Red Lumas have trust issues.

My opponent claims that I have the Burden of Proof. However, this is not so. For one thing, I am CON, and he is PRO. For another thing, it was specifically established in Round 1 that my opponent, being PRO, has the Burden of Proof. http://www.debate.org... My opponent said: "I believe that in this instance, the burden rests on the contender." That instance (http://www.debate.org...) is similar to this instance, with the Instigator being CON and assigning the Burden of Proof to the Contender, PRO. He claims that I am making a positive claim. However, it can easily be seen from both the fact that I am CON and the fact that I have put the Burden of Proof on the Contender that I simply think that there is not enough proof for one to conclude that Red Lumas have trust issues. "The Red Luma in 'Super Mario Galaxy,' when approached, exclaims that he has a secret, but will not reveal it." True. "Furthermore, it can be shown by talking to any of the other characters that they too are in the dark about this Red Luma's secret, since they do not say anything important enough regarding this secret." Maybe they respect the Red Luma's wish to keep the secret from everybody excluding perhaps Rosalina and the other Lumas. Luigi and the Toad Brigade probably don't know, but the other Lumas and Rosalina are bound to know, but respect the Red Luma's secret being a secret. "We can thus conclude that in this video game universe, The Red Luma alone keeps its secret from all other beings, including its other Luma companions." Wrong. The other Lumas are quite likely to know that the Red Lumas guard Red Stars. However, there is no reason for them to tell Mario this secret. "This Luma is irrationally selective in revealing its secret as the player must unlock another part of the game before it will reveal its secret, even though the player is supposed to be the hero of the game and this fact is well known." What makes this fact well known? The Lumas had never heard of Mario before. It is quite likely that the power of the Red Star can only be used by those who are worthy, and Mario could only be tested as to whether or not he could use the Red Star at the Gateway Galaxy, which it was impossible for him to reach without enough Grand Stars. This has been seen before with the Star Gate in "Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time." http://www.mariowiki.com... "If this Luma does not have any trust issues, why would it keep this secret from its companions?" It probably doesn't. All of the Lumas probably know what the Red Lumas do. However, Mario is a newcomer to the Comet Observatory, and the Red Luma likely planned to test Mario with the Red Star once possible. "Why would it keep this secret away from its adopted mother Rosalina?" Rosalina probably knew the secret. However, why would she bother telling Mario that the Red Luma has a secret, when Mario can ask the Red Luma himself? "And furthermore, why would it keep this secret away from the only being who can take advantage of it; the main character and Hero?" The Lumas couldn't be sure that Mario is a hero worthy of the power of the Red Star. It's only natural to test him first. If he proved to be undeserving of the power of the Red Star, the Red Lumas would be glad they kept their secret. "It is plain to see that the Red Luma has problems with choosing whom to trust." Why should it trust a random stranger in overalls who randomly came to the Comet Observatory? The Red Luma's trust had to be earned, like all trust. To sum it up, everybody on the Comet Observatory probably knows the secret, but don't tell the secret to Mario, because that would show disrespect towards the Red Luma's secret. The Red Luma decided to wait to see if Mario was worthy, and then reveal the Red Star. I'll ask you this: if I were to randomly fly through your front door wearing overalls and tell you that I need to search the universe for Power Stars, would you immediately hand over as much aid as you could, or would you wait to see if I was really serious and honest about it?