BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Independent presidential candidates will make a bigger impact in 2016.

I am truly sad that Starskii forfeited the round. In Virginia's 7th Congressional District, Tea Party candidate Dave Brat ousted then- House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the Republican Primary. Brat did this, despite Cantor spending significantly on the campaign. In Michigan, Rep. Justin Amash defeated GOP backed Brian Ellis 57.6% to 42.6%, despite Ellis having the support of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and spent more than $1 million on his campaign. Examples show establishment is falling.
Independent presidential candidates will make a bigger impact in 2016.

Thank you Starskii, I too look forward to a good debate. -People are sick and tired of partisan politics. Recent Gallup polling data (7/10/14) shows that 80% disapprove of the job Congress is doing, arguably because of the partisan divide. When we extrapolate this to the elections, independents might not win, but will make a bigger impact because they can run on the platform that they want to find solutions for America and they don't adhere to party lines. http://www.gallup.com...
Self Harm and Suicide Are Not the Solution...

1. SuicideHerodotus wrote: "When life is so burdensome, death has become for man a sought-after refuge".Suicide is the solution to a specific problem. It is a violent, irreversible solution but that does not make it any more a solution. It is fundamentally a solution to a world that has become intolerable to the person committing suicide. Removing oneself from an intolerable solution, even in such a permanent manner, is a valid response, particularly since it is often a lack of personal control over the conditions of the individual that result in action as drastic as suicide. Suicide can be seen as a last effort to exert some bit of control over the conditions which the individual finds themself in. It is escape.Suicide is a right to which all human beings are to be afforded. As Arthur Schopenhauer put it, "They tell us that suicide is the greatest act of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person." Suicide is a final defiant assertion of freedom in the face of circumstances which have conspired to take that freedom away. Self-harm is a coping method for intolerable situations, a less final way to deal with the loss of will. Whether that is abuse, others unrealistic image of you, spiraling collapse of everything you ever built, self-harm is a way to assert your ability to control something, even if that is only your own flesh. Arguing that Self-Harm and Suicide are wrong, or will harm those around you, or are not a way to escape your problems, is a surefire way to excerbate the underlying problem and make people with suicidal ideation feel yet more trapped, yet more helpless. It can only make things worse down the line, even if it might reduce outward signs in the short term. The suicidal individual will remain in that trap, in their own personal hell, until they finally remove themselves unless you fix the underlying issue.
Self Harm and Suicide Are Not the Solution...

In the United States there were 41,149 deaths by suicide. Suicide is the 10th most common death in the USA. There are many young people who believe that they were born to die. People don't understand that life on Earth would not be the same without them. That one person that never cried will spend the rest of their life crying themselves to sleep. Suicide is refusal of opening doors, refusal of taking another chance. Its when you let the darkness block the light. Its not the solution to suffering, its the Great Depression all over again. Self harming just adds on to the pain you already have. Self harming can lead to a decrease in suffering. But sometimes self harming gets addictive and suicide is the next step. Its better to stay away from suicide and self harming, they aren't the solution...
Football (soccer) is over-priced and they need to earn less money

My argument is one word: Capitalism. Sports teams make a ton of money. The players make the teams tons of money. So why shouldn't the players reap the benefits? Choose a big soccer team. They make hundreds of millions of dollars a year. The players make the team the money. So why shouldn't they be heavily paid? It is the teams choice to decide how much players should make. Why should we have a say in their business? What you are advocating for is authoritarianism mixed with socialism. You want to force teams to pay their players less for no reason what so ever. Also, if your solution is implemented, the owners will make even more money. How is that fair? You also need to prove why your idea is needed. Good luck!
America the Greatest Country in the world

United States of America- Superior Military Japan is a great economic giant but it is not the greatest military power. Every transaction is done in dollars and not in yet because Yen is weak in the international market. US is also a Military Superpower. The US Army has the most sophisticated weapons in it's armory. Just think of USA as the Roman Empire on Steroids. To be the mightiest nation on earth one has to be a military super power and that is what US is all about. There is no Air Force in the world that comes close to that of the US. And adding salt to this US has 64% of aircraft that evade the radar. Ever heard of F-35 Lightning, it has the most sophisticated radar in the world and once release it will be sold to 8 nations around the world. F-35's radar is superior than F-22 Raptor. Let's not forget F-22 Raptor- the most advanced tactical/air superiority fighter in the world. (See Wikipedia) Did you know that a Ballistic Missile from US can reach anywhere in the world ? US is the only nation to have such a long range conventional missile. Russia is second with 11,500 km range. US also has 2nd strike capability. Which means that US will be able to strike with a nuclear weapon even if an enemy has managed to nuke US. That's sweet. Only 6 nations are capable of such 2nd Strike- US, Russia, Israel, Great Britain, France and China. There is no Japan there. Its not just about the economy that makes a nation a Super Power but it's about the balance of both Military and Economy.
America the Greatest Country in the world

Once again your wrong. Japan is the closes to the US in terms of Economic Power. According to the UN, Japan has a Positive influnce in every nation on earth except 2: North Korea and China. The US has a positive influnce on less nations then Japan. In reality, the world could live with out the US, but not with out Japan. Looking at Military power, the United States is not very strong. China has over 2 million in power and spends a large amount of money towards its military. The US has one million, and does the same. If you look at numbers x GDP, China would wip the United States butt and still be able to fight another war afterwards. It is pure Nationalism to say the US is the Greatest in the World when all signs show the US is not.
America the Greatest Country in the world

One Nation under God- United States of America Like Augustine once said, "There is a God sized void in every man's heart that only God can fill." A world without United States is the most dangerous thing that could happen to this world. Only a Super power could fill that void and there is no country not even EU that can fill that gap. Even if China, India, Japan, Australia and all other Asian countries united there is no way it could come close to the super power status of the Mighty United States. Maybe I am over hyping the United States of America but there is no country in the world which is free as the US. There is no country like the United States because it is simply the Best. No country in the world has influenced the world as has the United States. I would call USA the Roman Empire of the modern day. The greatest nation on Earth but I wish they were Theo Oligarchy nation under one God. A man can wish. As far as the economy is concerned the world depends on United States as the absence of US consumers would mean that EU's economy would dry like a branch cut off from the tree. US imports 20%+ goods from the EU which is more than Asian Consumer consumption. Now if you remove the US consumers then who would buy those goods produced by EU- Nobody. Result- Depression back to 1930's. In other words every nation depends on each other for survival so if you remove one then you messed the "Economic Chain"- Wow, that is a new word I created. The world depends on US and US also depends on the world but the world depends more on US. Since, US consumers consume 60% of the goods produced domestically so we can say that US can sustain itself even if it were cut off from the rest of the world. But isn't that the reason why we call United States of America- The Lone Superpower. When you sum it all up - US is THE Superpower. Did you know that US produced 300,000 jobs in one month alone in March 2010 ? I think only US could do that. Those jobs were not labour or Military jobs but we are talking about the white collar jobs. God Bless USA and Benny Hinn
America the Greatest Country in the world

The World can survive without the United States, but in the event of an Economic Collapse in the US, it would have extremely grave consequences on the world. It would take years if not decades, but the world would recover. Now the only thing you have commented on is the Economy of the US which is the highest in the world, but also the Worst in the World if ya look at the Debt and the Current Account Balance. But being one of 6 Economic Super Powers does not make America the Greatest. Let's take Freedom for example. People say the US is the Freest Nation in the World, which makes it the Greatest. In reality this is far from the truth. According to the Most Democratic Nation on Earth, the UN says it's Sweden. The US is only the 18th most democratic nation. Or how about Economic Freedom. According the Index created by the Fraser Institute, Hong Kong is the Freest. The US is 6th. Or in terms of the Privacy of Civilians. Greece is ranked #1. The US ranked 40th. It is one of 5 Nations which have an "Endemic Surveillance Society" might I add that's where China and North Korea sits. Finally Look at Freedom all together. There are 92 Nations that the Freedom House say are Free Nations. (1) 13 of those nations are totally 100% Free. The United States is NOT one of them. (1) http://en.wikipedia.org...
America the Greatest Country in the world

America is the greatest nation on Earth because it has governed the pace of this world since the fall of the Mighty Soviet Union. The allies of America enjoy many privileges and rights. Let us talk about why America is the greatest nation on Earth. Economic Supremacy- In God We Trust I hear even the most educated tell me that China is going to overcome US someday. Now we all know that only fools count chicks before they hatch and they have no idea what they are talking about. US has a GDP per capita of $ 42, 381 as of March 2009 (data provided by IMF) . It was $37,500 back in 2003. . http://en.wikipedia.org... It's going to take China 500 years or more to overcome US in per capita income. China will never come close to that $25,000 mark because this country's dominance will end soon due to several factors of which the main reason is that Chinese products only focuses on "Quantity" whereas US products focuses on "Quality. " How long does China made keyboard last ? 4 to 6 months. I believe that only European Union can walk toe to toe with the US Economy. And even the European economy depends on US consumers and imports. But if you look at the Stat you will find that not even 2/3rd of Europe can compete with US on Imports and Exports. Thanks to the "Strong Dollar" policy of the United States since 2001 that 1 Dollar is just 0.7468. . http://en.wikipedia.org... I don't think this world can survive without the United States, it's like a Bible without King David.
America the Greatest Country in the world

People say "America is the Greatest Country in the World" but that is not true. The People who say that, fail to do proper research in to there reasons. Reasons like "Freedom" which is limited, "Military" which is not the best in the world, "Economy" which is failing and not the best in the world, ect... But the reality is the US is not the Greatest Nation. Its far from it. We are not a Mixing Pot, We are not the Most Free Nation, we do not have the Best Military, nothing. I can find nations that are proven to be better then the US in every category. (1)Our Crime Rate is the Worst in the World, (2)Our Debt is the worst of any nation by a large margin, (3)our military is low in numbers compared to India or China, (4)(4.1)our Freedom is not the best on earth, (5)Privacy is rated in with China and the UK. There is nothing definitive to say the US is the Best. (1) http://www.nationmaster.com... (2) http://www.nationmaster.com... (3) http://www.nationmaster.com... (4) http://en.wikipedia.org... (4.1) http://en.wikipedia.org... (5) http://en.wikipedia.org...
America the Greatest Country in the world

USA- the Last Empire before Mystery Babylon It's time to end this argument. Other countries may have more quantity of infantry soldiers but we are talking about quality and US hits the spot. You talk about the influence - The decision of American President can change my life more than the decision of the President of India. You call yourself smart- well that just scared me. We are talking about Super Power here it is ok to talk about France but not Canada. This country does not deserve to be in the Super Power League. I would rather put Denmark ahead of Canada in both Military and Economic field. Thanks for debate- I hope the best Person wins this debate.
America the Greatest Country in the world

Ok um, apparently you are a nationalist and your unable to debate on a fair basis. So let me educate you on reality my friend. First off, lets look at what a "Super Power"(in the political sense) means: A superpower is a state with a leading position in the international system which has the ability to influence events and its own interests and project power on a worldwide scale to protect those interests. We can determine this by 2 categories. Economy and Military Power. Going at the 5 Greats in no order this time. So lets look at Economy first. Economy(GDP*millions of USD*)- United States($14,430,000), Japan(5,108,000), European Union($16,447,259), China($4,908,982), and Germany($3,652,824). Winner, European Union. Military Power: Iran(Over 11 million Troops), China, North Korea, Vietnam, India. They all have over 5 million in there military. The US is not in a top 5 in man power. All and all the US is NOT THE LONE WORLD SUPERPOWER! If you insist on saying it again, I request you provide a reliable source to back it up. Otherwise, please save that nationalist crap for someone who is not as smart as me. Next who says that that the US is the only non African nation to have a black leader? Example, Frances Justice Minister is Algerian. Canada's Governor General is Haitian. She is considered in Canada as being the first black head of state in the western world. All you have done is bitch about what I said, instead of providing reliable sources to back up anything you have said, Your nationalist views are blinding your ability to debate. The US is not the only free nation. www.freedomhouse.org My case is made.
America the Greatest Country in the world

US- The Lone Super Power US may not be the safest country but it is a free country where people from all religions are given the opportunity to do what they like. That is what makes US better than UK because Muslims and Hindus are looked upon as an alien in the UK. If there was a non-African country where a black president would be chosen by the people it was the US. You see in the US people do not look at the religion, race or any form of physical attributes but they look into the qualification and the heart of the candidate. I will never see a Christian or a Jewsish Indian President in India, that is for sure. Why ? It's the Religion, Caste System and the Racists that live here. Who says that Racism does not exist in India ? Well it does. Indians are hypocrites who claim to be against Racism when they themselves are Racists. When Sonia Gandhi was going to be our first Woman Prime Minister the BJP denied her and said the she was a foreigner. People of US did not say that Barack Obama is from Kenya, did they ? You talked about India being an unsafe place, I don't think so. The last time I heard of murder in the state of Sikkim it was some 8 months ago. Maybe other parts of India have a high crime rate but that does not mean the entire nation is a crime hub. Back to the Topic- How could you talk about Japan when we are talking about US ? Just because US has high assault race does not mean that the whole US practices Violence. I am sure States that lie in the Bible Belt region are peaceful and let's not forget that most Eastern states in the US are Catholics (Not New Orleans). Yay! My friend you are going off point - What does Drug Abuse, Rape and Murder has to do with Super Power ? Drug Abuse, Rape and Murder are normal crimes. It takes place in every country in the world. No country is free from these crimes. Ask yourself a question- Is there any country in the world that does not have a record of Drug Abuse, Rape & Murder in the past ? NO Rape & Murder is nothing compared to Hitler's genocide. Crimes such as Rape & Murder only include individuals or a small community- and we do not care about that. Whereas when a man like Hitler becomes a Prime Minister of England or let's say the President of France then the world is in Peril. That is when you expect a Super Power to tame the beast. A Super Power's job is not to look after small domestic crimes such as rape, murder, it's job is to make sure that the peace is maintained. A Super Power influences the globe and you are limiting the Super Power by bringing up small crimes that takes place in every nation on earth. We can be sure that as long as the United States of America is the Super Power - Peace will always be maintained. The Bottomline- Smaller crimes such as rape, murder is nothing compared to Hitler's genocide and to avoid such genocides we need a Super Power that believes in Freedom and the Right of the entire Human Beings to live and let live. That is where US comes in- The lone Super Power. The United States of America with it's allies are gift to this World- God Bless United States of America THE END.
Odinism is better than Christianity (or any other Abrahamaic faith)

My opponent claims that Odinism isn't logically superior to Christianity because they're both baseless beliefs, and that may be true, but I was not arguing that Odinism is true, but that is is logically superior than Christianity. Something being superior or more sound than something else does not mean it has to be completely true or completely stable, or even remotely true or remotely stable- since superior is by definition relative, Odinism only needs to be less irrational than Christianity to be superior to it. For example, if I say that Rihanna's music sounds worse than a cat being castrated with a rusty pair of lawn clippers, I do not need to prove that a cat being castrated with a rusty pair of lawn clippers sounds good, but only that Rihanna sounds worse. This was clear from the resolution in Round 1:"The resolution is that Odinism, the belief in and worship of the Norse Gods and Goddesses, and belief in the stories and tales of the Norse, is superior to Christianity, or any other Abrahamaic faith from a logical and moral standpoint."This also means that I have to prove that Odinism is superior to Christianity from a moral standpoint, something which I do not believe I have proven in Round 2, so I will not proceed to prove it. Morals should be defined as the distinction between given actions as inherently superior or inferior to others. To claim that there is no objective truth, that the belief in objective morality is irrational, and therefore we should not believe in it or act as though it is valid, is to say that rational actions are inherently superior to irrational actions, and that what is logical is inherently desirable, and what is illogical is inherently undesirable. In other words, that there is an objective standard with which you can measure human behavior that we should live by, thereby defeating that entire argument. That said, the Norse Gods are far more moral than the Christian God, even despite not being supposedly perfect like the Christian God. One need only read the bible to see this, because in the bible God (according to Christian mythology):1. Drowned billions of innocent people, including children and babies who couldn't have done anything to deserve it. 2. Ordered the Jews to mutilate their children's genitals3. Told the Jews to stone people to death for working on Saturday or being gay. 4. Killed every firstborn son of the Egyptians (despite saying in Ezekiel chapter 21 that children shouldn't be punished for the sins of their parents)Odin, on the other hand, never did any of that.
Odinism is better than Christianity (or any other Abrahamaic faith)

I would like to start this round by saying if you are going to quote anybody please give credit to the source, yours being George Carlin. Who I happen to agree with. Going forward. 2+2=5 (Odinisim) 2+2=10 (Insert Abrahamic religion here) Both answers are wrong just because it seems that 2+2=5 is closer to the answer does not make it any less wrong. Objectively speaking neither answer is true and both are equally incorrect. I am not going to defend Christianity or any other religion. What I am trying to express is that neither are superior to each other. Saying that the Odinism belief is more believable does not make it superior by any stretch of the imagination, it just makes it different. I think we can agree that both works of fiction are equally interesting in there own ways. But saying that Odinism is Superior is a completely subjective. There is no reason to believe that Odinism is more superior simply because it is less far fetched. Is The Walking Dead more superior to Star Wars because one takes place here on earth with actual humans whereas Star Wars takes place in outter space with Aliens from other planets. Absolutely not, neither is more true than the other. Both are works of fiction and would never exist in the real world as we know it. Now all of your examples are just poppy cock nobody is insisting that the core of earth is cotton candy just as we are not suggesting (I truly hope you are not) that Thors hammer is only able to be wielded by Thor. How is this any more believable that Jesus rising from the dead. In both instances neither is a possiblilty and completely made up and fake. You cannot just choose which is more unbelievable. that would be subjective. Now I am not an expert in the world of Odinisim and its fictional characters (which is what they are) but knowing this I cannot credit it and more superiority over any other work of fiction. Now in most of your argument you give a lot of examples of what Christianity can, cannot and should be able to do. I do not debate the fact that a lot of questions arise when looking at both of these religions. And I don't think I need to argue for the superiority of any Abrahamic religion but dispute the superiority of Odinism. So to finish this portion other then your subjective idea that Odinism is more logical you show no proof that it is superior. I cannot prove that it is not superior or less superior because there is none. and without any proof of this I donot believe we can conclude that either is indeed superior but both being equally subjective to opinion.