Debate.org classic: FINAL ROUND: LOGICAL-MASTER VS THELWERD

Greetings. First, I'd like to thank all those who are judging this round as well as my opponent for being here to participate (and I wish her the best of luck!!! :D ). Second, I'd like to give special thanks to Johnicle for starting this tournament and a big thanks to Phil for sponsoring it. With that said, let us proceed: RESOLVED: It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all. >>>DEFINITION: Love: http://dictionary.reference.com... Essentially, what we can gather from these definitions is that love doesn't necessarily have to be romantic. It can be a sexual bond, the bond between a parent and a child, the bond between siblings as well as the bond between between two very good friends. From this, we realize that what this debate comes down to is to whether or not my opponent can demonstrate that a strong sense of companionship (or sometimes the pursuit of) as well as the loss of it is not as good as never having had the opportunity to experience it in the first place. With that said: I shall start this debate by listing benefits that fall under loving and losing as well as to how these benefits are superior to never having loved in the first place >>>CONTENTION #1: Through loving and losing said love, there is still a gain . . . and that gain is experience and knowledge (essentially the formula for maturity). To elaborate, let us remember the great Thomas Edison. We must keep in mind that he had failed numerous times in order to perfect the light bulb. Indeed, each of his failures enabled him to gain a better understanding of electronics as well as fabricating light. Imagine what may have been the case if Edison had never tried in the first place? His knowledge would not have improved and his capabilities in the field of electronics would have practically been nonexistent (not to mention that there really wouldn't be a light bulb) In that light (pun not intended), one could insist that it is better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all. In the same sense, I advocate that through loving and losing, one is more capable and knowledgeable on matters which concern love. Naturally, with more knowledge and skill, one is more capable of handling intimate social situations properly, judging people who are in love and essentially anything else which can be done with the knowledge of love (such as maintaining a love based relationship so that peace may be instigated). In addition (and this point should be considered rather crucial in this debate), through gaining the knowledge and experience of love and losing, one is better able to decide whether or not they feel that the pain of lost is too great to pursue love any further. Let us keep in mind that what my opponent shall be advocating is ignorance and close mindedness. Rather than try and see whether you like something, my opponent would perhaps have you remain presumptuous, fearful or unwilling take a chance towards something which you could very well love enough to cope with failure. >>> CONTENTION #2. If we are to look at love as "sexual" (i.e. the phrase "Making love"), then the topic can be seen as "It is better to get laid and no longer get laid by the individual you've gotten laid with than to have never gotten laid at all." With this kind of love, losing it (as in losing the partner who offers it) is not really that big of a deal considering that just about any other potential partner can offer it. In fact, we know this "love" to be quite ongoing given the success of prostitution (in spite of being illegal in many countries). Essentially, if the 'love' is based on sex, losing it with one potential partner is hardly considered much of a loss. More important than the pleasure aspect though, we must remember that it is mostly "love" which keeps our species alive given that "love" enables reproduction. Essentially, we are looking at the continuation or death of our species. Fortunately, I advocate that we continue to thrive through our means of thriving. >>>RECAP: Thus, for a brief overview of my points, I've advocated that the resolution is true in that the process of loving and losing grants experience (most importantly, it gives an individual the idea of whether or not love is something worth pursuing, contrary the contenders side of the resolution), enables great pleasure and is what allows our species to reproduce. That being said, I reserve the right to mention additional arguments in the next round as well as to elaborate on the two contentions which I've already made (assuming I need to). I now stand ready for PRO's first rebuttal. Have at thee, theLwerd!!