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Planting Excess Trees is a Good Practices

Dear readers, Today I stand against the topic "Planting Excess Trees Is A Good Practice". Planting Trees is a very good practice, indeed. In this world where the numbers of trees are going down rapidly, trees must be planted in greater numbers. However, anything in excess is not good. It is true that trees provide us with oxygen, food, shelter and other useful products; but it also snatches away the place to grow crops, the area to build human shelters amongst others. It is said that by build apartment style of buildings, we can save area for planting trees. But I am against this. If this is to be done, what will be the difference between people living in jungles and people living in civilized areas? Trees are home to millions of animals. But, many of them are poisonous. Turning cities into dense forests would invite them to live with people. I wouldn't be surprised, if in this case, a black widow spider and a man would share the same bed. Trees must be planted; we cannot do without it. But, they should be planted in reasonable numbers.
Ogres can rap

ill make you sinc like the titanic your fake your bionic they call me the destroyer am rapping am not an employer mess with me and ill eat you alive go fast go drive your like a dog you can't see me in the fog yes, i am hispanic no need to panic tu esta muerta, close the door que esta abierta yo soy mayor y tu eres menor te pongo una cadena pero la quito porque me da pena haha yes i go hard i speak 2 language am hungry pass me the sandwhich i did all this i gave you a diss no kiss no you ain't my sis ill take you down don't resist.man you and your whack rap again why don't you explain my rhymes hit you harder than a train to bad you have no brain i eat you up spit you out you know what am all about no pain no game thats my nickname all the haters fall back or else ill attack those are my last rhymes am out i gotta hit the route
Ogres can rap

I know what you are thinking i know since you accepted the debate challenge You think i cant FREE STYLE RAP WELL IVE HAD IT UP TO HERE WITH PEOPLE SAYING JUST BECAUSE I AM AN OGRE, THAT IT MEANS I CANT BREAK IT DOWN! SOMEBADY LAY DOWN A BEAT! fi fi fy fy fo fo fum, shrek ain't no average ogre son, I got a donkey who's wonky and I live in the swamp, if you're feeling this ogre let me hear you stomp, say, shrek shrek oh how'd you get so green? shrek shrek yo! What's your favorite cuisine? I eat frogs and bugs and dung beetle pie, sometimes I eat my snot and I don't know why, give me mud, be my bud, don't be no dud, I be rocking this vest 'cause i'm original stud. fi fi fy fy fo fo fum, shrek ain't no average ogre son, three pigs here's what I build a house of pain, and then I put humpty back together again, pinnochio's nose it keeps on getting longer, but me and my donkey we be gettin' stronger, tell snow white and red riding hood, shrek's in town yo he's knows what's good, if you're looking for rhymes, throw away that map, nothings better than shrek, cause this ogre" CAN RAP!
This House believes that the United States Federal Government should add probiotics to all candy.

I was told that to indicate two separate definitions within a specific phrase, a semicolon (;) is to be used. If a comma is to be used, it indicates a list, which is what I was trying to indicate. The Claim That Sex is NaturalFirst, I would like to recognize that the usage of natural in that context has a different meaning than natural in regards to food. A counter definition for natural will be existing in or caused by nature. Second, I would like to ask why sex and drugs are related to this debate, especially when my opponent has not stated any significant arguments that makes sex and drugs related to his side of this debate. That alone should make his definitions invalid to this debate. Preventing Children From Eating CandyMy opponent stated that children might still continue to eat the candy. I understand that and in fact stated in my fourth contention that if they still decide to eat the candy they will receive health benefits. He did not argue this point and thus still stands. Lowering TaxesThe money would in fact come from the money they would spend on medicine for diarrhea. Giving candy to the elderly 20% of the elderly have diabetes. This is not the average person, but on that note many people who have diabetes suffer from hypoglycima, 90% to be exact. This would raise their blood sugar to moderate levels. Many types of candy in particular are beneficial to health. Mint has digestive benefits and increases short term memory, and dark chocolate can help reduce heart risk just to name a few. These health factors are beneficial to elderly people and should be recognized in this debate. Government Intrusion on BusinessMy opponent seems to contradict himself in this entire debate so far. First he makes arguments in the support of people's health and then says that this is unconstitutional while holding the fact that the US doesn't interfere in business for things that is not important. He makes it very important to advocate for health, has not stated anything that probiotics are not beneficial to Americans, yet states that the it is unconstitutional to make foods healthier. Making foods healthier is something that is very important and necessary, thus it is constitutional. I will re post the link. There was an error in the copying and pasting of the link. Pathophysiology by Mcance & Heuther, 2006Viegas, Jennifer. "Candy Canes Fight Germs, Settle Stomachs". Scholey, Andrew. "Chewing Gum Found to Increase Brain Power". . http://www.csnews.com...http://www.merriam-webster.com...http://www.emedicinehealth.com...I think you are a great debater and eagerly await your next response.
This House believes that the United States Federal Government should add probiotics to all candy.

The definition of candy is supposed to be something passed out at Halloween that is not a natural product (something grown from the ground), or a toy. This was not meant to be a joint definition so toys do not constitute as candy.To counter my opponent's definition, sex is natural, thus those two definitions can not coexist.The something used to get sex definition is kind of an awkward definition and I don't believe that Urban Dictionary should be a valid source, and not all drugs should be used in this debate because as I stated earlier, it can not be natural. Since cocaine and marijuana are natural so they should be ruled out.. Thus, my definition is more superior than my opponents.Contention One: Injecting probiotics into candy would deter children from eating candy. What is probiotics? In a more simple term, it is medicine. This is very important to know because many children don't like to injest medicine. This would in fact repel them from eating candy because there is medicine in it. This would save many parents time and money from dentist appointments that come from the candy they eat.Now does this mean that this would lead to the collapse of the candy industry, since most of the people that buy candy are people buying it for their children? No! In fact, that will lead to my second contention.Contention Two: Injecting probiotics into candy would promote the purchase of candy for elderly people.Probiotics have been very healthy. This however, is very hard to prove deeming you would have to do research on tons of people and find the results of such tiny organisms. However, one thing has been proven. That probiotics aid in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome, also known as explosive diarrhea. Yes. Many older people suffer from diarrhea due to the medication they take. They either deal with the diarrhea or take medication for it. However, if we inject candy with probiotics, then they would consume it more to alleviate their diarrhea.Now what does that have to do with all of the adults who are middle aged? How would this benefit them?Contention Three: This would lower taxes.This would lower taxes because many of the elderly people in America are on Medicaid. They get there medicine paid for by the government. However, if we inject probiotics into candy. then taxpayers will have to pay less money because that is less money the government will have to pay in taxes.Now what about the children who will most be affected by this?Contention Four: Children will be healthier.As stated by the first contention. children will either stop eating candy, which will help their dental health, or they will continue to eat the candy. If they do, they will not feel the effects of diarrhea. Having diarrhea is a bad feeling, a feeling that should not be wished on anyone. For these reasons, the affirmative should receive a pro ballot. http://www.cardiomyopathy.org...; http://www.csnews.com...http://uhs.berkeley.edu...
This House believes that the United States Federal Government should add probiotics to all candy.

I accept.I will be arguing against the resolution using my opponent's definition of candy, which is both-A. Anything that is passed out at Halloween that is not a natural product,B. A toy.For fairness's sake, I will also argue against the resolution with a definition that comes from a third party:A. SexB. Something used to get sexC. A drug. Particularly crack.(http://www.urbandictionary.com...) Good luck.
This House believes that the United States Federal Government should add probiotics to all candy.

Hello everyone. I am proposing a motion that the United States shoould add probiotics to all candy. Round One is definitions and acceptance.This House will be the FDA.We will all go by the standard definitions of "add", "probiotics", and "all".Candy will be defined as any thing that is passed out at Halloween that is not a natural product, or a toy.Arguments in this debate will appear to be more trollish than they are..
Makoto Nagano is the greatest contestant in Sasuke history

Kazuhiko Akiyama has only made it past the first stage 6 times, only three of those were after he won it. That is failing 12 times. Makoto Nagano has only failed the first stage five times. Makoto Nagano has made it to the final stage 4 times. Akiyama has made it once. Every year the course gets more and more difficult. Nagano did not compete until the 7th season, so he started on more difficult courses. Akiyama has totally failed the majority of the times he has attempted the course. Nagano has made it to the second or third stage the majority of his attempts.
Makoto Nagano is the greatest contestant in Sasuke history

Naruto has nothing to do with this. He is fictitious and therefore cannot compete in the Sasuke tournament. I will be nice and let you pick someone who actually competed in the show we in America call Ninja Warrior. The Octopus Man also wears a cool headband but he has only cleared the first obstacle once. Please pick someone that would make me argue this, I don't want an easy win.
Makoto Nagano is the greatest contestant in Sasuke history

Makoto Nagano is the greatest, (chief or preeminent over others and remarkably skilled) http://www.merriam-webster.com... , contestant, (one that participates in a contest) http://www.merriam-webster.com... , in the history of Sasuke. Sasuke is also known as Ninja Warrior and can been seen on G4. My opponent will pick one other Sasuke contestant and attempt to prove that they have done better on the show than Makoto Nagano.
Lick a 4 years old girl as if she was a lollipop

You are a sick person if you truly molest children, Children cannot consent as they do not know the full ramifications of sex and the long term affects of said sex. Children cannot consent, Evidence shows children of any kind who are molested or had sex with at a young age, End up later on resulting to have depression, Anxiety, Hostility, Agitation, Suicidal thoughts or actions and even addictions, You are basically creating and grooming someone to have their life ruined all at a result of your sick fantasy. And the thing about it, The troubles for this person do not go away even decades later. Many who were child victims, Later on as adults have nightmares and many become offenders themselves. You are just setting up a evil chain reaction of ruining peoples life, You need to get help not hurt innocent children. Nobody deserves to have their innocent live ruined all because the actions of one selfish person who couldn't control their desires and sick fantasy's. Get help, Seek a therapist and even get chemically castrated, Do something that isn't ruining more children's lives. Do not be a heartless monster.
Lick a 4 years old girl as if she was a lollipop

Lick a 4 years old girl as if she was a lollipop I saw a little 4 years old girl I approached her And licked her on the cheek I like to lick little girls As if they were lollipops All the cuteness comes into my heart When I take a 4 years old girl And lick her on the cheek I would love to lick her somewhere else But opportunities are too little I am simply a man who follows his wishes I know I committed many crimes and wrongs But that never stopped me It just slowed me down a bit When I lick a 4 years old girl I feel fulfilled My goals are crucial for molesting children Even in happiness and laugh My lust remains great Always on alert A heart without rest Soldier on the invisible front, I demonstrated many times That I am capable of kissing children And not get caught Unstopped by any obstacle A heart that doesn't rest
Debate.org Should Have A Stats Page.

Hi numa and thank you. You make some good points which i will address. 1. - I never said we should delay the launching of the 3.0 Debate.org I just said that a stats page would be good. It could be including in the 4.0 version. 2. - I admit that the stats wouldn't necessarily be 100% accurate but they would still be useful. Just think, if we hold onto your opinion then what is the purpose of debate.org asking any personal information about an individual? According to your logic the fact that debate.org even provides info about people's ages/faiths/political parties/ etc,.. etc... is useless b/c they might not be totally accurate. -My point is that even if some people lie the vast majority have no reason to. 3.- Sure but we'd have to analyze the debate itself to determine that. I think the stats could only help us understand what the voting logic is, and no one can deny that ther is a ton of biased voting on this site. What happens now is that many individuals win without even providing arguments. In such a situations you should be able to use the "scapegoat" response and it would be justified. Plus those kind of debates completely distort peoples' win ratio. 4.- Same as point 2. 5.- It may deter them, or it may provoke someone who otherwise had no interest in debating abortion to debate it. It would provoke people to try and actually persuade people as opposed to merely trying to win a debate. Neither of us no what would happen so you can't say a stats page would be bad on these grounds. 6. - I agree, but i never said that they shouldn't add those other features first. By all means add them. I think that a stats page would be one feature that could make voting more fair, especially if you could see the stats (but not the identity) of the people who voted for and against you. If the majority of the people voting don't have any stats at all then you might assume that they were just a bunch of bogus accounts. thats all.
Debate.org Should Have A Stats Page.

i'm against this topic because it will have a few negative impacts. 1- first and foremost, it would delay the launching of the new version of the site. it has been consistently pushed back and the last we heard, it was supposed to definitely come out by the end of july. now it is mid august and we still have nothing. to add more features would only be time consuming and further prevent the new highly anticipated version from coming out already! 2- people can change their information at any time, for any reason. for instance, someone can go from being a christian to being an atheist. or someone can really be straight but list themself as gay for a "joke" (which sounds retarded and it is but i know someone who's done it). so, if these stats aren't reliable, then there is no point to it and therefore not worth the time/energy. 3- if 90% of the people on this site are listed as christian and debates favoring christianity always win, people might say "oh it's only because everyone on this site is christian" when really maybe the christian side legitimately won. it's a scapegoat excuse. 4- privacy. this kind of goes along with point 2. people may not want to disclose personal information and therefore this is not useful or reliable. 5- people may be scared off by all of the overwhelming stats (for instance, if 90% of the people are against abortion, people may be scared to start pro-abortion debates). this isn't cool because it deters people from speaking their true mind or starting an interesting debate, because people care more about what will get them the most votes. 6- and finally, i think there are way more cool things that can be added to the site instead of the stat page. so, i would rather that the owner implement other features first, including a way to make voting more fair, instead of working on this one seemingly time-consuming project that has little to no value. and again my #1 point is my biggest. thanks and good luck!
Debate.org Should Have A Stats Page.

As of right now these are the only stats that this website offers: "Debate.org Stats Days Online: 293 Members Online: 4 Total Members: 5,599 New Members: 49 Total Debates: 4,070 New Debates: 30 Challenge Period: 1 Debating Period: 64 Voting Period: 4,005" I am arguing that it would useful for the users of the website if an entire Stats page with detailed Stats were to be created. a page containing details such as: - total number of members adhering to a given faith - average win ratio of total members of a given faith - total number of members in a each age bracket - average win ration of members in each age bracket - total males verse total females - total number of members in a given area - average faith of members in a given area - average win ration of members in a given area - total debates in each topic; from arts to technology - total users in each level of education and the respective average win ratios. - total users in each bracket of the political spectrum and the respective average win ratios. - Total users agreeing and disagreeing with each of the issues posed in our profiles from abortion to welfare and the respective average win ratios of members agreeing/disagreeing with each issue. - Also providing stats (but not the identities) of everyone voting pro/con in a given debate. There are several reason why such information would be useful to the users of this website. For example lets suppose that you are a muslim. You keep posting debates about why Islam is the only true religion and your arguments and consistently better than your opponents'. Far, far better in fact. Yet for some unknown reason you keep losing these debates. Well the stats page might just tell you that all the members on this website are right wing, close-minded, bible belt christians. These people probably won't even read your arguments and this is probably why you are always loosing your debates. Likewise if you are trying to argue that videos games corrupt the minds of our youth and everyone on this website is under 18 then you'll immediately know why everyone is voting against you.
Bill O'Reilly lies.

I am Con in this debate. In the comments to a previous debate http://www.debate.org... my opponent said, "I'll take your suggestion of "Bill O'Reilly lies." I'd love to see you defend his assertions that communists are lunatics, for example. When would you like the challenge?" The definition of "lies" for this debate is " A false statement deliberately presented as being true; a falsehood." http://www.thefreedictionary.com... The readers of the debate will judge whether something is a lie rather than a mistake. A mistake is not deliberate. To keep three arguments on each side, Pro will pass on the last round. I am looking forward to a vigorous debate.
Brian Eggleston's Breastguard™ electric bras would be a "stunning" success!

I must stress further: My opponent bears the burden of proof. He MUST prove his position to win. He has made NO arguments WHATSOEVER! Indeed, if the debate were to end right now, my opponent would not win. My opponent must prove that his electric bras would be a success. He has made no attempt to prove his resolution. I would've thought better of him. That said, I am a little short on time because of school. Activate quote+response mode! "Had PoeJoe not been brought to his senses with a slap in the face, I'm sure he would still have resisted the temptation to lunge at the Asian babe in question's jubblies, but, unfortunately my opponent is the exception rather than the norm." Are you implying that the normal male teenager gropes every girls' breasts he sees? That's a rather faulty assumption! If you want to continue this argument, please provide some evidence. "When the pressure pad covering the cup of the bra is activated, electrical current is sent via wires to two nodes, resembling erect nipples, on the tips of the cups, that duly stuns the offending pervert." New objection: I'd imagine the only scenario where activation of the device would work would be if the groper were to continually grope for an extended period of time; it would take time to activate it, and most gropes are fast and quick. In this scenario, the offender would probably be very aggressive, and would probably try to disallow the said girl from activating her devise. In other words, if indeed a girl were being groped severely enough to require the activation of a defensive devise, then the girl would not have the ability to do so. Your devise falls on its own essence. A can of pepper spray or a taser are much more effective. While I'm bringing about a new objection: New objection. Girls are not exclusively groped at the breast area. Again, a can of pepper spray or a taser are far more effective. "My opponent claimed that my safety device would lead to the end of the human race. Not at all!" Okay. I concede that point. My opponent has still yet to make a point. It doesn't matter really. "My opponent then claimed that my electric bras would electrocute innocent people that accidentally touched the wearer's bosom. Well good. Be more careful, is what I say." Accidentally bumping into people is a natural part of walking around. You can not expect a random, innocent passerby to be treated the same way as a rapist! Your breastgaurd would hurt far too many innocent people. "Then my opponent went on about empathy. Sorry, but very few women feel sorry for sex pests." Very many women would feel sorry for accidentally shocking those ten random people on the street. "Of course, people will try and find fault with my product, and criticise it unduly, but not long from now I predict that my electric bras will be as common on Main Street as cell phones." Again, you've made no argument whatsoever. Prove it.