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Should Middle School be mandatory. what if you know lready everything there is to come

I disagree with you, for various reasons. The amount of people that actually have the ability to pass every test, straight out of fifth grade is minuscule. I'm not saying its not possible, I'm saying going from fifth grade math to algebra 1 is not easy for everyone. When it comes to grammar you may be able to pass english, but being knowledgeable about Poe, required novels, and other literature is not possible in my opinion. You cannot expect a fifth grade child to be able to read into the poems Poe wrote and be able to draw on the influence that came from his life. History is also limited in elementary school. You cannot expect a fifth grader to be capable to already know the basics of the United States government. With science, the same applies. You cannot know everything. Some, but not all. In short there is a lack of knowledge for most fifth graders. Middle school cannot be simply chosen to be taken, its like skipping an intermediate training course for a job. It's possible, but most people cannot. I think it is possible for a larger amount of people to skip a grade in middle school, but not electively. There should be a test of their abilities to prove they can. Middle school should be mandatory for students coming from elementary school. Only a few rare exceptions can apply to skipping three grades. Thanks for the debate.
Resolved: Israel should have been made in Florida rather than the Middle East

1)Florida wouldn't mess up our elections anymoreWe would then have no place left to send grandmas to for when they retire. 2)Its just as warm as IsraelBut far more humid than the Israeli desert.3)Jews already own like half of FloridaWhich is not true. Imabench's own source indicates that the 650,000 Jews or so living in Florida only makes up 3.4% of the entire state's population (http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org...)4)Large Jewish population already thereBut there are even larger minority groups arleady existing in Florida, increasing the Jewish population there could then lead to new racial tensions. 5)Florida is a mess, and the Jews could fix it upFlorida is a mess, it is therefore not in the Jewish community's best interest to settle in Florida.6)Florida is only dangerous to blacks, not JewsHurricanes destroy everything.7)Im not in FloridaIf Imabench doesn't retire again early. He'll return to Florida soon anyways either to troll Tim Teebow or date Kate Upton. 8)Alaska has oil that the US still kinda needsGas is cheap nowadays and the US is the world's largest producer of oil (http://www.bloomberg.com...) 9)Alaska has BEARSAlaska has no hurricanes, has less demographic problems, has lots of open space for settlement, and plenty of confirmed natural resources and oil that can be used to benefit the new Jewish state. 10)Putin's Russia is very close to Alaska while Florida isntRussia is committed to long range bomber patrols off the shore of Florida. Russia sold Alaska.http://www.cnn.com...11)BEARS PEOPLE, BEARSLike Florida doesn't really have any bears:http://en.wikipedia.org...
Resolved: Israel should have been made in Florida rather than the Middle East

"a US government study supported by political actions groups (along with FDR) concluded that Alaska would be a suitable home for Jewish settlers due to economic advantages"FDR also put Japs in prison camps, wanted to expand the number of judges on the Supreme Court, and kill all humans (one of those is made up), FDR and his leftist policies weren't always 'logical', ask any conservative on this site who I am too lazy to name...."Does Ima intend to flip-flop?"I usually go with uggs. "Also due to the recent record fall gas prices and the US shale oil boom, the US is kinda not so dependent anymore."Because gas prices NEVER go up or anything like that........ (sarcasm) "Last time I checked Russia was also committed to doing bomber patrols over the Gulf of Mexico"Which goes to show how crazy Putin is!"DDO Term lengths are only 6 months long. So you'll either return home again soon or you'll do another round of early retirement from DDO"No, Mikal will likely run again, get re-elected again, and then I'll run myself after Mikal doesnt want to be in charge anymore. Thats at least the next 2 years I wont be in Florida. "You mean the cute whittle, fluffy, adorable, winnie the pooh, stuffed grizzly bears named after Teddy?"No, I mean the godless killing machines that are only evolving to become even greater killers: http://weknowmemes.com..."Florida has these marauding godless all-destroying apocalyptic super storms called Hurricanes!"Oh please, theyre not as big as you make them out to be.... The Hurricanes only went 6-6 this year, 9-4 last year, and 7-5 the year before that...... They're hardly 'all-destroying' like you claimhttp://en.wikipedia.org...http://en.wikipedia.org...http://en.wikipedia.org..."Walt Disney himself may have been anti-Semitic"Yeah but he's DEAD and Sarah Palin is ALIVE. Something tells me that christian-wielding lunatic poses a greater threat to Jews than a frozen head of Walt Disney. To summarize why Israel should have been put in Florida and not Alaska:1 - Florida wouldnt mess up our elections anymore2 - Its just as warm as Israel3 - Jews already own like half of Florida4 - Large Jewish population already there5 - Florida is a mess, and the Jews could fix it up6 - Florida is only dangerous to blacks, not Jews7 - Im not in Florida8 - Alaska has oil that the US still kinda needs9 - Alaska has BEARS10 - Putin's Russia is very close to Alaska while Florida isnt11 - BEARS PEOPLE, BEARS
Resolved: Israel should have been made in Florida rather than the Middle East

"You'll have to do better then that to justify Alaska being a suitable home for the Jews." You clearly didn't read the rest of my original argument where I mentioned that a US government study supported by political actions groups (along with FDR) concluded that Alaska would be a suitable home for Jewish settlers due to economic advantages offered by the Alaskan frontier. I also mentioned that Alaska had access to oil, which in your opening introduction, was one of the key disadvantages of remaining in Israel. But that makes Alaska valuable to the US since the US is kinda mega-dependent on oil. In his intro, Imabench wrote: "I will argue that Israel, the Jewish nation located in the one part of the Middle East that doesn't have any oil, should have instead been put in Florida" Does Ima intend to flip-flop? Also due to the recent record fall gas prices and the US shale oil boom, the US is kinda not so dependant anymore. Russia is pretty close by, and Putin has been behaving very 'FIRE ZE MISSLE'-y lately Last time I checked Russia was also committed to doing bomber patrols over the Gulf of Mexico (http://www.cnn.com...), but they originally sold Alaska to the US, so I'm guessing they never really cared for it. However, as Vice President of DDO, I currently am residing in Washington D.C. DDO Term lengths are only 6 months long. So you'll either return home again soon or you'll do another round of early retirement from DDO; in which case retired people have a curious habit of ending up in Florida. I ask that you write him an apology letter immediately. Dear Adolf, I apologize for comparing you to imabench. He is clearly the greatest troll. Sincerely, Jingle-Bombs Alaska has BEARS You mean the cute whittle, fluffy, adorable, winnie the pooh, stuffed grizzly bears named after Teddy?? In the meantime, Florida has these marauding godless all-destroying apocalyptic super storms called Hurricanes! I mean holy Sh*t just look at the size of this monster (http://geology.com...) not to mention serial killers, zombies, Jaws, alligators, illegal immigrants and a host of other crazies only found in Florida.. but have I mentioned Hurricanes yet??? Other arguments: Walt Disney was Anti-Semitic A large part of Florida's economy revolves around Disney Corps. But yet, according to these news articles [1] [2] Walt Disney himself may have been anti-Semitic while Disney Corps has is the past been linked to antisemtic films and extremists / reactory lobbyist groups - including Nazi film makers. Moving the State of Israel to Florida could then be problematic. 1) http://www.thejc.com... 2) http://www.independent.co.uk...
Resolved: Israel should have been made in Florida rather than the Middle East

"a Jewish State in Alaska would be safer and better off than in the present day Middle East"Dude, a Jewish state in the ASTEROID BELT between Mars and Jupiter would be safer and better off than the present day Middle East..... You'll have to do better then that to justify Alaska being a suitable home for the Jews. "Jews would never again have to worry about invasion, war, and rocket attacks by their neighbors - having only Canada as a border"Russia is pretty close by, and Putin has been behaving very 'FIRE ZE MISSLE'-y lately, wheras Florida is only near Cuba, and we are for once making progress with Cuba. "And yes, unlike Israel and Florida, Alaska has much better access to oil."But that makes Alaska valuable to the US since the US is kinda mega-dependent on oil. Florida should be given to the jews instead on the grounds that resource-wise, the US wouldnt really be giving up any strategic resources in the process. "imabench is a student at Miami University, and therefore most likely a current resident of Florida"This is true. However, as Vice President of DDO, I currently am residing in Washington D.C., and will continue to do so for the immediate future. "Imabench's fourm title of Mister Doctor Professor Vice President is also just another fancy way of himself declaring to be Hitler, and no Jew in their righteous mind would want to live next to a fascist dictator"Excuse me, comparing me to Hitler is very insulting to the very high integrity of Hitler, I ask that you write him an apology letter immediately. "Florida isn't safer than Alaska."Okay 1, Florida is only unsafe if you are BLACK. If you're pasty white (aka Jewish) than you'll be fine. 2, Alaska has BEARS3, The show 'Deadliest catch' otherwise known as the deadliest job known to man, is based in Alaska4, DID I MENTION THAT ALASKA HAS BEARS?
Resolved: Israel should have been made in Florida rather than the Middle East

US originally Planned to Move Jews to Alaska The Slattery Report [1], officially titled The Problem of Alaskan Development, was originally produced by the US Department of the Interior under then President Franklin Roosevelt. The 1938 proposal called to move Jewish refugees fleeing from Nazi Europe to underdeveloped cities and terrirorites inside Alaska, citing many economic and instural benefits the Jewish population would bring to Alaska's huge but still underdeveloped landscape. This plan was originally supported by the President and lobbyist groups friendly to the Jewish cause. However, the plan fell through when FDR and Jewish leaders expressed concern for the expected critisim the government would receive on the grounds of humanitarian relief versus economic benefits. Regardless of the then 1938 ruling, we can now dismiss the humanitarian cristims on The Slattery Report based on the fact that a Jewish State in Alaska would be safer and better off than in the present day Middle East. Alaska is still a huge and rather underpopulated state, and the economic benefits of moving Jews to Alaska to both Jews and the state would still stand. Jews would never again have to worry about invasion, war, and rocket attacks by their neighbors - having only Canada as a border. There is plenty of open space in Alaska, and putting a Jewish State in Alaska requires only giving up part of the state versus all of it. And yes, unlike Israel and Florida, Alaska has much better access to oil. 1) http://en.wikipedia.org... No intelligent person wants to have Imabench as a neighbor. According to his esteemed hall of fame profile (http://www.debate.org...) imabench is a student at Miami University, and therefore most likely a current resident of Florida. If true, no Jew in there right mind would want to move to Florida. Having imabench as a possible neighbor would be like living next to a peeping tom and a high ranking member of FBI's Most Wanted, except in addition to terrorist attacks, vandalism, trolling, theft, random knocks on the door by Imabench asking for sugar, and the non stop playing of Frozen Sing-alongs that can be heard from miles and miles away, one now has to stress about being filmed for the Daily Stupid! Imabench's fourm title of Mister Doctor Professor Vice President is also just another fancy way of himself declaring to be Hitler, and no Jew in their righteous mind would want to live next to a fascist dictator ever defined by his Internet wars with STALIN, when they could just live next to Sarah Palin and enjoy the warm conservative hospitality of homemade cookies and all American apple pie. Florida isn't safer than Alaska. Florida is populated by man-eating alligators, sharks, whales, zombies, Cuban refugees, drugged out celebrities, imachairs, and crazy Mexican immigrants who shoot people just for wearing hoodies. It would not be safer to move Jews to Florida than in Alaska.
Resolved: Israel should have been made in Florida rather than the Middle East

Okay so basically we are arguing if Israel would be better off being made in Florida or Alaska. Reasons why Israel would be better off in Florida:1) Its just as bloody hotIsrael tends to be scorching hot year round due to the fact that it is in the Middle East, where the temperatures almost never drop below 50 degrees http://giltravel.com...Florida is a US state that also has a tendency to stay warm, even when the rest of the country wakes up withs its buts frozen to its leg: https://38.media.tumblr.com...So Florida is just as warm as Israel, so it wouldnt be that much of a change. 2) Florida will stop f*cking up elections for us. Everyone knows about the clusterf*ck that was the 2000 Presidential election, where it took Florida several WEEKS just to come to the conclusion that it cant count, but many people dont know tht the same thing almost happened again in the 2012 election, where votes were split 50.01% to 49.13% http://en.wikipedia.org...With Florida becoming the new Israel, the US would no longer have to suffer from having its elections hijacked by Florida's inability to MAKE UP ITS GOD DAMN MIND. 3) The Jews already own almost everything in Florida. Following California and New York, Florida ranks third in number of Jews that reside within the state at almost 650,000, and of those three, Florida ranks second in percentage of state population it makes up. Alaska on the other hand only houses 6,000 Jews, literally 100 times fewer than that of Florida, And the percentage of population who are Jewish in Alaska are 3 times lesser then that of Florida.....http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org...When picking between Alaska and Florida on population statistics alone, Florida is simply the more logical choice. 4) They'll fix it up (hopefully)Have you ever lived in a gated community that was populated mostly by Jews? They make sure that every possible thing is perfect to the point that you'll never find anything to complain about because a Jewish person already brought attention to it 4 years before you even moved in. Jews are known for keeping their communities very clean and tidy, which is something that Florida could really use since it is basically one gigantic meth lab. Flodira has had a zombie apocalypse scare, a race riot over Trayvon Martin, and the Casey Anthony f*ck-up of a verdict in the last 3 years alone. Of all the states that needs help, Florida needs it the most, and the Jews are the best equipped to sort out Florida since nuking it isnt really an option.
Proof of God

Thank you con for your response. Alright, I am going to simplify your argument into these two contentions. 1. Odds of this universe existing cannot be calculated. 2. Odds of a supernatural being existing cannot be calculated There are of course other things that you brought up which I will address later. You said in your first contention that it is impossible to calculate the probabilities of this universe existing because there is no way to know if it is the only possible universe. But the thing is, Without a God the world is made up of only natural laws. Chemistry, Physics, Etc. These are based off of probability and it can be measured, Contrary to what you said. https://chem. Libretexts. Org/Textbook_Maps/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry_Textbook_Maps/Map%3A_Physical_Chemistry_(McQuarrie_and_Simon)/MathChapters/B%3A_Probability_and_Statistics Your second major contention deals with the assumption that the odds of a supernatural being cannot be calculated. I agree with you, I am not saying these arguments calculate the probability of a supernatural creator. What I am saying is that it shows how ridiculous it is to believe that natural laws, Chemistry, Physics, Etc. Can be the result of it. So if something finite cannot be the result of this universe, Then maybe someone infinite (God), Intelligent (God), Beyond this universe, (God) maybe, Just maybe might have been the result of it. Now I am going to address a few of the side claims that you have made. You said that there is no way to determine complicated things from non-complicated things. This simply is not true. The more features and steps something has, The more complicated it is. Take DNA. It has more information than a stack of books 500 times the distance from the earth to the moon. That's complicated. You also said that the theory of evolution is something I will never accept. I've never been asked to justify this theory because that isn't what the resolution asks me to do. But furthermore, I could turn that same quote back around on you and say you will never accept God. I would also like to point out that God and evolution are not contradictory. God could have created life using evolution. I understand that there is evidence for evolution but if you have another debate with me you will understand why I don't believe it. But then again, That isn't what this debate is about. A scientific law is not an observation. That's the very beginning of it. A law is based off of years and years of evidence. A theory is only based off of some evidence. Thus, If you believe a theory that contradicts 4 laws, It really doesn't make sense. You said you dis-agree with the first premise of the cosmological argument but you haven't given any example of when something has existed without a cause. I look forward to your response.
This house believes that it is possible to be thankful when life is far from perfect.

In my opinion, thankfulness should never exist when life is far from perfect. Life is not a bed of roses, we will face more problems as we go further and further in life. In this case, we're not supposed to be thankful facing challenges because when we have such a thought in mind, it can change the way we face the problems, we should adopt vigorous measures to settle them but not be thankful because you're luckier than many people in the world.
Homosexuality is wrong.

Morality That is not true in the context of this debate. That is the entire principle behind this. To say homosexuality is wrong, you are stating that it is objectively wrong. What people perceive morality as does not define whether or not it is objective, that much is true. Your bop is to show that it is objectively wrong. If you take 10 different cultures, and view how they perceive morality every single culture would have a varying perspective on what it is. Since everyone views morality differently and it based on perception there is no way to quantify or gauge what morality is on a objective basis. If person (x) believe homosexuality (morality) is (y) and person (z) Believes homosexuality (morality) is (a) It is then your BOP to show that homosexuality is (f) or whatever you define it as. You are stating it is objectively wrong in spite of other people claiming it is objectively right. There has to be a way to gauge whether or not it is objectively right or wrong, and you have failed to address that and meet you BOP. Since the perception of homosexuality varies in every possible mind, there is no way to quantify and say something is objectivity wrong one way or the other. You would have to claim it is universal and objectively wrong and back that statement up. Not saying it cannot be done, but you are assuming homosexuality, murder, and things like that are normatively wrong. You can present them as unethical or wrong on a normative basis, but you have given no reason for us to believe homosexuality on balance is wrong In your first round you state a lot of stuff that is not relevant to homosexuality and defining is as objectively wrong You even state " This point brings me to my conclusion. I do not have a solid reason to explain why homosexuality is wrong, in the same way I do not have solid reasons to say why PCI is wrong, but my lack of arguments do not make these moral issues okay. " You flat acknowledge that you have no valid reasons as to say what it is wrong. By admitting this you are removing your ability to show that is normatively harmful or wrong, thus negating your ability to affirm the BOP. Solipism Solipism - the theory that only the self(mind) exists, or can be proved to exist.[1] My argument stands un refuted He just rants about it not being valid but fails to refute it [1] http://dictionary.reference.com...
Homosexuality is wrong.

On Nihilism Initially I thought you were just confused, but now I think you are very confused. Saying that something is wrong does not imply that in every possible mind it is perceived as such. In my mind I might consider killing an innocent man as wrong, but the mere fact that, in the mind of a serial killer, it is no more wrong than to pick daisies in a field of flowers, does not imply that killing innocent people isn't objectively wrong. As for the criteria you've listed. I do not see why I need to state that homosexuality is wrong in my mind, or that it is wrong in 'x' place. I don't see the reason for these criteria. I know what moral relativity and moral subjectivity means. I don't believe any of that. I'm an ethical-realist. I believe in an objective moral reality. You said "If morality varies from culture and location, then there morality is a man made concept that is intrinsically useless" This is the major flaw in this theory. The mere fact that people have different opinions on morality does not mean that there doesn't exist any objective moral reality. This is like saying "because some people once thought the earth was flat and some still do we can't know whether the earth is flat or not" which is absurd. On Solipsism "If something does not exist, there can be no practical way to confirm its wrong. If something does not exist in any possible mind, it cannot be possible conceived or understood. If something cannot be understood it cannot be wrong." This is by far the most sensible thing you've said but then you don't wait too long to throw in the junk again "Therefore since I am the only possible and verifiable mind, there are no other possible minds. Since there are no other possible minds, there is no possible way homosexuality exists or can be understood. Therefore since we cannot understood the nature of homosexuality because it does not exist in my mind, it is not wrong." I have no idea where you got this from or what justification you have for it.Even solipsism does not argue that your own mind is the only possible mind. It simply argues that there are only just MINDS and our experiences are just "mental simulations." Even if you were to be a radical skeptic and argue that only your mind is verifiable; it doesn't follow that other minds might exist, regardless of whether you have epistemic justification to make that sort of conclusion. But what is even more stunning is your premise that homosexuality does not exist. And from this conclude that it can't be wrong. I am literally astounded that you don't believe homosexuality exists. Perhaps Descartes was right. I cannot tell dreams from reality. I must have been dreaming about the LGBT movement, and homosexuals I've encountered because in your mind homosexuality doesn't even exist.