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Harry Potter is Better Than Twilight!

The Twilight movies are really meaningful. There"s awesome dialogue sequences and they talk about important stuff. The Harry Potter movies are mainly just a ton of action and yes, these is some important dialogue, but not as much as Twilight. And most of the important stuff gets cut out of the movies. Remember the 6th movie? It was almost nothing like the book, and they cut out most of the memories Dumbledore shows Harry! wilight just has a MUCH better and dynamic plot. It's a masterpiece with emotions, action and romance. In Harry Potter, the action is there, but the plot is very stupid andunrealistic (too much magic)! The Twilight characters are much better loking and attractive. All ofthe Harry Potter characters apart from Draco are pretty much either average or bad looking. Well it all depends on preference. If you enjoy romance, love triangles, and flawless character then Twilight is for you since basically all the characters are gorgeous and perfect
Harry Potter is Better Than Twilight!

I'm actually talking about the books, but... The music doesn't make the films any better. The directors for the films changed, and the actor of the first two for Dumbledore died, so they had to get a new actor. I didn't actually think Hermione's hair was that frizzy, but okay. Well, Bellatrix Lestrange IS insane. After spending all that time in a very CREATIVE and torturous prison, she might have gone a little bit mental. I kind of agree with you with the 6th movie. It was awful. Too much romance. The others were good though, and it helps us picture the characters a bit better. I had no idea really what Luna looked like before the films. Too much magic? How can you ever have too much magic?? Harry Potter has a really interesting plot, stop Quirrell from stealing the Stone, find out who's the Heir of Slytherin, stop Sirius from "Killing" him, win/survive the Triwizard tournament, find out about the Prophecy, find the Horcruxes etc. I honestly have no idea what the plot of Twilight was, Seriously. Okay, all the characters are perfect. That's called a Mary-Sue. Not everyone is really that perfect, and Harry Potter shows that not everyone is and it's okay to not be handsome/beautiful.
Harry Potter is Better Than Twilight!

Why I think Twilight is better than Harry Potter? 1-The Twilight movies stick to the books better. Twilight movies are practically the books, just in film. They stick really closely to the books and don"t make weird changes. They are both poetry in motion! Harry Potter directors cut half of the books including some important plot lines. 2-The Twilight movies have better music. The soundtracks got me into all these awesome Indian and rock bands music, and all the HP soundtracks are just classical melodies composed by Bethoven and Mozart and other American composers from the 19th century. No words or lyrics! 3- The Twilight movies don"t drastically change the characters" appearances. All of the characters match their descriptions, like Edward, Jacob and Bella " all match their physical descriptions in the books. For example, Dumbledore looked completely different after the first two movies " there were major costume, wig and makeup changes. It was almost like a whole different person. And Malfoy had his hair slicked back in the first 2 movies, and then they just let it out, and then in the 6th movies, they put gel in it again! Make up your mind! And Hermione! She has frizzy hair in the first two, and then cute waves in the rest. I mean seriously, be realistic! Don"t change character appearances like that! listens to classical music anyway? 4-The villains are unrealistic. They torture and kill people for FUN and that's SICK! They basically have no meaning behind what they do, they only do it for fun and pleasure, what kind of sick people do that? Volturi is a much more realistic and horrifying villain than Voldemort who is a laughable character with a weird laugh. He looks like he has leukimia. 5-The Twilight movies are really meaningful. There"s awesome dialogue sequences and they talk about important stuff. The Harry Potter movies are mainly just a ton of action and yes, these is some important dialogue, but not as much as Twilight. And most of the important stuff gets cut out of the movies. Remember the 6th movie? It was almost nothing like the book, and they cut out most of the memories Dumbledore shows Harry! 6-Twilight just has a MUCH better and dynamic plot. It's a masterpiece with emotions, action and romance. In Harry Potter, the action is there, but the plot is very stupid and unrealistic (too much magic)! 7-The Twilight characters are much better looking and attractive. All of the Harry Potter characters apart from Draco are pretty much either average or bad looking. Those are my reasons. I have read both series and seen all the movies and while I don't hate Harry Potter, Twilight is MUCH superior. FACT.
Harry Potter is Better Than Twilight!

I think Harry Potter is better than Twilight for hundreds of reasons. Here's one of the main ones: Edward Cullen. Edward Cullen is really, really stupid. There's only so many times a reader can hear about his "Handsome, golden eyes," before they rip the pages out. He abuses Bella, not physically but mentally, and he's downright rude. And very confusing. "We can't be friends. Though I want to be. Or can we be friends? No, we can't be friends. But I want to be friends." That's pretty much what he's like. He has absolutely no flaws at all.
you can't find broad academic consensus against me- more guns corerlates to more homicide, gun contr

con hasnt even attempted to negate the resolution, he finds zero academic support for his position. if his position were true, he'd be able to find something. what he does show is one form of gun control, which could be effective or not, who knows, but it's irrelevant to this debate. i do know that washington DC has been shown to be no effect from the ban on guns, not a negative effect but this is getting beside the point.
you can't find broad academic consensus against me- more guns corerlates to more homicide, gun contr

you can't find broad academic consensus against me- more guns corerlates to more homicide, gun control correlates with less homicide more homicides correlated to more guns owed. here is a quote indicating that's what a literature review confirms, followed by a site with literature review conclusions. aside from a shoddy study or two or so, you can't find generalize consensus that find different conclusions. you have to compare developed nations against each other, and control for variables such as poverty v violence v guns. Hemenway and coauthor Lisa M. Hepburn reviewed research from peer-reviewed journals and found that the evidence from studies of U.S. cities, states and regions "is quite consistent " where there are higher levels of gun prevalence, homicide rates are substantially higher, primarily due to higher firearm homicide rates." R03; http://www.hsph.harvard.edu... http://www.amjmed.com... http://www.vox.com... http://thinkprogress.org... http://www.motherjones.com... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov... http://heinonline.org... http://tewksburylab.org... states with more gun control have less deaths than states with less gun control. following are some studies that indicate as much, including some literature reviews conclusing as much. you cant find literature review consensus finding different conclusions aside from a few shoddy studies. http://www.politifact.com... http://www.huffingtonpost.com... http://m.epirev.oxfordjournals.org... http://archinte.jamanetwork.com...
The Shroud of Turin is Christ's burial cloth and is more evidence that He rose from the dead.

Not sure why the initial time I posted this, it has disappeared from the site. If this is a repeat, I apologize, but I am not seeing it anywhere... I'm brand new to this, so bear with me if I've submitted a duplicate debate subject. I posit that all the latest evidence pertaining to the Shroud of Turin, supports that it is the genuine burial cloth of Jesus Christ. The textual evidence, including the 9 authors of the New Testament, and several non-biblical statements , all textual evidence, supports the notion that there were many people in the First Century who claimed that Jesus Christ rose from the dead. Many of these people were willing to die for this belief, so it is not likely that they merely concocted a lie. I posit the following: 1) (Ant) If the Shroud of Turin is genuine, and there is textual evidence that supports the notion that many people saw Jesus Christ risen from the dead; (Conseq) Then the best explanation is that Christ rose from the dead. 2) The antecedent is affirmed. 3) Therefore the most likely explanation is that Christ rose from the dead. I may not have time to debate two different people if that happens. If I do, I'll just be copying and pasting my points from one to the other.
The Shroud of Turin is Christ's burial cloth and is more evidence that He rose from the dead.

It would be unfair for me to take an extra round to argue. I"m going to skip this round so me and pro both have one argument and one rebuttal round, and I don"t have an unfair advantage. I"ll ignore his rebuttals out of fairness as well. So one argument round each, and one rebuttal round each.
Quotes!

So for this debate we just type the best quotes we know! So here goes nothing...... " Life sucks, and then you die."-Breaking Dawn (if only I was that lucky!) "Racism is a grown-up disease, and we must stop using our children to spread it." "We must start taking care of Mother Earth before Father Time takes it away." "Life is short, eat dessert first." "Trust no one." I cheerfully await my opponent's response :)
Quotes!

Love your quote from Ferris Bueller! We should do this again! "Don't do anything I wouldn't do. And if you do, take pictures." - Al (Dean Stockwell), Quantum Leap "I don't dislike him. It's just that I'd like to kill him every now and then." - the Skipper (Alan Hale), Gilligan's Island "Ah, nothing says motherhood like a giant robotic platypus butt." - Phineas, Phineas and Ferb "Pardon my French, but you're an a ss-hole!" Cameron Frye (Alan Ruck), Ferris Bueller's Day Off "I am NOT a merry man!" Worf (Michael Dorn), Star Trek TNG "To be or not to be...ooh...that's rather good..." - Shakespeare "You should write that down." - The Doctor - Doctor Who "You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." - Dr. Seuss "Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - again, Dr. Seuss "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." - William Shakespeare
Quotes!

So, I guess this is our last round. Wanna do it again? "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." "Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." "Today is the Tomorrow I was worried about Yesterday." "Time heals everything, but can everything heal in time?" "I"m very hard to understand but extremely easy to please." "The quieter you become, the more you can hear." "Don't think less of yourself, think of yourself less" "No need for revenge - Just sit back and wait...those that hurt you will eventually screw up all by themselves ...and if you are lucky, God will let you watch." (This one really does work! :) "Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud." Have fun in life :(
Quotes!

" We could go back to Dallas in November 1963, stand on the grassy knoll, and shout 'Duck!' " - Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Red Dwarf "The day I notice a cyclist obey a stop sign is the day I'll stop enjoying watching them bounce off my hood." - Daniel Tosh "Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity." George Carlin "Ah, gravity. Thou art a heartless b*tch." - Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons), The Big Bang Theory "I'm sorry my Doctor Who obsession has hurt our relationship, but not nearly sorry enough to stop." - Me! "Happiness can be found even in the darkness of times, if only one remembers to turn on the light." - Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter "Love is like a fart. If you have to force it, it is probably sh*t." "Religion was invented when the first conman met the first fool." - Mark Twain "I hate it when people see me at the super market and they are like what are you doing here? And I am just like, you know, hunting elephants." "The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff." - Britney Spears
Quotes!

"In the end, it's not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away. "When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry, show life that you have a thousand reasons to smile." "Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, ends with a tear. When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling. Live your life so that when you die, you're the one smiling and everyone around you is crying." "Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." "A champion is someone who gets up, even when he can't." "People have the right to be stupid. Some people abuse that privilege." "People that don't know me think I'm shy. People that do know me wish I were." "Roses are red violets are blue, God made me pretty, what happened to you?" "The next time you think you're perfect, try walking on water." "Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." Good luck! :)
Quotes!

"This is terrible. Holy wars. Killing. They're just using religion as an excuse to be extremely crappy to each other." - Lister (Craig Charles) "So, what else is new?" - The Toaster (not sure who played him), Red Dwarf scene from the episode "Waiting for God". - "Wow, how very Christian. Believe what I say or I'll hurt you." - Brian (Seth Mcfarlane), Family Guy "If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people." - Hugh Laurie "You'd never get a cat to be a servant. You ever see a cat return a stick? "Hey, man! You threw the stick, you go get it yourself! I'm busy! If you wanted the stick so bad, why'd you throw it away in the first place?" - The Cat (Danny John Jules), Red Dwarf
Quotes!

Nicely done :) "Life is like a light bulb-it goes on,and then it turns off for good."-ME! "Life is like an onion- you peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you cry." "Don't take life too seriously. You won't get out of it alive." Q. I searched the four corners of the Earth for the perfect guy. Why didn't I find him? A. The Earth is round :)
Quotes!

Allons-y! "If someone who knew the future pointed out a child to you and told you that that child would grow up totally evil, to be a ruthless dictator who would destroy millions of lives, could you then kill that child?" 4th Doctor (Tom Baker), Doctor Who "Believing oneself to be perfect is often the sign of a delusional mind." - Data (Brent Spiner), Star Trek: The Next Generation "Humans are nothing if not creatures of habit." - (I am not sure who's quote this was originally, but I heard it from Mrs. Dostie, my social studies teacher) "If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." - J. K. Rowling "Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them." - (again) J. K. Rowling Brilliant idea for a debate. This should be fun!
Racist's are ignorant and are purely stupid.

"He may be very intelligent however he obviously didn't have any common sense due to the fact he did not realise that every one is the same." You just proved my point. One can not be very intelligent and purely stupid. Yes, I do agree that racist's arguments are quite dumb, but some people just can not get it. We should not hate them back, then what's the point. But instead pity them. Also, it depends on your definition. They were told all their lives by their mothers and fathers that the other race is dumb. It does not leave them when they hit eighteen, but instead stays in their minds. What if you were told that roaches were gross, then later everyone said they were okay and did not have any diseases. Would you let the roaches climb over your food? No. I look forward to your response.
Racist's are ignorant and are purely stupid.

He may be very intelligent however he obviously didn't have any common sense due to the fact he did not realise that every one is the same. For example I know this sounds stupid however it makes sense, a phone comes in many different colours however at the end of the day they are all phones and all basically the same, just because one is black and another is white it does not make the phone work any better. Ignorance does not mean you are stupid it means you do not think about what you are thinking with any actual common sense. You could be the most intelligent person on the planet however if you are racist, then you are not thinking with your head you are thinking with your heart, it is what that person believes however they are not using their intelligence.
Racist's are ignorant and are purely stupid.

Ignorant: lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned Pure:being that and nothing else Stupid: lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull. There are many people who were racists and very smart. Abraham Lincoln for instance, many people think him not a racists, yet he was. He was yet a very smart man. You are right about most of their arguments not making since, but they still have an argument. I am currently in a debate where my opponent is. .. shall we say, no we shouldn't say anything. But the point is that his argument's are crazy. Though this man's arguments are crazy, he seems like a ery logical man. I look forward to my opponents response.
Racist's are ignorant and are purely stupid.

Racists have no argument, for example they say things like "this black lad hit me and stole my money" and then say "I hate all blacks". This makes no sense this is presuming that the black person represents all blacks. Its common sense to realise this is stupid. Also we are all the same just because we are a different colour does not make us any different. I don't consider myself white I consider myself human and that is all, everyone is the same we are only different in our minds and hearts.
IS DEJA VU REAL

The experience of dï¿½jï¿½ vu is usually accompanied by a compelling sense of familiarity, and also a sense of "eeriness", "strangeness", or "weirdness". The "previous" experience is most frequently attributed to a dream, although in some cases there is a firm sense that the experience "genuinely happened" in the past. Dï¿½jï¿½ vu has been described as "remembering the future." IN ALL MY REASEARCH COULD IT BE THAT WE CAN ALL SEE THE FUTURE OR IS IT A GOD GIVIN GIFT I REALLY ENJOYED THE LAST DEBATE IT WAS VERY FUN THANKYOU
Japan should remove Article 9 of it's constitution

Debate reserved for bsh1. Will open to bsh1 sometime this weekend (hopefully) Debate impossible to accept (Notify me if you are intrested in debating, I will not be open until next week though) Rules: Burden of Proof is on me. Failure to abide by the terms,format, or rules of the debate will result in a loss of conduct during the voting period. If Con finds the terms to be inaccurate or unreasonable, then he or she may alter the terms (but only with an argument as to why) Format of Debate: Round 1: Acceptance Round 2: Opening Arguments Round 3: Rebuttals Round 4: Counter-Rebuttals/Conclusions Terms: Article 9: The Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution (日本国憲法第九条, Nihon koku kenpou dai ku-jou) is a clause in the National Constitution of Japan outlawing war as a means to settle international disputes involving the state. The Constitution came into effect on May 3, 1947, following World War II. Remove: Eliminate or take away Constitution: A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. Once more to clarify, I will be arguing that Japan should remove article 9 of it's constitution and my opponent is to argue otherwise.
Gay Marriage

You say you believe in universal equality. your statement right there is a fallacy...if you believe in universal equality why are you denying gays and there rights? yes religion does have a gigantic influence on goverment, but we the people have let it become that way....and we can stop it from having such an influence, but we dont. i understand that many christians and other religions believe that it is against the will of god. but if you recall from the bible god is about loving and accepting EVERYONE...how is it against the will of god if god believes in love for everyone?...how can somebody who is against gays..or against anyone for that matter call themselves a follower of god..when god is about loving everyone for who they are and leaving nobody behind. you say the rights of christians being perished..for the rights of gays....does somebody being gay affect a christians life in any which way? and again i will state how does a gay marriage affect YOU ? it does not prevent you from living your life... and if you do research you learn that when you are born a homosexual you automatically dont have equal rights. you cant enter the army, you are constantly ridiculed...homosexual partners of policeofficers will not recieve the pensions that a same sex couple will recieve if killed..and the main point of this argument..they cant get married in many places..bottom line gays are not given the same rights as others and its not right to deprive somebody of their rights strictly because of their sexual orientation. i will state again that isnt god about accepting all people for who they are...
Gay Marriage

I'm not in any way condoning or agreeing with people who ridicule others for being homosexual, or different in any way for that matter, I believe in universal equality. However with regards to what you've said about Christianity being separated from politics, that's true however the gigantic influence religion has on our governments today, is unquestionable. I'm not familiar with the Bible, at least not so that I could accurately source a passage from memory alone, however it is believed by many Christians (and this includes the Pope of the Roman Catholic faith) that Same-Sex marriage is against the will of God, and that love in the sense of a man and woman would not necessarily be regarded in the same way as the love for your parents, or ‘brother' (because of the uniting of the souls to birth a child, among other reasons that aren't required currently). Of course because I don't believe in religion as a whole I can say that this idea is a farce, and where-as I don't perceive it as right you must understand many people have totally differing interpretation of Christianity whilst still remaining united as believers in God and followers of Jesus Christ. What I do agree with and thus making me not agree with homosexual marriage outside of Civil Union (Civil Partnership here in the UK), I do believe because marriage as a whole is supposed to be a union of two people, in love under the eyes of God, that because of this there is sufficient contradiction to the basic teachings of the Bible for me to format this against your point. And again the main focus for me is the bias of many Atheists in believing the rights of Christians should be perished for the rights of homosexuals, even Christians whom are homosexual, when taking into account the repercussions that in many countries have followed this, one has to question the actual authenticity of the argument in favour of this. Of course I do believe (although have no actual knowledge of the science behind homosexuality) that people are born, or at least develop to become homosexual early enough, to have the equal rights as any heterosexual person, be that person male or female.