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Gift economy

=== INTRODUCTION === Well, I was a bit confused about how this debate is going to be done or what the point of it actually is. The forums are for casual conversation, not the debates. Here's what I'm going to do: The title of the debate is "Gift economy" so I am going to argue in favor of a gift-economy. However, Rockylighting has not explicitly expressed his opposition to a gift-economy so I think it's more proper to call his stance agnostic. As such, he has no burden of proof and does in no way need to disprove nor refute a gift-economy in-order to win. Again, the way this is set up; I am PRO and Rockylightining is Neutral. Competition is almost removed from the debate between the two of us. This means I have the all the burden in this debate to show how a gift-economy could feasibly work. If I fail to make a plausible case for a gift-economy then Rockylighting is the default winner. The way in which I need to make my case is to answer all of Rockylighting's questions, as well as throwing in any other commentary that I may wish to add. These questions may involve how I personally wish to institute a gift-economy. === DEFINITION === Gift-economy: A money-less economy which is in contrast to a bartering system. One in which the acquiring of commodities or the using of services does not necessarily depend on simply a back-and-forth exchange between two individuals. Rather, it relies upon an agreement for everyone involved to receive what they want, to an extent, so long as they are putting service of some kind into the system in return. In other words, you may walk into a "shop" and take what you need so long as you have a job yourself which is of service to others and so long as you do not abuse the system, which would result in penalties. ------ Looking forward to this debate. Many thanks to the Instigator.
Gift economy

Sorry for the delayed response. \\\Your identity would include the information on whether you are a contributor or not and possibly what specifically you are contributing. There could possibly be several levels of contribution which would each allow you more to take.\\ Its basically simplified currency then. If you are granted a certain amount of "Take" value for a certain amount of "give" value, it's basically a dumbed down version of currency. \\In a localized system it would be quite easy. Especially in this era of communication technology\ Who would monitor it? A government? \\If the system was organized so that an individual station was put in each housing group area for the certain people in that area then it would be easier to keep track of people since they use things locally. It's easier because everybody knows each other and their jobs.\ Good explanation. We dictate to people what jobs they are given and we tell them where to work? \\The amount of contribution which qualifies would have to be decided upon. In an Anarchy it would be collectively collaborated by everyone involved.\ But what if carving wooden birds is the only thing you know how to do? Would you be sentenced to starvation? \\It's true that people love free labor. But the human mind has been hard-wired by evolution with Altruistic tendencies. Helping others makes us happy. This is precisely why I'll go through with this; it makes me happy and other people will find happiness in helping me. [1,2,3,4,5]\ Best of luck. \\Spanish revolution\ The moral of the story is that the people were crushed. They had no means of defending themselves. Please address this. VOTERS NOTE: I have no sources because my position is purely rebuttal. Thank you for this debate and now to the rebuttal!
Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea is Best Korea and True Korea

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Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea is Best Korea and True Korea

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Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea is Best Korea and True Korea

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Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea is Best Korea and True Korea

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Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea is Best Korea and True Korea

http://www.youtube.com...One of the things that we have to see here today is that Kim Jong Un loves Western Culture. He even went through the trouble of dressing up of Donald. We can see that how can North Korea be the true Korea if they accept Western Culture. North Korea is just a bunch of fakers that love western culture and should stop imitating the west and bow down to South Korea. We can see here above as Kim Jong Un is with his father that he is still embracing western culture even in front of his father. This is appalling as I shown before that True Korea, cannot be like this. Thus a fake [North] Korea cannot be the true Korea. http://www.youtube.com... seen in video two we can see that none of the Kim Jongs would have approved of Western culture so North Korea, by it's own standards, is a fake Korea. Juche is great, but let's look at it. Political independence (Chos!5;n'g$5;l: 3088;3452;; hancha: !258;主; MR: chaju; RR: jaju) Economic self-sustenance (Chos!5;n'g$5;l: 3088;/549;; hancha: !258;立; MR: charip; RR: jarip) Self-reliance in defence (Chos!5;n'g$5;l: 3088;2948;; hancha: !258;"907;; MR: chawi; RR: jawi) (Cumings, Bruce (1997). Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History. W W Norton and Company) We can see that none of these things are actually true when it comes to North Korea. They are highly reliant on goods from China and Russia. They even had to have their debt forgiven by Russia because it was so bad. If they were self-susenance and self reliant then this wouldn't have had to happen. They aren't self reliant in defense either. Though North Korea's strength is impressive it is still not the reason why other countries do not attack it. It is North Korea's backer in China that protects it.
Glorious Democratic People's Republic of Korea is Best Korea and True Korea

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The Existence of Beauty

Beauty cannot have any physical form, however I believe that it very much does still exists as an ideal, which I deem to be a true existence. However that would be claiming that ideals can have truth, when they are significantly opinionated. To me, this means that beauty is a truth, but relative, but I completely understand either view. This was a very interesting topic and I too enjoyed it very much, thank you for the opportunity, and happy weekend ^-^.
The Existence of Beauty

Beauty is not a objective idea. It is quite the opposite, and as such cannot be defined as a single set of traits by any one person. To answer Con's question, no, that is not what I think. I very much appreciate your opinion, however your statement that the idea of what beauty is has continually been altered by societal standards alone is far from the truth. I will not deny that the media has given beauty a more unrealistic standard, however we are not controlled by society, and simply because we are told to see people with glasses as beautiful, does not mean that we will. Beauty is nothing like it was years before, and it shouldn't be. Similar to the English language, technology, and even style, our definition of beauty will continue to change, adapting to our surroundings. This is what separates us from the a-biotic. In Con's first round argument, he says," The only way for beauty to exist is linguistically or through opinion", in this statement, he very much contradicted himself. Beauty is based almost entirely through opinion. We as humans have had similar ideas of what beauty has been, but it has never been fact. Simply a common interest in opinion. Finally Con finished his last statement stating that if beauty is opinion, and not fact, then it must not exists (I'm paraphrasing). My response to that is that beauty is the same as any other belief. Christians believe there is only one true god, and ancient Greeks believed in many, this does not mean that either is any less true because atheist deny the existence of any deity. Similar to the theory of relative truth, this would mean that since I believe in one version of beauty, it is relative to me. Your relative idea of beauty is no less true because of my relative idea, however they are both true to either me, or you. when Con said, "we can never accomplish true beauty", could we have in the past? And if so, would that have been because we can judge everyone on the same basis? I believe true beauty means the loss of individuality. Beauty cannot be defined by a society. It is only a aesthetically pleasing array of attributes obtained by a person, or thing, as such, almost completely influenced by by an individuals relative opinion. We cannot achieve true beauty, and this is is good, for it would mean the end of individuality.
The Existence of Beauty

Beauty doesn't exist, it has simply been altered too much from an original form and lost it's meaning, redefinition of beauty makes it a defined term rendering it void of any true existence. The only way for beauty to exist is linguistically or through opinion. However, since linguistically society has changed the definition through time we can never accomplish true beauty. Furthermore, being a matter of opinion and having opinions vary it cannot exist in a singular state from person to person. So, if everybody sees beauty differently, then it's an ever-changing theory, an idea, and cannot exist as more than that.
knowledge is truth, and belief is disagreement

Belief is not doubt, they mean completely different things. Belief: A feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true [1]. Doubt: To believe that (something) may not be true or is unlikely [2]. My opponent's beliefs bring about our disagreement which does in fact mean failure to agree [3]. Following the events in the past few rounds, it can be seen by anyone logical person that it is pro that is a lair and not con. He also failed to rebut any of my other points. Therefore, I extend them. [1] http://www.merriam-webster.com... [2] http://www.merriam-webster.com... [3] http://www.merriam-webster.com...
knowledge is truth, and belief is disagreement

I shall prove that pro's claim that I'm a lair, and his understanding of the meaning of knowledge, truth, belief, and disagreement is wrong. Knowledge: Awareness, understanding, or information that has been obtained by experience or study, and that is either in a person"s mind or possessed by people generally [1]. Truth: The real facts about something [2]. Belief: A feeling of being sure that someone or something exists or that something is true [3]. Disagreement: Failure to agree [4]. I'm aware that vi_spex has had this debate in the past [5]. It would seem that vi_spex is running out of ideas to make us scratch our heads and laugh. His spelling is off, he misspelled therefore [6] and liar [7]. I believe that I have sufficiently proved that knowledge, truth, belief, and disagreement have different meanings and are not the same and that I'm not a liar. [1] http://dictionary.cambridge.org... [2] http://www.merriam-webster.com... [3] http://www.merriam-webster.com... [4] http://www.merriam-webster.com... [5] http://www.debate.org... [6] https://www.google.com... [7] https://www.google.com...
The Super Mario game series is better than The Legend of Zelda series

Without a doubt, the Super Mario series and The Legend of Zelda series are two of the most famous video game series ever made. Deciding on which one is better is a matter of preference. I will be arguing for the Mario series. The rules are fairly simple and are as followed: 1. Round 1 will be an introduction round, where any ambiguous topics would be clarified. Rounds 2-5 will be standard debating rounds. 2. This debate will be focused on the main games of the series. In other words, no spin-offs (for example Mario Sports games and the Mario RPG series). Seeing as this is mostly opinion based, citations are not necessary, but can be included as my opponent sees fit. Finally, let's keep it a good, clean debate.
The Super Mario game series is better than The Legend of Zelda series

I will conclude this argument by stating two important things, then summarizing why The Legend of Zelda series is better.First Ocarina of time was the awarded the best game ever made by critics and gamers alike.Second the only game to knock it from that pestle was in fact Skyward Sword. The newest Zelda game to come out at the end of in 2011. Now that shows tells you that The Legend of Zelda games are better. Ocarina has been out since the N64 and until 2011 had not been dethroned. The Legend of Zelda series is far better because of the gameplay mechanics( action-adventure, puzzle solving), the use of music in puzzles and the music in general. The fact that you get to explore the world of Hyrule as well as get to know the people better by doing quests and talking to them. Last but not least the fact that the items used to solve puzzle much better and you get a Master Sword.I would like to thank my opponent for and interesting debate. Happy voting everyone!
The Super Mario game series is better than The Legend of Zelda series

I will conclude my argument by reiterating the fact that Mario franchise has sold nearly 129 million copies (not counting the portable games, which are not the topic of this debate) [1]. This is nearly twice as much as the Legend of Zelda franchise has sold, which is almost 68 million copies. This alone speaks volumes about what the general consensus is when talking about the two franchises. When looking at the overall development of the Mario series, it is easy to see why IGN ranked it as the number one series of all time. The series has only gotten better, as it continues to challenge and interact with the gamer in a myriad of different ways. When looking at this it becomes clear: The Super Mario franchise is superior to the Legend of Zelda Franchise. I would like to thank the Con for a very entertaining debate. [1]:http://en.wikipedia.org...
The Super Mario game series is better than The Legend of Zelda series

Indeed, the nature of Zelda games require the gamer to use the items that were given to him to solve various puzzles. That is why the problem solving is very different between the two series. However, the Super Mario series have more variety with their puzzles. Due to the fact that the items do not change from game to game, the puzzles do not change much from game to game. For example, the gimmick of the infamous Water Temple in Ocarina of Time was to change the water level of the temple in order to access some of the rooms. The gimmick of Great Bay Temple in Majora's Mask is to change the direction of the water flow. Although there are a few differences as games get newer and newer, the basis of the puzzles do not change. There will always be a switch that can only be hit with a slingshot or an arrow, or to move a block around, or some type of puzzle that involves water. Mario, on the other hand, has only improved the way that they interact with the gamer. They do not have the same tedious dungeons and puzzles as in The Legend of Zelda. For example, Super Mario World opened the way to access new worlds, unlocking various new challenges, and even some extras if you are able to beat it. Super Mario 64 introduced the idea of going into several worlds from a central point, where every world has its own challenges. And even when those are beat, new challenges in the same world. In fact, most Mario are rarely done when they are beaten. Zelda cannot say the same thing.