BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Germ theory is a fraud

1. Who needs logic? Let"s throw logic into the rubbish bin! That"s essentially what my opponent is saying, but why would she say this? What are her motives? What has she to gain? Well, she wants to win the debate obviously! But what do the universities, governments and medical authorities have to gain? Nothing much"""..? Not really! They have plenty to gain, by telling lies and promoting germ theory, billions of dollars of profits can be made every second of the day by pharmacy companies all over the world. 2. Note - My opponent has given a list of animal diseases. These diseases are all for domesticated animals which are fed grain food supplements, live in fields that are covered with modern fertilizers and are treated with dangerous chemicals to stop tick infestations. These animals don't live in wild unrestricted areas where they would be able to seek out nutrients that they need. This is a poor example to prove her point. Why didn't she use an animal that lives in the wild as her example? Answer - Because animals in the wild do not get disease! Point proven by omission! 3. Can we trust government organisations, universities and pharmacy companies to use as unbiased references? Answer - No we can't! Reason - They all rely on germ theory to make a living. Question - How much money would a AMA doctor make if germ theory wasn't an accepted theory? Answer - They would make nothing! Thus, the medical system itself can't be used as a reference in order to determine if germ theory is correct or not. Its like asking a bank robber to look after your money for a while. 4. Benjamin Franklin said "Cure sells by the pound, while prevention only sells by the ounce". Today patients pay $50,000 for one course of chemotherapy. The real cost to manufacture the medicine is probably only a few dollars. Chemotherapy is basically diluted arsenic and other dangerous chemicals. Note - The more life threatening a disease is the more it costs to fix it. Thus, we see that the medical system is nothing more than an extortion racket. References - http://ahealedplanet.net...
Germ theory is a fraud

1. Germ theory is essentially an illogical assumption. The assumption that germs can or would kill their host is illogical. If this had been occurring throughout mankind's evolution, then, the germs would have become extinct a long time ago. 2. The Mayo Clinic doesn't mention any thing about causes. This is a common omission of germ theory advocates. Germs don't appear unless there is a cause for them to appear. In most cases, the human body generates its own disease which is a reaction to toxic chemicals or vitamin deficiency. 3. Nature doesn't have any diseases. Disease is restricted only to humans. Animals in natural surroundings never get sick. The only instances of animals getting sick is when those animals eat or are infected with human made chemicals which cause the disease or problem. Some examples would be - Tasmanian Devil - Cancer caused by herbicides, insecticides, fire retardants, plastics, rubbish tips and poison baits. Bees - Colony Collapse Disorder, Varroa and Acarapis Mites - These are just the result of insecticide spraying which causes these problems. Note - The authorities try very hard to ignore the causes of disease so that they can't be blamed as being part of the cause. Thus, the pharmaceutical industry and government bodies are protected against litigation and prosecution. You will never hear a media report on a disease which highlights the true cause. The media will never say, for example - "that the Tasmanian Devils are being poisoned by toxic chemicals in the environment". In order to find the true cause you have to seek out secretly produced research documents which never reach the public's notice. 4. The main cause of human diseases are improper diets, lack of sanitation, eating stale food, faecal infection of water supply, chemical poisoning and over processing of food. Humans have adopted an unnatural diet which nature never intended. The human body can't handle or deal with the foods that humans eat, thus, they get sick and blame it on germs as being the culprits. Universities support germ theory because because they get funding from the pharmaceutical industry and germ theory generates a lot of profit for the health industry in general.
Germ theory is a fraud

I accept.Just to clarify, my opponent is making the claim against the norm in the scientific community; therefore, my opponent has the burden of proof and must show that germ theory is a fraud.Also a couple definitions:Germ theory: The germ theory of disease states that some diseases are caused by microorganisms. These small organisms, too small to see without magnification, invade humans, animals, and other living hosts. Their growth and reproduction within their hosts can cause a disease. https://en.m.wikipedia.org...Fraud: Fraud is a broad term that refers to a variety of offenses involving dishonesty or "fraudulent acts". In essence, fraud is the intentional deception of a person or entity by another made for monetary or personal gain. Fraud offenses always include some sort of false statement, misrepresentation, or deceitful conduct. http://criminal.findlaw.com...Not that it's super hard to figure out what those mean, but now we don't have any questions or any loose ground on the matter.I suppose I'll just make the statement that my opponent has not fulfilled his burden under the resolution.And according to Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.org... ) microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasites (germs) cause diseases in the human body.I've fulfilled my burden by negating the resolution and affirming the scientific norm, and my opponent still needs to provide some evidence. Thank you for reading.
Legalizing Gambling further more

I feel that the jurisdiction should remain with individual states. Each state should conduct a thorough and exhaustive evaluation that weighs all the benefits and drawbacks associated with legalizing gambling further. No two states are the same and thus no two economic atmospheres are identical. Even a referendum on the issue would be better than trying to apply a singular model on different cities. My personal opinion is against the further legalization of gambling. Legalizing gambling further in the United States would be a huge gamble the government would be taking. The main reasons would be being a much more rise in crime rates, compulsive gamblers who ruin their lives, and corruption that"s involves government officials themselves rather than finding ways to help the economy in a better way. The social costs heavily outweigh the monetary benefits and I think it"s even clearer after viewing professor Grinols study. Is raising millions of dollars of revenue worth it if millions of dollars are lost by residents gambling? I say no, but perhaps if there is a more stringent regulation and better policies in place to ensure cities and states are in a better economic standing after legalization rather before it.
Beauty Pageants Should Be Banned

I welcome my opponent to her first debate. Rebuttal: //They allow women to let people acknowledge their beauty, and share it with the world.// The point is, why? Why should they acknowledge their beauty, being beautiful is not an accomplishment, in fact, it breeds vanity and low self esteem. More on this afterwards. ARGUMENTS: 1. Limits the idea of beauty The first and the most negative projection of a beauty pageant is that it limits the idea of beauty. Are only 5 ft 6" models beautiful. Is it necessary to be borderline skinny to be beautiful? Isn't Oprah beautiful, in her own way? This directly has very negative effect on the teens/ pre teens since their already low self esteem lowers further if they do not match upto the societal standards of beauty. In fact, in a research done in Kenya [2], the Kenyan women showed a distinctly low self esteem when exposed to the idealized version of beauty in America, and ‘…Such an exaggerated concern for physical presentation in not only an unnecessary distraction from more productive uses of women's resources, but also potentially damaging to women's physical and mental health due to dieting, potential eating disorders, and most of all general body dissatisfaction…'. This was a study in Kenya, where people had much much more important things to worry about than their health. They don't have sufficient FOOD, so the same exposure to a pre teen has understandable results. 2. Breeds vanity Now back to your point. Is being beautiful an accomplishment? Is it a ‘talent'? Sports teach the value of team work/ determination/ agility/ keeping the eyes on the goal/ how to ‘work the mind'/ and many other abilities depending on the game. What does beauty pageant teach? How to hone your beauty? How to apply eye mascara and eye shadow in a way to ‘expand your eyes', or ‘make them appear big'? How to apply blush in the manner that your cheekbones are highlighted? It causes a person to be excessively compulsive about his/ her beauty, which is not normal. It can lead to various problems too. Aneorxia, low self confidence, suicidal tendencies among many. 3. The whole concept is stupid It takes away the ‘human' aspect from the humans. Basically., the people come to a stage, wearing their best outfits, and they are compared and the best one is prized. Not very different from the view of a horse being bought by a horseman. There is no moral, no ‘usefulness'. No quality that can be taken away. Why ? What is the purpose of this all? 1.http://themediamademecrazy.com... 2. http://digitalcollections.sit.edu... 3. http://www.jstor.org...
Beauty Pageants Should Be Banned

Hi! This is my first debate ever, haven't really had much experience, but I'll try give a convincing debate. Thesedays, many people enjoy beauty pageants, and find them very entertaining. Why should people ban beauty pageants? They allow women to let people acknowledge their beauty, and share it with the world. People who are talented at, for example, sports, participate as much as they can, and become thrilled if they enter and competiotion and get into the finals. So why can't people who would love to show off their talent of being beautiful do so? Much appreciated if I got a good argument back.
cyberbullying isn't a real issue.

Dear Jabie. I'm not sure if you are aware or not, but cyber bullying is a major issue. It doesn't just end with blocking somebody or deleting the account. My best friend was on kik and she was getting cyber bullied by her ex and even after she blocked him, he just got his friends to harass her and to call her rude names. Cyber bullying leads to thoughts of suicide, self harm, and the loss of self-esteem. Cyber bullying is a huge role in bullying and is a major problem in the world.
cyberbullying isn't a real issue.

I don't believe that cyberbullying is a real issue. The real problem with bullying in general is the victim feeling trapped, not able to escape the treats/acts as theykeep reoccurring each day/often. Though when it's online, they can literally end the insults with the push of a button. Anyone who has been "cyberbullied" has put it on themselves, for not deactivating their account or blocking the offender. Many people believe that the victim should not have to sacrifice an app just because they're being attacked online, but I completely disagree. If deleting an app or website was all that it took to save your confidence and prevent yourself from developing insecurities and self hatred, I think that it's a small price to pay. After all, if you had the chance to stop someone whom was trying to kill you, why wouldn't you save yourself?
cyberbullying isn't a real issue.

How can you send your boss the information if you deleted the first account?? That's another contradiction. You can't delete it then send him/her the information while it's deleted and like I said before, that may be the only way of contacting them. There is no possible way to "just shut' cyber bullying down. There is always going to be cyber bullying. Yes there are people who search for your new accounts, as it has happened to me and several friends of mine. They don't just stop attacking you and even if they do stop attacking you, they'll just find a new victim. You didn't "sort of" contradict yourself, as you had stated "it takes more than a few words typed on a screen to bring a person to the state of wanting to KILL THEMSELVES." which isn't true for starters, but you're also implying that nobody has ever committed suicide from being cyber bullied, which also isn't true. "68% of teens agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem." https://www.dosomething.org... "39% of social network users have been cyberbullied in some way, compared with 22% of online teens who do not use social networks. When teens see others being mean or cruel on social networks, frequently 55% see other people just ignoring what is going on, 27% see others defending the victim, 20% see others telling the offender to stop, and 19% see others join in on the harassment." http://www.covenanteyes.com... Cyber bullying is still a "real issue" and it has been for quite some time. Cyber bullying has existed ever since the creation of the internet, and will last forever, as long as the internet still remains. I'm not saying we need to get rid of the internet, I'm saying that cyber bullying isn't going to end, but it will increase, and if you think it isn't a real issue now, when it increases drastically then what will you think? Cyber bullying is a real issue going on in the world everyday and it's pushing more and more people on the edge of suicide and/or self harm. The victim can't just tell the bully, "Hey you're hurting my feelings, please stop." and expect the bully to just stop. The bully isn't going to just say "Oh, okay I'm sorry if I upset you." It doesn't work that way. There are more and more people opening their eyes everyday and questioning whether they're going to get cyber bullied today or why they even woke up that day. Cyber bullying is a serious problem our nations are experiencing on a daily basis.
cyberbullying isn't a real issue.

Clearly I worded my point poorly, but I didn't exactly mean to contradict myself as I was aware of what I was saying and what I had said before. " I do know that mental disorders come from bullying, and that some may even develop from cyberbullying..."- In this line I did mention that SOME MAY even develop from cyberbullying. Some people may develop depression from work, or school, or friends- meaning that many things cause mental disorders or sickness, I was just recognizing that YES its POSSIBLE that some may have been caused from cyberbullying. I agree that I should have worded my claims better, and I will keep that in mind for the future. Your argument that " If you're getting harassed by people online and you delete the account and make a new one, there will still be people out there who will find your new account and keep harassing you." is not valid considering that no, not always will people keep searching for your new account. I have found success in making new ones. It's also an option to turn your account on private, although I know that not all apps have that feature. and as for my "boss no longer having the account I was using", I would clearly explain my situation and send over the new username, so we could continue our business as needed. I see where you're coming from in all of this, but there literally is not a cyberbullying situation that cannot be stopped if the victim takes the care to do so. I apologize for (sort of) contradicting myself.
cyberbullying isn't a real issue.

First I'd like to say, my second paragraph is still in the same lines as my first. Second you said in your rebuttal, " I do know that mental disorders come from bullying, and that some may even develop from cyberbullying, BUT I have to argue that cyberbullying in general isn't a threat unless you let it be one." but in your second round of rebuttals you stated, "Next, anyone who develops a mental disorder over cyberbullying (depression,anxiety,suicidal thoughts, etc) clearly has other issues and CANNOT blame it all on the offender, because it takes more than a few words typed on a screen to bring a person to the state of wanting to KILL THEMSELVES." I do believe you have just contradicted yourself and have flipped what you were trying to state. Yes it can be prevented by deleting the app or logging out, but if your boss had to contact you through that app and you had no other way of talking to them, deleting the app and making a new account would be useless as your boss would no longer have the account you're using. Yes I agree, " because my happiness and mental stability is FAR more important than a silly app." that was a very good point. You said, "I simply cannot agree that something which can be stopped with the click of a button is an issue." but not all cyber bullying can be stopped with the click of a button, nor will it ever stop. If you're getting harassed by people online and you delete the account and make a new one, there will still be people out there who will find your new account and keep harassing you. You of all people should know that cyber bullying is a real issue, if what you said about you "having cyberbulling to the MAX," is true, and that it is an issue the world is facing and going through. Thank you for contradicting yourself though. I rest my case.
cyberbullying isn't a real issue.

to start off, your entire 2nd paragraph is invalid to this argument because BULLYING in REAL LIFE is an issue, which is what I'm arguing. A person harassing another in person is COMPLETELY different than the same thing happening online, for many reasons. The #1 reason being that in person, the victim cannot simply turn off or mute the bully from speaking to them directly while ONLINE there is a TREMENDOUS amount of different ways to mute or turn off the offender's comments (or simply not read/look at them). Not to mention, hearing the words come out of a person's mouth is MUCH more harmful than looking at them, (although I do agree that reading them CAN be harmful, and has been in most cases). I have to also include that I have experienced "cyberbullying" to the MAX. Although I wont go into detail, when I was younger I had at one point had over 20 hatepages on instagram and would receive HUNDREDS of hate comments/messages a day. Though I thought it was a huge deal at the time, I found that if I simply deleted the messages before reading them, there was no harm done to myself AND I could keep my apps. At one point that did become a bit much to do, so I just deleted the account altogether because my happiness and mental stability is FAR more important than a silly app. The point that "Logging out, yeah sure it stops the harassment for a little bit, but if that is your only source of communicating with say businesses or something, then you have to log back in and still receive all the messages and stuff." is true, sure, but if the messages were infact THAT bad, there's always the option of making a new account and only giving it to the people whom you want, so that the "bullies" no longer have communication and you may continue using the app for whatever purposes you must. I do know that mental disorders come from bullying, and that some may even develop from cyberbullying, BUT I have to argue that cyberbullying in general isn't a threat unless you let it be one. There are infinite ways to stop the harassment and those who let it happen have put it on themselves, for not stopping it before it got to them mentally. I simply cannot agree that something which can be stopped with the click of a button is an issue.
cyberbullying isn't a real issue.

You simply cannot just block everyone who is harassing you in a matter of seconds, and if you delete the messages they keep sending things. Logging out, yeah sure it stops the harassment for a little bit, but if that is your only source of communicating with say businesses or something, then you have to log back in and still receive all the messages and stuff. If cyber bullying wasn't a real issue then why are 7 out of ten kids getting cyber bullied? "7 in 10 young people are victims of cyber bullying. 37% of them are experiencing cyber bullying on a highly frequent basis. 20% of young people are experiencing extreme cyber bullying on a daily basis." http://nobullying.com... Your argument that "anyone who develops a mental disorder over cyberbullying (depression,anxiety,suicidal thoughts, etc) clearly has other issues and CANNOT blame it all on the offender, because it takes more than a few words typed on a screen to bring a person to the state of wanting to KILL THEMSELVES." is the biggest load of crud there is. "Bullied victims are 7 to 9% more likely to consider suicide according to a study by Yale University. Studies in Britain have found half of the suicides among youth related to bullying. According to a study by ABC News over 30,000 children stay home every day due to the fear of being bullied. Bullying can be related to physical, emotional, cyber bullying, and sexting circulating nude or suggestive pictures of a person or messages." http://nobullying.com... Bullying leads to suicidal thoughts. Have you ever been bullied? I have, and I've tried to commit suicide, because I was bullied. You don't understand that most people who are bullied are trying so hard to find a way out of being bullied, but they can't, which then leads to depression, anxiety, and even suicide.
cyberbullying isn't a real issue.

I am aware of it being a "Serious issue", but I disagree with it being an issue at all. I'm sorry that your friend was harassed that way (psa; in no way am I defending the bully or stating that inflicting harm on others is okay), but If she had logged out of her kik or deleted her account, it WOULD have seized to be a problem. She could have also blocked his friends, or deleted the messages without reading them. Her continuing to look over the insults was her inflicting pain on herself! She had no reason to look at them ESPECIALLY if she believed it would effect her mental health. Next, anyone who develops a mental disorder over cyberbullying (depression,anxiety,suicidal thoughts, etc) clearly has other issues and CANNOT blame it all on the offender, because it takes more than a few words typed on a screen to bring a person to the state of wanting to KILL THEMSELVES. Suicidal thoughts are thought of because suicide feels like the only escape, but you CAN escape cyberbullying by turning off the device, or deleting the app. Only when the attacks become real, or in person, does it become a real issue.
Creation is more probable then Evolution

Contrary to my opponent's assertion, 4006001 (= 12032 - 1331323 * -3) does not show that evolution is impossible; it doesn't show much of anything, really. . Nor do fat people dancing for that matter. .. Additionally, if scientists had found that age of the earth were 4.3 x 1044 times less than the current accepted value (4.6 x 109 years old), the age of the earth would be significantly less than a second old. Certainly, if true, this would be problematic for evolution; but this would also be problematic for any scientists who reached this conclusion as they would not have existed to perform the tests they performed, much less publish these results so that my opponent could use them to support his non-existent case.
Creation is more probable then Evolution

12032-1331323x-3 shows that evolution is impossible. due to the third symmetric law in the congressional form, creation is the most logical answer for how the world got here. scientist found out that rocks are 43029 to the 40 power less than what they thought it was. this means rocks could be anywhere from 3000-6000 years old. take a look at this video and it will explain everything. http://www.youtube.com...