silence is golden (the way it should be debated)

"I am sorry for misunderstanding the topic." it's no problem, I don't think anybody will hold it against you. "My contention still is -While in silence there is little human communication, therefore, there is little progression of society" although, if I have anything to say about it, I hope the voters will hold this against you. I explained the resolution clearly, and yet you still go with this. the topic does not say CONSTANT silence, just Silence. the only point that you've ever had has fallen, and yet you brought it back, even after I explained the resolution. "Also there would be no transferring of knowledge, so no education and learning. There would be no science, or mathematics, or development of government." again, it is not constant silence... "For my opponent, not everybody knows sign language, so therefore, little to no communication." for my sign language statement, I was simply speculating a rebuttle to your assumption of COMPLETE silence. besides, if we had complete silence where nobody can talk, society would always create another form of communication. "Also not everybody in the world has technology such as phones or the Internet. So these people would not be able to receive information, or be capable of becoming a progressive society." true, not all places have technololgy, but again, not CONSTANT silence. even still, if it was that way, these places already aren't progressing much, nothing would change. "And there is never a true silence (absence of sound), so the feeling of being in silence does not exist and has never existed. Unless, the person was deaf." again, I will give a breakdown of the resolution. "SILENCE IS GOLDEN" nowhere does it say COMPLETE silence. my opponent is putting words into the resolution that are not there. I am simply stating that silence in its own is golden. To satisfy my opponent, I will give him a lot more to debate about. Silence, meaning: absence of any sound or noise Golden, meaning: splendid, glorious, joyous. -(dictionary.reference.com) Silence Is Golden, meaning: Silence is of great value. -(American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition) or, Silence Is Golden, meaning: Keeping one's mouth shut is a great virtue, as in Don't tell anyone else about it. -(American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms) now if my opponent would have touched on the second definiton, it would still be following the resolution. there are so many times in life where it is so much better just to keep your mouth shut. Solomon said: "The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; the one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin". (Pro. 13:3). These words speak truth. By letting your words out constantly, you can, and most likely will cause problems. think of it this way... you are in the army, and given private information. your friend asks you about it, and you decide to let your friend in on it. later, you find that your friend was an enemy spy, and you just gave him the information you needed. it would have been much better to just keep your mouth shut. in another point, your friend is fighting with his wife, and you decide to say something. what you say offends them, and they decide to get a divorce. if you would have followed the old adage: silence is golden, then your friend and his wife would still be together. but, to hit back on my original definition of silence is golden... pretend you just had a long day at work... you're extremely exhausted, and you come home to three kids. would you rather the kids be loud and obnoxious, like usual, or would you like them to be silent, so you can relax. I choose silent, because silence is golden. silence helps a person think, your brain can operate better when there is a lot less noise around you. silence is golden in the form that it can help you learn/study better, and more efficient. I believe I have presented enough information to prove that silence truly is golden. Vote PRO! :-D now to knick-knack....