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This house believes that gay marriage should be legalized

Before I begin my final round, I would like to express disappointment towards my opponent. My opponent now completely went off topic and started discussing about what he believes to be a superior marriage and how homosexual men react to homosexual pornography. That is in fact proving my case that homosexuals are innately made to like homosexual. He misinterpreted my arguments by far. He later on complained about the Debate.org system on how it forbids profanities. Overall, my opponent showed poor debating manner and engagement. Con also complained the fact that I am not well trained enough in insulting. My Con once had debate on DDO, on if Debate.org should encourage debaters to insult each other. He lost the debate by far. If he still believes debates should be full of insults, he is free to believe. However, that does not mean I should be degraded for not insulting my opponent or debaters should insult each other. Regardless of the Con’s lack of professionalism, I will carry on with my summary of this debate. I basically argued in this debate that homosexuality should not be discriminated due to its innate nature. After that, I explained two social benefits that allowing homosexuality brings: that it allows more adoption and that it signifies action against prejudice. On who gets the vote, I leave it upon the voters. However, I would like to clarify that sense of humor, lack of “insult” and technical error that I have no control over is not voting criteria of debates. Thanks for reading this debate.
This house believes that gay marriage should be legalized

About the bible: The bible is not a country constitution because christian fundamentalists didn't manage to hijack the government, but give them time, they will make it. By the way my home country was created to protect christian faith, it was quite long ago, but I'm sure you can still find people how want the law based in the bible, and they will vote to do so. On civil unions: The idea that marriage is forever is deeply retarded, science show that marriage last 10 years in average, marriage should be a contract explaining what will happen in case the members of the couple get tired of each other. People who hate each other should be not force by the government to be united. Marriage is not forever, and if you don't agree you are a reality denier or something worse: a christian. For this reason I can honestly claim marriages that can be broken are superior to the ones which can not be broken. By the way, can you explain what are the benefits of a marriage that civil unions don't have? I'm asking because I could not find any, but maybe that is because I live in Ireland, perhaps in China is gay marriage is different... Joke Argument: If we tolerate gay marriage imagine what can happen the next..... The next will be to tolerate polygamy and group marriages... and to marry your own pets, " and then to have babies with your pets half human half gorilla, is this how AIDS jump from monkeys to humans? Or it is just my imagination? Indeed gay marriage is the pandora box. Rude statement: Now I would like to write a funny fact for all angry man who wrote to me saying that they think homosexuality is disgusting. Scientist did an experiment measuring the penis arousal of man while seeing different types of pornography, and you know what? Homophobic people are the most likely to get an erection by watching gay porn. [1]. So if you really hate F.a.g.s., go to the mirror and have a small meditation on this question "Who i'm trying to full?" But don't worry too much, you always can do a conversion course to heterosexuality like "Ted Haggard" (check it out in wikipedia). Homosexual relations are in the very hart of human nature, you just have look to the roman empire, very few emperors were purely heterosexual, and like that you will find hundreds of historical cases, but unbreakable marriage is not part of human nature. Regarding the voters: I think you should vote him, but give me more points because: 1 my opponent is unable to show sense of humor. 2 his reference links don't work. 3 he is not aggressive enough, maybe he is not well trained in the art of insulting or he is pretending to be gay in order to win votes for compassion " i'm not sure [1]Why Is the Penis Shaped Like That?: And Other Reflections on Being Human,July 2012. I really recommend to reed this exelent scientific book. who made this system??? why profanities are not allowed?
This house believes that gay marriage should be legalized

In this round, I will focus mainly on clash analysis. CLASH ANALYSIS Clash 1: Reliability of Bible There was a huge controversy over reliability of Bible as a source in a debate. I really find myself lost with words on how stubbornly my opponent is arguing without logical basis. It is noteworthy how even rebuttal my opponent gave still counters his own argument. He said that Bible is the only truth and yet he showed that Quran is being used as constitution in Saudi Arabia. Even if we assume that Bible and Quran come from the similar root, he himself showed that US does not use Bible as their Constitution. Again, please explain why Bible is not being used as constitutions around the world and then explain more on why Bible is a valid source to use in a debate. After that, I can consider listening to Leviticus’ argument. Clash 2: Superiority of Civil Union My opponent argued that homosexuals are in fact more privileged since they can form civil union. I rebutted that by saying civil union promise less rights and gave example as well. His response to my rebuttal was that civil union is easier to separate. However, this is exactly proving my point. Gay couples that want a legal bond want a strong and a stable bond. My link also showed that tendency of gay couples wanting a legal bond. The fact that civil union is easily breakable means the government does not admit them as married. They cannot enjoy benefits and privileges that normal married couple can enjoy. Clash 3: Reproductive Skill of Homosexuals This is in fact helping my case. Many concerns about homosexual marriage are about children. People worry that children do not have biological bond with their parents when they are adopted by homosexual couples. If lesbian couples can in fact make their own children that solves the child concern for lesbian couples. Those kids from lesbian couples will have biological bond with their mothers. While lesbian couples have kids that are biologically from them, male couples can lead in providing family for more orphans through adoption. There was not much of clash in this debate, hence there wasn’t so much to analyze. There were interesting comments made by my opponent though. My opponent indeed made his arguments a comedy. Even if my opponent approached this debate with comedy, I ask the voters to still cast votes on professional standard when this debate goes under voting period.
This house believes that gay marriage should be legalized

Oh my God! How arrogant you are!!!!!!! Homosexuality is natural therefore homosexuality is good. How said that natural things are good? Dying from flu is natural, starving is natural, cannibalism is natural... what a silly argument is that???? And why do you need to use so many references, this just tells me that you are an insecure person, when something is true, one reference is enough, but when something is false, you need many references, the more you repeat a lie the easier is to believe it, by the way, non of your links does work. And what about the left handed people? Does anyone know a country where it is illegal to be left handed? I don't. So what is the link with gay marriage. What do you mean that it is unreasonable to criminalize homosexuality? I know a few reasons for that: Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.[2](Leviticus 18:22 KJV) If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.[3](Leviticus 20:13 KJV) God said homosexuality is an abomination, the bible says so, and the bible don't lie[1], but as you are a blind atheist you can't see how reasonable is to criminalize homosexuality. I'm going to say something good about you. I'm delighted to know that you are in favor of human rights, but I wish you found a better way to invest your effort. I'm living in ireland, and in Ireland homosexuals have civil unions and heterosexuals have marriage. I feel discriminated!, a civil union is superior to a marriage. I woke up every day asking myself why I'm not gay? I wish I was gay, because when you are gay, it is a lot easier to find a sexual partner and the whole society protects you, and if someone is bad with you, you can call him homophobic or racist. When you are gay everything is easier. Marriage is a church product, and it is forever, it is a diabolic concept and it guarantees unhappiness. You are trying to usurp the word “marriage” from the church, and that is a rob, states should be secular, church should not be secular, find you own word and let the church as it is! You already know what God things about same sex couples, you don't have the right to tell god to change his bible, that is against freedom of expression. People like you, are working hard to drag the happiness of homosexuals at the same level as the unhappiness as heterosexuals, and that is not noble. The word “gay” itself means happy. How you dear to say that they are not happy!!! What was the thing about legal bounds from parents to children. I don't want any legal bound, how about if tomorrow I change my mind and I want to quick my child out of my home? If you are gay you can do it, but if you are not gay you can not do it. What proves that gay people have better rights than heterosexuals [1] The moronic encyclopedia, on the bible.
This house believes that gay marriage should be legalized

Hi Ike, I acept the challenge with pleasure. Please can call me Dave, are you really 14? I'm asking because I feel bad bulling people who are just half my age. This is going to be a comedy debate (as you know I'm in favour of gay rigths) I would prefer if we can debate by making youtube videos, but this is up to you to acept it or not, I will not default. Are you really living in China? I'm asking because I don't know what is happening in that country?
This house believes that gay marriage should be legalized

Hello david.palbino! I want to debate agasint you in this motion. This are the rules for each round. R1 - Acceptance, Definition R2 - Arguments from Pro, Rebuttal and Argument from ConR3 - Rebuttal and Argument from both ConR4 - Clash Analysis R5 - Summary of the debate The term "gay" in this debate means homosexaul.The place for this debate would be most fair if it was set in countries that do allow homosexaulity on the law but do not admit their right to marriage.I have seen few of your debates and I found that I want to debate against you. We have similar percentile as well, so I expect this to be an interesting debate. How do you think?
God isnt real

5 reasons I"v given so far for God"s existence: 1) The Human Mind 2) Your Conscience 3) Stars spinning in opposite Directions 4) Cambrian Rock (Cambrian Explosion) 5) The Second Law of Thermodynamics Bummer my opponent bailed on the last two rounds I was wondering how a big bang theorist would explain those things and my first time debating this sort of thing too. Well such is life. The above were my five arguments throughout the round that have not been debated or negated by Pro for the existence of God. I hope I was able to successfully debate or negate the arguments that were thrown at me from Pro. I hope whoever reads this debate can learn something or is given something to think about. Please vote Con...and enjoy voting on some other debates.
God isnt real

The Universe is quite fine on it's own. I could concede that Earth is 1/billion but that is point-less as there are unthinkable number of planets out there, some of them are bound to be fit for life, Earth being one of them. Scientist say that everything we have now is because of a 'big bang' but if that happened then how would a planet so perfect happen from an explosion? I would not have used the word 'perfect', but whatever. See above. The Big Bang also was not a explosion in the normal sense of the word. Think of it like me blowing a ballon with air. Problem of Evil 1. If God exists, then God is omnipotent, omniscient, and morally perfect. (As defined by Christian theologians and philosophers.) 2. If God is omnipotent, then God has the power to eliminate all evil. 3. If God is omniscient, then God knows when evil exists. 4. If God is morally perfect, then God has the desire to eliminate all evil. 5. Evil exists. 6. If evil exists and God exists, then either God does not have the power to eliminate all evil, or does not know when evil exists, or does not have the desire to eliminate all evil. Conclusion: Therefore, God doesn't exist. There are a few out-comes for the PE (Problem of Evil) 1: God is not Omnipotent 2: God is not Omniscient 3: God is not morally perfect. 4:Evil doesn't exist 5:God is not really a Tri-Omni god. Not the best argument but time to move on the the Kalam. Kalam Cosmological Argument 1) Everything that begins to exist has a cause. 2) The universe began to exist. 3) Therefore, the universe had a cause. One other thing. God is a problem for the KCA. WHERE did God come from? HOW (like how the big bang was created the universe?) did God come to be? No doubt by "argument from design" logic it had to be quite the anomaly. Thus by this logic the KCA and God are self refuting.
God isnt real

Today I except the to debate the argument that God isn't real taking the position that He does indeed exist. The first two Arguments I will present based off Science and Logic Showing why we need a God for the earth or universe to exist the way it does. The FIRST argument: 1st: Without a God for creation to exist we are left with the idea of the big bang 2nd: The big bang entitles that in space everything should be moving in the same direction because of the vacuum that would have been created by the big bang itself 3rd: Fact: Some stars & planets spin right and others left 4th: Thus the Ideal that is set by the big bang is crushed by the reality of fact and we are left asking how this happened. 5th: Conclusion: Now that we know it wasn"t random we look for something that could have done this and find GOD The SECOND argument: 1st: Without a God to create the animals we are left with the ideal of evolution 2nd: Evolution states that animals have evolved over a Long------- period of time 3rd: Cambrian Rock is assumed by most scientist"s to represent 570-500 million years ago and also the second to the bottom layer of rock in the geological column. 4th: Fact: Walcott found thousands of fossils of very complex life in Cambrian Rock, in fact he found representatives from every major animal phylum that exists in our classification scheme today. 5th: What does this discovery mean? a) the bottom of the geological column as presented in textbooks is wrong. b) Thousands of the fossils that Walcott found were too complex to have evolved in the short time represented by Cambrian rock, in fact according to the geological column most of us know these creatures weren"t suppose to have evolved until millions of years later. 6th: Why in the world were these complex fossils found in Cambrian rock? This discovery alone crushes the ideals of evolution showing not a long laborious process of evolution, that many scientists today wish you to believe in, but a spring of complex animals. 7th: Conclusion: Based upon their own ideals and the evidence at hand Evolution and Scientific facts of Cambrian rock do not coincide. There must have been something to create these complex creatures quickly namely GOD!!!!
Novice Tournament R2: Military aid ought to be prioritized over development assistance in Africa.

War is not the answer. Development aid should be prioritized over Military Aid. Up first on my agenda is the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). OCHA issued anURGENT CALL FOR UNITED ACTION IN THE SAHEL REGION OF WEST AFRICA [1]. Urgent need should be considered when choosing a priorityIf OCHA is making it a priority, so should we. This call includes the delivery of food assitance, adressing nutritional needs, recovery for communities hit by drought, disaster risk reduction, building household, community and regional resiliance, among others. One of the priorities this document calls for is : "Assistance would include delivery of targeted emergency food programmes through nutritionally enhancedproducts for young children and nursing or pregnant mothers, as well as therapeutic foods for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition" If you are like me, you think that suffering children need proper nutrition more than anything. Another thing that it calls for is:"Immediate action by international donor community to mobilise the resources necessary to support the humanitarian, rehabilitation and development response to emergency needs affecting over 10 million people in the Sahel region, as well as longer-term recovery and food security programmes. " Immediate action is another phrase that should be considered when identifying a priority. There is no such document requesting military aid. [1]. https://docs.unocha.org...How Bad is it? Well it has got to be pretty bad if OCHA is calling for Humanitarian Aid. But let's lookat a map. . http://therevealer.org... 13.4 million people are vulnerable and 1 million of them are malnuritied children. If that's not enough to choose a priority already, Nearly 50 children are born per 1000 people compared to 14 in the U. S. The number is actually 46 down a whopping 4 over the past two years. [2] Mali is especially bad, but let's look at a map just so we get an idea of how the Sahel compares to the entire world. . http://media-files.gather.com...[2] . http://www.theglobaleconomy.com...;https://s3.amazonaws.com...I swear if you don't click on a single link, click on this one . http://www.one.org... Have you ever seen a black woman so happy to have a handful of carrots? I haven't. I'm not sure I even knew what poverty meant until I saw these pictures. It truely broke my heart when I saw the pictures from the boarder of Senegal. If you don't do anything else except vote for Con in this debate, at least know that poverty needs to be addressed in the Sahal reigon. But I urge you to do everything you can to assist the region through a program like CARE or some other organization to help the people of the Sahel through the crises that they are in. . http://www.care.org...
Novice Tournament R2: Military aid ought to be prioritized over development assistance in Africa.

I accept with the agreed conditions presented in the CommentsDevelopmental Assistance -- Financial and humanitarian support given to assist in economic, environmental, social, and political development, by building of structures, advising in policies, and instating public education while addressing topics such as disease control, and water and food distribution.Speicific countries in the Sahal region inculde Senegal, Mauritania, Sudan, Nigeria, Chad, Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali, et al. Prioritize (root word: priority)- greatest importance: the state of having most importance or urgency Resolution is for proving a priority in The Entire Sahal Region.
Novice Tournament R2: Military aid ought to be prioritized over development assistance in Africa.

This will be Round 2 of TUF's Novice Tournament. Military aid ought to be prioritized over development assistance in the Sahel region of Africa.The burden of proof will be shared. The following definitions will be used:Military Aid - Aid in the form of Peace Keeping Organizations, military financing, and training of local armed forces designed to promote national security by contributing to regional stability, strengthening military support for democratically-elected governments, and containing transnational threats, including terrorism and violence.Development Assistance - Financial support given to support the economic, environmental, social, and political development of a nation, particularly through fighting poverty and disease and support for local economies.Sahel region - The semi-arid ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa, between the Sahara desert to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. The debate format will carry out as follows:R1: Acceptance and definitionsR2: Constructives R3: Constructives/RebuttalsR4: Rebuttals/ClosingsThank you, and I look forward to a fun and educational debate.
Eminem (pro) VS Kanye West (con) Rap battle

It's here, daftpunkfan, please learn how to spell And as much as you believe it I'm not dumb as hell I get figurative speaking but I'm just trying to say I really am Hitler, and a pedo, and gay And Nicki Minaj too, f*ck it I'm Lil Wayne But now my hairs turning blonde so I'm a full super saiyan I can't even keep responding to this. That is perhaps one of the worst comebacks I have ever read. I sincerely hope that you do not envision yourself as a rapper that will "always be here" and has a "master plan". Learn a few multisyllabic words and then start posting challenges. Vote Con. (I figure this has to win it for me, because quitting mid-rap and talking $hit about my opponent is definitely something Kanye would do in a rap battle).
Eminem (pro) VS Kanye West (con) Rap battle

'antidisastablishmentarian' Wow, we got a badass over hear! Nah, try to not let out your tears, And when I said you where Hitler I meant it figuratively You don't know the difference between that and literally And you must me Nicki Minaj, because you suck If anyone buys this $h!t, you'll be in luck Did I say that you got no balls? imma pin you to the wall You're a midget, I'm standing tall Another rap verse to maul Hey! The "Crappy Rapper Organization" is tryna call! You've never heard of the term "Alter Ego" Come at me, amigo! My flow is like "Bad-dum-badum-dum" PING PONG! This ain't no sing song! Throw it the ground like King Kong If you thought that you good beat me, then you're so wrong I'll always be here, in a few months you'll be gone. You'll say this'll only make you stronger But deep down you can't take it any longer Just give up, man You're lucky I didn't whip out my master plan. You're refined to a verse that's crap, I'm writing, an entire track. (Outro) Big-head)
Eminem (pro) VS Kanye West (con) Rap battle

Your rhymes are really simple so here's what I'll do I'll make my first four lines simple like you See how these lyrics are really boring and basic? You can't sell this $hit and that's why you won't make it And I'm over here talking about $hit that's antidisastablishmentarian And since my lyrics do the most good they're also utilitarian You even referred to yourself in the third person And censored the word balls- man, that's not even cursing I am Hitler, what Jew gonna do about it? I am a pedophile, I'll get your child and mount it You cannot defeat me, please just forfeit in submission I was trying to rap battle but all you're doing is b*tchin.
Eminem (pro) VS Kanye West (con) Rap battle

You're bragging about being a pedo When you're sent for 20 years don't ask for a redo Please, get out of here Your music is being assaulted in the ears! Imma tear down the wall You wanna? YOU DON'T HAVE THE B@LLS! You're an anti-jewish @$$hole! Now please, hitler, go! Get out of this industry Stop acting your better than me! Don't you know? I'm the king! I will beat you like how slim beat kim! You think you're so cool Go away, you tool.