lack of enforcement/corruption in the various policies that are already in place have left detrimental effects on the people of the US. This is not only G.W.B.'s doing, but in a time of a faltering economy and nearly two recessions now (the first one being 4/5 years ago, but we quickly recovered), everyone seems to be willing to give up their rights and their consciences for either money or security. This debate, I intend, is not only about what G.W.B.'s faults, but also society in general of today, and how the US people's human rights are being threatened by all means.
Individuals have a moral obligation to help someone in need

"i dont really undestand ur case." Voters please note. "i think my case still stands since u didnt refute it" Actually I did refute your case. My examples show that often times an individual has a moral obligation to do nothing rather than help or try to help someone in need, depending on the circumstances i.e. who that someone in need is, their knowledge of other probable effects their actions will cause etc. It would be like you having a resolution that says: "In sports there is a ball and a goal for the ball to go through." I might negate this by pointing out that in cross country, boxing and snowboarding this is not the case. Thus, your case would be refuted. The same thing is going on here. Go back up and reread round 1. By saying "Party B" I was just showing it could technically involve more than one individual, but it doesn't matter at all since I also covered it on an individual level. Anyhow, once again, resolution negated.
Junk Food in Schools

You didn't set a parameter in which school you mean. first i thought it's in the ELEMENTARY where prohibiting junk foods is common. That made us confuse, You should have clarify it first. Okay, It's not bad to follow the instruction given to us by our teachers because all they want for us is nothing but for our own Good. We can't say that we need to be independent because the purpose why we have the teacher is to teach us what's good and every schools has its LAW which should be followed.
Junk Food in Schools

Yes, sure they are trying to protect us- but really once you get to middle school you should be allowed to choose for yourself. Yes, mothers want us to be healthy but having some junk food for lunch at school isn't all that bad. It's not like its ALL the kids will ONLY be eating junk food all day. And with that I conclude, Students should be allowed to eat junk food at school to boost moral, make them more responsible, and learn to be independent.
Junk Food in Schools

You're right, The students has the rights to choose what food they want to eat but we must not forget that It's also part of the teacher's responsibility to take good care of the health of their students whatever happens, Our teacher is our 2nd parents. They loves their students and they don't want something bad happen to their students so it's just normal for the teachers to tell them what's good for them. Even our mother "The Pure one" Will surely do the same. Because they also loves us.
Junk Food in Schools

Junk food means unhealthy food or food that tastes good but is high in calories and little in nutrition and obviously junk food should be banned in the school because it is not nutritious and does not give any positive effect in our body. If the students will keep on eating junk foods of course it has a bad side effects in their body which can affect their studies and also to their health. that's why the school must not tolerate the selling of junk foods inside the campus or school.
The world is a better place because of Christianity

First off, I would like to say that I accept the fact that there are good things that have come from Christianity: Drug addicts who have gotten clean through faith, art of all forms, etc. The points that I will be making is that the good effects are not worth the costs. These are in no particular order.1. Suppression of Scientific AdvancementThis was more prevalent in the past than the present, though it does exist. In the past scientists such as Giordano Bruno were burned at the stake for heresy. . http://en.wikipedia.org... In modern times people with heretical views are no longer burned at the stake, though science is attacked by theists with pseudo-science touted as actual science.2. Banning of ContraceptionThe Vatican has a long standing ban on the use of condoms. This leads to the spread of STDs such as AIDS as well as many pregnancies in poor countries where people cannot afford to have more children. This leads to suffering and death in a great number of both children and adults. . http://en.wikipedia.org... 3. Threat of Eternal Torture The threat of Hell and eternal torture if someone does not follow the tenants of the religion is not only a form of violence, but when used against children, it is outright child abuse. It causes undue mental distress to anyone who believes it.4. Justification for WarWhile I understand that politics are the major motivation for these wars, religion has often been the justification. I'm pretty sure everyone has heard the quote "If God is with us, who can stand against us? " This holds true for wars in antiquity as well as modern times. 5. FundamentalismReligious fundamentalism, though a minority of Christianity, is extremely damaging to society as a whole. Whether it be from unjustified hate of minority groups such as homosexuals or the willingness to ignore modern education or medicine, it damages not only the people who practice it, but people around them as well. I think five points are enough to get this debate rolling. Please note that I made points that are evidence based, and I will go into greater detail in any of these if asked.
DDOlympics Super Combined.

This debate will be 3 rounds, without any acceptance . Voting period will last a week. If you're not one of the 3 people to be official tournament Judges, and you vote, your vote is a VB. There is a new story every round.In Larz last round, he may FF, or signal he is not posting a story, to make it even.Normal DDO rules apply.No FFs outside of Larz's Last Round FF. FROM THE RULES ON THE VOTING SYSTEM."However, the official tournament scoring methods is as follows: For each round, a judge can assign a maximum of 10 points to a debater. There will be three judges per round, making a possible total of 30 points per round. The highest point-getters win. In the event of a tie, I will vote to break the tie."As agreed with Larz, the theme we are doing is storytelling inspired, loosely or not, on SONGS. Sorry if this is garbled, I'm on a IPhone.Again there is no acceptance.
DDOlympics Super Combined.

My opponent's forfeit is kinda unfortunate, but oh well. I apologize to the judges in advance for the poor quality of my writing. Like my opponent I had a very busy time. I look forward to your constructive critiques and while this is far from the best of my writing, I hope that I've at least not wasted too much of your time. As per the rules, I don't post a story this round. Thanks to my opponent for a fun challenge and good luck!
DDOlympics Super Combined.

Will had just waken up. It was a Saturday, and that meant he was free to hang with is friends. Even since when Will was a kid, he loved to play some basketball. In middle school he was the captain of the team. He would later do poorly in school, because after all, he loved to play some b-ball above all else. Will looks up to glance on his clock. It says 12:40 PM. Will wakes up, takes a shower, and combs his hair and walks out the door. ============= Will meets up with his friend and they relax and hang around. "Hey man, what are you doing later?" "Nothing. You?" "Nah man. Might shoot some hoops." "Alright man, take it easy." Will walks out to sidewalk and makes a left. ======= Will was walking when he heard loud footsteps. Will turns, to see a group of men. "What do they want?" Will thought. As he turns to confront them, they speak. "What are you doing in our turf?" Will stammers and tries to get away. He tries to speak. "Hey man, I mean no harm." "Yeah, but we do." A large gang member grabs Will by the shirt and throws him against a wall. While they are looking away, Will runs away. Will stops to act normal when he in near his own house. As he reaches for the doorknob, his mom opens the door. "Will! What has happened?" "Nothing Ma." "But you're all roughed up." Will tries to avoid the issue, but Ma sees through him. "Honey...were you attacked?" Ma doesn't let Will respond and walks to a phone. =========== Will is sitting in a chair nursing his scabs. His mom his on the phone, but he can't make of the conversation. "What? You will? Oh thank you!" Ma hangs up and walks to Will. "Pack your bags. You are moving in with your uncle!" ======= Will is on the side of the road with his stuff, and hails a taxi. Will gets in and says "Belair." ====== After a long taxi ride, Will wonders about what his new home will bring. But when he arrives and tips the taxi, he realizes that he is the prince of Belair.
Your favorite military unit in history or present.

Gurkhas are famous for their courage, loyalty, neutrality and impartiality. A Gurkha soldier is more than a mere warrior and embraces the traits of simplistic humanity without a fuss. A face contorted with determination and intensity, a warrior honorable, brave, loyal and astute. He is a symbol of these qualities in war and peace. His ferocity is as legendary as his loyalty to the British Monarch and his regimental history is packed with acts of incredible bravery and sacrifice. The love of his mountainous homeland and his family is profound and keeps luring him back after the call of duty. He is the indomitable Gurkha soldier and a legend in his own right. Gurkhas along with British have fought countless wars, campaigns, battles including the Great War (World War I) and World War II and in many post-world war fronts where Gurkhas have shown their outstanding bravery, courage and spirit to fight till death under the harshest of conditions. More than 200 thousand fought in WW I and more than quarter a million in WW II with more than 45 thousand killed or injured in both wars. Gurkhas continues to serve the British with the same passion, attitude and faith and their courage, loyalty and ability as an honorable and a fearsome soldier of the world has neverbeen questioned and presumably will never be. This highly commendable support from the Gurkhas strengthened the bond of friendship and loyalty in between Britain and Nepal and both have been the closest of friends and allies since then. And in 2010, a retired Indian Gurkha soldier recently revisited those glory days when he thwarted 40 robbers, killing three of them and injuring eight others, with his khukuri during a train journey.http://archives.myrepublica.com...