BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
The Meaning of Life is to enjoy life regardless of contributions to society.

"The point of life is to make yourself happy..." Although I agree with the opponent.....it seems like a selfish thought. It's very important for you to be happy, but what about being able to help others too so that they are also happy? To be able to help society and make others happy is a great way to help society and yourself. You only live once and why not make other's lives just as meaningful. Helping out in society is meaningful because you are helping yourself AND others for a greater good. "Each of us is a being in himself and a being in society, each of us needs to understand himself and understand others, take care of others and be taken care of himself." ~Haniel Long Because I agree with Haniel Long, I stand in the strong negation of this debate for the following three main reasons. (1) Helping out in Society (2) The Meaning of Life and (3) What it truely means to be happy
Manmade global climate change is real and a threat.

I have noticed that a surprising number of people still think global climate change is a hoax. I hope to destroy some of that myth. Pope Francis recognizes climate change and calls for swift action. [0]Impact: I think the Pope knows what he is doing and thus man-made global climate change is real and a threat.The scientific angle, inconvenient truth [1]. Impact, scientific evidence clearly backs up this claim in the documentary an inconvenient truth. [1]Sources0. http://www.nytimes.com...1. http://www.imdb.com...
Manmade global climate change is real and a threat.

Defending my arguments.First and foremost, my opponent has dropped the issue of the Inconvenient truth documentary. I made this argument in r1 and thus far has been uncontested. I have fulfilled my burden of proof with this documentary in round one. As for the Pope's contribution, this shows just how much climate change deniers are within the minority. Argument one, burning of fossil fuels increase Co2.I've shown that the EPA states that burning of fossil fuels increase the greenhouse gas of CO2. I was unable to figure out why CO2 levels dropped during the time interval of 1940-1950. Yet, I did show that by my opponent's same graph CO2 levels have risen dramatically. In 1850 with Co2 at 285.2 ppm and in the year 2011 391.15 ppm. This is a cherry picking fallacy, my opponent has chosen a time frame that best suits him/her despite the obvious overall trend of higher concentrations of CO2."The two main byproducts of natural gas combustion are carbon dioxide and water vapor" [8]As you can see the combustion of natural gas causes carbon dioxide, Co2 emissions. 2. Despite common belief the last few years have not been the warmest on record... My opponent seems to miss the original claim he/she made. I have shown that the overall trend is upwards. El nino was particularly potent in the spike of the graph.3. Ice in AntarcticaThe overall tend is hotter. Climate can be difficult to predict, just because not everything predicted came true at the correct time, doesn't destroy the overall premise is false. 4. CO2 and temperature are strongly correlated.The graph clearly indicates that Co2 and temperature show a strong positive relationship. Yes, there are a few anomalies but that doesn't discredit the theory. ConclusionsMy opponent relies almost exclusively on cherry picking as a strategy. The overall trend is warmer and Co2 levels are increasing. Thanks for debating. Sources8. http://science.howstuffworks.com...
Videogames are actually good for you

I strongly believe that video games are really good for you. Video games are good for you because you get better problem solving skills. In life you must problem solve a lot no matter where you are. You get better Hand-eye coordination when playing video games like call of duty. You also see farther and clearer in some areas because some games involve you to see though a scope and you must see little things to defeat your enemies. In some games like minecraft Hunger games, you must know where to go, when to go to the center or the edge of the map and where to get the good stuff to pvp (person vs person) and defeat the people and win the game. It Improves teamwork and cooperation skills because you can team up and destroy other people. It improves your social life because you can make more friends online and throughout the video games you play. Friends are very important on earth today. They can help you succeed in life and help you with your troubles.
Serial Bullies should be expelled and be sent to reform school

==Rebuttal to Opponents Response 3.3==Your defense is entirely built on moral. You have given no explaination as to why the football player should not be prosecuted to the same degree as the senior, and so due to this being opinionated, and being based of moral which itself changes from culture to culture, you arguement does not hold. Opponent Conceded on Statement 1. ==Rebuttal to Opponents Response 3.1==I will respond to my opponents request to bring an unbiased source. If that is so, according to BBC news, bullying in the United States alone costs $158bn (£100bn) for all youth violence in schools, which is still a hefty price that can not be ignored. Sources--. http://www.bbc.co.uk...==Rebuttal to Opponents Response to 3.2==Since my opponent has clearly brought up all of the requests which I have asked in this section, I will have no choice but to concede on 3.2==Rebuttal to Opponents Response to Statement 2==Once again your arguement is based on moral and does not assume that the 2 students have both been captured on camera. Final StatementI will request that my opponent bring unbiased information which is not based on moral to each of the directed response.
Serial Bullies should be expelled and be sent to reform school

==Rebuttal to Opponents Response to Statement 1.==According to psychologist Dr. Helen Cowie, events from bullying ordeals more often than not cause clinical depression, collapse of student's self-esteem and self-worth. According to BBC knews, statistics show that adults who were bullied in school are 7 times more likely to be suicidal than those who were not bullied.Sources--http://www.antibullying.net...==Rebuttal to Opponents Response to Statement 2.==Bullies deceive on a daily basis. Their Jekyl and Hyde behavior more times than not convince school officials that they have done nothing to the victim whereas in truth, they have deeply psychologically scarred the victim through manipulation and social projection. There is a great list which explains the personality of a bully. They are described by many psychologists as: "Child bullies are adept at manipulating weak or inexperienced adults." Sources--http://www.bullyonline.org...==Rubuttal to Opponents Response to Statement 3.1==Allowing a bully to continue to degrade their victims causes more devestation than allowing them free education or continuing to allow them to work. It's estimated that the total cost of bullying cost a tragic toll of: "£3.7 billion annual cost to society," in the UK alone. The cost of bullying in the United States is: "Human resource managers are beginning to realize there is a real productivity cost to these kinds of things." Psychologist Michael H. Harrison, Ph.D., of Harrison Psychological Associates, quotes a recent survey of 9,000 federal employees indicating that 42 percent of female and 15 percent of male employees reported being harassed within a two-year period, resulting in a cost of more than $180 million in lost time and productivity." Sources--http://www.bullyonline.org...http://www.bizjournals.com...==Rebuttal to Opponents Response to Statement 3.2==The problem is that a delimeter and qualifying process has not yet been institutionalized. If you present me with solid evidence of such then I will agree on this point.==Rebuttal to Opponents Response to Statement 3.3==Schools can and many have been installing security cameras in order to keep their students safe. If the bullying is caught on camera, which will likely happen considering that many schools have installed security survalliene, then the bully should be prosecuted to the fullest extend to the law if convicted. Sources--http://www.skywaysecurity.com...
Serial Bullies should be expelled and be sent to reform school

Psychological Devastation and SuicideThe amount of psychological and physical devastation caused by bullies is completely unacceptable. Many students are scarred for life due to relentless bullies who continuously berate their victims and are only being given a small slap on the wrist. In most cases, they are given no punishment whatsoever. Students who go to school for the sole purpose of degrading their peers and causing psychological injuries onto their victims should be denied a free education, be sent to reform school and be prosecuted by the fullest extent possible.
Global Warming Exists

Rebuttals" (Con) The super volcano in Yellow Stone National Park is due to erupt and the effects would cause a new ice age greater than the Toba Eruption."There is no denying that there will be some sort of period in which the earth will get very cold, but that will not stop it from getting warmer. And, if the weather is harsh enough, to the point where it is not fit to walk, let say outside, down the street to the local supermarket, there is no doubt that us humans will have to resort to using more automated vehicles, or some sort of transportation mechanism, such as trains, and cars, that will release even more CO2 into our atmosphere." (Con) The whole idea of "Global Warming", or even "man made climate change" is nothing more than a show"The burning of fossil fuels, and the immense amount of C02 that is being realised into our atmosphere that is destroying the Ozone layer, is one of the reasons for our global climate warming. We are the reason that the Ozone layer is being destroyed. We are the reason that the polar ice caps are melting, and the reason that animals that rely on the cold are dying. " (Con) CO2 in the atmosphere does not cause the earth to heat up, but rather it causes the earth to cool down; even that requires allot more CO2 than what humans are contributing." CO2 is defiantly not "cooling" down the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide that is released in the atmosphere stays there for about 100 to 200 years. This leads to an increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, which causes the Earths temperature to rise. If it is cooling the earth, tell me why are the polar ice caps melting. " (Con) One thing that bugs me the most about the whole global warming sham, is the idea of a scientific consensus. A scientific consensus is an oxymoron, because in science there is never an end to the question; other scientists are constantly challenging the theory, and the status quo........At one point most scientist believed the sun traveled around the Earth. At another point in history they believed the Earth's orbit around the sun was a perfect circle. Both ideas was proved wrong, by a scientist questioning the status quo""Most scientists" believed the sun traveled around the earth because it was the 1600's and they lacked the instruments to interpretably observe the sky. Technology today has allowed for a huge jump in scientific fields, allowing for more accurate predictions, and a brighter look on the world today. When a topic, such as global warming, or climate change, is brought to the table, with a surplus amount of reasoning and proof, it is evident that such a thing could exist and not be disproved.http://www.youtube.com...http://www.youtube.com...(Note: 4th round should be for conclusions, and any last words/rebuttals) Sources: http://environmentalchemistry.com...
Global Warming Exists

One of the biggest Issues I have with "Global Warming" is that it is based on a CO2 model, which is highly contradictory to the nature of CO2. The second main problem, is that it ignores historical fact. The third problem is the oxymoron idea of a scientific consensus, used to silence the opposition. The Toba Eruption changed the global climate, by blocking out the Earth's sun with CO2, and for 1,000 years after the eruption the Earth's climate became colder than the last glacier period. http://www.youtube.com...The super volcano in Yellow Stone National Park is due to erupt and the effects would cause a new ice age greater than the Toba Eruption.Ice core studies show that approximately 89,000 years ago the Earth's climate changed from a warmer climate to a cold climate, which scientist believe is due to volcanic eruptions.Ice ages are not only caused by CO2, they are also caused by lack of sun spot activity, and Earth's orbit around the sun.According to sea core studies in the last 700,000 years we have had 8 ice ages, caused by Earth's orbit around the sun. According to the sea cores, we are due for another ice age.http://www.youtube.com...The moon also plays an active role in Earth's climate. The moon has been gradually drifting away from the Earth, weakening it's gravitational pull. The moon's drift away from Earth can cause weather pattern changes in Earth's climate. http://www.youtube.com...There is no one reason for Earth's climate changes, and it has been changing for hundreds of billions of years. Out of those hundreds of billions of years, it has only been in recent decades that man has claimed responsibility for this natural cycle. CO2 in the atmosphere does not cause the earth to heat up, but rather it causes the earth to cool down; even that requires allot more CO2 than what humans are contributing. The whole idea of "Global Warming", or even "man made climate change" is nothing more than a show. The fact that scientist are ridiculed by the public, the politicians, and the media, for not supporting this circus of an act, is within it's self unscientific. One thing that bugs me the most about the whole global warming sham, is the idea of a scientific consensus. A scientific consensus is an oxymoron, because in science there is never an end to the question; other scientists are constantly challenging the theory, and the status quo.At one point most scientist believed the sun traveled around the Earth. At another point in history they believed the Earth's orbit around the sun was a perfect circle. Both ideas was proved wrong, by a scientist questioning the status quo, and astronomy to this day is making breakthroughs about the nature of the universe. In fact now scientist believe we are actually living in one of many multiverses. This is a great example, of the farce that is a scientific consensus, and how such a claim is opposite to that of the scientific process.
Global Warming Exists

Global Warming (N.) an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect.Studies show that in the last 100 years the earths average surface temperature has increased by 0.8 C (1.4 F). Most of this temperature rise is from the greenhouse gases produced by humans, such as burning fossil fuels. This warming is not only affecting land it is affecting the ocean also. Sea levels will slowly rise as the temperature increases, and if this isn't considered "warming" I don't know what is. This temperature increase is also causing climate change. Climate Change (N.) a long term change in the earth's climate, especially a change due to an increase in the average atmospheric temperatureClimate change has greatly impinged our world today, and is continuing to do so. Climate change is one of the main causes for extreme weather. Extreme weather (heat waves, heavy rain, and droughts) is affecting species/animals that rely on there climate and ecosystem to survive. Taken from this article I read, At least 70 species of frogs, mostly mountain-dwellers that had nowhere to go to escape the creeping heat, have gone extinct because of climate change the analysis says. It also reports that between 100 and 200 other cold-dependent animal species, such as penguins and polar bears are in deep trouble. A lot of this hot temperature is issued from the hole in the ozone layer directly above this region.Ozone (N.) a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that ofweak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. Itis found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm,is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive.In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, there by preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.The immense amount of green house gases and fossil fuels are being produced are destroying the ozone layer, the only thing that is protecting us from the suns harmful rays, such as UV rays. The reason why this is so important is UV rays can do an immense amount of damage to human skin, causing skin damage, and cancer. The biggest hole in the ozone layer that has been recorded is 27.5 million sq Km, and is located in Antarctica. This backs up why most of the cold-dependant animals are dying, and it is because Antarctica is getting hit the worst by global warming.Sources: http://www.universetoday.com... http://en.wikipedia.org... http://www.msnbc.msn.com... http://dictionary.reference.com...
According To The Holy Bible, Jonah Was Swallowed By a Big/Large/Great Fish.

"I agree with the definitionsWhere in any of these bible passages, may I ask, does it say how they swim, how they breed, how they breathe, what their skin looks like or what they feel like???If I were swallowed by a whale, I might get confused and say it was a monster or ... A whale. Like I said, it was very ancient times, nearly all things that swam in the sea were probably known as fish because they simply hadn't done research yet."My opponent fails to understand my resolution: "According To The Holy Bible, Jonah Was Swallowed By a Big/Large/Great Fish."Notice in my resolution I say "according to" I never claimed that Bible means that it is a whale, the Bible clearly says it is a fish regardless of whether it is actually a fish, or whether or not they knew how to distuingish the two animals.
According To The Holy Bible, Jonah Was Swallowed By a Big/Large/Great Fish.

I agree with the definitions Where in any of these bible passages, may I ask, does it say how they swim, how they breed, how they breathe, what their skin looks like or what they feel like??? If I were swallowed by a whale, I might get confused and say it was a monster or ... A whale. Like I said, it was very ancient times, nearly all things that swam in the sea were probably known as fish because they simply hadn't done research yet.
According To The Holy Bible, Jonah Was Swallowed By a Big/Large/Great Fish.

Today's debate is about whether or not Jonah was swallowed by a whale.1. Acceptance2. Main Definitions/Presentation of Main Argument3 & 4. Rebuttals5. Resolution/Closing ArgumentHint: Definitions can be used in other rounds besides R1Rules-No semanticsNo trollingNo profanityNo vulgarityViolating any of the rules results in immediate termination of the debate.The offending party will be the loser.
Rap battle : Truth_seeker vs. ESocialBookworm

Apparently ESocial misread me, we'll have to wait and see If your not weak and defenseless, after this battle you will be! FYI, this isn't Annie, this is Osama Bin Laden's daughter That's ok U.S Marines, i'll be the one to initiate slaughter Your bars are uneven, you never heard of stanzas This girl is ignorant of poetry cuz she wasted chances Compared to my complexity, my disses are very tactical You just stuff knowledge in your head, but it's not practical I said you go covered, does this bimbo know how to use logic? If Fahrenheit 451 happens it's cuz of stupidity and you caused it So you claimed that you love to read, but your a self-conceited jerk! You should recognize by now that online relationships don't work! When i asked you about you and him, you said eventually it'd be stopped! Something i learned from experience, something you never been taught! How you have friends when your fantasizing online and it's not real! In real life, the reality is that your alone and have troubles to feel! You begged for open voting cuz as a writer, you have no innovation! You got your friends waiting to vote for you cuz you got no education! So instead, step down to a real emcee's level, spit some lyrics for thrills! Show us that as an intellectual, you can win this by some actual skills! Carefully craft your lyrics like an actual poet and show some power! You scared of taking qualified judges cuz your nothing but a coward! Qur'an 5:46/47 says that the Torah is revered (1), that's no longer a mystery! Callin' my religion fantasy, but mine came first, better learn your own history! Sources: 1. Surat Al-Ma'ida 5:46 "And We sent, following in their footsteps, Jesus, the son of Mary, confirming that which came before him in the Torah; and We gave him the Gospel, in which was guidance and light and confirming that which preceded it of the Torah as guidance and instruction for the righteous."
Rap battle : Truth_seeker vs. ESocialBookworm

Truth must be a masochist, for challenging me to this. I hope he doesn’t piss himself from the impact of my disses. Firstly, Pro’s name is Truth_Seeker- he’s looking for the truth. Why should you trust someone who lies to the elderly and youth? As he said, he’s “very disrespectful and relentless.” However, obviously- since I accepted the challenge, I’m not weak and defenceless. In his second line, he used, “reply back,” which is redundant His grammar is so atrocious, that it makes him look ignorant and repugnant. I don’t have a clue what he’s referring to in his first line, Since I hadn’t dissed him before, so I wonder why he’d lie. I’m ESocialBookworm because I talk comfortably on the net and love to read; Can’t say the same for you, Truth, because you’re full of bad deeds and idiocy. Worms do have brains (nerve centers),[1] so they can think. Truth’s lie is malicious and discriminating. As most animals, worms have the capacity to think, Though sometimes, like you, Truth, they don’t and they stink. I don’t wanna be a mother, but for very different reasons. At least I won’t be a terrible, hated father, with his children trying to leave him. On the topic of Muslim wear, a dumba$$ Truth seems to appear. Niqabs hide most of the face, [2] but hijabs only cover your hair. [3] The reason we wear it isn’t lack of confidence. Muslims who wear it are seen as special, reserved and very loyal to their husbands. As everyone is, I’m in need of a psychologist, But I ain’t insecure, like Truth’s accusation, which is mendacious. The best people are bonkers, as said in Alice in Wonderland [4] Except Truth_Seeker, since he’s caught up in his own religious fantasy land. Of course, I’m a kid, who barks, but my bite is just as vicious. At least, I can defend myself, and not hide behind a bravado- fictitious. I don’t practise non-violence, and I can throw a good punch. Silly, small Seeker only knows of the punch [5] he can drink for lunch. Someone clearly doesn’t know of my collection of knives and swords. If you gave me a knife, I wouldn’t waste my energy going anywhere near you and your wards. Why would I waste my time and tears crying for someone like you? I’d be too busy ignoring your existence and thinking about Endark, [6] my boo. [7] At least, I have friends, for I try to be respectful to most. I wouldn’t be round at your barren funeral- if I were your ghost. You see Truth_Seeker- if it’s one thing you must learn- Friendship is built from love and trust, and they have to be earned. Sources: [1]- http://en.wikipedia.org... [2]- http://www.debate.org... [3]- http://www.abc.net.au... [4]- Lewis Caroll, http://www.imdb.com... [5]- http://en.wikipedia.org...(drink) or http://www.partyblog.mygrafico.com... [6]- http://www.debate.org... [7]- http://www.urbandictionary.com... (definition 1, part 1)