The End of the World (Cameronl35's R1 New Year's Tournament)

First, let me highlight that CON did not respond to many of contentions (like the protesting argument in C.1). He also did not respond to any of my rebuilding and the last 3 questions I left him. As he did not respond to them, all of my arguments and questions still are logical and still stand. After reading this, CON might want to respond in the last round. However, that merely shows bad conduct. By responding in the last round, I do not get the chance to defend my arguments. Secondly, CON keeps thinking that my case is about giving up. Note that he also says "7 billion people die out of mere indecision?" This is plagiarism. This was copied directly from what ConservativePolitico said in the comments. 16kadams did not give credit to him, and I said specifically no plagiarism in the rules. That aside, I am not merely giving up. As I said, and CON again failed to respond to this, it is impossible to choose 50 people morally and fairly. As humans, we need to have morals, it is what defines us as humans. We depend on morals everyday. Just think. Why did you not get murdered today? Because of societal ideals and morals. If we did not have these ideals and morals, we are not humans anymore. This is essentially what we are throwing away by choosing 50 people and valuing their life above all others, which CON again failed to respond to. We are choosing the lesser of the two evils. I admit, both choices are bad. But saving no one is a much more humane and moral decision. Let me put this in perspective. Say, you CON, were the chooser. You would want to pick your friends, family, the girl you like, maybe. You would let your personal opinion affect the choices. It is called conflict of interest. In today's society, police detectives are not allowed to solve cases where they are personally tied to, judges are not allowed to judge cases where they are personally tied to. Why? Because of conflict of interest. Because of bias. Because it is not fair. Because it is immoral and not right. Now think about this for a second. If judges, and police detectives are barred from certain cases because of conflict of interest, shouldn't you be barred from choosing? Yes, you also have a conflict of interest. Now, we must find someone who does not have this personal bias to be a chooser. The thing is, we can't. Everyone has friends and family, everyone has a bias. Therefore, everyone should be barred from choosing. Therefore, no one can be chosen. Therefore, we would save no one.Now, say that you CON, is a random farmer. You are a 2nd generation farmer. You work very hard every day. You dedicate your life to farming. Your neighbour, is also a farmer. He is a 5th generation farmer. He has more experience, more land. Now say that your neighbour was chosen to be part of the 50, and you were not. How do you feel? Mad, sad, heartbroken. You would want to know why you were not chosen. So you go to the government, along with millions of other non-chosens, demanding to know why you were not picked. They tell you, you're not a good farmer. But the thing is, you spent your entire life farming, you work hard. It's not your fault you're not a 5th generation farmer, you can't control that. You, along with 7 billion other people, are outraged, you lash out against the American government. You want to destroy the bunker, you want the government to feel the pain you're feeling. The bunker, under the attack of 7 billiion people, gets destroyed. No bunker, no survivors. Therefore, we would save no one. Thirdly, CON seems to be addicted to quotes, thinking they are reliable sources. The thing is, you can find quotes on anything. You can even find quotes saying that murder is good. Does that mean murder is good? No. I can just as easily find quotes about the morality of the human race, about how that is important:Morality is herd instinct in the individual.Friedrich Nietzsche Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.Isaac Asimov A government for the people must depend for its success on the intelligence, the morality, the justice, and the interest of the people themselves. Grover Cleveland Exactly, quotes don't prove anything.RefutationC1:No, it's not moral to save a few lives out of many because you are valuing their lives over others. It is discrimination. No, it isn't moral to save as many lives as possible because again, you are valuing their lives more. Saving no one is more moral because then you value everyone's lives equally. And that is what we aim for as a society in the 21st century, equality. Pretend you're an African American. So you would be okay if you weren't chosen because you were black? You would be okay because the human race is "surviving"?C2:No, the thing is, it can't be checked because you can't measure personality or skill or experience or worth. It is priceless. Again, Con fails to respond to this line of reasoning. C3:Aren't seeds supposed to be planted underground? It's not like you would plant seeds above ground. Yes, but those are not the same US bunkers. I realize that the US had many bunkers, but those would be unable to protect against an apocalypse. Otherwise, you could save many more people than just 50. This is a new bunker that can only hold 50, therefore it would not have the space to store food. Do you know why household plants, and not crops, use supplementary electric lighting? Because we don't eat household plants. It isn't healthy to eat plants grown by supplementary ligthing, like it isn't healthy to eat plants grown on pesticide. Also, supplementary lighting doesn't decrease the amount of time it will take for the seed to grow. It would still take a year for it to grow so you can eat the plant. What will you do during that time?C4:First, there is no hope. There is zero chance of survival in the new world. Second, I am not giving up. I challenge CON to find me a way to choose people fairly and without bias. The black plague was different. There was no defense against it. Everyone was equal. If there was a bunker that protected against the black plague, and could hold 50 people, I'm sure things would have been very different.C5:That source is from 1998. No one lives there anymore. Conditions in the Sahara were less severe back then, because global warming was not as severe. Also, chemicals and radiation in the new world. Con again fails to respond to this. How people can live in a world with no food, little water, with chemicals and radiation in the air.RebuildingC.7:What do you mean so? It is unfair to place such a high burden on these survivors. Honor? Not really. Every moment of your life, mind you short life because they will die in those conditions, you would think about the other people not chosen. You would feel guilty. Everytime you mess something up, you think about other people how they could have been better choices. Indirectly, you murdered them. Stress affects actions severely. People suicide because the stress is unbearable. Why do we get people to retire work at 65? Because it is unfair to make them work longer. Our society is all about fairness and morals. We are throwing all this away when we choose to save people.ConclusionCon has failed to respond last time to the three questions I left him. CON's entire case is about how it is better to live, no matter the consequences, as life is the most important thing. That is not true at all.Some people, mostly elderly and diseased patients, agree to be euthanized. Why? There is still hope, like you say Con, that they may be cured one day. So why do they want to die, if it is always better to live, like you say Con?Think for a moment. Why do so many people say it is best to die free than to live in servitude?As Pro, I believe I have proven my case. There is no way to choose fairly and without bias. The survivors cannot live in the new world. The bunker will be destroyed by protestors. Better die with dignity, with a good memory of the human race, to remain human and keep our morals.