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God exists

I am vague as to which "God" I am referring to. However, this is purely so we avoid scripure as I prefer a much more philosophical approach rather than diving into theology. Miralces can of course be mentioned, but we will focus on its concept, rather than a specific miracles and their credibility.For the sake of the argument, here's some assumptions:God:OmnipotentOmnibenevolentOmniscientOmnipresent Faith: believing/ being sure of something without definite (100%) objective truth/evidence.Throw in any more defintions if necessary we'll improvise as it goes on. Lets have just 1 argument and/or some rebuttals per round. Stay on topic. Throw in anything required that is also relevant. Con accept the challenge in your first round. Give an intro, say what your favourite colour is, what you had for breakfast; whatever. Enjoy yourself. Don't mind my spelling.I'm not looking for a break-through-in-philosophy type argument, I don't have much time, don't go crazy with the bibliography mate, and good luck.
God exists

You my friend make quite a good argument. However, I never said I believed in big bang. Yet all I can tell you is that since it has not been proven or disproven, no common ground can be found among everyone. Also, these aren't my beliefs. I do believe in god. These are a friends arguments that I needed some insight on how to argue against them. So thank you for helping. However, why would god need to create us, make imperfections, so much evil, why does he need praise from lesser beings? Why bother with all this. Why bother with prayer, if everything is predestined and determined? I would like some answers to these please.
Normal people calculators are better than scientific calculators

Uh, hello? Time for a wake-up call, you guy! Con like obviously didn't really type that calculation he said he typed in in because it doesn't have the sum, only the answer. Normal people calculators are helpful like this.Normal people calculators don't make mistakes like that.Scientific calculatorScientific calculator: science science scienceNormal people calculators: Lighten up a bit will you?Answers found on a scientific calculator0+0= The Universe0= Quantum FluctuationThe square root of 8= N/A BECAUSE THE NUMBER 8 ISN'T SQUARE WE'VE SCIENTIFICALLY LOOKED AT IT TO CHECK2+2= SCIENCE SCIENCE SCIENCE WOOPS WE FORGOT THE ANSWER OH NO NOW IT'S 3 OH NO NOW IT'S 5 WE KEEP CHANGING OUR MINDS BUT IT'S ALL SCIENTIFICNormal people calculators are also good because they're not weird.CONtention 1: They do, you just have to type in the right numbers.CONtention 2: Everyone knows that the Nazis had their own brand of calculators called SubtractJews, but I have the normal brand. The SubtractJews calculators' answer to any question it was asked was "Gas 'em!".CONtention 3: You children today have your mobile phones and #Twerk, whilst back in my day we had functioning calculators and brains! T'!In conclusion, I win.
Normal people calculators are better than scientific calculators

My opponent made some really solid arguments in his prior round. In fact I'm really not even sure how I'm going to manage to respond to such an amazing case; that said, he fails spectacularly to prove one very important point which is going to cost him the round. While it's true that scientific calculators sometimes result in equations where 1+1= EBULOOSHUN N DA BIG BAYNG THEERY, regular people calculators have some pretty bad errors as well. For instance, I just so happen to own the very calculator my opponent links to in his first speech. I put 1+1 into that calculator, and here was my result: http://i.imgur.com... Checkmate Athiests. As for the problems with science, my opponent is misinterpretting the responses of both the scientific community and the religious comminity. Science Science: BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL! BILL NYE THE SCIENCE GUY! OH DUDE, IT'S NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON! Religion: WE DEMAND MORE CHRIS TOMLIN BE PLAYED AT CHICK-FIL-A! TIME FOR BIBLE STUDY! Scientific Calculation Scientific calculator: 123456 Pokemon! Jefferson: Who you gonna vote for? Scientific Calculator: Barack Obama! Ron Paul: Cecession! Bitcoin! Now that I've shown the fatal flaws in my opponent's case, I'll move on to my own arguments Contention 1: If we evolved from monkeys, why are there still monkeys? Regular peepul calculators can't answer that! Checkmate Chris Tomlin. Scientific calculators on the other hand are always right because science and logic. Contention 2: My opponent is a nazi promoting anti-semitic propaganda You can't prove you aren't. Contention 3: #Twerk In conclusion, I have shown that mountain dew is significantly better than any other pepsi product. Oh yeah, and the calculator stuff too.
Normal people calculators are better than scientific calculators

You know Normal people calculators? Yes, those basic ones that aren't known as scientific calculators and look like this: http://www.chinatraderonline.com.... In this debate I'd like to end the age-old mystery of what calculators are better.The problem with scientific calculators is that they tend to be like science. When they were first introduced in 1968 [1], they had all the correct maths on them but as time passed, they changed their answers to ones so complicated that even though they were wrong, no normal person was clever enough to figure it out. As a result, people just went along with this trying to look clever. So, for example, this:1+1=2Went to this:1+1=(X/5*D/π+3*4%)And at one point, was even this:1+1=EVOLUTION AND BIG BANG THEORY Another thing wrong with science is that it stirs up controversy.ScienceScience: Religion, I don't think you're correctReligion: I am angry! Let's have a long debate over this!Scientific calculatorsScientific calculator: JeFFeRs0n, dAt 15 A stup1d h4t!!!Jefferson: I am angry! Let's have a long chat over this!Scientific calculators have all the numbers and unnecessary letters in their messages because they can't spell. They don't have all the letters.So, in conclusion, normal people calculators are better than scientific calculators because normal people calculators just tell the good honest truth!"Everything is going to be alright" - Normal people calculator (blue)"1+1=2" - Normal people calculator (blue)Sources[1] http://www.hpmuseum.org...
Chocolate is better than vanilla

Chocolate is made from cocoa beans, and in most ice creams there are no cocoa beans at all. If you buy pure vanilla bean ice cream, you will taste the difference from normal vanilla. Chocolate will only depend on how much sugar and sweeteners the company put in. Vanilla has an extremely rich taste if you buy the right one. You can tell if the company used vanilla bean if you see little black dots. That is because they take the vanilla bean and crush it and mash it up, and but little tiny bits in ice cream, which makes it taste a lot better.
Death Penalty

First of all, I would like the audience to note that my opponent has violated the rules of this debate. I specifically said that neither side of this debate can make any new arguments before addressing their opponents arguments, and that if they do, they will lose conduct points. Nevertheless, I will refute Con's arguments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Argument 1: The wrongly accused. I would be naive to claim that innocent people haven't been sentenced to death. However, in more than forty years, three hundred and forty people wrongly executed is not a large number. This is assuming that my opponent is correct, because he did not cite his source. What article in Scientific American is my opponent referring to? Argument 2: The death penalty is expensive. My opponent didn't cite his sources here, either. All of his supposed facts are just statements with no credibility. Worse yet, at the end of his argument, he states that "these [California, Colorado, and New York] are just a few states." This doesn't support his argument. On the contrary, the fact that my opponent only provides examples of the death penalty's impact on three states highlights my opponent's lack of research on this subject. This is assuming he did any research, because he did not cite any of his sources. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTER REBUTTAL 1. Possibility of escape. Prison escapes are just one example of how a dangerous criminal can impact society. This factor is only one reason why the death penalty should remain legal. 2. Sociopathic criminals. Generally, prisoners have to do something while in prison to be in solitary confinement. Also, once they get out, they may repeat their behavior. Killing a prisoner only because of a large population in a prison is obviously wrong. However, I see no reason why keeping a dangerous prisoner who has committed a horrible crime alive will harm anyone except for that prisoner. Why the government has to add a murderous sociopath to an already huge prison population is a mystery to me. 3. There are ways for a victim to reduce a criminal's sentence, if that is what they want to do. The source below is an example of this. http://pap.georgia.gov... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to Con.
Death Penalty

I have several big problems with the death penalty.A) What if the person turns out to be innocent? Now, this may seem like an unlikley scenario, however, that is not the case. According to Scientific American, researchers estimate that more than 340 U.S. inmates that could have been exonerated were sentenced to death since 1973. [1] That is 340 people wrongfully excecuted by the government, not to mention all of the executions before 1973.B) The death penalty cost taxpayers an enormous ammount of money. For example- Defending a death penalty case costs about four times as much as defending a case where the death penalty is not sought, according to a new study by the Kansas Judicial Council. A new study of the cost of the death penalty in Colorado revealed that capital proceedings require six times more days in court and take much longer to resolve than life-without-parole (LWOP) cases. The cost of the death penalty in California has totaled over $4 billion since 1978.New York State spent $170 million in 9 years, with no executions. [1]And these are just a few states.Rebuttal1. Possibility of escape.Criminals can, and have, escaped from prison. The source below is just one example of this.Escaping prison doesn't happen often enough for it to pose a suitable risk. Also, according to this ABC news article, prison escapes are on the decline. [2]2. Danger to other prisoners.A criminal such as a sociopathic criminal can, and does, present a danger to other prisoners.Sociopathic prisoners could be placed in solitary confinement. Solitary was made just for cases such as this.In the USA alone, over 2.3 million people are currently incarcerated. Not only does housing a dangerous prisoner cause potential harm for other prisoners and guards, but it also increases the already enormous prison population.Killing people because of overpopulation is wrong for obvious reasons. Also, only thirty-nine prisoners were executed last year. This obviously does not pose a significant risk to prison overpopulation. Knowing that the person who murdered a loved one is dead provides closure to some families. It makes people feel good to know that someone who killed innocent people got what they deserved. The perpetrator of the crime being dead may not completely remove the sadness of losing a loved one, but it can help the process of grieving.Personally, I would rather have that person rot in jail for the rest of their life than be killed. Also, if it turns out they did not commit the crime, which I have shown happens far too often, they can be released.
Death Penalty

With that out of the way, I would like to list my definition of the death penalty. "The punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. " --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTION 1: Rehabilitation isn't always possible. There are some cases in which rehabilitating a criminal is an impossibility. One such case of this is a sociopathic criminal. However, we already know this fact. This being the case, a government has two options regarding how to deal with this type of prisoner. They can keep them in a maximum security prison for the rest of their lives, or they can give them the death penalty. Out of these two options, the death penalty is clearly the better one for the following reasons. 1. Possibility of escape. Criminals can, and have, escaped from prison. The source below is just one example of this. . http://www.nbcchicago.com... 2. Danger to other prisoners. A criminal such as a sociopathic criminal can, and does, present a danger to other prisoners. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTION 2: High prison population. In the USA alone, over 2.3 million people are currently incarcerated. Not only does housing a dangerous prisoner cause potential harm for other prisoners and guards, but it also increases the already enormous prison population. . http://www.naacp.org... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTENTION 3: Closure for families. Knowing that the person who murdered a loved one is dead provides closure to some families. It makes people feel good to know that someone who killed innocent people got what they deserved. The perpetrator of the crime being dead may not completely remove the sadness of losing a loved one, but it can help the process of grieving. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to Con. Good luck.
WAR DEBATE: Asian Country vs. Select Country

ObjectionsMy opponent did a few things last round that over looked tons of things all of which have a large out come on the war. First off for the attack of Altai Krai and Novosibirsk wouldn't have been possible. Why might you ask? It's for the heavy fotifications I had in the area on the boarder meaning that these troops wouldn't have been able to have gotten that far without having to go through the massive mine fields, no mans land, mortar fire and anti-air guns. This entire attack would've been thwarted and you would have seen massive amounts of Chinese Cassualties and barely any Russian cassualties if any. My turnNow that my objections are over let's move on to the War. Now you must be saying that I've forgotten one thing, but that's where you are incorrect. I've counterd the attack on Primorsky krai before it even began. You see. I have had two entire Russian fleets along with 4 Russian Air Defense Squadrens to protect them. They were based out in Vladivostok, of where I had them actively patrolling the areas and my 1st and 4th Air Squadrens would've seen the coming attack before they arrived and since my opponent didn't allocate any air craft to the the attack we can see that they are sitting ducks for my fighters. The Chinese Fleet would've taken seavere damage and almost utter annihaliation at the hands of the 1st and 4th Air Squadrens. I now set up a 25 mile DMZ along the Mongolia border similiar to that of the Korean DMZ. (http://en.wikipedia.org...) RaidsMy Russian Air Base in Krgyzistan at Kent Air Base will make dayly Air Raids of military and industrial targets in the Xinjiang Province. Russian forces stationed in the Shanghai Military C. will seize control of the Chinese city.Russian Forces re-activate control of Cam Rahn Military Base in Vietnam as part of earlier agreement. Here the Russians use this as a forwarding base of it's Syrian Fleet and 2nd Air Squadren, who will half and half preform air Raids on Southern China and Attack the Chinese Fleet at Zhang Jiang. This will be a devistating battle of an almost guirrentee that 40% of the 2nd Air Squadern is destroyed while it is obvious that the Chinese see most of their ships go unopperationial, but only 68% is sunk while the city maintains 37% damage to it's industrial areas. This is huge loss for China as this City by itself was responsable for 14.7% of Chinese economic growth and that this city is also the area of Chinese innovation and due to the damage and destruction of the city the economy will take its damage and innovation will come to a grinding halt. (http://english.pudong.gov.cn...) Not to mention that the 1st Chinese fleet was destroyed near Russian waters the Chinese only have 1 fleet left and that's the fleet at Dinghai.Russia will also use the Bolkonour Cosmodom to use as a forwarding base to lanch an attack on the Xingjiang province and any advancing Chinese force into Russia. With that I end my turn handing things back over to my opponent.
WAR DEBATE: Asian Country vs. Select Country

-Consolidate an attack force of the Chinese military numbering 600,000 troops, 1000 tanks and 500 AFVs: this is the Siberian Front Army -Persuade Mongolia to allow Chinese military to be stationed there and move through Mongolia. In return China pays 10 million to Mongolia. Mongolia accepts. -Declare war on the Russian Federation -Ask for the non-intervention of nearby neighbouring states of Kazakhstan and india -China increases oil imports from other countries, halts all exports and imports to Russia. -Mobilize Chinese fleet -Call on the Chinese Population to help the war effort; spread propaganda of Russia's actions on Chinese business owners. Increase conscription and military training; Morale runs high, highly anti-Russian population. People of Russian ethnicity are exiled and have their personal assets seized. People fit for service are asked to contribute to the war effort and join the Armed forces; this works somewhat, with 60% of people asked joining the military. About 10,000 people have started training. -Overhaul Aircraft, Tank, and AFV production. Begin production of additional aircraft carriers, destroyers and frigates. -Request financial aid from Japan; in return the Senkaku Islands are ceded to Japan. -Attack Altai Krai with 50,000 men, 100 tanks, 50 AFVs, and 10 Attack Helicopters. -Begin bombing Novosibirsk Novosibirsk suffers heavy casualties, with 900,000 people dead. -Send a part of the Chinese Naval fleet to the Pacific Ocean near Primorsky Krai, with 1 aircraft carrier, 5 destroyers, and 20 frigates. -Patrol the Pacific Ocean with submarines -In response to the Oil embargo, China places heavy restrictions and regulations on oil and gasoline usage. I have finished my first moves. I await your response Pardon me if I make any mistakes, this is my first time.
WAR DEBATE: Asian Country vs. Select Country

I have chosen the People's Republic of China. Here are my forces 2,333,000 Active Frontline Personnel 2.3 million Active Frontline Personnel 9,150 Tanks 4,788 AFVs 1,710 SPGs 6,246 Towed Artillery Guns 1,770 MLRs 2,860 Total Aircraft, including 1,066 Fighters, 1,311 Fixed wing Attack Aircraft, 876 Transport aircraft, 352 trainer aircraft and 908 helicopters, includng 196 Attack helicopters. 673 Total Naval Strength, including 1 Aircraft carrier, 47 frigates, 25 destroyers, 23 corvettes, and 67 submarines. 4,372,000 bbl/day of oil production 9,500,000 bbl/day of oil consumption 17,300,000,0000 bbl/day of proven oil reserves 797,600,000 people of labor force 2,030 Merchant Marine Strength 15 major ports and terminals 3,860,800 roadway coverage 86,000 railway coverage 507 serviceable airports $145 billion defense budget $863 billion in external debt $3,821,000,000,000 reserves of Foreign exchange and gold $13 trillion purchasing power parity 9,596,961 km square land area 14,500 km coastline 110,000 km in waterways. It is now your turn to state your forces and start your first turn.
Taking into account their consoles and time periods, Gen. II was the best Pokemon generation.

Firstly remakes should be taken into account because they have new features etc but since this is excluding remakes it is very hard to argue against. The black and white series was a major let down: although the Pok"mon were quite exciting the stories were rubbish and so was the setting imagine playing diamond on a gameboy (or whatever you played gold on)most stories are quiet good but it is really the sceneries and the Pok"mon (no matter how pixelated) that makes it count. Personally I think x and y were brilliant and although they were more advanced I feel I still would have enjoyed them in peel lasted format.
Taking into account their consoles and time periods, Gen. II was the best Pokemon generation.

The title section apparently has a limited amount of characters, so here's an explanation of the resolution: We look at the features and capacity each console on which a main Pokemon game was originally released had, as well as other games released for the consoles in question, and we determine which Pokemon generation was the best for its time. For an extreme example, a video game in color and 32-bit released in 1969 would be WAY more impressive for its time than a normal CoD (Call of Duty) game released in 2007, despite the fact that a comparison merely looking at the quality of each game would obviously reveal the CoD game to be better. "Main" Pokemon games include: 1. Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow Versions (Generation I, Kanto) 2. Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Versions (Generation II, Johto) 3. Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald Versions (Generation III, Hoenn) 4. Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum Versions (Generation IV, Sinnoh) 5. Pokemon Black 1, White 1, Black 2, and White 2 Versions (Generation V, Unova) 6. Pokemon X and Y Versions (Generation VI, Kalos) Obviously, the remake titles (Fire Red and Leafgreen Versions, Heart Gold and Soul Silver Versions, and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Versions) do not count. Neither do side games (Pokemon Stadium, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, Pokemon Rumble, Pokemon Trozei, Pokemon Rangers, etc). The main games listed only. No future Pokemon generations have been announced, much less released, as of this current moment, so even if Nintendo made another main game it won't be included in this debate. My opponent is to pick one main Pokemon generation and the main games associated with it, and argue that it is the best, or at least superior to Generation II according to the standard described above. My opponent obviously may not pick the same Generation as I have (that is, Generation II). Burden of Proof will be shared.
Evolution is supported by scientific evidence

Monkeys do not just climb down a treeAnd suddenly look just like me!Dogs do not just give birth to cats,just like how crocoduck is too fat!Peanut butter is irrelevant,banana is a lie!The warehouse tornado is a strawman,I gotta ask you why?Evolution is a complex process,that's hard to grasp!From nonexistant "gaps"in the fossils,to the denial of new species of wasps!Appearantly the second law of thermodynamics,doesn't care about the sun.Appearantly Einstein was wrong,about how fast light can run!Appearantly maple leafs,is evidence of design.Appearantly the cambrian explosion,is not how real scientists find!Why does everyone think,that transitional fossils don't exist?Why does everyone think,the scientific method won't fit?Why does everyone deny,already established fact?Using the same old argument,about what the fossils lacked?Why does everyone ignore, observed evolution?Why does everyone deny,in persuit of creation?