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Dissolving Native American Reservations

While I don't have exact evidence on the finical cost of a dissolving all of the reservations, I know that, if on federal land we could put our own police force in the land. The police force on these reservations are poor or have no police force at all. This has allowed drugs and crime to run ramped. We could also provide better infrastructure for the land, which would cost money, but in the end make more. We could put better and larger housing and more businesses. For the national and local opinion the Pew Research Center center says "57% of Americans say they would support an integration of Native American land."
Dissolving Native American Reservations

Hello! I was bored, and your topic interested me. Please check out my debates too! Anyways, I can see where you are coming from, in fact, I have watched multiple videos that have showed me what happens in these reservations. I also really like the whole 'betterment of citizens' thing as I also agree with that. My mentality is different than yours though. I look at efficiency, costs, national opinion and specified group opinion (I do not mean to imply that you do not look at any of them, I'm just saying those are my bases and my fundamentals when looking at situations or establishing viewpoints). What is more efficient and cost effective? Dissolving and merging the reservations into the state, or leaving things (temporarily) as they are. With each political action taken, there is a cost to it. Just as how it costs money to revise laws, it will cost money to take such political actions such as dissolving and merging reservations. What about National Opinion? Or state opinion? I really love your view because I see the legitimate concern and value in your words, but maybe some people who are in your state do not want to dissolve the reservations and indirectly welcome the bad things that happen in the reservations into their neighborhoods or living spaces. Maybe people who are not in the reservations that know what happens in the reservations do not want those events spreading. And group opinion. Until an action can be taken, we must have a direct statement from the specified group saying that they WANT things to change. In this case, we are talking about the Native Americans that live in these reservations, until then we cannot take any action. Even if they were to say, 'Hey! We want change!' You, again, have to take into account National and State opinion. Furthermore, it could even be that the people in the reservations do not want the reservations dissolved, but rather they might want several regulations and/or increased law enforcement. Again, I appreciate your stance/view, I agree with a lot of the things you said, but your plan of action is something that I do not fully agree on. Can't wait to hear back and be enlightened! -Lemmuel Gadiano
Dissolving Native American Reservations

As a person from South Dakota, I can only speak about reservations in South Dakota. I've been to multiple including but not limited to Eagle Butte and Pine Ridge. These places are not doing well, and as I write it think, my view of the land these people live on is probably different then what the people living there think. To me I could see better conditions for the people on this if they were just fully apart of South Dakota. The reservations are drug and crime-filled and packs of feral dogs have been know to just kill unattended children. Gangs are also a prevalent issue. My point here is we need to look at the betterment of the citizens, and if we could make agreements could dissolving Native American reservations (at least in South Dakota) work?
Dissolving Native American Reservations

Contender,"... we could put our own police force in the land. The police force on these reservations are poor or have no police force at all. This has allowed drugs and crime to run ramped. We could also provide better infrastructure for the land, which would cost money, but in the end make more. We could put better and larger housing and more businesses." I bring this part of your argument up because you have just stated several beneficial actions that could be taken to improve the situation that do not require dissolving the reservations. The reservations are technically on U.S. lands, so placing in our own police force is a viable option that does not violate anything. As for the infrastructure, housing and businesses, all three could be done or given as complimentary gifts, acts of kindness, and without the requirement of dissolving the lands. I would like to hear direct benefits of dissolving the reservations though, because all of the solutions you provided are not benefits of dissolving the reservations, rather they are their own respective solutions.
.999.... is equal to 1

To sart, I will quote my opponent... "I offer the following definition. Equal - identical in mathematical value or logical denotation (From Merriam-Webster Online)" okay, yes, I will use his definition, and also offer this basic truth. 3/3 is exactly equal to 1... 1/3 is 0.333..... repeating forever. multiply 1/3 by 3, and it equals 1 multiply .333 by 3, and it equals .999...... therefore, .999.... is exactly equal to 1. also, in wikipedia, with this link - http://en.wikipedia.org...... it states this... In mathematics, the recurring decimal 0.999…, which is also written as or , denotes a real number equal to 1. In other words, the notations "0.999…" and "1" represent the same real number. The equality has long been accepted by professional mathematicians and taught in textbooks. Various proofs of this identity have been formulated with various degrees of mathematical rigour, preferred development of the real numbers, background assumptions, historical context, and target audience... I will wait until round 3 to present more proofs. I will let my opponent go now. good luck. ~~Perry~~
.999.... is equal to 1

I must say that this debate is getting quite old. However, to ensure the best debate, I offer the following definition. Equal - identical in mathematical value or logical denotation (From Merriam-Webster Online) Now, no matter how far out you go, .999 (repeating) will never be identical. Even if you have a decimal and a billion nines, it will never be identical to a one, a decimal and a billion zeroes. You could even go to a trillion or infinity and there will ALWAYS be a fraction separating the two from being identical. The only way the Pro can win this debate is if we were debating ".999... is ROUGHLY equal to 1." I'm sure that my opponent will attempt to solve some kind of mathematical problem in his next argument so I will wait until then to continue.
.999.... is equal to 1

Alright, so let me get this straight. You say that 1/3=.333..., correct? Cause if that's the case, then how can you possibly get two different answers when multiplying by the same number. In theory, 1/3 times 3 is equal to one, but that rule was only created because the difference between that and 1 is so small that it doesn't make a noticable difference in a problem. Nonetheless, there is still a difference. If you didn't know basic math, for instance 3*33=99, then you would also believe that 3*.333...=1. However that is not the case, you understand how to multiply, therefore, .333... or 1/3 times three is equal to .999... Just so that I can clearly demonstrate my point... 1/3=.333... 3*1/3=3*.333... (Times by three) 1=.999... (According to any calculators) However... 1/3=.333... If two numbers are exactly equal, how does multiplying them by the same number equal something different? 1/3=.333... 3*1/3(.333... <- This is here for clarifying)=3*.333... Therefore... .999...=.999... The only reason that the mathematical community believes that 1 is equal to .999... is because there is no noticeable difference to humans in between the two, but since the decimal continues forever, there will always be a fraction that exists, thus it isn't identical. Has man ever found the end of space? No, that's because space continues on forever, just as the fraction in between .999... and 1 continues forever. No matter what way you bend it, there is always a difference whether you can see it or not. Therefore, 1 is not equal to .999... And just so you know, Wikipedia isn't a reliable source.
Evolution is a tool of God

I propose that while The Creator is a hyper intelligent being, our limited perception sees existence in relation to time/space, cause and effect, life/death, etc. To an immortal being one billion years would be a blink of an eye. To your question(s) "why would he wait? Why wouldn't God just create us the way he wanted to and cut out the middle?"; I believe that is exactly what the Creator is doing; but there is process, cause and effect - our limited perception needs to make sense of what is going on, something cannot come from nothing. We are somewhere in the "middle" and have the unique opportunity to see how far our species has come and work toward improving the environment and setting up our future generations for success. I believe we are far from "as good as it gets" and are far closer to the beginning of our specie's "success" and perfection than we are to its height (peak, end). As for death, we are carbon based life forms! Finite - if cancer does not get us, oxidation or muscle (heart) failure will. Perhaps in the future the race will perfect artificial organs, or be able to grow them from stem cells and transplant them relatively cheaper than we can now, lengthening our lifespan, though brain disease (Alzheimer's and Dimensia) would then be the enemy to combat and "cure"/prevent. The Old Testament, The New Testament (of Christ), and The Holy Quran all state that death is merely the beginning to a new life, an afterlife in which you will either exist (heaven) or be destroyed (Complete Death), as well as reasons for/insight into the purpose of life and the necessity of death.
Evolution is a tool of God

You have a very valid arguement. It sounds like you have read (at least parts of) the Bible. I fully believe that God being as omnipotent as he is, that if he wanted to use the Big Bang then he could have. However I refuse to argue with what the Bible says,therefore I believe that the earth was spoken into existence by an All Powerful God. I also believe the days referred to in Genesis are regular 24 hour days mainly because the Bible says the "light He called Day and the darkness He called Night and this was the first day". I take that as meaning the day was as long as it is now because you have the night and day. You also seem to recognize God's power, so I have to ask, if God is powerful enough to start evolution, why would he wait? Why wouldn't God just create us the way he wanted us and cut out the middle? If God did start evolution and people evolved over millions of years then why do people die if we are still evolving today? Is this as good as it gets for the human race?
Evolution is a tool of God

Could the "breath of God" be a metaphor for creation? I can only speculate as to "how" a deity would go about creating the universe; though the Big Bang seems to make the most sense to me; especially compared to simp!y "breathing" it into being. an intelligent being could theoretically have the tools and tech to bend space time and create the things stated in Genesis in actual "days", but in Genesis the word "day" (when refering to the first day, the second day, etc.) is translated from the hebrew word "yom" - meaning either a twelve hour period of time, a 24 hour period of time, or a long, indefinate amount of time... An "age", or "era" - this could account for the old age of the earth found through carbon dating and the age estimate of the universe. To an omnipotent, immortal being time would be nothing; and the millions of years of creation (through setting evolution in motion) would be necessary to ensure perfection (a perfection not yet realized; we are still evolving - even speech is fairly new to our species, as new as 10,000 years ago. Imagine what the species will have deveolped into in another ten, or even hundred thousand years if we continue to be the alpha species of our planet.
Evolution is a tool of God

Ok so since I just joined this site, I didn't realize that I had it set where I didn't accept comments and would like to apologize for that. Being a Christian I have heard what you are saying about God starting evolution before. I believe that God did not start evolution but that God spoke the world into existence (Genesis 1). I know that God created the dna in everything so things like evolution and natural selection were not necessary. I also just wanted to point out that I am just sharing my beliefs and opinions as a way of spreading the Word of God to everyone who might read this debate.
Evolution is a tool of God

You don't accept comments so I'm making this in an attempt to have you read the title. In a debate youre currently in youre arguing against evolution, but immediately refer to the Big Bang - an entirely seperate theory - and challenge that instead. I propose God put evolution in motion, and that evolution is the work of God; more of an informal post to you (please accept comments - criticism is how we learn and expand our point-of-view), but if you'd like to explain how a Deity created the universe without something as epic as the Big Bang, or how a Deity created the millions of species in the world without tools like dna, natural selection, and evolution, please enlighten me.
Grape Battle

Thanks to Pro for a fantastic debate :D Once again, here are the rules for this debate:"Each side will post one type of Grape, and explain why it is a good Grape."'Whats eating Gilbert Grape', starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp was a pretty good movie I guess. But that's just it... It's a move. Not a grape. The Grape Street Watts Crips Gang is not a type of grape either, it's a gang :/Thus, you cannot explain why those things are good Grapes and Pro has broken the rules of this debate. My examples so far have all been actual grapes: Pa Grape****** The Grapes of Wrath*******Now I will present my final grape!...This Reporter It's easy to see why this man might just be the best grape ever :)Thanks for reading, may the best grapes win!
Grape Battle

Round 3: 'Whats eating Gilbert Grape', starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp. https://en.wikipedia.org...The most famous Grape movie ever made, the film stars two future acting megastars in Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp, DiCaprio stealing the show and being nominated for an Oscar for his performance. No other grape film has featured such skilled actors and such masterful performances, making 'What's eating Gilbert Grape' the best Grape film ever made.
Grape Battle

Interesting... Those are some pretty bad a$$ grapes... Unfortunately for my opponent however, I have an even more bad a$$ grape on my side:Round 2 = Pa Grape from VeggieTales Pa Grape is an elderly grape in the show VeggieTales. He has a small family of grapes which is introduced in the episode, "God Want's Me to Forgive Them!?!" He wears glasses most of the time and is often grunting "Oi."I rest my case
Grape Battle

Round 2 = The Grape Street Watts Crips Ganghttp://www.streetgangs.com...By definition, The Grape Street Watts Crips are a black street gang from the Watts section of Los Angeles, California loyal to the Crips gang affiliation that was first assembled on Grape Street, hence the name The Grape Street Watts Crips.... They specialize in drug trafficking, robbery, extortion, murder, burglary, identification theft, car theft. They are truly one the most fearsome grape in the world, unlike the one shown in the previous link.
Grape Battle

I must say... I have grape expectations for this debate :)Lets begin,Round 1 = The Grapes of Wrath http://s26.photobucket.com... The Grapes of Wrath is an American novel that was written by John Steinbeck; one of the best authors of his time. The book is so good that it was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1962. Also, this book has been the cause of a few dank memes in recent years, not un-like the one shown in the link above. Thank you,
Grape Battle

Each round, each side will post one type of Grape, and explain why it is a good Grape. (This debate is NOT to be confused with a 'Rape Battle' debate)3 rounds, 24 hours between rounds, 750 characters in each round. Round 1 = THE SULTANA GRAPE. http://www.nagroup.com.au...The Sultana Grape is a popular grape a person consumes that comes in a seedless variety. Sultana grapes can also be dried up and turned into raisins, a very healthy food that tastes kind of like chewing on a tire, except more nutritional for you apparently.
the ACLU has been defending evil sence 1920

The ACLU is an organization that stands for all of the bad guys they support any freak that runs to them for help! such as the NAMBLA and other such anti american anti moral groups. the ACLU fights against Christianity and Judaism and all that is good in this country. The ACLU defended the rights for Nazis to march through a prominently Jewish community in Skokie Illinois. The ACLU fought to take down a cross on a World War II memorial saying it was forcefully shoving Christianity down people's thoughts. In 1994 the ACLU fought against the people of California to give illegal Immigrants welfare, non emergency medical care, and public education and they won. The ACLU supported the "Dream Act" which allows illegal immigrants pay instate tuition fees sometimes half the price that students from neighboring states have to pay. The ACLU took the boy scouts to court because they swore allegiance to God and used public land for their events without paying for it. The ACLU opposed parental notification of parents when their under aged daughter has an abortion. Just to name a few... Other than the fact that the ACLU has been defending evil since 1920 by standing up for murderers and pedophiles, removing the 10 commandments from the front of courthouses, and trying to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance they have also been hard at work trying to make Christmas illegal. The truth is the ACLU is ruining America and they need to be stopped one way or another!
Mathematical ambiguity when accepting 0.99...=1

Welcome! I accept your challenge!Though I guess I shouldn't be the one welcoming you, since this is my first debate here too.Anyway, onto the counter-argument:First, for brevity, I will refer to digital sums as dsums.I looked up the proof about digital roots of multiples of nine[1], and it's a bit more complicated. I'll show that one here and give some reasoning for why it doesn't work for 0.999...The proof first uses the fact that any number may be represented as a sum of multiples of increasing powers of ten, and then subtracts one out of each of those powers of ten. 9N is there because we are only considering multiples of 9:9N = a + 10b + 100c + ...9N = a + (b + 9b) + (c + 99c) + ... 9N = (a + b + c + ...) + (9b + 99c + ...)9N = (a + b + c + ...) + 9*(b + 11c + ...)9N = (a + b + c + ...) + 9*(something)9N = dsum(9N) + 9*(something)Reordering this equation, we get:dsum(9N) = 9N - 9*(something)dsum(9N) = 9*(something else)Since (a + b + c + ...) < (a + 10b + 100c + ...), the dsum will be smaller than 9n. Since dsums give single digits, and the only single digit multiple of 9 is nine, this means the dsum(9N)=9.However, this only works for finite numbers. It does not work for infinitely long numbers such as 0.999...For example, take (a + b + c + ...) + 9*(b + 11c + ...). If your number was infinitely long and you used increasing powers instead of decreasing ones (because if you used decreasing ones you'd get a summation if the form x/(y^n) which in this case converges to one), then you'd be multiplying by infinity. Since infinity is infinitely long, no dividing or separating into separate chunks to add together later will lead to anything less than infinity, so dsum(infinity) is undefined. This means that this method doesn't tell you what dsum(0.999...) is. However, that doesn't mean there aren't other methods that will work. After all, dsum(1/7) is defined. [2]This is the problem with your dsum(0 + 9 + 9 + 9 + ...)=dsum(9 * n) . It puts infinity into a place that only finite numbers make sense in.However, since 1/3=0.333..., then 3 * 1/3 = 0.999... and that should give you dsum(3/3)=dsum(1)=1.Even if you were to consider combining another set of fractions to get 0.999... I still don't think you'd get anything other than undefined or 1, depending on how you went about it. This is because you'd need to include multiples of 3 to get those 9s, and dsum(1/3), dsum(1/6), and dsum(1/9) are all undefined. [3] However, I believe dsum(0.999...)=dsum(1) because it works in the proof for dsum(9N)=9 and it works by allowing 3/3 =1.Also, if you're going to argue against 0.999...=1, shouldn't you give a reason why the normal algebra doesn't apply?If x=0.999... and 10x=9.999..., then doesn't that mean 9x=9 => x=1, thus 0.999...=1? [1]:http://mathforum.org...[2]:http://www.sjsu.edu...[3]:http://www.sjsu.edu...
Mathematical ambiguity when accepting 0.99...=1

This is my very first debate here, and in it I will attempt to show that, while for practicality 1 = 0.99. .. , theoretically this does not always quite yield true. I shall present an argument in favor of this, and will be open to criticism. The Argument: 1 = 0.99. .. Where f(1) is well defined: f(1)=f(0.99. .. ) must hold. Let f(x) be the digital root of x. f(0)=0 f(0.9)=f(0+9)=f(9)=9 f(123.64)=f(1+2+3+4+6)=f(16)=f(7)=7 f(99)=f(9+9)=f(18)=f(1+8)=f(9)=9 (This is how a digital root is found, and yes, f(x) is algebraically well defined for rational digit-finite real numbers. It is quite a large equation, but I can write it down on request) Now 0.99. .. has a countably infinite set of 9s trailing. But all the 9s are countable and distinguishable from each other, such that when counting the 9s, you always end up with a whole number of 9s counted. ( 0.99 has 2 9s. 0.999 has 3 9s. ) No matter for how long you count the trailing 9s you will never end up with a decimal number of 9s, as you cannot have a fraction of a digit. That is, counting digits will always result in a whole number. Consider: f(1) = f(0.99. .. ) 1 = f(0+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9+9. .. .) 1 = f(9*n) Where n holds the property of being a whole number, an addition of 1s together, forever. Hence 1=9. Which is, a contradiction. A contradiction which arises from saying 1 = 0.99. . I entertain the thought that there is something fundamentally wrong when proving 0.99. .. =1, but admittedly I have no idea what.
Resolved: On balance, government employee labor unions have a positive impact on the United States.

I agree, Scientology is cool when you are in the CoS Scientology is cool... you get to be in the same club as those cool A list stars like Tom Cruise... and all towards the cool cause of saving the planet. However coolness and uncoolness is based on the judgement of others. To seek to be cool, in of itself, is simply to seek attention and approval from others and invites falling victim to the positive feedback loop of peer pressure and conformity. Add to this the prevalent dichotomies of good/evil cool/uncool that leaves no room for the infinite shades of gray, and the results are as perverse as the in the Lord of the Flies. The self-determined path to enlightenment does not require "coolness" or "approval" or "conformity".