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The evil that is Islam

Despite my last statement refusing to 'debate' someone whose method is nothing more than denial I suppose I must complete the process, such as it is. Religious fanaticism is better summed up by a far greater thinker than me (or you) as follows- Thomas Aquinas- HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org...; Bertrand Russell"criticized Aquinas' philosophy on the ground that- (I took the liberty of substituting 'Islam' for 'Catholic' as the essence does not change) He does not, like the Platonic Socrates, set out to follow wherever the argument may lead. He is not engaged in an inquiry, the result of which it is impossible to know in advance. Before he begins to philosophize, he already knows the truth; it is declared in the Islamic faith. If he can find apparently rational arguments for some parts of the faith, so much the better; if he cannot, he need only fall back on revelation. The finding of arguments for a conclusion given in advance is not philosophy, but special pleading. Aquinas's ideas had much in common with Islam. Coherent logical argument? A mere statement of FAITH, as you yourself state; not logic. So I don't believe for a second that Allah exists, how do you logically deny my belief? The last 4 may be objective realities but are still entirely subjective to the non- believer. For instance, Salah to me is unnecessary- why is once not enough? And do Muslims suffer from amnesia so badly they need to be reminded by the muezzin 5 times every day of their lives? The central principle of brainwashing is endless repetition, so effective in Islam. Another version of Zakat is Jizya, for the infidel- the tax they must pay to be allowed to live, albeit under subjugation and humiliation. Another fact for you to deny? So the sites I quote are anti-Islamic; you imply that proves they are not factual? What kind of strawman argument is that? You refuse to view the videos of your heroic jihadists mutilating and beheading innocent people whilst screaming Allah-Hu'Akbar, employ the expected obfuscation & denial and expect to get away with it? Islam has been rumbled and so have you. "I feel I have done well"... love your smug assumption- judgement may be better left to the voters.
The evil that is Islam

That the Holy Books of Islam- Koran, Hadiths, Sunnah etc. prove conclusively that this religion is, by any measure infinitely more evil than any other. It is rooted in ignorance & gullibility and seeks to terrorize and control not only non- believers but also those who dare question; uses the worst forms of indoctrination and brainwashing on children; demands torture and murder of the most hideous forms and seeks to remain mired in 7th century behaviour. It's so-called Prophet was a psychopathic pervert, mass murderer and narcissist whose revelations were inventions to suit his personal agenda; he plagiarized the Bible & claimed originality. The true Islamist is licensed by these scriptures to do anything he wishes, as long as he does it in the name of Allah (AND his Prophet!), with no regard for humanity. All values of decency, honesty and mercy are treated with arrogant contempt. Worst, these maniacs want to take over and destroy western civilization and return the world to the Dark Ages. We are on notice. Please note- First, 'Muslim' does not equate to 'Islamist'; the latter I define as one whose actions and thoughts are dictated entirely by the books mentioned, or by 100% acceptance of what he is told by Imams or Islamic 'scholars' Second- Please do not obfuscate with comparisons; I care nothing about the relative merits of one religion or another, only in challenging my statement on Islam Third-I am familiar with Islamic techniques of taqiyya/ kitman, in addition to the usual changes of subject, 'tu quoque', logical fallacies and so on. Please stick to the point and refute my arguments if you can. I will cite references as the debate progresses as required by my challenger, so as not to be accused of prejudicial actions.
The evil that is Islam

<> In trying to rebut my claim, of course you are defending the faith- against the claim that it is intrinsically evil. Why else would you be bothering? Just more intellectual dissembling. I note you are very keen to get off the subject and on to the 5 Pillars. These statements bear slight resemblance to the Ten Commandments or the Beatitudes, in that they seek to stress the 'good' stuff and avoid mention of the 'bad' stuff- quite typical of religion in general. My conviction is that slavish acceptance of religious dogma, total surrender to a mythical supernatural power and its supposed infallibility is a recipe for doing evil in its name. Whatever so-called 'scholars' decide is the correct interpretation, followers are bound to enact. No choice, no objections, no logic allowed. You are familiar with the cliche- "Good people do good things, and bad people do bad things, but religion causes good people do do bad things? This response is illuminating- "As a Christian, unfortunately I must somewhat agree. The Inquisition, the Crusades, witch burnings, terrorist attacks are all examples of religious people doing bad things just because their religion told them to" I have not yet seen any response from the Islamic world similar to this- why not? The recent shooting of the 14 year old Pakistani schoolgirl- by your brave Taliban Islamists; another example of the utter absence of human decency from the religion of peace. Yet another 'misinterpretation'/ 'misunderstanding' / 'western propaganda'/ tiny unrepresentative minority... what's your next excuse?? At last SOME of the Pakistani public have shown their disgust. About time, isn't it? It's a relief to end this nonsensical debate- the defence of the indefensible. What a sick joke.
Medical Research Using Live Animals

Using live animals for research purposes serve a purpose. Using animals to research help create cures and treatments for diseases (procon.org). Using animals for research is the best option because they simulate animals as close as possible. Not only that, but using live animals for research purposes helps science advance. A lot of the biggest scientific discoveries were made with the assistance of live animals as test subjects (procon.org). Also, using animals as live test subjects has saved lives (procon.org). Most drugs have been tested for safety by using animals. This proves that using animals as live test subjects is alright because it serves a purpose
Medical Research Using Live Animals

Animals and humans are not the same. Drugs used in an animal"s body is different than a human"s body. This means that there are different reactions. When the animals are in an unnatural environment, like where they are being tested, they will not react to the drugs as if they were in a natural environment (levmm1.wordpress.com). Ninety-four percent of the drugs that pass in animals fail in humans (www.procon.org). This happens majority of the time. Drug testing in animal"s cause severe suffering, distress, and death for the animals that are used. These experiments are also performed without anesthesia (www.neavs.org).
Medical Research Using Live Animals

The benefits of animal testing greatly outweigh the costs. Animal testing has contributed to many life-saving cures and treatments. Nearly every breakthrough in science had been the result of animal testing (procon.org). An experiment where dogs had their pancreases removed led to the discovery of insulin. This saved the lives of many diabetics (procon.org). The polio vaccine was tested on animals. That reduced polio cases from 350,000 worldwide to 223 in 2012 (procon.org). This proves that the cost of animal testing is outweighed by the benefits.
Medical Research Using Live Animals

Next, this process is very expensive. This testing cost an enormous amount of money. The animals still need to be fed, housed, cared and treated. The testing may occur more than once over the course of months. Additional costs and price of the animals are inquired still. Unscheduled test costs $32,000, a rat uterotrophic assay is $29,600 (animal-testing.procon.org). A two species study can cost 2-4 million dollars. According to animal-testing.org, The NIH (National Institute of Health) spends $14 billion of $31 billion annual budget on animal research. Also there animals that are purchased and they are not cheap.
Boys are better than girls

A recent newspaper report has suggested that girls believe that they are better than boys from just four years of age. They think they are not only cleverer but better behaved and also try harder in their academic career, so its not surprising that in English GCSE results published last week that 25.5% of entries by girls received an A or A* compared to just 19.5% for boys. apart from academics and beliefs we have hard evidence that women are better. Women are the backbone of our societies. many are often mothers, and provide a safe environment for their young. making sure their children are protected and cared for, they provide a clean and safe house for their children to return to. They make meals to give us the strength to carry on with our day to day lives and often do all these whilst holding up a job. Throughout history females have played a massive part in making the world a better place. Some may even say that without women we would still be in the stone ages, without women we wouldn't have won many world wars. They held up the fort back home whilst soldiers fought out on the front line, women had to work hard and long days and as soon as the men got back they got laid off and forgotten. Women can be as dominant as males, men in the warring all-female tribes of the Amazon, were prisoners and had NO rights whatsoever. But lastly to show how much better females are, scientists have perfected a way to transform a female egg cell into a male sperm cell. That means that males would no longer be necessary to reproduce.
Boys are better than girls

As above. I can only add that I hope my opponent is alive and well. And if that is the case, I might say that it is a little disrespectful to simply abandon a debate without word. Even though this particular debate seems to be a more of a fun exercise (in political incorrectness) than any serious pursuit of truth, it still is a debate. I have put time into preparing my response. You might find that I have myself forfeited a round in another debate recently. I did that due to out-of-town work commitments and there was no internet coverage in the bush. As soon as I could, I explained that to my opponent and he was very tolerant. But to simply abandon a debate and not even say "boo" is bad form. I hope the voters understand where I'm coming from.
Dog Fighting Should Be Legal

I would like to begin by thanking Danielle for this challenge. It is a delight to be debating someone as intellegent and formidable as you. Judging by your previous debates, I will be in for a challenge.A quick reminder to the readers that this debate is not about the morality of dog fighting, rather it is about the legality of it. I also want to note that this is an emotional topic and I ask the voters to please vote according to the arguments, not on emotion.Thank you.
Gun Control

Semi-Automatic and Automatic Weapons are bannedThis does include pistols. A semi-automatic weapon is when the user pulls the trigger once one bullet is fired from the gun. What fits into this category: Bolt-action snipers, Hunting rifles and semi-automatic pistols. Pistols can also be automatic. An automatic is a weapon that if you hold the trigger down is capable of firing continuosly. One example of an automatic pistol is the Glock 18. My first argument is that mass shootings happen 98. 4 percent in gun free zones. Meaning the title is misleading. Gun free zones means zone without guns. How could a mass shooting happen without guns? Therefore gun control does not work in gun free zones. If we cannot agree on definitions then we would be talking past each other. I have given my argument and hopefully we agree on what I said about weapons then I can make more arguments in Round 2. May we learn something newSource:Do 98 percent of mass public shootings happen in gun-free zones? (The Washington Post)
Gun Control

Semi-Automatic and Automatic Weapons are banned Bump stocks banned Pistols and revolvers are allowed, But only after thorough background checks, Psychological examination, Proper training, And child safety installed. 7 Day waiting period to ensure background check has been completed Charleston Loophole will be closed Only the military will be able to have auto/semi auto weapons Investigate domestic abuse Criminals will not be able to buy guns Shotguns are allowed to be kept except slug rounds are completely banned.
Gun Control

I understand where you're coming from. But where did these guns come from? People made them. The people that shot in the places used semi and automatic weapons. (most of the time). There are only two types of weapons. Semi automatic and automatic. There is no third. I am going to assume that those guns should be banned as well. So all guns then because most pistols are semi automatic and some are automatic. No third type of gun. I may not be a gun expert, But I do know that something needs to be done about these murderous weaponsWe should do something about Putin but do we? Reality is the ends do not justify the means. Yes you can say if we took all weapons off of people there would be less gun deaths but think about how many people who have guns do not murder. By your logic we should take peoples knives because something needs to be done about these murderous weapons. You might in reality think that won't happen but I beg to differ. United Kingdom took away guns (not all most) and now they are trying to take away sharp objects. This can be reasonable (as reasonable as this is) knifes and unreasonable as potato peelers. Source below. Source:BRITISH MAN ARRESTED FOR WIELDING POTATO PEELER IN PUBLIC (Daily Caller)
DDO TT2: Access to drinking water ought to be valued as a human right instead of as a commodity.

Arguments:The resolution is "Access to drinking water ought to be valued as a human right instead of as a commodity". P1: About "Access"Human beings need water to survive. Because of physical processes like breathing, the body losses water all the time. Deshydratation [1] occurs when your body doesn't have as much water as it should. Causes may be diseases that cause vomiting or diarrhea, fever, urinating too much, or because you don't drink enough water. The lack of access to water leads to deshydratation which with enough time is fatal. In other words, water is a primary necessity. P2: About "drinking water"The mentioned water needs to be "suitable for drinking". Contaminated water leads to a lot of diseases. Here are some statistics from the World Health Organization: [2]Diarrhoeal disease: 2 million annual deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene. Cholera: more than 50 countries still report cholera to the World Health Organization. Cancer and tooth/skeletal damage: millions exposed to unsafe levels of naturally-occurring arsenic and fluoride. Schistosomiasis: an estimated 260 million infected "Drinking water" is necessary for a healthy life, and in a lot of cases, for life. P3: About human rightsCon here gave a counter definition for human rights. I accept this definition and add that it might be way better for the debate. "The freedoms, immunities, and benefits that, according to modern values, all human beings should be able to claim as a matter of right in the society in which they live. "Why access to drinking water should be considered a human right? The article 3 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [3] is about the right to life, liberty and security of person. The right to access to drinking water is akin to the right to life. For that reason, the UN General Assembly recognized the human right to water and sanitation. The right to water is a need-based human right. Now, the fact that the right is recognized by an organization doesn't mean it ought to be like that, but it's clear what is the argument about. "Drinking water" and sanitation are essential for the realisation of all human rights. P4: About "commodity"Here, Con propose another counter definition. I accept the definition again. Now, the resolution says "instead of a commodity". Drinking water should not be a commodity because we can't ensure the right to water and the commodity at the same time. Right now you can buy bottled water, but 43% of Africans in cities don't have access to water. [5]For all those reasons I think access to drinking water should be considered a human right and not a commodity. Thanks. Vote PRO. Sources:1. . http://www.medterms.com...2. . http://www.who.int...3. . http://www.un.org...4. . http://www.un.org...5. . http://www.tni.org...
DDO TT2: Access to drinking water ought to be valued as a human right instead of as a commodity.

I accept the resolution and rules. I would like to thank the pro for opening this debate.I agree with the definintion for Drinking Water and Ought, but I would present two counter definition for Human Rights and Commodity. Both defintions stem from Black's Law Dictionary(8th Edition)Commodity-An economic good, esp. a raw material or an agricultural product.[1]Human Rights-The freedoms, immunities, and benefits that, according to modern values, all human beings should be able to claim as a matter of right in the society in which they live.[1] [1] Garner, Bryan. Black's Law Dictionary. 8th ed. St. Paul: Thomson West, 2004. Print.
DDO TT2: Access to drinking water ought to be valued as a human right instead of as a commodity.

IntroductionThis debate is part of Mikal's DDO Tier Tournaments Take 2.Round 1 of Mid Tier users.ResolutionPro's contention is that Access to drinking water ought to be valued as a human right instead of as a commodity.DefinitionsDrinking Water:Water reserved or suitable for drinking. [1]Ought:Used to express duty or moral obligation [2]Human Right:(law) Any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law) [3].Comodity: Something of use, advantage, or value. [4] Rules• Round 1 is for establishing the debate, acceptance and pleasantries only.• 8k characters max. per round• 4 rounds• 72 hrs• Select Winner Voting• Judges: Mikal, YYW, orangemayhem, bladerunner060, Blade-of-Truth• 2 Week Voting Period (Please don't take that long judges!) Sources1. http://dictionary.reference.com...2. http://dictionary.reference.com...3. http://dictionary.reference.com...4. http://dictionary.reference.com...
Rap Battle

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Rap Battle

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Rap Battle

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Rap Battle

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Rap Battle

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Rap Battle

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Rap Battle

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