Resolved: A world where no one can lie, is better than the world we live in right now.

Alright, I accept this slight change in the resolution. Now I shall begin. I hope to avoid a semantic debate centering over the word happier. C1. Iraq War (2003 to 2011) My logic on this point. S1. Bush lied about the reasons for going to war Sub1. The said justification was the only reason in the public's eyes, for war. S2. The Iraq War killed and wounded thousands of people S3. Death and injury causes unhappiness. S4. Bush's lies caused unhappiness. C. A world without lying has less unhappiness and therefore, is better. Now I will prove my logic. S1. Bush lied The three reasons given for going to war with Iraq are as follows: 1) Iraq has Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) 2) Saddam Hussein has connections to al Qaeda (combating terrorism) 3) The promotion of Democracy 1) There are no WMDs in Iraq. The military has not found any. Bush knew there were no WMDs before invading Iraq as the UN had not found any and the CIA confirmed that Bush knew there were no WMDs in Iraq (1). And if Iraq's WMD program was such a threat why was there not a larger international coalition to bring down this program? Simple answer, there were no nuclear weapons. Furthermore, why don't we invade Iran or N. Korea who quite obviously are developing and have nuclear weapons? If this is the United States justification for invading one country then the United States is justified and has the responsibility to invade another country which actually has WMDs. 2) The CIA found no connection between Hussein and al Qaeda. Just look at al Qaeda's objectives. To replace any non-fundamentalist Islamic government with a fundamentalist government. The Baathist regime once in Iraq does not qualify. So under al Qaeda's doctrine, it must be swept away. 3) The United States is allied with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, these two countries are not democratic by any stretch of the imagination. If the United States was promoting democracy the United States must also depose the governments of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait replacing them with a democratic government. Furthermore, in the past, the United States supported oppressive regimes such as the Shah of Iran (the reason why they hate the US now). In the past, the United States supported Hussein supplying him with weaponry and information. The United States does not promote democracy only what serves it's own interests. Bush lied about the reasons for the War. Since Bush lied about the justification for the War there would be no justification in the public's eyes for going to War. Since people generally oppose unjustified wars there would be no war. S2 and S3. Killing/wounded According to the Department of Defense, 4,421 soldiers were killed and 31,921 soldiers were wounded (1). The families of the 4,421 soldiers would be grief stricken and extremely sad due to their passing. The 31,921 soldiers that were wounded would be much happier if they were not wounded. This is only the American side. There were many more Iraqis (mostly civilians) who were wounded and killed as a direct result of the war. There were 864,531 Iraqi civilians killed and an astonishing 1,556,156 Iraqis who were seriously injured (2). The same logic applies here the families and friends of the deceased would be much happier with them alive. The people injured would be much happier uninjured. S4. Bush's lies caused unhappiness. It is through Bush's lies that there was support for the War in Iraq. Bush's lies caused the Iraq war to begin and for death to occur, death causes unhappiness. Therefore, if Bush had not lied about the motives for war there would be no justification for the said war. The Iraq war never would have begun and the people who were killed and injured would never have been killed or injured. This means more people would have been happier. Since, more people are happier the world is happier, the world is better if it is happier. C2. The Catholic Church (CC) spread misinformation about condoms adding to the AIDs epidemic in Africa. S1. The CC spread misinformation (lied) about condoms effectiveness in fighting AIDs. S2. Less people used condoms. S3. More people got AIDs. S4. AIDs causes unhappiness. C. The CC lies caused unhappiness S1. Misinformation "The Catholic Church is telling people in countries stricken by AIDS not to use condoms because they have tiny holes in them through which the HIV virus can pass – potentially exposing thousands of people to risk. The Church is making the claims across four continents despite widespread scientific consensus that condoms are impermeable to the HIV virus." (4) This quote speaks for itself. S2. Less people If people are told something does not work why would they use a product which does not work? S3. More AIDs Less people use condoms means less protection from the transmission of AIDs which means more transmission of AIDs. S4. AIDs=unhappiness A deadly disease obviously causes unhappiness as it is deadly. When the person(s) die the family and friends left behind are going to be unhappy with their death. Lying about condoms caused more death. Therefore, it caused more unhappiness. A world without lying means less people would have contracted this deadly virus. Less people would have died. More people would be happy. The world would be better. C3. Lying affects peoples health and longevity. "Lying is taxing both physically and emotionally. Because one lie leads to another, you can be forced into a nerve-wracking cycle of lies that becomes harder and harder to keep track of. Long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious health problems and can decrease longevity." (5) A world without lying is a better world as there will be less serious health problems. People naturally are happier if they are healthier. Lying can also lead to three things (5): 1) Depression and anxiety 2) Damaged relationships 3) Shattered self-esteem All three of these above stated things is some form of unhappiness. Depression is just another word for being unhappy (although more complicated). Damaged relationships cause unhappiness. A shattered self-esteem causes you to look at yourself badly which means your emotional health will not survive. All three things stem from lying. Less people lie = less people are unhappy = a better world. 1) http://whitehouser.com... 2) http://www.defense.gov... 3) http://www.unknownnews.net... 4) http://www.c-fam.org... 5) http://www.everydayhealth.com...