BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
A Command Economy has the Ability to be the most effective economic system

My argument is that A Command Economy/ Planned Economy has the ability to be more efficient and beneficial to a Nation than a free market economy if it is implemented strategically. I would like to start out by defining what a command Economy is: It is essentially an economic system where construction, production, investment, prices, and income are determined Centrally by a government. Examples where this economic system is prevalent is Cuba, the USSR, North Korea, and Maoist China. (not very much in modern china as it has been ravaged by western corporations) While some of examples of these economies such as North Korea have proved ineffective in providing their citizens with a moderately high standard of living, in other countries such as Maoist China and Cuba it has proved more effective. My argument is basically that under the right hands, a command economy can be the most effective type of economic system. Here are the reasons: 1. A more Balanced Economy Under A command Economy, the Government will be able to balance the economy more, if one sector of the economy was not as large and effective as it could be, then the government could simply increase it by building more factories, starting more farms, and employing more workers. This is unlike a free market economy where if a sector of the Economy was suffering, the government and general populace would be unable to change it and their only option would be to hope more privatized companies happened to pop up. 2. A quicker growing Economy Under effective and efficient management, a command economy can create the most quickly growing economy possible. Despite his harsh domestic policies, Joseph Stalin's centrally planned economy turned Russia from a poor, backwater nation to a world Superpower by the time he died in 1953. On top of that, Mao Zedong's command economy turned China from a third world country to an Industrial and economic giant, as well as increasing the life expectancy and standard of living for Chinese Citizens. In a command economy, good leadership is essential to the success of the economy, The poor North Korean leadership has led to a highly failing economy and much poverty. 3. It is easier to fix problems As I said before, Under a Free market economy there is only so much a Government can do to solve problems that could be easily remedied under a command economy. If there is a crisis going on, everyone can just try and hope that more privatized businesses will pop up, rejuvenating the economy. Unlike in a Command Economy, where if there is a problem with the Economy the Government can solve it relatively easily. The main thing that has caused Command Economies to fail throughout history is poor leadership. A very good leader is essential for a command economy to be effective, but with a proper leader and much strategy, a command economy can provide a good standard of living for all of its citizens.
in a cage fight a werewolf would beat a vampire

okay so what con is saying is that vampires are smarter and have more powers yes that is true but h also said that werewolves are just mindless beasts well that is not the case you see he failed to back it up with real proof. he aid that they lose control and don't remember a thing in folk lore yes but in folk lore vampires don't have as many attributes as con states so we can't use that and even if we do just because a werewolf doesn't remember and he loses control doesn't mean he loses his intelligence. anther thing everyone agrees humans are smarter than lions and have more abilities such as the ability to climb the cage and use improvised weapons. but a lion is still going to win in a cage fight. so intelligence doesn't always win but the lions animal instinct does. so i thank con for this excellent debate and hope to debate with him again in the future.
in a cage fight a werewolf would beat a vampire

My opponent has admitted the that every single Vampire-power thatI have mentioned is real. A Vampire does can rely on a wide set of skills, powers and attributes, weather the Werewolf only has is brute force and instincts, with no intelligence and experience to back them up. A Werewolf, contrary to what my opponent writes, a Werewolf does not have human intelligence and is indeed only a wild beast. It is well known that a human loses all control and human qualities upon transformation into a Werewolf, that is the reason why a Werewolf does not remember what he has been doing while being under the influence of his transformation and why Werewolves who know about their condition lock themselves up before a full moon night as not to hurt their friends and loved ones. To sum it all up, a Werewolf can only rely on his force and animalistic instincts in a fight, while a Vampire has a wide range of skills and powers, including super-natural force and speed, flight and levitation abilities, mind control, shape-shifting and hundreds of years of experience, all of which are unquestionably superior to the few strengths of Werewolves. There is no doubt that a sophisticated, highly experienced and highly intelligent Vampire would win a cage fight against a wild beast such as a Werewolf.
in a cage fight a werewolf would beat a vampire

OK con you say you say "intelligence and experience", i can not deny the fact that a vampire is usually older and wiser but you had said " a werewolf could only rely on his animalistic instincts" yes that is true, but that is exactly what makes the werewolf superior a vampire has to think about and attack and weigh the consequences whereas a werewolf's natural instincts tell him where an when to strike ad the most effective way to kill such as decapitation and the fact that werewolves are faster come in handy there so experience can't win Mind Control yes that is a belief but by the time the vampire has even made a thought the werewolf attacks with excellence in speed, agility and power it attacks the vampires vulnerability Levitation yes a vampire could easily climb the cage and do a spell but werewolf's strength plays in and could easily jump the height of the cage and take the vampire out. you might say a vampire would just use telepathic skills on him but like i said the werewolf isn't just a raging beast, it as a high human intelligence and could resist until it attacks the vampire because a vampire is slower while using telepathy. Control over the Elements yes they can create wind, thunder and fog but that would just help the werewolf because their senses are considerably better than a vampire and by the time the vampire knows where the wolf is it will be to late. Shape-shifting yes a vampire cold shape shift but a werewolf could pick out a bug because of his sight and by the time the vampire has morphed the werewolf will have already attacked so yes a vampire has many ways to kill but he is extremely fragile compared to a werewolf because a erewolf can counter every attack the vampire makes.
in a cage fight a werewolf would beat a vampire

I believe that in a cage fight, a vampire would definitely beat a werewolf, for the following reasons:Intelligence and ExperienceWerewolves age at normal speed in their human form, while Vampires are immortal and and average Vampire is several hundred years old, which gives them an advantage in fighting experience. Furthermore, Vampires are highly intelligent and wise creatures, unlike Werewolves who are merely beasts. In a cage fight, a werewolf could only rely on his animalistic instincts, weather a Vampire could use several tactics and tricks to kill his enemy. Mind Control Vampires have telepathic powers. If the Werewolf is fighting a Master Vampire or a regular Vampire who's gift is strong telepathic powers, it would be impossible for him not to fall under a spell or be forced to injure or kill himself. A Vampire could also confuse the Werewolf and slow him down, or put him in a dream-like or coma-like state and killing him off slowly. LevitationVampires can climb walls, levitate and fly, weather a Werewolf can only jump. In a cage fight, the Vampire's superior acrobatic abilities would put him at a huge advantage over the Werewolf, who would sit there like a lame duck, waiting to be killed. Control over the ElementsVampire can control and create rain, wind, thunder and fog. A Vampire could easily form a curtain of fog in the cage and play hide and seek with the disoriented Werewolf, attacking him from behind and finishing him off. ShapeshiftingVampires can shape-shift and transform into several types of animals. A Vampire can transform in a Wolf, and confusing the Werewolf, making him believe he is in front of an animal of his kind, and then attack him by surprise. A Vampire could also shape shift into a Bat and fly around the cage and attacking the Werewolf from above, behind or unexpectedly. A Vampire could also shape shift into an insect, going unnoticed, and climb on the Werewolf's fur, going all the way up to his head and then shape-shift into his natural form and sticking his teeth or claws into the Werewolf's eyes, blinding him and making him an easy target, or he could just cut his throat and make him bleed to death, or using his supernatural strength to cut his head off altogether. Against the numerous powers of Vampires, Werewolves are helpless.
in a cage fight a werewolf would beat a vampire

hi I'd like to thank my opponent for taking this argument okay first of all i would identify what everything is: werewolf: a human which has the ability to transform into a wolf/human hybrid and has characteristics of both and the weaknesses commonly associated with werewolves vampires: a vampire by death, birth or bite shape shifting and all weaknesses and strengths commonly associated with vampires cage fight: a fight to the death in a UFC style octagon okay lets look at basic statistics werewolves are generally stronger and faster than vampires so on basic statistics werewolves win. if a vampire attacks and the werewolf's reactions are faster its obviously going to be able to fend at attack and with superior strength and speed the werewolf should be able to return the hit faster and with more power and with hunting instinct it would most likely be directed at the throat. another advantage the werewolf has over the vampire is longer claws and a mouthful of teeth and the amount of power they can put into an attack is lethal I look forward to seeing my opponents argument and good luck
Soccer is the new religion.

I think soccer is considered to be a new religion. Did you ever mentioned the moment when in several seconds before the goal people start saying "Please" or "Win", "I believe in you" and so on. Someone close their eyes starting to whisper something, someone else bring their palms together, their minds are gone, and they only think about the match, they forget about everything around them. They hope. They are praying. Soccer match is like going to the church or mosque and so on.
Evolution (Pro) VS. Literal Creationism

DEFINITION:Evolution Definitions:a process of continuous change from a lower, simpler, or worse to a higher, more complex, or better Case 1: Proving EvolutionFirst, I would like to prove how evolution is real. In a shocking discovery, we share 98.6% of our DNA with an ape. (1) if you click into link, you can barely tell the ape and human chromosome apart! Yet, when you compare it to a mouse's chromosomes, you can clearly see the difference. This proves that the ape and humans are greatly related. This proves evolution. Still not satisfied? Well, we should prove evolution using man's best friend. It is proven we share 5% of our genome sequence with dogs and mouse. (2) this again proves evolution. Even dogs and mice have a scientific similarity! Here you can see the images of the human, mouse, and ape chromosomes. As you can see, this points towards evolution, as you can barely see the difference between the human and ape chromosome, but you can clearly see the difference between the mouse and the human. Here you can see the similarities of our brain. However, you will see our brain is considerably larger. This gives us the power to communicate and give us a sense of right and wrong. Here you may see how the skulls start out with a little similarities, but then has a bigger and bigger resemblance Here you can see the beginnings and current human skulls. When you look at the first one, you see it is very different. It then gradually evolves into the human skull we know today.Case 2: Adam And EveThe Bible self-destructs with everything science has taught us. The science of forensics disproves Adam and Eve 100 times over. If we are from Adam and Eve, We would practically be cousins with everyone in the world! No. This is scientifically impossible. Instead, forensics states that we are not all related. Adam and Eve also don't explain race. If we are all descendants from Adam and Eve, we would all be one race. Adam and Eve states they have two sons, Kain and Abel, but, WHERE THE HELL ARE THE GIRLS?!???!? They must have had something to repopulate with. It is also said Adam and eve knew how to speak, but even cavemen had no idea of the simplest languages! Wouldn't Adam and Eve have taught their children to speak their language? They also say that Adam and Eve eat from the tree of knowledge, yet, man has never found a tree that give knowledge of everything in the universe! The tree had a fruit, which means it probably had seeds, which would have made other trees similar to it, giving infinite knowledge of everything. They also say that the snake spoke at one time, yet, the snake has no vocal cords! (5) There is also evidence that the Earth is older than 4,000 years. Human footprints believed to be 40,000 years old have actually been older! It is 51,000 years old. (3) Even a tree shows the Earth is older than 4,000 years! (4) That is all Adam and Eve should be taken as. A story.1.http://www.amnh.org...2.http://news.nationalgeographic.com...3.http://www.berkeley.edu...4.http://www.dailymail.co.uk...5. http://www.infoplease.com...
Abortion

My closing is simply this: This debate isn't about whether we think abortion is good or bad, it should be about whether a person can handle a child emotionally and physically. And if they can't, why bring a small, helpless being into a world where it's own mother and father don't want it? That's immoral, if anything else is. My point being that we should make abortion legal, for all the women we love in our lives to be able to keep making their own choices about their body.
Abortion

Since Con has forfeited this round, I'm not quite sure exactly what to argue against. So instead I'll just add more to my previous argument. But first, one question. Why do we celebrate our birthdays, instead of celebrating the day we were conceived? Why do we say we are so many years old, but don't start counting our years of being alive until after we exit the womb? There is a reason we celebrate the days we were born, and came into this world. Also, not only is abortion one of the safest medical procedures in the country, but it is also one of the most common. The belief that there's a certain "type" of woman who chooses abortion is as outdated as it is ignorant. In fact, by age 45, over one-third of American women will have had an abortion. These women represent all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, political, and religious backgrounds. They are women we know, and women we love. They are our sisters, our daughters, and our mothers.
Abortion

To clarify, you're saying abortion should be illegal except in those very specific cases, yet I notice how you failed to mention rape. So if a women is raped and then impregnated, she would have to live with the baby? Every day she was sick and in pain from the pregnancy, it would remind her of what had happened. And when the baby was born she would see her attacker in that baby. That baby would most likely be given up for adoption. Putting another kid through the system, a system where those kids have to live in orphanages and many never feel truly loved, the ones who are stuck growing up in these places. Just because the baby is alive, definitely doesn't mean they're going to be happy. If the government thinks they have the right to tell women what choices they can and can't make, then they should also have to make sure these children are taken care of, because as of now, they are not. On top of everything, I believe making abortion illegal can be extremely dangerous for mother and child. Because a woman will still get an abortion, either at a safe, sterile clinic or at a "Back alley Butcher". "Back-alley" abortions cause 68,000 maternal deaths each year in the 33 countries where abortion is not legal or available, according to the World Health Organization. A woman's right to choose abortion is a "fundamental right" recognized by the US Supreme Court. The landmark abortion case Roe v. Wade was decided on Jan. 22, 1973, and remains the law still. Also, the idea that life begins at conception is not a proven biological fact. Life begins at birth. And these babies have not yet been born. Also, According to Stuart W. G. Derbyshire, PhD, Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, "Not only has the biological development not yet occurred to support pain experience, but the environment after birth, so necessary to the development of pain experience, is also yet to occur." This is saying that the fetus cannot feel any pain whatsoever. Many anti-abortion positions are based on religious belief. Thanks to the Treaty of Tripoli, we have a vital law-separation of church and state. Religious beliefs should not play a role in this matter. Especially when contraceptives become involved. Should condoms become illegal because the sperm is basically being thrown away? Especially since contraceptives aren't always reliable. Should having sex one time punish a woman with the baby? Why should they have to be stuck with this accident child because the man took just as much a role in creating that child, and in many cases play almost no role in the child's life. This goes to show the environment these kids grow up in. Abortion reduces crime. Some estimates claim "legalized abortion accounted for as much as 50% of the drop in murder, property crime, and violent crime between 1973 and 2001. Teenage girls, unmarried women, and poor women are more likely to have unintended pregnancies, and since unwanted babies are often raised in poverty, their chances of leading criminal lives in adulthood are increased." John J. Donohue, PhD, and Steven D. Levitt, JD, PhD, "The Impact of Legalized Abortion on Crime," The Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Matrix is the best science fiction series

Even though, it is a movie that I think is aimed at children and has a low imdb score, may be it is a good movie to watch when you are bored. I would prefer a new episode of Star Trek to watch instead. Star Trek is also a good movie, I enjoyed all the movies in the episodes. You should watch them too if you liked Ender's Game. You cant compare Ender's Game to this Harry Potter nonesense, https://resizing.flixster.com... It is like comparing Terminator 2 to transformers. Give me some points, Why Ender's Game is better than Matrix?
Matrix is the best science fiction series

I saw the first movie on DVD (that was back when technology was new). I saw the other two episodes in the Cinema. The movies blew my mind. The story is so good and interesting, and all the effects were mind blowing. Today I dont watch movies, because no producer knows how to produce a good movie or write a good story. I am 33 years old. Say what science fiction series is better and we will start debating.
Execution Should Be By Feeding People To Lions And Other Zoo Animals

I think common sense will tell you the failure of Lion Executions, But just in case here it goes. The Purpose of Execution: The Purpose of Execution is to kill someone who is a threat to the nature of Mankind if kept alive; where imprisonment and freedom of thought is a risk. No matter how much of a Sociopath the Prisoner is, you have to have to treat them as human in the most humane way possible regardless of money or "fun". >>The Inhumanity of feeding people to a Lion Feeding someone to a Lion is long and painful method. A Solitary lion tends to eat his/her prey while it is dying. The Man you see will be eaten while you will hear his Scream. There are more Human methods and cheaper methods available. [H] = Humane, [C] = Cheaper -Long Drop [H] [C] -Poison [H] [C]* -Guillotine [H] [C] -Suffocation [H] [C] -Firing Squad [H] [C] -Burning [H] -Electrocution [H] Almost all methods are more humane. Maintaining a Loin cost s good amount of money. *Alcohol Poisoning, Hydrogen Cyanide or Carbon Monoxide are all relatively cheap. >>The Impracticality of Public Violence [1] Live Killing of a Person is illegal. It supposedly creates Violence. Imagine People watching a man get mauled Screaming with his intestines being ripped out. (Three Men, one Hammer) This is a Sadist fest, and Sadism is a legal Psychological deviant. Just watching this could potentially cause. -Sadism -Sadism Leading to Criminal Murder -Masochism -Post Traumatic Stress disorder -Violent Tendencies - Dysthymia -Anxiety and Phobia -Personality Disorders(A-Cs) Ect. [ICD-9, 290-319: mental disorders] >>Creation of Killer Lions --Lions rarely ever attack(or Kill) humans for prey[2.5]. Most Lion attacks are caused when people surprise them, threaten them or when common food is scarce. Fewer than 100 people die each year by Lion attacks internationally [2]. Feeding people to lions will get them used to eating human meat and hunting them you are creating/breeding a predator to our race. When a animal hunts and eats another animal it will see it as prey they will see us and a common prey contrary to the current last resort as they see us now. A Lion could easily kill an unarmed human. Just imagine an breakout situation in a large City(Public Executions) fatal and avoidable. ~ [3]~ --Money Contention Morally: Money isn't worth a human life no matter how "worthless" they appear. You avoid economic gain to a human life if you can help it. ---- Your turn Sir. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org... // [1.5] http://en.wikipedia.org... [2] http://chronicle.uchicago.edu... [3] http://hubpages.com...