Letting the bunnies out of the cage has a net positive outcome.

Hahaha, a very interesting profile indeed Who, you are indubitably a cunning character. Let us begin. ANALYSIS: =========================================== It is of course a grave mistake by my opponent that he has found no meanings of bunnies in contemporary society. In fact, a plethora of meanings exist. Let me begin. Bunnies, are most commonly used as a symbol of three distinct concepts in modern society. Those being: -Innocence -Fertility -Playful Sexuality (innocently) Furthermore, and even more recently, bunnies have been portrayed as one distinct character role. That of the trickster. Such examples include Bugs Bunny, Br'er Rabbit, and the white rabbit from Alice and Wonderland. Thus my friends, the world Bunny in our resolution today can exemplify distinctly five things: Rabbits, Innocence, Fertility, Playful Sexuality, or The Trickster. Which brings us to the second part of the resolution, "out of the cage". A cage of course could be a metal or wooden contraption in which something is held. However this is not all a cage must be, a cage could alternatively be a metaphorical containment of a concept. For instance my emotions for the love of my life could be caged behind bars of my shy nature. Another example, my freedom to run nude through the streets is caged by the law. As we can see, caged is a very vague concept that could mean many things, I will of course be covering all of them in due time. This brings us to the final part of the resolution, "has a net positive outcome." I must agree with my opponent unanimously when he states, "Hence, "A net positive outcome" will depend not on one scenario having a bigger positive effect than negative, but on the weighted combination of all scenarios having a net positive effect." Thereby, from this paradigm I will ask that everyone vote, at the end of this debate, on who has won the greatest number of scenarios. As no scenarios will have a greater weight than any other they should all be given equal consideration. The exception to this rule will be in the instance that myself or my opponent gives extra weight to any given scenario. Weight can and will be debated. THE FLAW (Rabbit in a steel a cage) =================================== My opponent, the esteemed WHO, has given us one of many scenarios. He has presented me with the concept of a rabbit in a steel cage. My opponent submits the idea that to let the rabbits out of their cage would simply be to go against the reason for putting them in their cage in the first place. I must agree, this would indeed go against the original reason for putting them in the cage, however going against an original reason is by no means a bad thing. For instance, when Hitler was doing a mass genocide a few decades ago he could have taken a moment out of his day to say, "Hmmm, you know what, I think I will let the Jews out of their cages so they can go free." Such an action would doubtlessly have been against his original reasons for putting the Jews in their cages. Yet, letting the Jews free would not have been a BAD thing as my opponent insinuates, but rather a good thing. The same is true in this case. Letting the rabbits free from their cage is doubtlessly going against the original intentions of putting them their but is also good thing as it gives them freedom to do as they please. The rabbits are sentient beings and do have the ability to think and make decisions however simplistic those decisions might be. Thus at this point I have won this argument, that is to say, unless my opponent has a way to prove that the life of a human being is somehow superior to all other life and has the right to enslave it. Yet, even if my opponent could prove such a notion, I would only have to point out that the rabbits do not need to be let out of their cages in a place where they, "lead to the bunnies ruining some goods - perhaps devaluing...." but rather that they could be let out of their cage in the middle of a peaceful forest, where they would not devalue anything. Thus there is no repercussions on the human population and the rabbit population now has free will. RABBIT IN A METAPHORICAL CAGE ===================================== Another bad scenario. In fact, empirically proven throughout the ages, putting beings in a metaphorical cage has almost always been a bad thing. For instance, in the status quo gays are in a metaphorical cage as inflicted by popular belief. In the past blacks and women were in metaphorical cages as inflicted by popular belief (actually blacks were occasionally in real cages too.... =( ) Anyways, the point is this! Discrimination is a bad thing, beings should be treated with respect. It is wrong to discriminate against rabbits for any reason. They should be let out of any cages of discrimination,. INNOCENCE IN A STEEL CAGE ===================================== I'm not sure about you but when I see an innocent child, or perhaps an innocent butterfly in a steel cage, a literal steel cage, I can't help but shiver. No innocent being should have to endure the confines of a metal cage. To do so is to take away a great deal of freedom from said innocent. Each innocent life should have the chance to strive, grow, and interact with it's environment. To bind such a being in a cage is to seriously detract from it's quality of life. INNOCENCE IN A METAPHORICAL CAGE ======================================= Perhaps worse than the steel cage. A metaphorical cage, and environment where an innocent being is not allowed the freedom of thought. The freedom to mature in certain ways. And in extreme cases a cage so horrible that the innocent being stays child-like forever. Such was the lot of the innocent children the 1500's in Europe. A time when philosophical thought was so frowned on by the church that individuals were caged in how they could think. FERTILITY IN A STEEL CAGE ======================================= Fertility is the natural capacity of giving life. Whether metaphorical life or the life of being. To put such an ability in a steel cage would be to doom all of life to extinction. This is BAD. FERTILITY IN A METAPHORICAL CAGE ====================================== Once again having fertility in a cage, even metaphorical, will lessen the natural capacity to give life. Even if only via a mindset. For instance, a mother telling her child that she will only be fertile if she follows (insert religion) should be discouraged. PLAYFUL SEXUALITY IN A STEEL CAGE ====================================== Is a BAD thing because a steel cage is uncomfortable for any sort of sexual activity, however playful. Also being accidentally locked in a steel cage while engaging in playful sexual activity can potentially be embarrassing for both parties. USE A BED! PLAYFUL SEXUALITY IN A METAPHORICAL CAGE ======================================= Sexual activity is known to release stress, and makes individuals calmer + happier. Freedom of sexuality should be embraced, to put such in a metaphorical cage is to deny oneself. TRICKSTER IN A STEEL CAGE ======================================= The trickster, not to be confused with the criminal, is the innocent being who takes delight in playing practical jokes. These jokes bring happiness to the world. To put the trickster in a cage is to decrease the amount of overall happiness. TRICKSTER IN A METAPHORICAL CAGE ======================================= Society has many times shunned the trickster for his/her plots. Society has attempted time and time again to cage this free flowing individual and make it conform to the rules. Yet little do they realize the trickster is harmless and full of fun. To metaphorically cage the trickster is still to decrease the overall happiness. Having run out of characters I lend my opponent a chance to rebut.