ISLAM IS THE WORLDS MAIN THREAT

//you need to address my cogent arguments// You need cogent arguments for me to address. I'd like to point out for the judges and my opponent that I do not have to disprove his arguments that Islam is a threat, only that there are threats greater than Islam. In proving there are threats greater than Islam, I take out the ability of the affirmative to prove his burden, leaving you to negate the resolution. I'd also like to point out my that my observation went unchallenged, so you must use it as the standard for judging "Islam" - "Islam solely refers to the religion of Islam, as dictated by the Holy Quran". Islam itself is an idea; it inherantly cannot be threatening, any more then thought can - both are ideas. Neither possess the capability to threaten. So, off my point 1 - Nuclear War. No where in the Quran does it say that Muslims should support nuclear war. Some Muslims MAY support nuclear war, but this is unrelated to their religion - Islam and nuclear war are unrelated. However, even without this destroying observation, my opponent is factually incorrect; 1 - Iran does not have nuclear weaponry. Mark Mazzetti. [Staff Writer]. "U.S. Finds Iran Halted Its Nuclear Arms Efforts in 2003." The New York Times. December 4, 2007. http://www.nytimes.com.... A new assessment by American intelligence agencies released Monday concludes that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that the program remains frozen, contradicting a judgment two years ago that Tehran was working relentlessly toward building a nuclear bomb. The conclusions of the new assessment are likely to reshape the final year of the Bush administration, which has made halting Iran's nuclear program a cornerstone of its foreign policy. Greg Miller. [Staff Writer]. "Iran's Nuclear Ambitions on Hold, U.S. Agencies Conclude." Los Angeles Times. December 4, 2007. http://www.latimes.com.... U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003 and that international pressure has compelled the Islamic Republic to back away from its pursuit of the bomb. The new findings represent a retreat from a fundamental U.S. assumption about one of its main adversaries, and an admission that a central component of previous intelligence estimates on Tehran's nuclear program was wrong. The assessment, which represents the consensus of the 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, including the CIA and the National Security Agency, is expected to have major implications for the ongoing debate over whether to confront Iran militarily or through diplomatic means, an issue that has been a source of friction within the Bush administration and with some members of the international community. So Iran is devoid of nuclear weaponry. So no matter what, Islam is NOT related to nuclear weaponry, and nuclear war is a greater threat than Islam, so negate. Off contention 2 - My opponent clearly has never read a historical text. Biological weaponry is a clear and active harm - it has been used extensively in almost all of our recent wars (chronologically: WWII, Vietnam, Afghanistan). Its proliferation and usage is a real threat. My opponent does not refute this idea, so you must negate. Finally off contention 3, my opponent does not understand the definition of "non-sequitur". AIDS is a threat because it takes lives. AIDS is proliferating Africa. My opponent wins no offense off of his points because I have proven how there are other things more threatening than Islam. I have also shown that Islam is an idea - a set of beliefs. Beliefs in a vaccuum (which is what we here discuss) cannot cause harm. Maybe their implementation, but not the beliefs themselves. For this you negate.