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An atheist President would be okay

An Atheist in my opinion should not be president due to the fact that freedom of religion and freedom of speech would also be broken. Also even though many feel that being an atheist isn't a religion, it is classified in one. Atheism is, in a broad sense, the rejection of belief in the existence of deities. In a narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities. Atheism is the belief that science and proof of theory is key. Key word being Belief.
An atheist President would be okay

I am redoing this debate because my last opponent forfeited. For this debate, we're going to be talking about an atheist who is not anti-religion or an extremist. You can't use any arguments like "They would outlaw religion/destroy freedom of religion," maybe "They would shove their beliefs onto the nation," or "It's against the pledge." All of these are either slippery slope or just stupid arguments. Setup:Round 1- AcceptanceRound 2- Arguments/RebuttalsRound 3- Arguments/RebuttalsRound 4- Rebuttals/Closing statementsGood luck to my opponent.
AT&T vs Verizon Wireless

The topic of debate is "At&t vs Verizon Wireless." You clearly are in favor of AT&T, but your lack of clarity is what will lose you this debate. In your opening argument you failed to clearly define why AT&T is better - does it have better service, a better marketing plan, is the phone selection more vast? Your lack of a specific topic will cost you. You had mentioned the features, such as "You have AT&T, they have rollover minutes, free voicemail, mobile to mobile calls, and you can also get 7pm to 7am for 8.99. That is a pretty good deal." Well in examining those features, let's compare with Verizon, while rollover minutes is one advantage to AT&T, mobile to mobile calling, and additional features at a cost is not. For Verizon free mobile to mobile calling, as well as additional features at a cost come standard. For your advantage, I will not go into Verizon's features like VCast Movies and VCast Music with Song Identification. No, I will grant this catagory a pardon and say the overall features are comparable. However, where Verizon does excel is in it's networks design: the CDMA Network, which also utilizes the 3G Wireless Data transmission - has proven more effective than AT&T's lagging GSM infrastructure and their EDGE Wireless Data transmission network. If you don't believe me, take into account the latest JD Power and Associates AND Consumer Reports accounts which put Verizon's overall service and customer support only second to Alltel (for the past several years). AT&T ranks second to last (or fourth overall) among the premier national carriers, citing dropped calls, patchy service in major metropolitan areas, and poor customer service. Should you want to argue from a personal experience stand point, Verizon Wireless gave me a 280 dollar phone free - now I call that pretty effective customer service. Furthermore, Verizon offered my employer a work discount, allowing me to save a substantial amount on my cell phone bill. Finally, if you want to talk about the future, Verizon has already promised to open up their network next year [2008], allowing any mobile device compatible with their published standards to operate on "The Network." Also, based on multiple technical publications, include Gizmodo, Verizon is poised to win the US Government's C-Block in the upcoming 700 Megahertz Auction, allowing for far better reception as that spectrum makes it easier to to travel through walls and denser materials. There is one winner here and it is Verizon, not AT&T.
AT&T vs Verizon Wireless

Cell phone companies are always stating which one is better than the other. You have AT&T, they have rollover minutes, free voicemail, mobile to mobile calls, and you can also get 7pm to 7am for 8.99. That is a pretty good deal. I have a AT&T phone and just love it with my features. Verizon on the other hand is different. They have none of the above. I recently bought me a enV with Verizon and I just cringe everytime I think of using those all so precious mintutes. Cingular on the other hand you do not have to worry about it and you can dip into all those rollovers. Verizon, needs to open their eyes and quit trying to make a penny off of your ever so working hard customers, if you want to compete then get off your butts and wake up.
Gay Marriage Legalization in the U.S.

Before i start i will supply the definition of marriage Marriage- the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law The definition of Marriage is not defined by a religious or moral definition. The definition states it is solely a bond between man and woman. Points: P1) Marriage is a tradition that is already weakened by high divorce rates. If one were to legalize Gay Marriage, then Marriage would become weakened as the main goal of marriage would become fulfilling adult desires rather than children desires. Divorce rate and Out of Wedlock Births are shown to be correlated with the legalization of Gay Marriage. This could result in kids growing up in deprived households and on edgy incomes instead of having all the support and supervision they need while living on a solid income. P2) "Taxation without Representation". Gay Marriage will allow for homosexual couples to gain tax exemptions and social security benefits that are paid for by the citizens, regardless of whether they support Gay Marriage or not. The reasons for not supporting Gay Marriage could also be not religion motivated too. P3) The costs of Gay Marriage. According to a congressional budget office study estimated the cost of extending marriage benefits to homosexual couples will cost $596 Million in mandatory spending and another $302 million in discretionary spending. This is not accounting for social security benefits and inheritance tax. P4) Marriage is defined as a bond between a man and a woman. This bond allows for unique perspectives of both genders and can help the child in situations. However, without these unique perspectives one can expect the child to experience problems that cannot be solved by gay couples. According to various studies, girls who are raised apart from fathers are more likely to succumb to teenage pregnancy. Children that are deprived of mothers can experience a lack of emotional security. P5) Marriage is a privilege not a right. Nowhere in the constitution does it say marriage is a right of all. Sources: . http://gaymarriage.procon.org... . http://gaymarriage.procon.org...
The Bible does not tell that at death, a person goes to Heaven or Hell

Well, Pro has forfetied, so I'll just put a bunch of verses:When he (Jesus) had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.- Luke 24:50-51 “For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment”- 2 Peter 2“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away..."- Rev. 21:1 “Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise.”- Luke 23:43“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life”- Matthew 25:56 Thank You
The Bible does not tell that at death, a person goes to Heaven or Hell

The bible quite clearly says that upon death, a soul is either damned to Hell or sent to Paradise. I believe that both of these places are not be the final Paradise or the Final Hell, which would both give purpose to the Resurrection, and allow for the Hell described here:“For if God did not spare angels when they sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment”- 2 Peter 2It is quite clear by this verse that there is a Hellish waiting room, if you want to call it that, where one waits for Final Judgement. Another Example:“And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire”- Rev. 20:14-15“But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--their place will be in the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death. ”- Rev. 21:8Revelation is a very difficult book, but it would appear that this death takes place after the first: Matthew Henry Commentary for Rev. 21:8 : “They must die another death after their natural death; the agonies and terrors of the first death will consign them over to the far greater terrors and agonies of eternal death”If the second death leads to Eternal Hell, the first death must lead somewhere. It is only logical, and thankfully for us, 2 Peter 2 just says it. Rev. 21 is all about “A New Heaven and a New Earth”. So, we can use this logic to approach the ideas of Heaven and the Judgement’s Heaven. “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. .. "- Rev. 21:1“He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life. Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children. ”- Rev. 21:6-7It’s pretty much black and white. There will be “a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away”. The first heaven is described here from Jesus’ own mouth, when he is going to die, he reassures a believer hanging on a cross next to him:“Jesus answered him, “Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise. ””- Luke 23:43He says today. Not at judgement. “No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.
The Bible does not tell that at death, a person goes to Heaven or Hell

I will be arguing that the Bible, for Christians, does not say that when you die, you go to Heaven, Hell, Purgatory or any other example of limbo. The Con will argue that the Bible does say that when you die you go to Heaven, Hell, etc. Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: Arguments (no rebuttals) Round 3: Rebuttals Round 4: Rebuttals, Conclusions Also, the debate is impossible to accept. Comment if you are interested in taking the Con side of the debate, and I will select someone to go for it.
Final Fantasy VII debate: Aerith's........

I accept. To clarify, I will not be arguing that the game makers had to kill off Aerith mid-game - obviously, the game makers could do whatever they wanted within the plot. Rather, as per the end of Con's round, I will attempt to show that killing off Aerith (with no prospect of her revival) was a better option than having her either not die or be ressurected later on. Go ahead, Con.
Final Fantasy VII debate: Aerith's........

I request that whoever accapts this debate genuenly be a fan of the game (and have played all the way through. If you are playing the game now and have not gone all the way through it yet, this debate will contain unwelcome spoilers for you. I have even made the debate title so you will not know any plot related to the game from it. so if you have not played the game and plan to someday, leave this page now. go. .. .. I'm waiting. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. All right those people should be gone now. this debate title spelled in full would be Arieth's death. The makers of the game believe they had to kill her off . http://www.ff7citadel.com... and there is 100% proof out there they left no way to resserct her, no sub-plot to bring her back to life in a game with pheonix downs and Revive materia . http://www.kuponut.com... the discs have been disected and there is no hidden game data to make arieth to continue to be around outside of a gameshark. even with a gameshark the game is glitchy with use of her and she never talks or shows up in story outside of her ghost apperance's. Its the game makers belief that killing her off and not allowing for any sidequest that could bring her back is neccesary for there story. though I love FF7 and I think it is the greatist game ever, I do not share this belief with the makers. It will be my position to argue in this debate that arieth did not have to irrevocably die in the game, and I will even attempt to make a case that she should be kept alive or at the very least a side quest to save her. Pro, should they accapt has the burdon of proof to show that in fact the game makers were right, for story purposes and game purposes it was best for her to die, and without option of saving her either.
Asylum is the best movie company

"But if they are so bad, than why do they keep making money? Why do they seem to be the only ones that make money off of this system? The answer is that they are not, they've just perfected it." *I must admit they DO make good money. But that doesn't make it a good movie company. They are corrupt and ruin the movie industry with their pitiful movies. Their mockbusters are often placed side by side with the DVD releases of the originals in the store so that people who are unaware fall into this money laundering trap. In the official IMDB.COM, the average rating of all their movies combined is 1.2/10 "Where does Asylum get this amazing creativity from?!" *The original film. "I wait for the day that Sharknado 2 and the next Mega Shark come onto ScyFy (one of the best channels on television by the way), and I just can't wait until Asylum is allowed to premier their films in theaters, so that all the world may enjoy them. This is a dream that I dream." *This must be a troll.
Asylum is the best movie company

But if they are so bad, than why do they keep making money? Why do they seem to be the only ones that make money off of this system? The answer is that they are not, they've just perfected it. They know that their four to six week writing time, two week pre-production, and four month production periods all give the script, actors, and crew the best and most raw of human emotions and looks and feels of the environments that they are in. For example, in "Sunday School Musical," many of the characters go to sing out their woes and troubles on rooftops. Many people criticize this as they only use one roof to do so. However, I see it as some of the greatest cinematic scenes in movie history. It shows that all our griefs, worries, and troubles are all connected together, and that we have to work together to solve the problems of the world. The single rooftop is shown that with all the people of every background come together and sing and dance, we can have a true understanding of one another, in both of those art forms. In "Paranormal Entity," Asylum brings us something that was never thought of in the so called greatest horror film of all time, "Paranormal Activity." They bring us some of the greatest acting I have ever seen. The story takes place in a home that is now haunted by ghosts, and so a mother and her daughter and son film all around their house, in order to catch the ghost on camera. This set up, though done before, gives us such great scares and story elements such as ghost feet on the ceiling and the mother writing something half on a piece of paper and half on the table while in a trance. Where does Asylum get this amazing creativity from?! This is all due to their fantastic writers and crew that just make it all work together so well. Asylum also appeals to all groups, with religious movies, adult films, family films, fans of action, fans of plot, fans of fans, whatever you can name! Asylum truly can create a masterpiece of film. I wait for the day that Sharknado 2 and the next Mega Shark come onto ScyFy (one of the best channels on television by the way), and I just can't wait until Asylum is allowed to premier their films in theaters, so that all the world may enjoy them. This is a dream that I dream.
Asylum is the best movie company

But Disney, one of the greatest film industries of all time have released and are still releasing direct-to-video/dvd movies. I think Asylum is just following in Disney's footsteps there. Asylum brings new, energetic stories with their films. For example, "I am Omega" brought something new to the "I am Legend" universe. In the Will Smith movie, they had it set in New York, unlike the book, and they had a dog, unlike in the book. Asylum brought a good feel to it while updating. Asylum left it in the original city where it was intended to be. They also left out the dog and gave our main characters more development and screen time rather than focus on some animal. Asylum leaves the acting to the actors in order to give us something unique. With some of the actors tripping over the sets, they give us a more realistic human emotions from these actors (with the actual and simple human clumsiness), which increases our connection with the characters they are playing. Also, if Asylum's movies are so bad, than why have none of their films lost money? If they're so bad, than why have they never gotten a flop?
"I Am Legend" is an extremely underrated movie

I thought this movie was, what I consider my favorite movie of all time, great because first, 1) Their were scary parts in the movie that just had me hiding under my jacket. Of course it wasn't the zombie-like mutated humans, but just the suspenseful moments, like when he is in the dark looking for his dog where those mutated humans are or like when the mutated humans fool him and he's unconscious hanging, and when it's almost dark and he finally wakes up and is running back to the car. Suspensful I thought was a great factor of the movie 2) The emotional appeal. I don't care what anybody thinks, but the dog dying really made me cry. Why? Because, as a philosopher, it is a fact that human beings are political beings. Meaning, we need social interaction to survive. That dog substained his life for so many years, and when she died, he slowly started plummating into suicide. The movie tampered with social and psychological aspects of the human existance. 3) A wonderful message. The whole God vs. Man concept.... a brilliant message. Even right now, i'm still thinking about humanity as a whole. You don't need the Bible or anything like that to see how humanity as a whole thinks that their superior than nature or the universe. Cloning humans, ecological exploitation, etc. Movies help us realize our humanity. In all, I cared more about what the Movie portrayed in its messages and morale. I don't really care if human zombies is kind of a corny thing or that graphics were really cheesy. Hell, 50 years ago, most movies had strings and puppets and yet they were considered masterpieces!! Like I said, humans believe that progression means superiority. Not true. The movie's messages and morale overshadowed these other aspects of the movie, in my opinion
"I Am Legend" is an extremely underrated movie

I was extremely dissapointed by the reviews over Will Smith's "I Am Legend." I went to go see the movie exactly at 12:00am Friday, and I was surely not dissapointed. And yet, I wake up the next morning to see that reviews from critics and people, and I was just apalled. Most of the negative critiques substantiated out of bad animation (the zombie-like human beings) and a troubling ending. I can't believe people were too busy crying about those two things than exonerating the enlightening message of the movie: that we are not gods. "God didn't do this. Man Did" still resonates in my ears right now. Today, we live in a world where we think we have control over our own universe. Man is filled with arrogance and pompousness just because we have superior scientific knowledge and advanced technology... I think it takes movies like "I Am Legend" to help us understand once again that we are not perfect and merely human. I could only sit there in amazement in the beginning of the movie watching that interview over the "cure for cancer." The crazy thing is, it's possible!! Oh how God cried in dispair as he watched humans believe that they had beat Him. Will Smith's character plays a pseudo-Jesus, sacrificing everything just for the salvation of mankind. Many criticize the ending, which I don't understand. No one criticizes the Canonical Gospels for their climactic ending, i.e., Jesus' Death and Ressurection. I'm pissed at how the critics and some viewers only care about the graphics and storyline "defects" The message is overlooked and that is dissapointing. And this was the first Modern Movie that almost had me crap my pants, without the vulgur language and sexual scenes in stereotypical Rated R "Scary" movies
"I Am Legend" is an extremely underrated movie

Well, obviously I'm speaking on behalf of stupidity's population here, but nowadays, although sad, people don't understand. That is the problem with the movie. It doesn't realize that it doesn't cater to the idiots. It is just too powerful to be handled by most of America. Stupidity is the majority. If it wasn't this site would be filled. That is why I come on debate.org . All I ever get to debate with is a teacher of mine who can't say words properly and completley destroyed any goodness about the book Animal Farm. This site is filled with smart people who are going to think that I'm talking about them. Look around everyone viewing this, there are 300 million people in America alone. There are how many people on this site? Probably less than 1/10000 of the population. The rest don't care or can't comprehend.
"I Am Legend" is an extremely underrated movie

Well, I understand where your coming from. But, it's this kind of ignorance that torments american. Back during ancient times (the Greeks, Persians, Jews, Chinese) they all thought above and beyond. Today, humans don't care to do so. It's pitiful and I believe is going to lead to an inevitable downfall. I think its because man thinks they know everything that is important. Which is a false assumption. My point is that although your excuse is true, that their are too many deeper meanings to the movie, it doesn't justify the movie to be so underrated. As a philosopher, I EASILY understood the underlyinh and deep meanings to certain plots and points in the movie. Everyone is a philosopher if they just chose to think. If we all start to think a little bit more, we can understand the meanings to very complicated movies. You're only 13, so you have a while to develop your brain. But those critics out there who are 31 or 41? All they talk about the movie is about the graphics and a screwed up New York City. BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT OF THE MOVIE!!! I readily and easily understood the deeper meanings and their "philosophies" Why? Because I know how to THINK. Don't you ever wonder why their isnt ever a modern Aristotle or Descartes? No, all the famous thinkers are scientist who think they know everything. EVOLUTION IS TRUE BIG BANG IS TRUE. Bullcrap.... Humanity needs to think more and not be anymore pompous.
"I Am Legend" is an extremely underrated movie

Those are all very good concepts, I must admit. That's just the problem. America wants to be entertained with some cool painful deaths. They layered the movie I AM LEGEND with so many deeper meanings, metaphors, etc, that you couldn't sit back and take it in. I'm only 13, I consider myself to have a bit more intelligence that most of my friends, they are the majority obviously. They don't like all of the deeper meaning crap. Eventually deeper meanings get so screwed up and metaphorical and filled with philosophies that you're stuck trying to figure out how for example(unrelated to I.M.L), a man quiting his job is a sign that he had a bad relationship with his brother. That is exactly what I.M.L was like. Filled with deep meaning crap which meant CRAP.