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Team Debate: Mace Windu vs. Darth Sidious

PrefaceThis is a team debate with myself and 1hardthanyouthink [http://www.debate.org...] pitting ourselves against whomever accepts. We are definitely looking forward to a very fun, very nerdy, force-tastic debate.You must have 2,500 ELO to vote, and you must have completed 5 debates in order to accept. This 5 debate minimum applies to both members of the contending team.Full TopicHad Anakin not intervened, Mace Windu would likely have defeated Darth Sidious.TermsIntervened - for the purposes of this debate, "intervention" will constitute the moment Anakin entered the Chancellor's suite onward to Windu's death.Team DynamicsWhoever accepts must first have a teammate with at least 5 debates. They must declare their teammate in round one. Failure to declare an active, DDO teammate in round one gives me the right to have Max reset the debate. Teammates should both actively contribute to the debate; team members are free to coordinate for each round or to each take turns posting rounds. If a team member is genuinely inactive, the debate may be called off.Rules1. No forfeits2. Any citations or foot/endnotes must be individually provided in the text of the debate3. No new arguments in the final round4. Maintain a civil and decorous atmosphere5. No trolling6. No "kritiks" of the topic7. My opponent accepts all definitions and waives his/her right to add resolutional definitions8. For all undefined terms, individuals should use commonplace understandings that fit within the logical context of the resolution and this debate9. This is not a troll debate; judges so evaluate the round on the merit of the arguments and without introducing preexisting biases10. The BOP is shared: Team Pro must argue for the resolution; Team Con must argue that, had Anakin not intervened, Windu would have lost to Sidious.11. Wookieepedia [http://starwars.wikia.com...] and the movies will be considered valid sources. Only novels not about the movies will be used, since the novels and moves often conflict.12. Violation of any of these rules or of any of the R1 set-up merits a lossStructureR1. Acceptance OnlyR2. Pro's Case, Con's CaseR3. Pro rebuts Con's Case, Con rebuts Pro's CaseR4. Pro defends Pro's Case, Con defends Con's CaseR5. Pro rebuts Con's Case, Con rebuts Pro's Case, both CrystallizeThanks......to whomever accepts; may the force be with us all!http://www.youtube.com...
bible is not infallible

there's nothing to debate. if you want to play word games, great, and i even don't disagree with you given how you define it all. everyone knows when people call the bible infallible, that means that it means word for word, concept for concept it's infallible. i shouldn't be expected to define infallible in a way to appease someone who wants to play word games, or else i'd be defining everything endlessly, in fact paralysing myself because you could also play word games. if it was a reasonable distinction you made, then you'd have a point, but everyone knowledegeable about infallible knows that's not what it means. maybe you're not knowledgable about all that, i don't know. that's the only way you'd be at all vindicated in your distinctions and points. it doesn't matter anyway, because i don't disagree with you. the only thing for us to debate is whether your distinctions are reasonable. i'm not going ot dignify it beyond what i've said.
bible is not infallible

So, I think the key to me winning this round is to prove that there's some way in which the Bible can be said to be infallible, not necessarily in the profoundly flawed way presented by the affirmative. Therefore, I will not be arguing that the bible is literally true in every historical or scientific detail, or that the civil code of an ancient civilization ought to be followed in the modern age, the way my opponent hopes I will. I will be arguing as per traditional Christian doctrine that the Bible contains the truths necessary for a moral life, and that these truths are discernible and immutable. I. The opening argument readily accepts that there are eternal standards of what is right which are unchanging over time and place - otherwise, there would be no basis on which to condemn the practice of slavery, genocide, or murder. In as much as there is an eternal moral code, it must be derived from somewhere. II. The Bible is a document which, taken as a whole, tells the story of humanity from its earliest follies to the fundamental triumphs of every person. Even though it is part history, part allegory, and part fairy tale, it is every person's story, and every person can recognize the fundamental truths it contains. That story ultimately centres on a few basic ideas, despite all the failures of a flawed humanity: Love your neighbour as you love yourself, all people are worthy of dignity and respect, act with justice, show mercy, remember your family. These are the essential truths and values which govern every successful society. III. In as much as there are fundamental, eternal ethics, and these ethics are contained for all to see in the Bible, the Bible can be said to be an infallible work.
I should be able to shoot someone who in invades my home.

Yes!!!!! Thanks for debating with me. Ok for anyone who disagrees with me I want to say that I know we all hav" different opinions but if you really care about your self and family and don't want to be a victim but rather a survivor and would rather kill (a murderer and rapist) than be killed in a horrible way by a intruder in your house than you probably would agree with me. Remember you are more important than some criminal. You have more ahead of you while that home intruder just will spend the rest of his life burglarizing, raping and killing.. Dont feel guilty for their misfortunes. If they're homeless you can always donate to a homeless shelter high don't have to b a victim. No Innocent person should suffer for a problem they didn't cause. If someone violates you or does something cruel to you like robery, rape or killing you have every right to make sure they don't get away. If someone chooses to do something cruel and gets shot in the process sad day for them. They Should have obeyed the law and not done something illegal and selfish and mean. A rapist is not worth it. Anyone who hurts people for no reason Should be stopped and if that means them getting shot sad day for them. Remember it's not your fault. Your more important than some thug or killer.
I should be able to shoot someone who in invades my home.

Of course I can shoot him! What gives them the right to be a theif? Nothing!. He chose to break int my house which is illegal and most importantly morally wrong, cruel and selfish. I shouldn't pay for his or someone else's wrong doings. I don't care what his problem is. He did something wrong and selfish. To make sure he's not blackmailed or something I would confront him with a gun and ask him questions. If they're homeless that's really to bad. It's not my fault they're homeless why should I suffer for it. I have a family member who is homeless because she couldn't pay her rent and me and my mom always give money to homeless peope on the side of the road and I have lots of sympathy for them but they can't do something like that. All people are equal but some are more important. I'm no mother Theresa and maybe I'm not as important as someone who helps peoe on a daily basis (though if like to be one) but I'm more important than some thugs who's life is going nowhere and will only spend it raping and killing people. I have to the right to shoot anyone who invades my home. Sad day for them they shouldn't have done something cruel and selfish. If they're raping me an I shoot them? Or should I lay there and let them violate my body. Peope who rape and kill for fun are sick and inhuman. They have no right to live plus it's my house I have the say
I should be able to shoot someone who in invades my home.

You believe that you should be able to shoot someone if they invade your house because you work And I quote " if some a**hole breaks into my home and tries to steal my property which my hard earned allowance payed for to fix his problem that I didn't cause I CAN SHOOT HIM?! Okay first and foremost I think just shooting at someone who enters your house is selfish. Why? Well your not thinking about the bigger 'picture' , what if that person was blackmailed into doing such a thing? What if he/she is a homeless man who can barely survive? Also the fact that you think that you have the right to shoot a criminal just because YOU have payed for things in your house is OUTRAGEOUS! What makes you better than any other person that gives YOU the right to kill him/her? Also and I quote " my life is more important than his " what does this indicate? Although this is slightly irrelevant this is another piece of evidence that signifies your being selfish again and I WILL repeat WHAT MAKES YOU BETTER THAN ANY OTHER PERSON? You have NO right what so ever to shoot at ANYBODY No matter what the situation! Even if they are trying to break into your house. Get that straight!
I should be able to shoot someone who in invades my home.

If some a**hole breaks into my home and tries to steal my property which my hard earned allowance payed for to fix his problem that I didn't cause I can shoot him. Why should I suffer cause of some a**hole who wants to violate my rights? Sad day for him. He shouldn't have done something so cruel to an innocent person who he doesn't know. Also if he tries to take or kill me it's better the criminal gets killed than me an innocent person who has a lot a head of them and not some twisted sick person who will live a life of crime and killing people. My life is more important than his. If he is unarmed I will shoot him in the leg so I don't have to kill him but if he has a gun than I'll kill him so he doesn't kill me first.
Is Aaron Rodgers the G. O. A. T.

Tom Brady is the GOAT. He throws way more accurate passes, And he is still top 2 qb in the nfl even though he is over 40 years old. It is very rare to find someone so good they can be a top player and play in their 40's. He is more accurate than Rodgers. Brady had a very bad team and defense last year, Yet he still made it to the championship. It matters what difference you make on the team, And without Brady they would not have won so many super bowls. How many super bowls does tom have, And how many rodgers?
Is Aaron Rodgers the G. O. A. T.

Just because Brady is known as the G. O. A. T. , Does not mean he is. Brady has always had good receivers, Receiving running-backs, A good defense, Literally one of the greatest receivers of all time (Moss), And one of, If not the greatest tight ends of all time (Gronk). Sure, Brady is a talented passer, But he only throws good 5 yard passes to his halfbacks or 10 yard passes to receivers. Rodgers has proven again and again that he can throw from wherever, Doing whatever, To whomever, Because Rodgers has never consistently had a good receiving corps around him. In fact, This is the first year in which his receiving corps is projected to be great. Rodgers can evade pressure, Throw deep bombs throw on the run, Analyze a field in like, 5 seconds, And he does it all without the greatest team ever. Of every receiver who's had at least 1000 yards on the pats in a season (There are 24 of them), 16 of them played under Brady, And all of them are pro bowlers. Don't get me wrong, Brady is a phenomenal player and a hell of a steal in the draft, But he's not even top 5 greatest of all time.
The Green New Deal is Ridiculous.

First off, Thank you for accepting! Now, Into the arguments. First, You said that fossil fuel will eventually run out. Well, So will a lot of things. The sun will allegedly burn out one day, But that doesn't stop us from using it's energy. We have almost unlimited access to fossil fuels, And we are in no danger of running out anytime soon. Next, You said that the Green New Deal is necessary to solve the "problem. " But, If you look at the plan, They want to eliminate all fossil fuel in just a dozen or so years! Andrea Ocasio Cortez has mentioned getting rid of air travel because of their "effect on the earth. " This idea simply could not be put into action. We do not yet have a reliable method of storing mass amounts of solar energy, And that's something we're going to need if this plan is to go forward. While I acknowledge that the science of solar energy may prove promising in the distant future, It simply is not sufficient right now. Wind power is practically useless on the large scale, And water power cannot be harnessed on a mass level. There is no way we can get enough energy to power the entire US in just a dozen years. Next, You said that there are no good other options besides the Green New Deal. This is because this is not (at least right now) a truly pressing problem. Until there is a verifiable danger of energy running out, Another option is not necessary. Lastly, The Green New Deal isn't trying to accomplish this just to save energy because we're "running out. " It's because they claim we will all be dead in a dozen years because of "global warming" and the "harmful effect of fossil fuels on our planet. " So, What I'm saying is, You're going to need to prove that either there is a true threat of running out of fossil fuels soon, Or that we will not survive if a solution is not found soon. P. S. - The burden of proof is not solely on you. Unlike the guy who calls himself "killshot, " I believe that the burden of proof is on BOTH sides. Don't ever let someone tell you that the burden of proof is solely on you. That's just unethical debate style if someone tells you that. Once again, Thank you for accepting, And back to you!
The Green New Deal is Ridiculous.

Okay, I think the burden of proof falls on me here, Correct me if I'm wrong. P1A - Fuel is necessary in modern society. P2A - Fossil fuel will eventually run out. CA - An alternative to fossil fuel is necessary. CA- An alternative to fossil fuel is necessary P1B- The Green New Deal will work for an alternative to fossil fuels. P2B- There are no better alternatives to The Green New Deal in terms of finding an alternative to fossil fuels. CB- Therefore, The New Green Deal is Necessary for finding an alternative to fossil fuels. These are my premises. The structure is valid and I will attempt to prove the premises sound in my next argument. Please let me know which ones you accept or reject and I will provide justifications for the ones that you don't agree with. Your floor.
Let's Write this Short Story!

As I approach the house, I can sense the presence of two things; the girl, and the being that is currently trying to hurt her. I quicken my pace; I can sense the malevolent being in an upstairs room. not the girl's room, but another one. It is doing something to the person in the room. I can tell it isn't good. I break into a run, streaking across the yard. I make it up to the side of the house, and look around for a way inside. I can see a door. I think it connects to their garage, so I try it. It's locked. I notice a rain gutter that runs down to the ground. I run over to it, and climb. I move quite easily. I must be fairly athletic. I pull myself up onto the roof, and quietly move across the shingles. I sidle up to her window, and peek through. Her mom is reading her a story. It's kind of strange, since she is so old, but I don't mind. I suddenly remember that I love fairy tales, though I don't know how or why. Her mom finishes, gets up, and leaves, closing the door behind her. Now it is just the girl in her room. Now the evil being is moving, coming towards the room of the girl. It is coming to hurt her. It passes through the wall to my right. It is large, and bear-like in shape. It has glowing yellow eyes, which stick out from it's otherwise totally black body. It takes a step towards the girl. I know I need to stop it. I don't have any time. I leap through the window... and find myself passing through it like the beast. That's good, because I don't want to damage the place where she lives. I land on the carpet silently, and the girl hasn't noticed me yet. She seems to be deep in thought. I turn to the creature, and a sword made of light appears in my left hand. I know that I can use it to defeat the beast. It lumbers towards me, shaking the ground with each heavy step. Miraculously, the girl still hasn't noticed it. Or me. I turn towards the monster, and leap at it before it can strike me. My sword cuts through it's right forearm completely, severing it. The limb dissipates in mid-air. I spin, bringing the momentum of the strike around and up into the torso of the shadow animal. It slices it in half, and the being dissipates entirely. So does my sword. Even though I have no idea what is going on, I am not surprised in the least. I turn back to the girl. Suddenly, she becomes aware of my presence. She just stares at me. She probably has no idea how I got in here, or who I am. Then again, I don't really know either. To be honest, I can only know two things; My name is Linwood. And this girl is the most important thing in the world to me.
Let's Write this Short Story!

Hello! I just finished one of these debates with Speakerfrthedead, and had a lot of fun doing it. If anybody is interested in writing something like this, this would be the place to do it. In the first round, Con will establish the setting (in any way they want.) and then we will write the short story together for the remaining rounds. We each will have a character, and our respective parts will be written from their point of view. The rest of the rules are below, so you can take a look. Also, if you want to check out the previous debate to get a better idea of what's going on here, check out this link posted below. http://www.debate.org...... Rules 1)Written from a first-person perspective 2)Both characters have to be in the same world. 3)One character cannot kill the other unless in the last round. 4)Con can begin in the first round anyway Con wishes. Perhaps a description of a place. Voters can decide who told the story better. - - Looking forward to this collaboration! Galahad
Let's Write this Short Story!

They are inside. I need to get her out of here, but I am out of options. I can hear a voice in my head. "The Ceiling" I look at it, and judge the distance. It can't be more than 5 or 6 feet above my head. I jump towards it, and find my body crashing into it violently. Plaster and metal break apart, and a hole is left in the ceiling. I grab the girl, and toss her as gently as I can up through it. "Get to the elevators at the opposite end of the hospital! Take one down and get out!" She begins to run. The entities hit me all at once. It feels like I am suddenly trapped in a blinding glare, but it isn't hot; it feels cold. I can't move, and one of the entities approaches me and picks me up, like I am a piece of furniture. He shoves me into the closet, and closes the door. I can hear him turn the latch on the outside. The cold feeling begins to spread, and I slowly slip into unconsciousness. - - I wake up in a jolt. I am being pulled out of the closet by someone. I open my eyes, and see the older man from before, in the white room. He speaks to me. "Well, They got us good. I didn't expect them to send Icers so soon... This girl must be the centerpiece of his strategy if he is jumping to this extreme so quickly. Go, we don't have much time. And here, let me adjust this..." He reaches for my arm and yanks it. It comes off. Oh, that' right. I remember now. My arms aren't real. I lost them in the accident... I am starting to remember, but the man speaks to me, snapping me out of my reverie. "Now you can fight them. Remember, aim for the chest, where the cold emanates from! And hurry! They are almost on her! She is getting into the elevator!" I break into a run, streaking past countless doors. Quickly navigating the maze of hallways, I dash onto the scene at the worst possible moment; they already have her. She is being bombarded with the cold coming out of the Icer. I watch as it begins to perform an Imprisonment on her. I don't know what that is, but I know I can't let it happen. I charge the being, swinging my right arm right at it's chest. Suddenly, my fist begins glowing, growing bright and hot. It crashes into the creature, and breaks it in two. The creature hisses as it flies apart, melting into water as it hits the ground. I grab her hand. "C'mon! I remember where to go now. In fact, I remember everything."
Let's Write this Short Story!

Her parents don't believe me. I suppose that makes sense, since what I did doesn't exactly match up with "reality". Her parents are looking at me. I think her dad wants to attack me. I am struggling to find the words, then all of a sudden I pause. I feel like I am frozen in place, and I can feel words flooding my brain. I take them in, increasing my vocabulary tenfold. After a few moments, I can move again. And now I can speak, at least well enough to communicate with them. On top of that, I know what to do. "I think you guys don't quite understand." Her parents look over, surprised by my sudden speech improvement. They are even more surprised when I walk over to the television. I place my hand on the side of it, and it jumps to life. The video playing appears to be from some sort of security camera. It must have been near the men from earlier, because they can be seen clearly in the picture. They are lifting the girl into the car. her dad jumps up from his seat. "Now, what's going on? Tell me!" "Wait. This will explain everything." The video plays, and her parents watch as she is secured in the trunk, the car attempts to drive away, and I stop it. Now they are looking at me again, slightly fearful. "You stay away from us. Get out of here! You aren't normal!" Suddenly, I become aware of something moving upwards towards us, in one of the hospital elevators. Whoever is is, they are after the girl. I speak quickly and clearly. "These people want your daughter dead. They won't stop. You aren't strong enough to fight them. And they are on their way here right now. Let me protect her, and you, or else you guys don't stand a chance." "O-ok" Her father stutters. It is a lot of information for someone to take in, I suppose. I grab the chairs and other large objects in the room and pile them up at the door. The people targeting the girl arrive on our floor. We don't have much time. They run down the hallway towards our room. I yell to her parents "Get Back!" Even though there is a mass of junk piled up at the door, it flies open. It's do or die now. Literally.