BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Abortion and pregnancy

Let me battle those 4 statements. HERE ARE YOUR POINTS-1. The "baby" is not actually this until it leaves the woman's body, up to which point it is an embryo and therefore a part of the woman's body. 2. If it is a part of the woman's body she should have free choice as to what be done with it, same as she would with her hair or nails. 3. When the woman has sex, she understands the risks. Therefore if it is not her fault for example the condom breaks, why should she spend 18 years of her lie paying for an accident which could be rectified in a few hours? 4. If the young woman was still in her teen years, she is not yet fully matured, mentally or physically. Therefore is it right to allow a minor to bring a child into the world? HERE ARE MINE. 1. The embryo is a form of life. If you can sue me for killing a squirrel, I should be able to sue for killing a baby. If I did agree, that it is not yet life, but it will prevent life by taking it out. 2. That is the same thing you said above. And shame on you, comparing a baby to hair and nails???? 3. It is not her fault obviously, but she made the choice and understands the risks. In a sense it is her fault, she accepted those consequences, just because she was thinking, "that could never happen to me" doesn't mean she is now invincible when it does happen. I love the spelling error you made with life becoming LIE, because he life does become a lie. She lives with no kids, she had one, that is a lie that she doesn't have kids. 4. You are right a girl who isn't mature shouldn't have a baby. She shouldn't be forced to live with the decision of killing a baby and living with the effects for the rest of her life. This often causes depression in women.
Abortion and pregnancy

"Where does that chance come from? It is stolen from the baby by taking its first chance." 1. The "baby" is not actually this until it leaves the woman's body, up to which point it is an embryo and therefore a part of the woman's body. 2. If it is a part of the woman's body she should have free choice as to what be done with it, same as she would with her hair or nails. 3. When the woman has sex, she understands the risks. Therefore if it is not her fault for example the condom breaks, why should she spend 18 years of her lie paying for an accident which could be rectified in a few hours? 4. If the young woman was still in her teen years, she is not yet fully matured, mentally or physically. Therefore is it right to allow a minor to bring a child into the world?
Abortion and pregnancy

You are completley right, abortion gives women a 2nd chance at life. Where does that chance come from? It is stolen from the baby by taking its first chance. I agree that it is very difficult that a woman may need to leave her studies because of a baby. However, it is a choice that the woman makes when she has sex. Even if it was protected, she knows there was a risk. It isn't fair to a baby to be murdered because its SO-CALLED mother wanted to have sex and wasn't careful. If she is raped, I might be able to understand. Any other case, sorry, not the baby's fault. I think that maybe women have the choice for abortion, but must serve second degree murder charges or something.
Abortion and pregnancy

Abortion is a wondrous thing for a woman which, should the situation occur, it will give her a 2nd chance at life. Do you know how hard it is to be pregnant, and how even harder that becomes when you fall pregnant young? In the catholic religion I understand that abortion is frowned upon, but say for instance, a young woman with high achievements fell pregnant accidentally would you suggest she carry out the pregnancy? Leave behind her studies and her life to have a baby while she herself if still a child? Would you consider it right for a child to be brought up by a child?
who's better, batman or superman

Hey (profanity not allowed) ;) I assume that I'm arguing for superman right? Lets set it on Earth, our earth with no weird paradoxes. One on one fight with no allies or weird paradox alternate universe characters. I suggest we go for Combat power, intelligence, Resources (weaponry equipment etc etc) and mental strength. Lets do two each round ok? Starting from round two Round one will be simple introduction Superman is from the planet Krypton of course. Superman has superhuman abilities like flight, enhanced strength, enhanced agility etc. Batman is obviously no match for superman without kryptonite, which negates superman's powers for a few minutes. So begin next round? Thanks, nightmareuser
Abortion is murder

I have already shown that your statement, "It is unlawful to kill someone unless it is capital punishment or if you're protecting the life of someone else" is false. Specifically, abortion in a majority of countries in the world is legal (see my arguments in round 4), and is thus another exception to the rule. As an aside, I find it interesting how your statements have changed each round: Round 3: "It is illegal to kill someone, even if it's in self-defense" Round 4: "Our laws simply say you cannot kill someone unless you are saving yourself or another" Round 5: "It is unlawful to kill someone unless it is capital punishment or if you're protecting the life of someone else" Each round you've added more and more exceptions to your assertions. I think this really shows the fact that the laws around killing are not simple and clear-cut, but are complex and the context of the situation plays a huge role in whether a killing is punishable by law. And, as outlined in Round 1, legally punishable killing is murder. Legally accepted killing is not. "Abortion would be illegal if we acknowledged the fact that a fetus is a person since that is a living being." Possibly. It would depend on the country and the laws therein. However, the statement under debate is not "Abortion should be considered murder". The debate statement is "Abortion is murder", which is plainly and provably false in many countries around the world. Where I live, abortion is not murder. Any woman can freely go to an abortion clinic to get an abortion and neither the mother nor the doctor will be convicted of any crime. Thus, the statement of debate is false. I think a more interesting debate topic would be the one you alluded to, namely that abortion should be illegal, or that abortion should be charged as murder. Those topics bring up more discussion of morality, opinion and weighing the rights of the child vs the rights of the mother, and I recommend you use one of those as a topic in the future. Thank you for the debate, Jonathan_Jackson, and I look forward to debating with you again in the future!
Abortion is murder

In most of the U.S. euthanasia is illegal. (https://en.wikipedia.org...) Are you performing capital punishment against a fetus? I doubt it since it can't rape someone or murder someone. Seeing that you said foetal instead of fetal, you might be somewhere in Britain (just assuming unless you miss typed). It is unlawful to kill someone unless it is capital punishment or if you're protecting the life of someone else. Abortion is simply the process of eliminating a fetus. If we have to specify that you can't kill a fetus because our anti-murder law doesn't cover them since we didn't outlaw the medical process of killing the fetus, then where does it stop?. If we have to specify who we can't kill since the overall law doesn't cover it, then I could apply this to a lot of other people. Abortion would be illegal if we acknowledged the fact that a fetus is a person since that is a living being. To every rule, there is an exception. Me acknowledging a single instance where it would be acceptable does not destroy my entire argument. If the fetus is threatening the life of the mother, then it is not murder because you are saving her life since you're protecting someone from another. Overall, the fetus is a life. You say abortion is not murder, which is just the medical process of killing a fetus. So by that logic, if I go to a pregnant woman and kill the fetus, would that be murder? If it is then why doesn't that apply to the doctor killing a fetus using scissors and a vacuum? If my scenario isn't murder, then you can't call it a life since I can do whatever the hell I want with it. But you conceded that it is a life before, so that wouldn't be the case.
Abortion is murder

I'm okay moving our point of reference back to human laws, but let's please keep it there. It's difficult to debate if the standard by which we are measuring legality keeps changing. "Our laws simply say you cannot kill someone unless you are saving yourself or another." When making a claim like this, it's important to back it up with evidence. I disagree with that statement, and I will use evidence to show that it is false. Aside from self-defense, killing someone is legal in the following situations: Capital Punishment 54 countries in the world have laws and practice capital punishment, or using killing as punishment for a crime. (1) The person doing the killing is not punished in anyway, and is not considered to be doing something illegal. Euthanasia 6 countries allow for the killing of someone to relieve their pain and/or suffering. (2) This is not illegal in these countries. Abortion 65 countries have legalized the killing of an embryo or fetus in the womb on request. Also, half of all countries allow for abortions in the case of foetal impairment, and half of all countries allow for abortion in cases of rape or incest. (3) Again, killing of the fetus is not illegal in these cases. On a related note, some jurisdictions do not consider the killing of a fetus even in non-abortion settings a crime, including 10 US states. The federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act offers only limited protection to fetuses in these cases. (4) So, human laws say you cannot kill someone unless you are saving yourself or another, or if you are committing capital punishment on a criminal, or if you are performing euthanasia, or if you are performing an abortion. There are many cases where killing someone is not murder, and abortion is one of them. Even you have identified a case where abortion is not murder: "There is only one instance that abortion is not murder and that is when the fetus is risking the life of the mother." On that sentence alone I can rest my case. The generalized statement that "abortion is murder" is false, as you yourself have provided one case where it is not. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org... 3. https://en.wikipedia.org... 4. https://en.wikipedia.org...
Abortion is murder

I never said that it's illegal to kill in the Bible, I had clarified that it had actually said that it translates to "Thou shalt not murder" from the Hebrew version. When I said that " It is simply illegal to kill another person," (I should have clarified) I was referring to our laws, not the bible. I know the Bible is full of borderline genocides. Our laws simply say you cannot kill someone unless you are saving yourself or another. That is why abortion is, from what I see, is murder. There is only one instance that abortion is not murder and that is when the fetus is risking the life of the mother.
Abortion is murder

Here is my understanding of your argument: 1) Abortion is killing a person 2) Killing a person is illegal in the bible 3) Illegal killing is murder Therefore: Abortion is murder I agree with #1 and #3. You have not yet given any proof of #2, however. You say, "The law simply says that you cannot kill another person", but haven't provided any backing for that statement. I can refute it, though. Yes, Exodus 20:13 says "Thou shalt not kill" (1). However there are many more places in the bible that say you should kill. Examples include: - People who reject the verdict of a judge (2) - Gay men (3) - Fortune tellers (4) - People who attack (5) or curse (6) their parents - Adulterers (7) - Prostitutes (8) - People who have sex with animals (9) - False prophets (10) - Non-believers (11) - Entire towns of non-believers (12) - Women who are not virgins on their wedding night (13) - Blasphemers (14) - Anyone who approaches the Tabernacle (15) - Anyone who works on the Sabbath (16) - Mothers and children who don't grieve (17) - Babylon's children killed (and women raped) (18) - Genocide of the Amalekites (19) - The entire kingdom of Ai (12,000 people) (20) - Your own brothers, friends and neighbors (21) and, of course, - Fetuses conceived out of wedlock (22) From what I can tell, your response to this is. "The Bible says some nasty stuff, but God also understands that things change." If that's your argument, you need to provide proof that the Bible renounces every one of the examples I mentioned above, for each example is a case where the bible says that it is okay to kill another person. 1. https://www.biblegateway.com... 2. https://www.biblegateway.com... 3. https://www.biblegateway.com... 4. https://www.biblegateway.com... 5. https://www.biblegateway.com... 6. https://www.biblegateway.com... 7. https://www.biblegateway.com... 8. https://www.biblegateway.com... 9. https://www.biblegateway.com... 10. https://www.biblegateway.com... 11. https://www.biblegateway.com... 12. https://www.biblegateway.com... 13. https://www.biblegateway.com... 14. https://www.biblegateway.com... 15. https://www.biblegateway.com... 16. https://www.biblegateway.com... 17. https://www.biblegateway.com... 18. https://www.biblegateway.com... 19. https://www.biblegateway.com... 20. https://www.biblegateway.com... 21. https://www.biblegateway.com... 22. https://www.biblegateway.com...
Abortion is murder

You agreed that the fetus is a life. It's illegal to kill people, that fetus is a person. Therefore, abortion is murder, The Bible says some nasty stuff, but God also understands that things change. The old testament says to stone homosexuals and adulterers. Jesus saved an adulterer from being stoned. Abortion is the killing of a baby in the womb, the baby is a living thing. It is illegal to kill someone, even if it's in self-defense you're still likely to serve time in jail. If you carry out the termination of a fetus then that is murder because you are ending a life. You say that is must be illegal for it to murder. There's no law keeping me from killing a Chinese man, does that mean it's not murder? The law simply says that you cannot kill another person, otherwise it is murder (except of course in self-defense). Therefore, since a fetus is a life and a person, it would be murder to have an abortion.
Abortion is murder

I want to start with a statement you made: "almost everyone would define murder as killing someone willingly". I disagree with this statement. There are many cases where killing someone willingly is not murder. For example: if someone is trying to kill you, most societies allow for you to defend yourself, to the point of killing the attacker if it saves your life. Killing in self-defense is, on the whole, not illegal and not murder. Similarly, killing to protect someone else. If a hostage-taker has a hostage at gunpoint, a police officer may willingly kill the hostage-taker and it is not considered murder. These cases make it clear why legality is an important criteria for a killing to be called murder. Without the legality criteria, murder simply devolves into being defined as "killing someone", and the the statement "abortion is killing someone" of course is true. To be considered murder, however, requires something more: it has to be illegal. I accept your proposal to move the standard by which we determine whether a killing is legal away from secular laws to the Bible. After all, you did mention Christianity in your opening. In the same way, I'd like to stick to the Bible and not the Torah, to keep the Christian focus. As previously stated, to be murder, abortion must be illegal, and in this new context, it must be illegal according to the Bible. In Numbers 5 starting at verse 11, God says: "If a man's wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him ... or if he is jealous and suspects her even though she is not impure, then he is to take his wife to the priest. ... He shall make the woman drink the bitter water that brings a curse ... If she has been impure and been unfaithful to her husband, this will be the result: When she is made to drink the water that brings a curse and causes bitter suffering, it will enter her, her abdomen will swell and her womb will miscarry" (1) Administering a poison to cause a woman to miscarry is abortion. Furthermore, not only is this abortion acceptable in the eyes of God, it is in fact mandated that the fetus should be aborted in cases of infidelity! Now, I want to note that I am Christian and I find this passage absolutely disgusting and wrong. (How those two statements can be compatible is a good topic for a different debate). But, if we are to use the text of the Bible as God's law, then it clearly states that abortion is not illegal in this case, and thus it is not murder. 1. https://www.biblegateway.com...
Abortion is murder

The point of whether it is unlawful is where you get your morals from. If you follow the Bible or Torah, then it is illegal. You could say that both holy books say that you must follow the laws of the land unless it conflicts with the rules stated within. But since abortion would violate "Thou shall not kill" (which in the Hebrew version it directly translates to "Thou shalt not murder"). While yes, abortion is not illegal, almost everyone would define murder as killing someone willingly. I will concede that your point is right, it's not technically murder according to the dictionary. But the core issue on whether it is murder or not is whether it is a life or not. Would you be willing to argue off of this? If so then I think that it is a life at conception.
Abortion is murder

Before I start, let's set some definitions: As per the Merriam-Webster dictionary, Abortion is "The termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus". (1) Murder is "The unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another". (2) Therefore, the premise under debate is that the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanies by, resulting in, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus is the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. With that set, I'll begin my argument: For abortion to be murder, it has to meet three criteria: 1) It must be unlawful 2) It must be premeditated (i.e. a willful act) 3) It must be the killing of one human being by another I think it's easy to see that #2 and #3 apply in this case. Abortions are almost universally a willful act, and they are carried out by one human being with the intent on killing another human being. So, that only leaves criteria #1, that it is unlawful. Now there are certainly many places in the world where abortion is against the law. In those regions abortion does constitute murder and someone committing abortion can be prosecuted for it. However, the assertion that abortion is categorically murder is just false. There are many countries where abortion is legal, thus making it not meet criteria #1. In short, while abortion is legally defined as murder in some places, it is not considered murder everywhere, so the generalized statement that abortion is murder is false.
Should night clubs close before 11 pm

The only argument you have put forward is that strip clubs are noisy and could disturb people if open late. To that I would argue: -Noise bylaws are already a thing. If strip clubs are in contravention of them, citizens are entitled to file complaints and they will be investigated and the businesses will be fined if the complaint is legitimate. They don't need to, and shouldn't have to, close down early on this basis because regulations and enforcement mechanisms to address this exact problem already exist. -Strip clubs are not uniquely guilty of creating noise and being open late hours. What about bars, nightclubs, music venues, etc? Singling out strip clubs on the basis you provided is completely arbitrary. -Municipal governments already have zoning bylaws and business licensing classifications to try to regulate where and how businesses can operate. When I opened a business, community members were able to appeal my license being issued and we argued about community impact in front of an appeal board assembled by the municipal government. These processes are intended to ensure that a loud strip club would not open up in the middle of a residential, suburban district and keep people up all night. They are already located in areas zoned for such businesses where they would not create a significantly negative impact. Since you're the one proposing imposed restrictions on how businesses can operate, I would argue that the burden of proof is on you and by refuting your one argument I've won this debate.
tobacco usage

Well... it seems my opponent has wasted his/her argument for round five. Isn't that a shame. Anyway, just because something makes money that doesn't mean people should die for it. If tobacco didn't exist, nobody would be tricked into poisoning themselves. So if you think that it's stupid to chew tobacco, you shouldn't say, "It's their own fault for chewing it," you should say, "Wow. Tobacco is really bad and nobody should chew it." See the difference?
tobacco usage

Um. Whoa. Firstly, I can't believe you just said, "population control". Obviously, you're crazy or something. Are you a murderer yourself? That'll explain why you want people to die. Anyway, point number two is completely contradicting itself. You are saying that it is a good idea for stores to sell bombs and then track people who bought them to kill people. What??? Thirdly, have you ever heard of someone buying bombs as self protection for their home? They buy guns for that. And are you trying to say that it's great when innocent people die because we can get a good news story? Oh yeah, and what's even better is that there are more job openings now! Cool! And bombs are beside the point, anyway.
tobacco usage

Tobacco is a huge money maker worldwide and we should keep it that way.I have had family that has gotton cancer from smoking and trully they have told me in person: "Smoking is what did this, and the only way you are a true man is if you smoke enough to get cancer"so cancer is not an issue with smokingAlso it is the persons choice to smoke and if they regret it in the future they have no one to blame but themselvesthis is why I urge a pro vote.
Why catholic is the wrong religion!!

I will have to point out again that just because a couple of Catholics molested children (even though this is entirely immoral) does not mean that you can judge all of them by a fraction of them and their actions (in the same way that all black people wouldn't considered evil just because some of them robbed a bank, for example). Also, you cannot blame Catholics solely for the worship of a symbol every other Christian worships. This means that you still haven't come up with an argument that is solely to do with Catholicism (you are arguing against this, not Christianity as a whole as you said yourself) or not based on ignorant stereotypes. Also. when your opening statement in Round 2 is 'Gays are gay. Lol.', you know you've run out of ideas.