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the death penalty is a reasonable punishment

Indeed they do deserve death for murder, but, as the Bible also states, if one even gives in to the thought of murder, in the heart it has already been committed, and that is where it counts in relation to Christianity, so therefore, almost all people deserve to die. But this is something we are not punished with by God directly. Why? Mercy. God has the mercy to forgive again and again and to toil and work on reforming the individual. Should we not also exercise mercy and do the same?
the death penalty is a reasonable punishment

I entirely disagree with the death penalty both on moral reasons as well as on industrial reasons. Even the worst criminals may be reformed into productive members of society if the proper techniques in re-education and propaganda are applied. By killing the criminal we are assuming an authority reserved to God, in my religious opinion, and we are assuming he or she is undeserving to live any longer, which I see as wrongly judgmental. Just as well, the 'criminal' may be found to be innocent.
The united states needs more than two political parties

I never said to outlaw them. We merely need to stop enabling and facilitating them at the high level that we do. But good point nonetheless. I could actually turn your argument around on you right here. I could say "there are two parties because people want it that way. No one forces you to vote for them. " So now we're both screwed if we take that as the ultimate truth here. Your topic is that we NEED more parties. We've made it this far without it. So I think you're falling short.
The united states needs more than two political parties

Now how would that work? Would you ban political parties? Would you force people not tot associate? That sound more like fascism to mepartes exist because people want them to, No one forces you to vote for them and often people do run as independents, As is their right, Are you seriously suggesting we out lw parties and put people in jail for forming them, Think about how incredibly stupid that is and wrong and how much violence and blood shed it would take to enforce that
The united states needs more than two political parties

I will argue that political parties in general are a bad thing and adding another one just worse. People have different ideas about each tenant they believe in. There is no Perfect Liberal of Conservative. Parties just force people under ideas that they don't agree with just because they agree with other ideas. It's better to have individual representatives who can represent more combinations of ideas and this helps voters. I only got 500 characters to make my case. So it's short, Lol.
The Random Question Game.

Questions For Me1. What year did your 15th great-grandfather live in? Gee, well seeing that I only have one great-grandfather and not fifteen, I don't think I can answer that. I guess the proper answer would be that in this reality (or multiverse), my 15th great-grandfather didn't exist at all. 2. What's the difference between blue and red. ( BE CREATIVE)They're spelled differently. The mind's perception, attatchment, and reaction to the two colors. Perhaps there is no difference at all, rather the mind distuingishes a difference that doesn't even exist. Maybe it's the way the light reflects off the two colors. Red is better. Poptarts. 3. What's your dogs name? Snickers. He's a German Sheperd. 4. What is/was the greatest band that ever lived? The one that created that created the greatest positive difference in the lives of all people. So the guy who created poptarts. This was a fun little game.
The Random Question Game.

QUESTIONS FOR ME1. No one has ever been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?false?2. Vanilla or chocolate?CHOCOLATE3. Bitches or hoes?I'm not a gardener. I like female dogs more.4. What is the point of this debate, that's not even a debate at all? What's not the point of the debate?YOUR QUESTIONS 1. What year did your 15th great-grandfather live in?2. What's the difference between blue and red. ( BE CREATIVE)3. What's your dogs name?4. What is/was the greatest band that ever lived?
The Random Question Game.

1. If you could live anywhere, where would you live and why?Equestria, because ponies. (My Little Pony) 2. Google or Bing?Baby I'd bing your google so hard. 3. What are numbers?A quantity represented by a symbol. 4. Can you experience anything objectively?If only one reality exists, there are no present multiverses, and God exsts then yes, I can experience something objectively. 5. YOUR definition of will.The ability to deliberately cjhoose a course of action. orThe expression of a future tense. ======================================================================================Questions For You1. No one has ever been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?2. Vanilla or chocolate?3. Bitches or hoes?4. What is the point of this debate, that's not even a debate at all?
The Random Question Game.

Questions For Me: 1. What does it mean to be cool?Cool: * if or at a fairly low temperature. 2. Are you cool?Yes it is fairly cold in my room 3. What is your favorite activity to do? I like debate.org :) 4. If you could do anything, what would it be? Go back in time and talk to Socrates. YOUR QUESTIONS1. If you could live anywhere, where would you live and why?2. Google or Bing?3. What are numbers?4. Can you experience anything objectively?5. YOUR definition of will.
The Random Question Game.

I forgot my sources from last round; here they are: (1)https://www.google.com... (2)http://www.metrolyrics.com... Now onto answering the questions. 1. If you had to live on an island with a mermaid would you rather have the fish side bottom of the belt down, or stomach to the head fish? I would have it be fish on the waist down. The only good that would come from it being fish on the waist up is that I could do it with the mermaid, but then I'd be staring at the head of the fish while that is happening and that might just mentally scar me. Bottom down though and she still does have any clothes on from the waist off heheh *prod prod* *poke poke* if you get what I mean. 2. Cats or Dogs? Dogs are the epiphany of happiness in a temporal existence where happiness has no objective nature, and sadness is the ultimate fear that humans have. 3. Do we have free will? Am I choosing to write this answer? I do not believe any extraterrestrial force made me write it. 4. When was the last time you had a shower? The night before last night. I should probably get on that. ===================================================================================== Questions For You 1. What does it mean to be cool? 2. Are you cool? 3. What is your favorite activity to do? 4. If you could do anything, what would it be?
The Random Question Game.

1. If a chicken attempts to cross a road, and no one was around to see it, did it still get hit by a car?- It depends if the chicken got hit by a car in the first place.2. Behind the computer no one knows who or what I am; What am I? Hopefully a banana, because I'm hungry. Most likely you're a person.3. XA+Z/B-(XAB)A/F+T=XZ+B-D(AB/Z)-X? Show your work. The answer is= XAZ/BX BA BB A/FT=XZB -D -DAB -DZ - X. I cant show the work that's in my head >:)4. If your son's father is your uncle's grandfather's cousin, then what are you? My Great Great cousin.5. Would you rather not do it with a horse, but have everyone think you did it with a horse, or do it with a horse and not have everyone think you did it with a horse? Bestiality is illegal!!!! So, I don't want people knowing I did it.Your Questions1. If you had to live on an island with a mermaid would you rather have the fish side bottom of the belt down, or stomach to the head fish?2. Cats or Dogs?3. Do we have free will?4. When was the last time you had a shower?
The Random Question Game.

1.What is the meaning of life?Life - the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.(1)2. Who was the greatest person to walk this planet?The one who made the greatest positive difference in the lives of all people. In other words, Michael Jackson. Obviously. Tuh. Or the guy who made poptarts.Yeah, it was probably the guy who made poptarts. 3. Is it possible to count to potato? If your mental condition allows you to, then yes, it is quite possible to count to potato. 4. What does the fox say? Wa-wa-way-do Wub-wid-bid-dum-way-do Wa-wa-way-do Bay-budabud-dum-bam Mama-dum-day-do Abay-ba-da bum-bum bay-do (2)============================================================================Questions For You1. If a chicken attempts to cross a road, and no one was around to see it, did it still get hit by a car?2. Behind the computer no one knows who or what I am; What am I? 3. XA+Z/B-(XAB)A/F+T=XZ+B-D(AB/Z)-X? Show your work. 4. If your son's father is your uncle's grandfather's cousin, then what are you? 5. Would you rather not do it with a horse, but have everyone think you did it with a horse, or do it with a horse and not have everyone think you did it with a horse?
belief is false

The final round, yay!Rebuttals 1. "facts are not true, facts are in the past, past dosnt matter, now is matter, i know my experience of now"Facts :A thing that is known or proved to be true (source : http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...)Thus, pro's statement about facts are not true is wrong, as I have given the right definitions and the proper sources, because his definition itself is wrong, his statement doesn't need to be rebutted because it is already wrong in the first place.2. "i have confidene the moon is made of cheese because my parents told me so! .."Your example is irrational and doesn't matter to our motion because we're talking about beliefs in general, and beliefs in general are neutral, as I have mentioned in my previous argument. And people believing something based on evidence, or experience, or faith. Thus if you are making some made up and irrational example, you are just digging your own grave.3. Again you have proved my argument's are right, by saying "is your neighbour home?" Thus it means your neighbour might or might not at home, which shows that beliefs are neutral and is not false because your neighbour can be home, and also not true because your neighbour might be not home.I encourage readers to vote for con because con have proper evidences and sources, and because con argue based on facts, and not blindly making up facts and making weird definition without anything backing it up. Con also definitely have better grammar than pro,Vote con! Thank you pro for this......... amusing debate.
belief is false

I am actually impressed by your uh, creativity to make up things without any evidence pr source and still confidently say I don't understand anything you say. And I believe we're getting out of topic here . .. What did you mean with "if i dont know is true. .. believe is not true"Know = be aware ofDon't = do notTrue = In accordance with fact or reality (source : . http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...)and how are you saying not aware of something is true ? Because not aware of something means you don't know the fact or the reality, which is neutral and is not true or false. And now to my arguments1. Belief is confidently put faith or trusting something. Means that it is not false, and yet is not true either. And because the motion is "belief is false" the pro side will have to convince the readers that belief is false, and me as the con side will have to convince the readers that belief is not false.2. Belief is neutral. Believing is confidently putting faith or trusting something, or someone without observation (unlike know) and thus such adjective like false or true doesn't apply to belief as it is not false and also not true. Yeah , whatever.
belief is false

Seriously, pro. I actually trying to be patient with you , oh whatever."Belief = be lie" On what evidence you said that belief is be lie ? If you have any reliable source please cite it properly. And please don't say whatever you think is true just based on your deduction, as we debating with facts. "If imagination is real I don't have to believe in it for it to be real.. but belief dosnt make anything real"Now, now ladies and gentlemen, pro here saying or at least trying to lead the readers to think that imagination is real, but in the previous argument he clearly stated that he didn't say that imagination is real, which means he's contradicting himself, if I may quote you, sir "im not saying imagination is real.."Please give proper rebuttal with reasonable reason and evidence needed, on what reason you are saying that belief is doubt? I have clearly stated that belief is confidence, faith, or trust which is the antonym of doubt, I also have cited proper sources (if you bother to look)"faith and truth is belief.. belief is doubt.. if you have faith that you will die 10 seconds after reading this are you then certain how slow or fast your death will be? "Once again pro, faith and trust need reason. And your example here is just irrational. Having faith means that you confidently believe in something, and since you mentioned bible here, I presume faith here means faith to God. "belief is non sense.. if everything is belief, and you cant know anything, then clearly you already believe in the bible"I believe I have rebut this one in the previous argument. Have or haven't believe in bible doesn't have anything to do with this motion. Who says we cant know anything ? As I have clearly say in my previous argument, know and believe are two different things.
belief is false

belief=be lie, as i dont know is true no read it again, you dont understand the argument.. if imagination is real i dont have to believe in it for it to be real.. but belief dosnt make anything real is real true or false? imagination is not real, its false i understand your points.. but i am right, belief is doubt know is absolute, belief is possibility, you dont know it if its possible faith and truth is belief.. belief is doubt.. if you have faith that you will die 10 seconds after reading this are you then certain how slow or fast your death will be? belief is non sense.. if everything is belief, and you cant know anything, then clearly you already believe in the bible
belief is false

Hi, I would like to ask pro to expand his or her arguments more. So I can get your points better.You are saying that imagination is real or at least trying to lead the readers to believe so, if I may quote you "while if imagination is real,"I feel we're kind of out of topic here ....I'm not sure how to answer your question "Imagination is not false?" False : : not real or genuine : not true or accurate; especially : deliberately untrue : done or said to fool or deceive someone : based on mistaken ideas (source :http://i.word.com...)And since imagination is not real, there is no false or true about imagination.As for "belief is doubt," I believe I already mention it in my first argument, would you please be so kind to read and understand it ? :)But okay, I will do it again.In my first argument, belief also means faith and trust. Thus your statement about belief is doubt can't be used, moreover because it seems like you made it up yourself and reason it yourself without any proof or reliable sources to back you up.Know : Be aware of through observation, or inquiry or information: (sources : http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...)While belief doesn't need observation, to put faith to.Thus, you comparing belief and know can't be used. Because they are clearly different here (If you would be so kind to read the definition of belief I have put in my first argument, then you will get my point) "if everything is just belief, why does the bible require you to believe in it? wouldn't you already believe in it? "Here, you are contradicting yourself. The bible require you to believe in it, so you can understand God through His word, as in your second question, you just contradict yourself and out of the topic as our main topic is "Why bible require us to believe in it" And have or haven't believe in it have nothing to do with this, even if it does it doesn't make senses because you don't explain your case more.I'm sorry for any mistakes,
belief is false

This is my second time debating, please go easy on me^^ So, here we go. First, I'd like to clarify your statement "While if imagination is real . .. .. " Imagination : : the ability to imagine things that are not real : the ability to form a picture in your mind of something that you have not seen or experienced : the ability to think of new things : something that only exists or happens in your mind (source :. http://i.word.com...) Thus, I can confidently say that your argument is irrational in the first place, because your definition is wrong and so is your supposition (by saying if). Next clarification "Possibility = false" Possibility : a chance that something might exist, happen, or be true : the state or fact of being possible (source : . http://i.word.com...) So, I believe my opponent has already made a big mistake, by saying that possibility is false, because possibility is a probability. So it might happen and might not happen, and thus saying that possibility is false is wrong, because it (possibility) might be true. Next, Belief : confidence; faith; trust: (source : . http://dictionary.reference.com...) Thus your statement "possibility + emotion = belief" can't be true because if you believe then you already know confidently in your heart that it is true, so it can't be counted as possibility anymore for you, because possibility means that you still doubt it. Why does the bible requires you to believe in it ? The bible is the word of God, thus if you believe in it, it means you also believe in God. And if you believe in the word of God (and God of course) you will be faithful to Him, will serve Him, and will try your best to please Him, because you believe in His word and His promises.
belief is false

if everything is just belief, why does the bible require you to believe in it? while if imagination is real, then surely i dont even have to believe santa clause is walking around and living on the north pole all year, because he is.. while at the same time not, because i can imagine that to, perhaps he is having coconut drinks under the palm trees at a beach on Hawaii all year. possibility=santa is on the North pole all year possibility=santa is on hawai drinking coconut drinks possibility=false possibility+emotion=belief
abortion (redone)

Thank you and I will be sure to finish my debate. I would like to start off by quoting Mother Teresa, "By abortion the Mother does not learn to love, but kills her own child to solve her problems. And, by abortion, that father is told that he does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world. The father is likely to put other women to the same trouble. So abortion leads to more abortion." Second of all, most women who have abortions will regret murdering their innocent fetus that they have produced. Also, Terrorist have killed 3000 American since 1990, Abortionist have killed 4000 Americans since yesterday. Abortion is defiantly murder of a fetus that hasn't even had the time to sin or make its own choice in this world. What if Martin Luther King's mother had chosen to abort him? Blacks and whites might still be drinking from different water fountains. If Rosa Park's mother had chosen abortion, blacks might still ride in the back of the bus. I am sorry to be so racial but its the truth I AM Pro-Life
abortion (redone)

I accept the position of Pro and I also will be more then happy to go first. This time I hope you continue the debate till the very end. +++++++++++++++++++ Abortion is good for three main reasons. 1. If a woman will die because of the birth of a baby, then abortion is a reasonable choice. 2. Having an abortion will reduce the stress on families who can't afford a baby. 3. Osama Bin Ladin wouldn't have been born.
abortion (redone)

It looks like Con is refusing to debate the majority of my argument, which makes me quite sad, but being a good sport I will be more then happy to debate her arguments against Abortion. ============= Lets begin by looking at Con's quote from Mother Teresa which says, "By abortion the Mother does not learn to love, but kills her own child to solve her problems. And, by abortion, that father is told that he does not have to take any responsibility at all for the child he has brought into the world. The father is likely to put other women to the same trouble. So abortion leads to more abortion. " ------------------- Really? First of all there is no proof that abortions make mothers not learn to love. As far as we know a mother could have an abortion out of love. Like if her child had no chance of living past three, where each year the child lived it would be in pain. Second, a fetus is not a child and third if abortions were the reason men went around impregnating women, then why do all the ones paying child support to 5 different children continue to put woman in that same situation? An abortion is not going to make a man go out and have sex with another woman. The reason are a bit more complex then that. =================================== Con says most women will regret their abortion. ---------------------------- Where did you get this information Con? and Regretting an abortion has nothing to do with it being bad. When a woman regrets that cake she just ate, does it mean that cake was bad? I don't think so. ========================================= According to Con, 3000 Americans have been killed by terrorists since 1990 and 4000 Americans by abortionists since yesterday. -------------------------------- The definition of an American citizen is, 'All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. ' Note the word BORN. A fetus is not born and therefore is not an American citizen. =========================================== Con thinks that abortion is murder of a fetus. ---------------------------- It can't be murder because you can't kill what hasn't even been born. =================================== Con finishes by saying if MLK's mom had an abortion, we might not have integrated sinks. -------------------------- This is just speculation and can't be known, but what would probably happen is that someone else would have filled what would have been MLK's place.
It is impossible to keep philosophy out of a philosophical debate

Well, when discussing philosophical events, you are bringing in philosophical topics into the situation, but are you speaking them? No. You are quoting them. The definition of philosophy is quote "examination of basic concepts: the branch of knowledge or academic study devoted to the systematic examination of basic concepts such as truth, existence, reality, causality, and freedom". Obviously, when you read the word examine, you know that that is a verb. An action. When discussing/quoting philosophy, you are clearly not examining concepts, you're discussing the concept of, philosophy.
It is impossible to keep philosophy out of a philosophical debate

My opponent SJP having forfeited the last round may have done so for a number of reasons which include the following; 1.) Having realised the near impossibility of defending his position contrary to 'it is impossible to keep philosophy out of a philosophical debate', he has given up. 2.) By failing to communicate he is attempting to keep philosophy out of this philosophical debate. If 1 is the case then I suppose I must be declared the victor in this debate. If 2 is the case then he is not entering the debate and therefore his point is null. Incidentally he previously responded with rhetoric and therefore further invalidates this case.