xXCryptoXx's 100th Debate: The Conjugal View of Marriage is Philosophically Valid

Opening Speech Hello all and welcome to my 100th debate! It has been a long journey in debating to get where I am on this wonderful summer day. Over the course of my debate history I have debated gay marriage a grand total of 24 times, having lost four of those debates, tying twice, and winning eighteen times. Gay marriage has been the debate topic of 24% of my debates, and through the course of just a little over a year here on DDO my arguments have evolved, progressively getting stronger and sounder. Gay marriage was my very first debate, and I laugh whenever I read that debate because it is fun to think about how much I have progressed since then. Despite laughing at my prior ignorance, I must also remember to keep my eyes set on the future, to always remember that I am as a whole ignorant and must continue in my pursuit of knowledge. In honor of my favorite debate topic, I come here today with the debate resolution The Conjugal View of Marriage is Philosophically Sound. This resolution takes a different perspective on the gay marriage debate. This resolution does not argue offensively against gay marriage and other relationships, but rather defends the conjugal view. I stand that before one can successfully attack another view with one’s own view, they must first show that their own view is sound. That is what I firmly intend to do today. With a year’s worth of knowledge and experience behind me, I truly hope to put up a good fight and have an intense intellectual debate against my opponent. - Definitions Conjugal View of Marriage – A comprehensive union with a special link to children. Philosophically – We will be arguing philosophically, so no legal arguments, ect. will be used. Valid - Having a sound basis in logic or fact; reasonable or cogent Revisionist View – Any marital definition different from the conjugal view, usually “redefining” marriage from the conjugal view. The revisionist view generally focuses on a romantic relationship, permanence, or just social union in general. A common definition is, a contract between two consenting adults to enter into a lifelong, loving relationship. The use of “two” and “loving” may or may not apply depending on how my opponent argues. No matter though, I will show that regardless of how my opponent uses the term marriage, the conjugal view of marriage will always be especially distinct from it in relation to the common good. - Framwork Argumentation *Pro will be arguing that conjugal relationships are especially distinct from any other relationship in regards to reproduction, that such difference is sufficient in degree, and that reproduction itself is a sufficient reason to distinguish conjugal relationships from any other relationship. *Con will argue against this notion. A general argument Con may present is that other relationships may too reproduce via artificial insemination, or also posess a link to the common good through adoption, therefore conjugal relationships are not especially distinct from any other relationship in relation to the common good. - Rules 1. This debate is currently impossible to accept. If someone finds a way to accept this debate without my permission they will automatically forfeit this debate and all vote points will go to me. 2. Voting system will be arguments only. Only debaters with an ELO of 3000+ may vote on this debate. Please leave your bias when voting, and vote on what the resolution states and how the debaters argued, not on what you personally think. 3. Standard conduct applies. Please no cursing, generally offensive remarks, arrogance, ect. Let’s keep this debate clean. 4. PRO has the BOP to successfully defend the conjugal view as sound. 5. 10,000 character limit. 6.