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The Future is Bright

Correct. In fact, I would go even further to say that the overwhelming majority of people will be happier. My first arguments for a bright future: Firstly, the consistent rate of medical advances has, throughout history, improved lifespan and happiness. A new understanding of human anatomy changed the way injuries were treated in the 16th Century. Infection rates in hospitals plunged following the revolution in sanitation in the 19th Century. The treatment of disease was forever altered following the discovery of antibiotics in the early 20th Century. It is unreasonable to expect this trend to suddenly end, especially not with the promise of future computational breakthroughs (see below). Secondly, positive psychology will provide us with a new, scientific approach to the causes of happiness. Positive psychology is the branch of psychology concerned with researching happiness and social wellbeing and how it may be obtained. The science is a new one, but already challenges conventional attitudes towards the role of money, social status, and climate in molding a person"s mood and happiness. Thirdly, there will be an increase in computing power. A drastic one. Quantum computers, have the potential to utterly change the perceived limits of computer power. The technology is still in its infancy at the moment, but promises to supersede any current computer within the next few decades. These are my three primary, but not only, arguments for a bright future. Later, I may mention others, such as an increase in quality of media, the dismantling of oppressive political and economic regimes, and the effect of education, but right now I want to get the ball rolling.
The Future is Bright

The topic is this: the next two will be better than any other in history for the human race. People will live longer, be happier, and generally have a better time than ever before. The human race will not drive itself into extinction,another dark age, or any other generally unpleasant situation, but will instead innovate and improve living standards. Of course, I'm expecting that many will have strong arguments against this, so I'm interested to see how things turn out.
The Future is Bright

Unfortunately, my opponent was unable to respond last round. As such, and in the interest of fairness, I shall keep my concluding statements short. People are living for longer and happier now than they ever have in any century previously. The next two centuries won't change this trend. You have read the arguments for this point of view - that positive psychology will finally help us to understand what happiness is and how we can find it, that medicine will improve, simultaneously saving lives and improving them, and that advances in computing power will allow innovations and breakthroughs across all fields of research. These are not the only arguments for this viewpoint. Far from it. However, they are the ones which excite me the most. You have also read the arguments against this viewpoint. That people are turning away from democracy, that they are losing their sense of right and wrong, and that machines will rise up against humanity. And, finally, you have read the reasons why those arguments do not make sense. That there is more democracy in the world than ever before. That people commit fewer crimes year after year. And that we are fairly confident that, in fact, a robot will not decide out of the blue to murder humanity. And again in the interest of fairness, I must also declare that the first person to comment on this debate, "Hazzaboy98", is somebody I know personally, and that this relationship may have swayed his opinion prematurely to my side. However, this is not to say that is opinion is unfounded. So, finally, I place my trust in the debate. org community. I trust you to weigh the arguments for and against the motion, and then to vote for the side which you believe has been the most convincing.
Should Sex Education Taught in Malaysian School As Early As 9 Years Old

Children should be given complete sex education in schools, according to what is appropriate for their age; it will prepare them properly for realities in life and protect them. Parents need to stop thinking that their children are innocent. In today's day and age when social media is becoming commonplace, incorrect & biased information is out there. Adults need to remember that the times are changing and malicious person would seek to harm children who are innocent.
Should Sex Education Taught in Malaysian School As Early As 9 Years Old

Instead of focusing in on that one country, I advocate that all countries should do this, and thus Malaysia is included. it does not really matter in which society we are talking about in my opinion, unless you can come up with a reason why Malaysian society should be different. For example, if you were to say "Gays should have rights in a small town in Russia," I would say that gays should have rights everywhere, so that place is included by proxy. Unless there is some special quality about that place that would make it a big issue for the proposed issue to happen, then it is somewhat useless to bring up the society when the more pressing issue is whether or not 9 year-olds should be taught sex ed. I can elaborate upon my points if you would like.
Should Sex Education Taught in Malaysian School As Early As 9 Years Old

Yes, it should. Sex isn't something that we should be hiding from children, nor is it something they should be afraid of. Sexuality is natural, and we all have sexual urges. Trying to hide this fact from children is a bit odd in my opinion and I can come up with no reasons why we would do this, it's just something that has become an accepted part of our culture. I think that the earlier these kids know about sex and sexuality the better, because they need to know that what they will be going through is normal. There's no reason to keep this knowledge back form them. I am quite interested in and await Con's arguments.
This House Would prohibit the emigration of medical personnel to developed countries

NOTE: This is an official Connecticut Debate Association resolution. The third-world countries need doctors to help combat Ebola, this is a fact, however the doctors in Sierra Leone and Africa aren't that well trained. They need better training and where do they get it? Countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other first-world countries. This resolution bars them from getting the training they need to help their people
On the spot speech

The Beatles Were The Best Pop Band Hailed as one of the most influential music groups of all time, the Beatles were a group that hailed mostly from the UK, though the members of the band had ranged tremendously so that many different people of nationalities were involved in it. Some of their more popular songs include 'A Day In The Life,' 'Let It Be,' 'Strawberry Fields Forever,' 'Hey, Jude,' and 'Come Together. ' The Beatles sales records are definitely a large feat on their part. The Beatles have the following achievements under their belts: Most Weeks On Chart (1,278), Most Number Ones By One Act (15), Total Weeks At Number One In One Year (40), Most Number One Albums In One Year (3), Album Spending The Longest At Number One (Please Please Me, 30 Weeks), Most Consecutive Weeks At Number One (Please Please Me, 30 Weeks), Most Consecutive Number One Hit Albums (7), First Ever Album To Debut At Number 1 (Help), Self-Replacement At The Top (2), Largest Total Number Of Weeks At The Top Of Album And Singles Act (45), Most Chart Domination At Any Time In History (3 Weeks: #1 and #2 Top Singles, #1 and #2 Top E. P. 's, #1 and #2 Top Albums), Only Double Wammy In History (Knocked Rolling Stones Off Singles And Albums Chart), Most Consecutive Christmas Number One Albums (3), Artists With Largest Album Sales In US (107,000,000 Approx. ), and they have been awarded 14 Golden Albums in the UK, and Paul McCartney has been awarded 17 in the UK and 20 in the US. Looking at best to mean most successful, their feats definitely place them as the best pop band as they have so many records sold and so many records broken. . http://www.music.indiana.edu...http://www.beatles.ws...http://listverse.com...http://www.jpgr.co.uk...I
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Looney Tunes Should Be Banned Imagine a world where a hunter's pursuit of his kill was permitted to physically damage public property and surroundings without punishment or fee. Imagine a world where it was permitted for one to shoot within city limits. Both of these seem like horrible scenarios, but in the show Looney Tunes, that we freely show our children and the population, both are allowed. In fact, the two actions are laughed at. Seeing as television is influential to our children, seeing a man obsessively hunt an animal without regard for the property or safety of others is a horrible thing to let our children watch. A television show says that wearing a particular coat is what is popular, so we all do it. A television show says it is funny to consistently shoot at an animal within city limits and damage the property of others. No one wants anyone to do that. The show makes light of harmful behaviors to animals and other human beings. Therefore, the show Looney Tunes should be banned. Topics:The Usefulness Of AlpacasDangers Of Christmas CarolingAnalysis Of The Philosophy Of A Serial Killer
On the spot speech

Your still taking this more seriously than it was intended to be. Relevance Of Graphic Design In The USA Graphic design - the use of pictures to represent words (road signs etc) http://en.wikipedia.org... With the USA being home to so many nationalities language barriers are a problem. We cannot make someones life here difficult and possibly put them in dangerous situations when all it takes is a simple picture. Even those born in our own country ccould be at risk if these images did not surround us. We have many, many people in our country who struggle with reading and writing. It is inhumane to marginalise people to the effect that they may be put in danger. 1) We have in inalienable right to love 2) Scotland should have independence 3) Looney Tunes should be banned
On the spot speech

Unfortunately, I didn't have access to the computer this morning or after eight o'clock last night until this moment. Love And Hate Are Unavoidably IntertwinedLove and hate are both feelings that are developed through observation, interaction, and/or little to thorough knowledge of a subject or person. Both cannot be developed or achieved with particular partiality. Because of this, the two are unavoidable. Knowledge of another's existence or personality forces one to develop a feeling/opinion for another: hate, impartiality, love. All of these feelings are products and dividends of each other. These feelings cannot exist without the other. The reason is because the two - love and hate - are polar opposites, yet exactly the same, as they are products of passion. With passion for anything, one has feelings of strong liking or strong disliking - love and hate. These reasons are why love and hate are unavoidably entertwined. Topics:1. Relevance Of Graphic Design In The USA2. An Analysis Of The Novel, 'The Book Of Lost Things'3. The Harms Of Homosexual Relationships On SocietyI would like to point out that these are only topics, not beliefs.
On the spot speech

You may use sources if you wish although due to the type of debate I would ask voters not to take sources or lack of sources into account. You are taking this far more seriously than it was intended however I will do my best with the topics you have provided. A Negative Analysis Of Positively Represented Religion In Widely Broadcast Pop Music I won't be specific since it is twenty to two in the morning and I can't be bothered researching. Looking at this in a more general view I really do believe that it is bad to portray and religion positively(or negatively) in pop music. Music is beautiful in it's own right because of the way it somehow connect people who are separated by things like religion. Music is an age old way to tell a story with out having to say a word. It soothes us when we are angry and brings a tear to a glass eye. It has the power to ignite feelings in us created by the composer. We feel his love, his pain, his anguish. We are at his mercy. With pop music being one of the biggest sought after genres in modern music this power can become a dangerous weapon. We should not let any religion or belief be advertised by a media that has such a long history with human emotions. Especially when this media is easily available to young children. If a belief of this importance is going to be installed in anyone it should be done by human being speaking to another human. Sometimes a religion has the power to make or break your life. It can decide your fate. Never should two things this powerful ever become mixed. We are far to susceptable to our emotions and we value our beliefs too highly for this to be a coalition that is benificial. 1) Love and hate are unavoidably entwined 2) Harry Potter should bring the wizarding world out of hiding and tell the muggles everything 3) Palestine should be given statehood
On the spot speech

Seeing as we are each permitted 12 hours to respond, these speeches must really be 'on the spot.' However, I still wish for my opponent to provide further explanation of the terms. Such as if we are permitted to use resources, if whatever we write must be of our own knowledge or believable though made up, etc. An example being if I were to ask you to give an 'on the spot speech' about the plot of Hamlet and if you knew nothing, would you be permitted to make up a believable story, like: Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare set in a post-apocalyptic society that analyzes the animalistic tendencies of humankind. Some of the behaviors exhibited in the novel include cannibalism, idiosyncratic tendencies for violence, blah, blah, blah.Or if I were to ask you to speculate three different dystopian societies that could possibly exist and perhaps you didn't know what the word meant, you could make something believable up but would not be permitted to look up what dystopian means or any examples of society.Correct me if I am wrong and elaborate fully on the terms prior to your 'on the spot speech' in the next round.Your three topics that you may pick from:Synopsis And Philosophically Analytical View Of The Novel, 'Pride & Prejudice'Impact Of One Animated MTV Series From The 90's On Women (Negative Or Positive)A Negative Analysis Of Positively Represented Religion In Widely Broadcast Pop Music
On the spot speech

I read a "debate" on this site by surpy and InsertNameHere and thought it was a really good idea. So I want to re debate it. Each post has to be a speech based on one of three topics suggested by the opponent. When my opponent accepts he/she will suggest 3 themes which can be anything from a colour to a type of memory. I will then choose one of those topics and write a speech on it. At the end of my speech I will then post 3 topics for my opponent to choose from and so on. Hope this will be fun and good luck to my opponent.
The United States of America is the greatest country on earth.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to........wait, wrong speech. MY OPPONENT has not responded to my refutations against his case and thus we must conclude that he cannot defend the statement "The United states of America is the greatest country on earth", we already seen that the few points he did bring to the table where quite easily disputed and in most cases Canada rose above, and even the UK or the Nordic countries turned up a bit higher. Since my opponent did not add nor refute anything this round it is still valid and I have nothing to add.Extend all arguments.
The United States of America is the greatest country on earth.

Ladies and gents. Welcome to this short 3000 char. Debate In order to win the debate my opponent must successfully and irrefutably prove that there is no greater country on earth than the U.S.A, My job is not to find a greater country, but only to show that the U.S is not the perfect place to be and refute the arguments my opponent brings to the debate.My opponent built most of his case around the freedom U.S citizens have along with healthcare and education. If we split each segment up we soon see that this is in case not an optimal case. America is not the “Most free” country in the world. Do not get me wrong, the citizens of the U.s have a great deal of personal freedom but they by no chance have the perfect life. There are a number of scales that rank countries by their economical and political freedom[1-4]: one of which is the yearly Reporters Without Borders' index. There the US ranks at 46th. Economically wise the U.S ranked twelfth in the world and according to this[3] list the U.S is at 7th place. If the U.S was the greates country in the world it would rank higher. Note how Canada is above the US in most of the lists where they appear: signalling that living in Canada is much more free than in its sister in the south. American healthcare is great, for the rich. The greatest country in the world loves and takes care of all it's citizens. However, due to the abnormal expensise of the private owned healthcare system the U.S gives a big middle finger to all middle to lower class residents. [5] shows us that the best healthcare is in France and Canada is 30th. The U.S is way down the line at 37th. Also note that in all of the top nations not only is healthcare mostly free and paid by the government but life expectancy is nearly a decade higher than in the states. So, again living in Europe or Canada is a better option. American education is average at best. A google search[7] shows us that the U.S has students ranking in perhaps at 17th best education with Finland and S.Korea leading the charts. Canada ranks at 10th[6] and thus once again shows us that the cold neighbour in the north is currently greater than the U.s in any way my opponent mentioned. Move to Europe for great education and healthcare and if you just need a bit of a bump in freedom Canada will provide you with more than enough. But the U.s, as great as it is, will not be able to pride itself on being the greatest for now. So, to conclude the first round my opponent has failed to create an irrefutable case as we see that most researches and articles agree that there are greater countries. My opponent cannot even hide behind patriotic notions as the U.S because it didn't even appear on the “most patriotic countries” list, Israel ranked at no.1. The Us is great, but the greatest? Hardly. 1-http://goo.gl... 2-http://goo.gl... 3-http://goo.gl... 4-http://goo.gl... 5-http://goo.gl... 6-http://goo.gl... 7-http://goo.gl...
The United States of America is the greatest country on earth.

'Merica is the greatest country on earth. I agree with this quote by myself because I live in America. If you don't live in America, I feel bad for you, but then again, I don't. The United States of America is the greatest country on earth for three reasons. Freedom, Freedom, and Freedom. Just kidding, I forgot my fourth point, Freedom. Along with Freedom, the US is far above all other countries on earth because of education and healthcare. Whoah! This guy sure likes freedom. It's true, I am, and forever will be, an fan of freedom. That's why I live in the United States. Us Americans have the bill of rights to protect our individual rights, and more importantly, before my future opponent brings up the NSA, we have the greatest cybersecurity and military in the world to protect our freedoms. These rights forever will be protected by the constitution, (I'm too lazy to tell you all of them, google it) which is why the US is the greatest. Wow, this extremely good looking male is also crazy because he thinks the US has a good education system. Yes I do! I'm a huge fan of our secondary education system, however I do realize the problems with our pre-college education. The US has the greatest colleges in the world, from MIT on the east coast to Stanford on the west coast, we really do excel at education. A major problem with the statistics showing the US lagging behind other nations is that it covers the large amount of successful students we have going to the best colleges in the word. Even though the US has troubles with pre-college education, it is home to the greatest schools in the world for a reason. Obamacare. Don't say it. I already know. It's "garb". Trust me, all Americans are aware of this. However just like our education system, when it comes to the best of the best, we win. The US has the finest health care facilities in the world, something proven by the countless wealthy who get treated in the US. The US is also leading the way in treatment techniques for cancer, stds, and many other health anomalies. The US has massive freedoms and the best education and health care in the world. A genius once said "'Merica is the greatest country on earth", because I agree with this quote I must stand in support of this resolution. #MericaFTW P.S. Notice how throughout this argument I've been switching between first and third person. It's not because I'm trash at grammar, even though I am, however it is because of American nationalism. This unneeded argument resounds throughout the nation. Even if you, my opponent, can somehow convince voters that America is not the greatest country on earth, American citizens won't care because of the deep sense of nationalism felt throughout the country. I am a true believer of American Exceptionalism and will continue to be for the rest of my life.
Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War.

You have a terrible time at grasping concepts don't you? I'll make it simple: #1. Soviet Union is already collapsing on itself due to a flawed economic system. #2. Ronald Reagan challenges their power. #3. Soviet Union feels threatened and spends money that they wouldn't have otherwise to confront the United States. #4. Due to the Soviet Union spending more money that they don't have cause of Ronald Reagan it causes an escalation to its downfall. #5. This bankruptcy that came sooner cause of Ronald Reagan motivates the people of the USSR to elect a new government. CONCLUSION: Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War. "The Soviet Union already had enough nuclear warheads to annihilate America." They had roughly enough nuclear bombs to end the world several times over. Did that stop their arms race? No. "My point still stands. Ronald Reagan was not responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union, because the people of the Soviet Union had a vote for its own collapse." The people wouldn't have voted for regime change during Ronald Reagan's term if it weren't for his policies.
Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War.

< > What does Communism had to do with the outside pressure? The people of the Soviet Union ended the Cold War in a vote to split up the Union. They weren't doing well not because of the arms race! It was because Communism is inefficient and invites ruthless dictators to rape the people of the money they deserve from their hard work. The Soviet Union already had enough nuclear warheads to annihilate America. They just didn't want a war breaking out and neither did the U.S.A.. My point still stands. Ronald Reagan was not responsible for the collapse of the Soviet Union, because the people of the Soviet Union had a vote for its own collapse.