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Famer's Story-writing debate tournament Round#3 TUF VS LANNAN13

(I'm not sure what to do with TBE or what it means so...)There was a flash of light. I was blinded. It took me a second or two to let my eyes ajust to the bright light. I was in a forested area. Light shinning through the trees and moss was growing on everything. I heard the sound of a rushing stream, but all didn’t feel right. Where am I? I thought to myself. Then she appeared. Chloe Philippe, with that sexy body and those smooth curves. I ran to her and I embraced her in my arms. She was my wife before she died in a car accident during a snow storm on the way from Denver to Kansas City. I was driving and she was in the passanger's seat. All of the sudden a blizzard came out of left field and we would couldn't see two feet in front of me, but we continued driving. Screetch... Bam...bam. Cars were beginning to crash into eachother and then... BAM! Our car got hit and it spun sideways. Then our car flipped and we rolled off a bridge onto the road be low. She died upon impact, but me? No, I was the unlucky one who had servived the car crash and began to live the life of a widdow. She snapped me out of my flash back by asking, "Baby are you alright?""Yes suggar plumps, now that I'm here with you." "I got to tell you something and you have to promise that you won't be mad." She said as she broke away from me and looked me in the eye. "Yes cup cake, what is it?" I responded, holding her hands."First off you're not like dead and the second is that you are the only one who can stop Hitler from taking over the world. God is depending on you. He has giving you an incredible mind, but your most powerful wepon is you sword of just. Hold out you hand.” I did as she said. “Tak-Tah-Lah.” As she said these words a bright light appeared in my hand and then the light turned into a sword. “This sword will only appear if you say these ancient words, but you can only use it on people who are pure evil or else the sword won’t cut.” The whole forest began to shake and trees began to fall. “No! I been with you to long! Go my dear and free yourself only you can do it.” “No Chloe, I don’t know what to do CHLOE!” I said and screamed as my dream faded to black. I woke up crying and bleeding on the ground. “Why God, why.” “Everyone has a purpose to life,” said a voice in my head.
Famer's Story-writing debate tournament Round#3 TUF VS LANNAN13

Chapter 5: Understanding. I don't believe it... the world is unfrozen. I just laid on the ground to try to ease the pain in my foot. I now understood somethings but like with all answers come more questions. Hitler seemed to obviously represent my fallen comrade here. A man who was destined for greatness and did great things had one small misque, one slip up and now he's dead. He had the power to freeze time, but yet just to kill me? It doesn't make sense how that is logically possible. Has he done this to other people and have had other people killed or was this all a devious plan to kill me? Did he control my massive waves of flashbacks and blackouts, or is this all some game and I'm just a piece of the puzzle? Is everything around me falling apart. What am I and what is my purpose? Another part of this mystery is also solved. The dream... or was it a flashbacks? I don't know...but anyways when she saw me and told me that I needed to defeat Hitler that must have ment that in order to unfreeze time I had to fight to the death and kill her friend. Something that both her and I knew that I couldn't do, but after several depressing flashbacks and after being chased to the edge of suicide and death I was able to do the impossible and fight someone to the death and save the world by unfreezing time. However, this leads to another question of that if I had been killed by him would he have unfrozen time or would he be waundering this frozen wasteland forever. And that if we would have both died then would time had been frozen forever. I attempted to get up but the pain in my foot was so agonizing that when I tried to it sent waves of pain racking through my body. I was able to sit up for a moment, but the pain was just to un bearing that I slouched off onto my left side. I pulled his body toward mine where I then took off his shirt and then wrapped it around my foot in an attempt to stop the bleeding. Heh, were's one of those 'help I've fallen and I can't get up ' buttons. I crawled my way over to his gun. The pain was just so overpowering that I just couldn't take it anymore. "Chloe " I smiled, "Baby we'll be together soon." I put the barrel of the gun to my mouth. I pressed my lips around it and pulled the trigger. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "So can you tell me what happend here, officer Bloomquist?" "I haven't the foggiest, sir." "Well, it looks like there was a fight and this person got killed and then this person committed suicide. Better notify their loved ones."
Famer's Story-writing debate tournament Round#3 TUF VS LANNAN13

I stumbled back in order to keep from failing off the Devon building. I took a deep gulp of air and was breathing heavily. I almost killed myself, that was a stupid thing to do. Although there isn't much to do when time is frozen and you're trapped in a society that is trapped in time. I used my Nike hoodie sleeve to wipe the sweet off of my forehead. My shoulders locked up and for some reason were sore. I took another look into the sky and say the beam of light in the frozen night sky. Pitching those numbers of 717. What did those numbers mean? It wasn't my social security number. I wasn't my my birthday, or anyone's I knew for that matter. Then I felt a sudden jerk. I blinked and the sceenery changed. ******************************************************I appeared in a white room. I saw many others in white lab coats, in a white room and then there was a white curtain cutting the room in half. The edges of my vision was blurred. I tried to ask what was going on here, but for some reason I couldn't hear it. One of the white coats came over to me, grabbed my shoulders and shook me. He had a serious look on his face, but as bad as I read lips couldn't make out a word. I tried to clue him in and I gave him a puzzled look and asked him for what he said.By this time my vision was slowly recovering and my hearing came back. "Listen, sir. You might want to sit down for this," the man in white lab coat said, "It's about your wife." I already began to tear up as I knew this was about Chloe and her death. So the man in the white lab coat is obviously a doctor. By now as I attempted to meat his eyes I noticed his name tag. It read Dr. Joesph Gadzia. *Sigh* "Look, I know this isn't easy......Your wife was burnt to death......I...I'm sorry...I did everything in my power to save her." He said. I just turned my head and looked down as I was overcome with sorrow. *******************************************************The tiled floor then transformed into a sidewalk and the chair that I was sitting in turned into a sidewalk bench. What is this? How'd I... It felt as if I had a giant hole right where my heart was and I felt sorrow beyond all that one could possibly imagine. I head sank and my shoulders slumped. A voice filled my head, "Hope is just around the corner." "WHO ARE YOU!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. Around the corner, it seemed to echo itself in the vastness of my mind. I look around for the street signs. 29th and Burlingame read the street sign. It can't be far. I began running toward the source of the skylight. Finaly I can get some answers.
Inspiring Quotes Debate

In this debate, we will simply be using quotes. Whoever you think listed more inspiring quotes gets your vote. Rules: 1. First round is for Con's quote only. Fifth round is for Pro's quote only 2. Each quote cannot be longer than 10 words. 3. There can only be quote per round. 4. You must list who stated that quote. 5. Do not use 2 or more separate quotes from the same person. 6. If either breaks one of these rules, its an instant loss.
is greed (only in Context Of Money)an essential human quality

I negate. Greed is an essential Human Quality and is neccesary for most people. The Most Powerful Nation on Earth is The United States of America, a dominant economic and military hegemony...the system of trade is based upon capitalism.... without greed one cannot survive simply because without greed you have a lack of incentive to work or gain a large amount of money. If people were not to make substantial money they would not spend money - according to the theory of Keynesian economics, consumer spending is necessary for economic growth. - without economic growth, the largest nation in the world would enter a recession and then a depression - moreso, because all economies on earth on interlinked one way or another, the largest nation entering an economic downturn would have repercussions the international community.... -As many of us know, when nations enter large scale conflicts they tend to build thier own supplies to stimulate economic growth..this would inevitably happen leading to large scale conflicts with major economic and military powers and possibly lead to nuclear war. - so because it is neccesary to preserve peace, greed is an essential human quality
is greed (only in Context Of Money)an essential human quality

Greed can be found in almost any culture or society in the world, but what is it and why has it become so widespread? Greed can be described as "an excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth" (dictionary.com). The degree of greed has certainly taken on a whole new level in the past few decades. One might suggest that greed is just part of human nature. Are we not always striving for more? We send our children off to college and hope that they will come out with an education that will allow them never to have to worry about money. The questions are, will we ever actually stop worrying about money even when we already have enough to live well on, and how can this plague of greed be suppressed? Both money and greed are everywhere, and they have had some very negative effects on this world. We need to realize the fact that first we need to be human and without greed also we can survive.
Ukraine Slaughter Caused by Gays

The reasons I stated were the reasons why the US opposed the Russian aggression, the anti gay laws not being one of them. This is more to do with some Cold-War vibes from back when Russia and the US set up satellite states to spread democracy or communism. That policy mainly ended with Reagan and Gorbachev, the US's current colonisation not being over political nature, rather over resources. Unrelated. Anyway, my point is that homosexuality is not the issue here, rather, Ukranians who live in a region scarred by the cruel ruling of Stalin, fear Putin is the new Stalin, while Putin's minority in Russia are supporting the invasion. This clash is between the Ukrainians who are desperate for their sovereignty to remain, and the Russians who want to secure Crime's interests above all others. This is where the massacres are coming from. By the way, it wasn't the final thing I said, it was half way through my post. This article refers to Uganda, a country dependent on US aid which has passed laws which contradict both US and human rights laws. It would first seem you're intentionally doing this to rally people against homophobes, a devil's advocate, but now it's clear you really are just someone who hates LGBT people. I'm sure I'll see more of your offensive drivel next round, Duncan.
Ukraine Slaughter Caused by Gays

Part of the problem here is reading comprehension. My argument is that gays caused the Ukraine dust-up by talking Obama into boycotting Sochi. My opponent replies with:The decision to aid was made because ofa; The fact that Russia invaded a sovereign stateb; Russia vetoing entry into Syriac; The risk of Russia attempting to colonise Europe in the same way regimes did in the 1930s Why is my opponent talking about the result instead of the cause? I even use the word "cause" in my argument -- how did he miss that?Finally, my opponent tells us:Obama does not have experts solely for the purposes for assisting the LGBT movement.Once again, my opponent appears to be making things up as he goes. Here are the facts:http://www.advocate.com...
Ukraine Slaughter Caused by Gays

I thought at first you were playing devil's advocate, but after seeing your profile, it appears not. I will address each aspect of your horrific statement one paragraph at a time. 1; The LGBT community is not one universal community as much as all straight people are a singular mind. A generalisation without evidence is hardly appropriate mention here. 2; Obama does not have experts solely for the purposes for assisting the LGBT movement. The decision to aid was made because of a; The fact that Russia invaded a sovereign state b; Russia vetoing entry into Syria c; The risk of Russia attempting to colonise Europe in the same way regimes did in the 1930s 3; Again, LGBTs do not have an international strength, they are ordinary people and not a shadowy (yet flamboyant) conspiracy. Your stereotypes are a saddening sight. 4; Obama does not take orders from people. and the demonisation hardly needed work. We are talking about an ex-KGB member who one killed a political enemy via radiation poisoning. 5; a; Sochi's a shithole, no one should be forced to visit it b; Obama and Putin won't ever be able to get along. The US and the Russians have been enemies since the 1940s 6; The riots in Ukraine are mor about the Russian occupation of Ukraine as well as the accusations of rigging in the elections performed by the Russians, while they occupied the region. 7; Obama's not the best politician, but he's not an idiot. He's another president faced with a lot of difficult challenges that won't be resolved in the short run. Your attitude is appalling to say the least. DDO is a site of conflict, but at least it has the tolerance to hold orderly debates without homophobic attacks. I will see you next round, Duncan.
Ukraine Slaughter Caused by Gays

Gays will deny this they way they deny everything they don't like, but the entire Ukraine thing could have been avoided hadn't they talked Obama into boycotting Sochi.Obama's "homosexuality experts" wanted Putin humiliated and demonized over the "anti-gay" law -- a law that simply prohibited gay activists from pushing their propaganda on children, a law Putin had no role in bringing about or passing -- or stopping.There was nothing Putin could do about the law, but gays didn't care about that. They wanted to flex their international muscle and if that meant misleading the world on the point, sacrifices must be made.So they humiliated and demonized the man, then ordered Obama to turn his back on him.Obama should have been at Sochi. It would have been a splendid time to get a fix on the man -- strengthen their friendship and alliances. Instead, thanks to the gays, the two are now bitter enemies. And Ukraines are being slaughtered in the streets. Of course all of the above is wrong, as in all things, gays are as innocent as baby lambs, their motives always as upright and pure as motives get. At least that's what that idiot in the White House thinks.
Ukraine Slaughter Caused by Gays

The issue has finally been resolved, and in case my opponent missed it in the comments, I will reinstate; Sochi has nothing to do with Ukraine, and this would still be happening if Obama went to Sochi.This is not about homosexuality, this is a land grab by Putin as well as the beginning of a civil war fueled by separatists who identify themselves as Russian. Your accusations that homosexuality being the cause of these separatists wanting independence has nothing to do with the fact that the president did not condone Putin's violations of human rights. if Obama and Putin even formed any alliance, it would be disbanded BY the occupation of Crimea by the Russians.
Ukraine Slaughter Caused by Gays

Seriously, fella, you need to take a course in reading comprehension ...The topic is "Ukraine Slaughter Caused by Gays".I support that claim with Obama's boycott of Sochi. My point is hadn't he allowed gays to talk him out of attending Sochi, he'd have met Putin and formed an alliance that would have avoided the civil war.You ignore this point and continue to give us a a blow by blow account of the conflict. You're having a conversation with yourself, dude. Let us know when you come back down to earth.
No-one can be purely good or bad

Thank you for those well thought out responses and the rebuttals :)First off I would like to make my thoughts stand out, these are: If someone swears, society will see them as going against ethical morals as the contender rightly states but what is it that makes another action turn someone into a "bad" person whereas swearing does not? If I see a peron walk round swearing loads, they could be judgd as " bad" but I could be emphasising a point and I am judged as a "good" person by the people who know me.. Although, if I went to a stranger and swore, they would most likely judge me as a "bad" person as that is all they have seen of me. When you give examples of good you give examples of Jesus, the son of God. He may have done bad things when no-one was looking, he may have sworn once or twice, he may have stolen etc....we do not know as only he, and God knows. The same with the Buddha and God etc but I was thinking more of human beings like, for example, Ghandi. He is seen as a good person by society but hang on, he might have punched a sibling as a child, he might have sworn at someone when he was angry, he could have done anything when he was alone...he could be a pedophile, we just dont know. So, my point being, he cannot be purely good, so why do people see him as more good than me or you? That in itself is unfair and quite arrogant and selfish. Kant said that to do good things and feeling happy about it makes the goodwill fall apart from that action. (not quoted) but "goodwill shines forth like a precious jewel" he focused on duty etc...that's getting off topic. When you talk about God being omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent, that could bring up a debate in itself. Eg. The inconsistent triad. If God was omnipotent and benevolent he would both want to stop evil in the world (benevolent) and have the power to stop it (omnipotent) but it still exists so he must either not want to stop it or not have the power to stop it. And also, could God create a boulder so heavy that He himself could not lift it? This defeats the object of omnipotence as it over throws it, he can create ANYTHING as he is all powerful, but not something that he CANNOT lift as he can lift it, as he is all powerful. ( I do believe in god by the way, just putting forward arguments :) ) Back on topic. All your examples are true and I agree, all those reasons were wrong and bad but what I am trying to say is, Hitler may have done some good things in his life. I can't say what, but I'm sure he was good to Eva Braun, his wife. And I'm sure he will have given a fellow soldier a cigarette in the first world war. He CANNOT have just done bad all his life,meh must have done some good things. The same goes for all your examples.
No-one can be purely good or bad

I'm here to argue that society sees people who do bad things as bad people. That's fair enough if you see a criminal, you can presume they are a bad person but study this: If a person swears, does it makes them bad? If a person kills someone, does it make them bad? What is the difference between the to and why would the killing one, change peoples view on the person and not the swearing, unless it's consistent? Also, motives. If someone hurt someone by accident, they have still created the same outcome as if they did it on purpose. Therefore, are they judged as bad? People could presume they did it on purpose and call them bad but if they truly know it was an accident, they would be more lenient. Say Manslaughter. It's the same outcome as murder but the person is judged more leniently. I'm here to argue that "bad people" may have reasons. Reasons are important in judging whether someone is good or bad. If someone has been good all their life and they get immensely stressed one day and freak out, ( see the film "falling down" ) they do bad things in their anger, and people who only see them doing the bad will presume they are a bad person even though all their life they have been a very good person. I'm arguing for reasons and motives.
There is abundant proof the biblical "flood" was an actual event

It is estimated that the petrified trees of Petrified Forest National Park were last alive in the late Triassic period ~ 225,000,000 years ago. Petrification involves the dissolving of iron and silica (glass) which then, over an immense amount of time replaces the wood's cellulose etc. The trees of the Petrified Forest National Park were buried in volcanic ash (the source of silica, iron etc). They could well have been transported there by water; the area is after all a large floodplain. I don't believe this indicates the story of The Flood to be true because: a) the Bible suggests The Flood took place within the last 10,000 years - not enough time for petrification b) the dating of material, and the life held within it indicate the trees were laid down over 200,000,000 years ago c) this floodplain's sedimentation is localised, not worldwide, as one would expect from a global flood
There is abundant proof the biblical "flood" was an actual event

Thank you Derek.Gunn since I never was able to finish this debate previously I thought we could start now. 1. Petrified Forest National Park Due to the catastrophic nature of the global Flood, millions of trees were swept away by the raging waters. Some of these are now seen as coal deposits, others as peat bogs, and still others as petrified wood. Probably the largest deposit of petrified wood is to be seen near Holbrook, Arizona. About 10,000 petrified trees are at this location The evidence does not indicate that these trees grew in this area. They were transported here by current action. Further, it is evident that they were buried rapidly and catastrophically but not slowly and gradually. Dr. Dale Russell comments, "Clusters of stumps were buried upright, with some penetrating as much as 3 meters of overlying sediment -- in evidence of the rapidity with which sediments accumulated. (Dale A. Russell, An Odyssey In Time, The Dinosaurs of North America P.31) In the past, one or more Indians built a shelter out of the various pieces of petrified wood. The size of these petrified trees tell us much about the grandeur of the forest which grew in the world before the flood. Present day erosion continues to reveal yet more petrified trees. I ask my opponent to explain this to me under the assumption the flood did not exist.
It is logical to believe no deities exist.

What this debate is aboutThe full proposition is as reads: "It is logical to believe no deities exist." My opponent, Rouge, will be arguing that it is logical to believe no deities exist. I will be arguing that it is illogical to believe no deities exist. Therefore, the burden of proof will be on both of our shoulders.To dispel any confusion, I am an atheist, which means I do not believe in existence of deities. But I don't believe in their non-existence either (unless it is specifically defined in such a way as to be historically or logically incoherent).There will be no semantics in this debate. I want an honest debate on which is more logical: believing in the non-existence of deities (Pro, Rouge) or neither believing in the existence nor non-existence of deities (Con, me).The term "deity" carries a wide spectrum of possible meanings, but for the purposes of this debate, let's define "deity" as "a supernatural creator of the universe".Debate structureRound one: Introduction/acceptance/opening arguments (if Rouge chooses)Round two: Opening arguments/rebuttalsRound three: RebuttalsRound four: Rebuttals/Closing statements