BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
transgenders are misguided- there's no denying biology

1. I provided you with a video if an intersex woman. An intersex person was born with physical traits of both sexes. That lady didn't even find out she was intersex until she was an adult. If she's a man for no reason besides her chromosomes, what are you getting at with this entire debate? 2. "Because genes are the blueprints of who we are, and determine what gender we are." You mean like the intersex lady whose body is immune to testosterone? 3. A statement is not automatically a fact. Here is a fact: there is growing evidence that transgender people have an intersex condition of the brain. Proof: https://www.sciencedaily.com... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov...
transgenders are misguided- there's no denying biology

"1. What does, 'thank you sir!, mean?" You previously made my point for me, so thank you. "If sex is determined solely by something invisible to the naked eye, why do you think it matters in society?" Because genes are the blueprints of who we are, and determine what gender we are. Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's irrelevant. (atoms) "'2. He has a guy's brain.' This is not a real answer." Just because you don't like what I said doesn't make it not a real answer. Facts stay true, whether you like them or not. And the simple fact is Caitlyn has got a man's brain because he was born a man and still is a man. I'm sure you know male and female brains are structurally different.
Females are better students than males.

I would first like to note that my opponent has the full burden of proof to show that females are better than males as students, seeing that as a default view they would both share an equal status, and my opponent instigated the debate. If at no point does my opponent show sufficient evidence for the resolution, I win this debate. Now despite what you all may think, there are some certain psychological aspects to intelligence males and females are born with. I do not deny this. It is up to my opponent to argue that the aspects that are generally inherent to females actually make females better students than males. I would like to note by supporting this resolution, my opponent is basically arguing that rather than humans being held up to their own individual standards on how well they do in school, it is focused more on the actual gender of the human person. I argue that this is preposterous! First I will present scientific evidence for differences among females and males when learning. “Although no single finding has unanimous support, conclusions from multiple studies suggest that females, on average, score higher on tasks that require rapid access to and use of phonological and semantic information in long-term memory, production and comprehension of complex prose, fine motor skills, and perceptual speed. Males, on average, score higher on tasks that require transformations in visual-spatial working memory, motor skills involved in aiming, spatiotemporal responding, and fluid reasoning, especially in abstract mathematical and scientific domains.”(1) What does this mean? It means that by the way male and female brains develop; they are able to learn different things at different speeds. For example, females tend to excel in reading and writing, whereas males tend to excel in mathematics and science. (2) In no way however, do these differences affect whether a certain gender is a better student than the other. One cannot argue that a certain gender is better than the other because of the gender itself, but rather each individual must be judged based on certain actions he or she takes due to their own personal choice. If females got worse grades on average than males because they generally choose not to try hard in school (this is completely made up), then this doesn’t mean males are inherently better at making good grades than females, but rather females have a random tendency to not try hard in school. To say that females are better students than males would be to say that females are inherently better through their very genetics, psychological development, ect. Rather than how the students choose to focus in class, do their homework, study for tests, ect. I argue each individual, regardless of gender, must be judged on how good they are as a student off their choices to work hard and do well in school rather than be judged off gender alone. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... http://www.judithkleinfeld.com...
Eating meat is okay

https://www.huffingtonpost.com... There are multiple studies showing that people who ate low or no amounts of meat live longer and multiple Christian people believe that we lived longer before the flood because we were not then permitted to eat meat before. It is also well understood that once we began domesticating livestock our lifespans plummeted due to disease and today its even worse, there is even more animals in worse conditions. Jesus has absolutely nothing to do with this argument, just because Jesus ate a lamb doesn't make it good, plenty of innocent lives have been lost because of people believing they are doing the right thing. In Hinduism it is considered bad to eat cows, in the middle east it is considered a sin to eat pork. One sin does not make one bad however, no one is completely good. I admit I exaggerated for the thousands of years because there is no facts for that, only theories.
Eating meat is okay

Ok first of all, please show me the evidence that proves that humans used to live for thousands of years. Also, even IF humans from the past ate only veggies, people now a days are omnivores. Eating meat is good for a person. Jesus (if he ever existed) ate meat, so does that mean he was evil? 24 Jesus definitely ate lamb because lamb is eaten at the Passover festival. "Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, "Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover." (Luke 22:7-8, NIV)" However, not every one is christian. I brought it up to show that people have done it for thousands of years, many of them good people. If eating meat is bad, then a large percentage of beings on earth are bad. Continuing, what about herbivores? if they only eat veggies, why are they not living for years at a time?
Pastafarianism is Superior to Every Religion

. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .This chart indicates that, as stated by Con, pirates are divine beings of Pastafarianism. As the years go on, there are fewer pirates. A staple of the Pastafarian faith is that the number of pirates on the planet directly correlates with the number of natural disasters, and global temperature. This graph shows the correlation. The fewer pirates there are, the more carbon is dumped into our atmosphere. Evidence of this statement is shown in Somalia. They have the highest pirate to non-pirate ratio in the world, and extremely small carbon emissions. That is an act of The Flying Spaghetti Monster. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. MAY HE BLESS YOU WITH HIS NOODLY APPENDAGE! .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. IN CONCLUSION Pastafarianism is a more reliable faith than any other.
Pastafarianism is Superior to Every Religion

This is a joke debate to get my friend, maliyah.gromatajones, aquainted with DDO. Please do not vote on this debate, as it will just be a warm-up, for her to find her footing on this website.Pastafarianism: The belief that gravity does not exist, but instead, everything is held together by this giant spaghetti god.Religion: a collection of belief systems, cultural systems, and world views that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values.Round One will be acceptance and any disagreements with definitions.Round Two will be opening arguments and supporting data.Round Three will be rebuttal and closing arguments.Voting will take place in the comments section. Please still provide an explanation for your vote on the 7 point scale. DO NOT VOTE IN THE VOTING SECTION! THIS IS A TRIAL DEBATE!
Women should be equally responsible for their actions as men

I argue because women are human as well, they are not exempt from responsibly paying for their actions. I don't underestimate women, they can be just as dangerous as men. Some argue that women should be supported when they have a baby with the man getting blamed. While in some cases, it's fair the woman gets treatment, most of the time it's not. Where im from, people have sex knowing the risks and do it because it's casual. She can also scream and frame you for rape if they want. Just because they may be physically weaker than men doesn't make them completely helpless. If they have weapons, self defense, etc. They know what they're doing. If i got attacked by a female, I probably would swing at her because 1) She's attacking me 2) I have the right to defend myself. There are also those kinds of women who never apologize for their actions and think the males are always at fault when they can clearly manipulate and insult others with no remorse or consequences at least by the law (I seen it for myself) There are good women out there who do have responsibility for themselves, but for the ones who expect people to side with them just because they are female should be treated like any other male.
Bryan Mullins: Christmas Should Be Banned

(1) Pro has the burden of proof, I just must show how pro hasn"t done a sufficient job in proving their side. (2) The video is not inserted in place of Pro"s arguments. A debater cannot post a video and expect the opponent and the voters to watch all of it, and deduce what Pro is specifically talking about. Pro would have to explicitly state it. Therefore, the video is not considered an argument itself. If this were the case, I could post an hour-long video with 50 arguments, however we can clearly see this is abusive. There is a crucial element missing from my opponent"s case, evidence. For my opponent to win this debate, Pro would have to have sufficient proof beyond a reasonable doubt. When we look at Pro"s case, we find theories without any evidence. Mainly there"s no evidence for a distraction taking place, a distractor, nor the slaughtering of children by churches. My opponent has not met their burden. Thus we proceed with the status quo (neg).
Bryan Mullins: Christmas Should Be Banned

Since in this rant video: Bryan Mullins says he is proud that the fact that churches are slaughtering America's children has been proven and the Christmas is a big distraction for murder. Christmas cartoon icons like Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer, Frosty The Snowman, and Santa Claus are truly big distractions to distract your kids into believing lies and to distract children from the fact that churches are slaughtering America's children for not believing in it. Dancing toys and women sexualizing themselves like the female dancing toys that sing "Santa Baby" is also one of their distraction techniques, singing, caroling, and kissing under the "mistletoe" are distraction techniques too. Christmas should be banned because we should not have to be slaughtered for not believing in it.
Post The Music!

Iron Maiden--Aces High There goes the siren that warns of the air raid Then comes the sound of the guns sending flak Out for the scramble we've got to get airborne Got to get up for the coming attack. Jump in the cockpit and start up the engines Remove all the wheelblocks there's no time to waste Gathering speed as we head down the runway Gotta get airborne before it's too late. Running, scrambling, flying Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high Move in to fire at the mainstream of bombers Let off a sharp burst and then turn away Roll over, spin round and come in behind them Move to their blindsides and firing again. Bandits at 8 o'clock move in behind us Ten me-109's out of the sun Ascending and turning our spitfires to face them Heading straight for them I press down my guns Rolling, turning, diving Rolling, turning, diving, going in again Run, live to fly, fly to live, do or die Run, live to fly, fly to live, aces high Megadeth--Peace Sell What do you mean I don't believe in God? Talk to him every day What do you mean I don't support your system? I go to court when I have to What do you mean I can't get to work on time? Got nothing better to do What do you mean I don't pay my bills? Why do you think I'm broke? Huh? If there's a new way I'll be the first in line But, it better work this time What do you mean I hurt your feelings? I didn't know you had any feelings What do you mean I ain't kind? Just not your kind What do you mean I couldn't be President Of the United States of America? Tell me something, it's still 'We the people', right? If there's a new way I'll be the first in line But, it better work this time Can you put a price on peace? Peace, peace sells, peace, peace sells Peace sells, but who's buying? Peace sells, but who's buying? No, no, no, no, no! Peace sells Peace sells Slayer--Raining Blood (you have to be hard core to like this song) Trapped in purgatory A lifeless object, alive Awaiting reprisal Death will be their acquisition The sky is turning red Return to power draws near Fall into me, the skys crimson tears Abolish the rules made of stone Pierced from below, souls of my treacherous past Betrayed by many, now ornaments dripping above Awaiting the hour of reprisal Your time slips away Raining blood From a lacerated sky Bleeding it's horror Creating my structure Now I shall reign in blood!
Post The Music!

So I post 3 sets of lyrics? Hmm, easy. May the best man win:) Iron Maiden--The Trooper You'll take my life, but I'll take yours too You'll fire your musket, but I'll run you through So when you're waiting for the next attack You'd better stand, there's no turning back The bugle sounds, the charge begins But on this battlefield, no one wins The smell of acrid smoke and horses' breath As I plunge on into certain death, oh, oh The horse, he sweats with fear, we break to run The mighty roar of the Russian guns And as we race towards the human wall The screams of pain as my comrades fall We hurdle bodies that lay on the ground And the Russians fire another round We get so near, yet so far away We were meant to fight another day, oh, oh We get so close, near enough to fight When a Russian gets me in his sights He pulls the trigger and I feel the blow A burst of rounds take my horse below And as I lay there gazing at the sky My body's numb and my throat is dry And as I lay forgotten and alone Without a tear, I draw my parting groan, oh, oh Pantera--Walk Can't you see I'm easily bothered by persistence One step from lashing out at you You want in to get under my skin And call yourself a friend I've got more friends like you What do I do? Is there no standard anymore? What it takes, who I am, where I've been Belong You can't be something you're not Be yourself, by yourself Stay away from me A lesson learned in life Known from the dawn of time Respect, walk Run your mouth when I'm not around It's easy to achieve You cry to weak friends that sympathize Can you hear the violins playing your song? Those same friends tell me your every word Is there no standard anymore? What it takes, who I am, where I've been Belong You can't be something you're not Be yourself, by yourself Stay away from me A lesson learned in life Known from the dawn of time Respect, walk Are you talking to me? No way punk Walk on home boy Metallica--For Whom the Bell Tolls Make his fight on the hill in the early day Constant chill deep inside Shouting gun, on they run Through the endless grey On they fight, are they right Yes, but who's to say? For a hill men would kill Why? They do not know Stiffened wounds test their pride Men of five still alive through the raging glow Gone insane from the pain that they surely know For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls Take a look to the sky Just before you die It's the last time he will Blackened roar massive roar Fills the crumbling sky Shattered goal fills his soul With a ruthless cry Stranger now are his eyes To this mystery He hears the silence so loud Crack of dawn, all is gone Except the will to be Now they see what will be Blinded eyes to see For whom the bell tolls Time marches on For whom the bell tolls
Working women

The fAs a mother, of two very young children (and 7 month old a 22 month old to be exact) I consider myself to have a job. My job is to raise two healthy, happy independent people. My children are not just babies to me. They are people I'm shaping, and preparing for this world. What you do while your children are in your home effects them when they're out of of your home. When did being a stay at home mother become some kind of a let down for women in the eyes of society? The aptitude of a female isn't only calculated by the high profile jobs we hold. It's in the way we revere ourselves, mentally nurture ourselves, and those around us. Especially our children. Stay at home mother's keep the environment in which children grow up in nice (or at least they should), and create a since of consistency and safety. Not that a mother that works does not, please don't take any of what I'm saying a down to working mothers! Take my situation: my husband is a marine, and is often gone for long period's of time. I try to make things as smooth, and normal as I possibly can for my children. Even though stay at home mother's don't earn money(although some do), they still contribute in keeping the household healthy, wonderful and functioning. There aren't very many things I can think of that are more important than actually shaping a person, and making their lives good and readying them for the world. During the day, I clean, feed 3 meals a day and snacks, breat feed my youngest, give naps, change two sets of diapers,baths when needed (which is frequent with a toddler) go to the park, work on the alphabet, and numbers, play with both trying to make each feel loved and not jealous of the other, Cook dinner, get everyone ready for bed, read a story, then go to bed untill the youngest wakes up for another feeding. That's when there's no Doctor's visits, trips to the store, or anything else to do. You'll hear no complaints from me, I LOVE what I do, but don't think stay at home moms sit at home and watch soaps! Everything I do, I try to do well. It just so happens I'm a stay at home mom. This to me is important, and should be revered as such.ollowing was posted on this site by a stay at home mother named Candice. Me again. My point is why fix something that wasn't broke? Whats so unappealing about holding down the fort? It all started during World War II when the women had to take on the male roles why they were at war. Now that the men have come home why do the women not wish to follow?
Working women

Women should have the right to vote. Any citizen in our nation should have that right. Although as far as leaving the home and bombarding the workplace I believe has been a large contributing factor to our economical problems and the demise of many a good men. I don't believe women were in shackles to be expected to take on the same role they have since the beginning of time. Men continued to hunt and be gatherers without complaint. We have gone against the natural order of things and inadvertently robbed men of there self worth. I hardly think that microwavable meals and children in day care is progress. I hardly think disconnecting women from the need of a man is progress. Over time the very core of a man has become weakened. Not needed to protect nor provide. The only real need our nation of women has for us is fertility purposes. These days a lot of men are called lazy or unreliable. I think its time for the ladies to stop pointing there finger in disgust and start taking some responsibility for the outcome of there actions. You could have your Knight in shining armor. As soon as your factory finishes making the armor?? Progress??? Not to me and 10 million jobless men.
Working women

The Women's Rights Movement in the US has lead to many positive effects on society. Women are now free from their shackles and that does lead to a happy society. I will not go into the economical effects for the moment because ultimately the excellence of the Women's Rights Movement is that it brings happiness. Over 50% of the US population is women and it would have to be a monumental amount of harm that the Women's Rights Movement has caused to balance out the good.
Conditional statements may be determined to be true whether or not the conditions are true.

A. The resolution, that conditional statements may be determined to be true whether or not the conditions are true, is interpreted to mean the following:"ALL CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS MAY BE DETERMINED IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER OR NOT THE CONDITIONS ARE TRUE"Note that "determined" means that conditional propositions can be either true or false (without loss of generality, only "true" conditional propositions will be considered).Otherwise, Pro can win by constructing a conditional unrelated to the condition (e.g. if a certain rock is red, then I am Pro), which is unfair and contrary to the intent of this debate. To this end, in order that the conditional be related to the condition, not only must A imply B, but also ¬A must imply ¬B, thus, A↔B.B. General Disproof: Proof by Contradiction1. Let A↔B for reasons discussed in (A). Thus, (A⇒B) ∧ (¬A⇒¬B)2. According to the resolution, (A⇒B | A) ↔ (A⇒B | ¬A)3. This can be rewritten as ((B|A) | A) ↔ ((B|A) | ¬A)4. This can be rewritten as (B|A) ↔ ((B|¬A) | A)5. This can be rewritten as (B|A) ↔ (false | A). {Remember, ¬A implies ¬B instead of B}6. This can be rewritten as (B|A) ↔ false7. This can be rewritten as ¬(B|A)8. This can be rewritten as ¬(A⇒B)9. This contradicts step 1, which asserts that A⇒BQEDC. Specific Disproof of Pro's Complicated Example:"IF (A); God's word (the text) says everything began over a period of six days, and IF (B); God's word (the text) is interpreted by some to mean it was six 24-hour days occurring a few thousand years ago, and IF (C); there is empirical evidence that some thing is actually much older than a few thousand years, THEN (D); the interpretation of the text by some MUST BE wrong."1. A∧B∧C ⇒ D2. ¬(A∧B∧C) ⇒ ¬D3. Let A∧B∧C ↔ E4. Then E ↔ D5. E ↔ D can be contradicted the same way as A ↔ B was in part B.1. IF (A); God's word (the text) says everything began over a period of six days, and IF (B); God's word (the text) is interpreted by some to mean it was six 24-hour days occurring a few thousand years ago, and IF (C); there is empirical evidence that some thing is actually much older than a few thousand years, THEN (D); the interpretation of the text by some MUST BE wrong.2. IF (¬A); God's word (the text) DOESN'T SAY everything began over a period of six days, and IF (¬B); God's word (the text) is NOT interpreted by some to mean it was six 24-hour days occurring a few thousand years ago, and IF (¬C); there is NOT empirical evidence that some thing is actually much older than a few thousand years, THEN (¬D); the interpretation of the text by some NEED NOT BE wrong.3. Out of characters.D. Sources1. http://en.wikipedia.org...E. ConclusionPro's reasoning is faulty. If the condition is wrong, then the conditional is meaningless. Indeed, from incorrect assumptions, any and all conclusions can be deduced. For example, 0=1, an obviously false statement, is equivalent to and can be used to derive other falsities.