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Resolved: Parents ought not use corporal punishment to rear children

I thank ScarletGhost for the challenge, and gladly accept. I will be taking the con position, defending the use of corporal punishment, as defined below, by parents. In debate, it is important to have definitions and rules to properly outline the position taken by the participants, and how the debate will be conducted. Since none were provided, I'd like to offer the following definitions and rules. DefinitionsCorporal punishment: Spanking on the rear, or smacking the hand or behind of a child. A non-abusive punishment used by parents, designed to correct harmful behaviors in children who refuse, or are not able to process, logical commands (i. e. Don't stick your fingers in a light socket). Children: Youths, ages 0-18. Child-rearing: Parenting; providing a nurturing and constructive environment that promotes growth and development in a child or children. . http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com...RulesVideos may be used, provided that enough commentary is provided to explain the purpose, and relevance to the argument. Videos are not mandatory, and neither participant should be penalized for not using a video. The final round will be used for rebuttal and summation only. No new arguments will be introduced. A forfeit of any round equals a forfeit of the debate.
Love Does not Exist

Once again I have overlooked which side my opponent stands on, but I will not give up this time! exist [verb] to have actual being being [noun] conscious; mortal existence Love as it is not an actual being, and does not mortally exist, does not in fact technically exist. Love is merely a projection, like fear. ON THE VIDEO SKIP TO 1:22 http://www.youtube.com... Conscious is defined in every dictionary, and yet I can only prove my own conscious. Thus the primal definition of love does not prove it true.
Wit war

"A bachelor is a man who comes to work each morning from a different direction." Sholom Aleichem (1859-1916) Russian author"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove you don't need it." Bob Hope (1903-____) US comedian, actor"A banker is a fellow who lends his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain." Mark Twain (1835-1910) US novelist, journalist, river pilot"A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized." Fred Allen (1894-1956) US comedian, vaudeville juggler"A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read." Mark Twain (1835-1910) US novelist, journalist, river pilot"A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead." Leo Rosten (1908-____) US novelist"A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car." Kenneth Tynan (1927-1980) English theatre critic"A diplomat is one that says something that is equally misunderstood by both sides, and never clear to either.""Will Rogers (1879-1935) US actor, lecturer, humorist"
Wit war

"People are so defensive, especially women, ya know. C"mon ladies. I offered a girl a tic-tac one time. Ya know what she says to me? "Oh do I need one? Is it my breath? Do you think I need one?" I"m like, "I"m just trying to be nice. If I was going to give you something you needed I would give you mustache wax and a t-shirt that says "One Cock at a Time.'" "They have a luggage store at the airport? I mean, how late do you have to be running to be like, "Fu-ck it - just grab a pile of sh-it. We'll get a bag at the airport!" "100,000 sperm and you were the fastest?" "Only in America... do banks leave both doors open and then chain the pens to the counters." "For every idiot proof system devised, a new, improved idiot will arise to overcome it." "Strangers have the best candy!" "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit" as said by those incapable of its proper application, and as such, suffer from it a lot." "Why the hell are you talking to me? And acting like my best friend? Are you that stupid not to notice that I don't like you? Hell, I won't like you even if you threw yourself in front of a bus for me. I might be grateful or laugh at your stupidity but I still wouldn't like you."-me :) Now onto round 2 for you!
Wit war

100% original content is about to follow..."Oh, sir, you insult me by calling me 'gay'? Well as a gay I feel qualified to call you and ugly b*tch!""Halloween is indeed f*cking terrifying, little kids torment the elderly, fathers let their girls dress like sluts and for once... It's the teenage boys of the world who cause the least commotion.""What do a Playboy Bunny and the Easter Bunny hav ein common? They both are misterious creatures that physically please our children with gifts.""All things come to he who waits... All men wait for she who comes."
Wit war

A wit war! This is purely for fun and because I just love witty sayings. Basically all you do is counter my "witty sayings" with some of yours. THE QUOTES DO NOT ACTUALLY HAVE TO BE SAID BY YOU, BUT BY ANYONE. Like by a favourite comedian or author for example. If you want, you can say who said the quote or just leave it blank. I'd love to see you come up with your own funny quotes but you don't have to. A FEW SHORT RULES: A minium of three quotes have to be said per round with a max of ten quotes. Please no insults and try to actually post your rounds instead of forfeiting. Thanks! Anyways, I'll start just so people understand what I'm saying. And my quotes are: "A day without the sun is like... you know, night." "Some people say "If you can't beat them, join them". I say "If you can't beat them, beat them", because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise." "I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot." "Remember if the world didn't suck we"d all fall off." "Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator." "Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos?" "Only dead fish go with the flow." "Without ME, it's just AWESO." "Don't pi-ss me off! I'm running out of places to hide the bodies." "I sometimes find it weird that I call girls "dude." It's like when I refer to my girl friends as "you GUYS." But it just sounds so much better. I mean, it sounds weird if I walk into a room and go "Hey girls! What's happening?" And then when I'm like in the middle of class and someone in my group starts arguing or freakin' about some random useless thing and I'm like "Whoa dude! Calm down!" Then everyone looks at me weird 'cause here's the loner girl in the group calling another person "dude." But seriously? Yeah I know I'm strange, get over it people! So usually I'll just shoot the people a look that, I think, says "Do ya got something to say to moi? 'Cause if it's a god-dam opinion you can neatly write it down, carefully fold it, and kindly shove it up your a-s-s! Yeah, I'm crazy." -Me! :) Yeah basically a bunch of funny random sh-it I found online. Except for that last one that's me. :D
Wit war

This was never defned as a bttle of the funnier but rather of the wittier.Wit: a natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humour. http://oxforddictionaries.com... requires INVENTIVENESS (not just random mindless 'humour')anyway, for my quotes..."To get the best a woman has to offer, one must undergo the worst that hell hath no fury to withstand.""Two heads are better than one? Try pissing with two d!ck heads.""You must always be sincere, even if you have to fake it.""If god gives you lemons, ask for more.""A good friendship is like pissing on ourself, everyone sees it but only you get that warm,fuzzy feeling it brings.""Then out of the night came a terrible scream ... who put the sand in the Vaseline?... If you know what I mean ;)""If at first you don't succeed ... Lower your standards""The purpose of life is to allow death to occur, the purpose of death is to make you love every moment of life, funny relationship eh?"
Wit war

"You know, I love you lots but if we are being chased by zombies I'm going to trip you."-me to my younger brother "I'd like to know what's wrong with you compared to me."-me "TIPTOE!!! THOUGHHHHH THE TULIPSSSS!!!!!"-LOL this is my bro 24/7. "I am very sceptical about your ability to do anything smart."-me again! :) "I'm not high! At least not on drugs!"-meeeee "I don't know what idk means."-my friend "I'm not doing nothig! I'm breathing! That's doing something!"-me "I have so many talents that I can't decide which one to use. And that's why I do nothing."-lol me; I should write a book full of witty sayings shouldn't I? :) "Kindly move your fat a-s-s out of my way."-guess who? :) "Get your head out of the clouds they say. But I'm not on any mountains and I can't fly so what the heck are they- HEY LOOK! A ROCK!!!"-memememeeeee Lol this was kind of a stupid and useless debate but I had fun with it. Hope you did too! Lots of your quotes had me on the floor with laughter. No offense though but I thought I was wittier! Till next time! :)
Wit war

"1+1=/=1-1 but 1*1=1/1" - Me :P TROLOLOLOL...... okay down to business...."At the end of the game, the kings and pawns end up in the same box.""Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die today.""An apple a day will keep the doctor away, but if the doctor's cute then screw the fruit!" - Your Mother"The one we hate the most is usually the one we wish we were more like. The one we love the most is usually the one we wish we were less like. That's why nice guys fall for b!tches and nice chicks fall for a$$holes, nice guys love having their power to say no being ebbed away, nice chicks love seeing their resistance to charm being ripped from them." - Me
Wit war

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali (1904-1989) "Maybe this world is another planet's Hell." - Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) "Like math? We could add a bed, subtract our clothes, divide our legs, and multiply!" - Frank "Contrary to popular belief, "Damn It" is not God's last name." (Construction wall, Philadelphia, 1969) "It is generally agreed that "Hello" is an appropriate greeting because if you entered a room and said "Goodbye," it could confuse a lot of people." - Dolph Sharp "I mean, life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A Death. What's that, a bonus? I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first, get it out of the way. Then you live in an old age home. You get kicked out when you're too young, you get a gold watch and you go to work. You work forty years until you're young enough to enjoy your retirement. You do drugs, alcohol, you party, you get ready for high school. You go to grade school, you become a kid, you play, you have no responsibilities. You become a little baby, you go back into the womb, spend your last nine months floating... and you finish off as an orgasm." - George Carlin "I always hated my school bus driver in elementary school. I'd sit on my seat, being tossed around as he sped down the bumpy road and I'd imagine something would cause him to have to pull over. Like engine trouble or a flat tire. And as he was checking under the hood or something I'd go up and "accidently" hit the break off. It's only now that I'm older that I realise those were very disturbing and sadistic thoughts."-me :)
Wit war

"I have opinions of my own... strong opinions... but I don't always agree with them." George W. Bush"I believe there would be many people alive today if there were a death penalty.""Nobody believes you when you claim to tell the truth, but everybody believes you when you tell them you're a liar." "Life is like a box of chocolates... there's an expiry date.""If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.""Don't sleep with another person's husband; you may never wake up.""If at first you don't succeed, welcome to the real world."
Wit war

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) "Why is it that when we talk to God we're said to be praying, but when God talks to us we're schizophrenic?" --Lily Tomlin "A woman broke up with me and sent me pictures of her and her new boyfriend in bed together. Solution? I sent them to her dad." --Christopher Case "A lady came up to me on the street and pointed at my suede jacket. 'You know a cow was murdered for that jacket?' she sneered. I replied in a psychotic tone, 'I didn't know there were any witnesses. Now I'll have kill you too." --Jake Johansen "My mom said she learned how to swim. Someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. That's how she learned how to swim. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.' " --Paula Poundstone "When I was a kid, I had two friends, and they were imaginary and they would only play with each other." --Rita Rudner "Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there. I think if you've got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn't your biggest problem. Maybe you should get rid of the body before you do the wash." --Jerry Seinfeld "I don't do drugs anymore 'cause I find I get the same effect just by standing up really fast." --Johnathan Katz "I don't wish death upon people I hate. I just pray for very convient buses to run over them and maybe injure them gravely."-me :)
Gay Marriage should be protected by the Constitution

I never said that polygamy is a bad thing so, if I have failed to "acknowledge why recognizing polygamy would be a bad thing," it is because I DON'T believe it is a bad thing. I clearly stated, as pro points out, that "Marriage Laws should be completely open." This debate does concern polygamy because our goal is an all inclusive government and amending the constitution with our accepted definition of marriage is not all inclusive. Polygamists would be left with no marriage rights given the fact that our definition of marriage only addresses "A person of the opposite sex" and "A person of the same sex" leaving no room for polygamists. Pro's heart is in the correct place but he doesn't understand [1] "blowback," [2] the unintended adverse results of a political action or situation. The law would be passed for a good cause but would have unintended negative consequences. The only way to ensure that everyone is treated fairly under the law is to get rid of all the discriminatory marriage laws. Government's only role in marriage should be enforcing private contracts; not creating laws that define marriage and lead to people being left out. It is very hard, if not impossible, to make laws legislating morality and not, in some way, infringe on someone's rights. [3]In a paper published March 2 in the San Francisco Chronicle, two law professors from Pepperdine University said, "the best way out of the intractable legal wars over gay marriage is to take marriage out of the hands of the government altogether." I hope pro has a better understanding of my position now. I am pro gay marriage and polygamy and any other type of marriage as long as there is a consensual contractual agreement but I am opposed to amending the constitution for reasons given above. [1]http://mises.org... [2]Google Dictionary [3]http://www.time.com...
Gay Marriage should be protected by the Constitution

My opponent states that should a Federal Law be passed excluding marriage discrimination, it would be required to end ALL marriage discrimination, including unions between multiple men and women. First of all, my opponent has failed to acknowloedge why recognizing polygamy would be a bad thing. Secondly, this debate does not concern polygamy, and my opponent has stated in his own words that "Marriage Laws should be completely open. If a man wants to have a contractual relationship with a man, he should be able to". Government should enforce these contracts, because currently 44 states out of 50 do NOT. When there is such a widespread lack of civil rights, it is the responsibility of the government to intervene and correct the situation. So it was with segregation, so it shall be with gay marriage.
Gay Marriage should be protected by the Constitution

I accept Merriam-Webster's definition of marriage. I will also accept that marriage can be completely secular. Given that marriage has been defined as, (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage, I will redirect my argument. Government should not make any law regarding marriage because, inevitably, some person or group would be left out. A government should be all inclusive and a law that defines marriage as, (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage, is not all inclusive. I agree that if the government recognizes heterosexual marriages it should recognize homosexual marriages but our definition excludes polygamists and they should have the same rights as the other two groups discussed. Marriage laws should be completely open. If a man wants to have a contractual relationship with a man, he should be able to and if he wants to marry multiple men and women and it doesn't break any other contracts, he should be allowed to. Government should only enforce these contracts and not create discriminatory laws.
Gay Marriage should be protected by the Constitution

First, because you failed to define "marriage", allow me to do so: marï¿½riage noun \ˈmer-ij, ˈma-rij1a (1): the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2): the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage [A] "recognized by law": Con is correct with his statement that marriage is a religious practice, however it is only religious if the parties involve wish it to be. Marriage ceremonies may be performed by a certified Justice of the Peace, who is an appointed official of the jurisdiction they represent (town/county/state) [B] Thus, marriages can be completely secular. The concern that I am raising covers the fact that only six states in the United States of America will grant a marriage license to same-sex couples, granting them the same opportunities and legal benefits as those of a heterosexual couple. If the Federal Government required all states to recognize same-sex marriages, then not only would it be a great stride forward for equal-rights, but it would begin a more widespread acceptance of homosexuality. It would not, in any way, infringe on the religious rights and beliefs of anybody, because the solution is simple: If you don't believe in gay marriage, then don't get married to anyone of the same sex as yourself. However, tolerate and respect the rights and beliefs of those who DO believe in such practices. [A] Merriam-Webster [B] . http://www.tarrantcounty.com...
Gay Marriage should be protected by the Constitution

Separation of church and state is essential to an all inclusive government and therefore any recognition of religion or religious practice by government should be banned. "Pro" is arguing the opposite; that we need a federal amendment recognizing a practice of religion. It is wrong for government to be involved in religion but it is even worse when government can force a definition of a religious practice on churches and other religious bodies. The definition of marriage should be decided on a church by church basis.
Gay Marriage should be protected by the Constitution

Today, gay marriage is legally recognized in 6 states. I believe that the Federal Legislature should amend the Constitution, that it would require all states to acknowledge gay marriage. Arguments against gay marriage are often religion-based or biased, and in a country that purposely does not have a designated religion, I think that it is the duty of our government to work in the best interests of its people, including homosexuals. Prohibition of gay marriage is discrimination just as much as segregation was. I hope that my opponent will be able to logically argue his position.
All arguments against Evolution is invalid.

"Correlation does not imply Causation. This is a basic tennent of all Scientific Research."Actually there ARE cases when correlation does imply causation (1). These cases mostly occur when THERE IS NO OTHER EXPLANATION FOR THE CORRELATION outside of Causation. There is NO explanation for why those transitional fossils exist other than Evolution."Those [transitional] fossils are separated by millions, sometimes hundreds of millions, of years. Who is to say that a major stage did not take place between the two fossils we have on record and was not captured in fossil form?"If we were to discover a fossil representing a new transitional species between two already known transitional species, then we would simply publish the new findings... I don't understand why the possibility of finding new transitional fossils invalidates evolution. If anything, that possibility only serves to prove the theory of Evolution even further. "Given that they are, as you have pointed out, a rare occurrence, what reason do we have to logically believe that the fossils we have unearthed are the ones that were selected for?"We know that the unearthed fossils are those of species who were naturally selected for because we can see that their descendants still continued the survive millions of years later. And again, you bring up correlation/causation, but we CAN assume causation if there is no better explanation for the correlation. "My task was not to provide an alternative to Evolution. Rather, my task was to argue against Evolution. I have done so, and you have failed to address my argument."Like I have said two times now, unless you have a better theory, we can assume causation for the correlation. Evolution is one of the most logical theories in the world. No other theory gives a better explanation for all the trends we see than evolution. And actually, we HAVE seen evolution happening in bacteria by the SAME principles that macroevolution functions on(2). It is illogical to believe in Microevolution but not Macroevolution."So I challenge you once again to provide me with a reasonable reason to make the incredible jump for correlation to causation"Since I have invalidated your correlation/causation argument, I would like to respond with my own challenge: to show even one part of natural history that evolution hasn't explained, or to show one logical fallacy within the theory of evolution itself. And by the way, you have failed to address the fact that there is LOTS of evidence for evolution OUTSIDE of transitional fossils (see link 2 of round 2 argument).SOURCES:(1) http://stats.stackexchange.com...;(2) http://www.pbs.org...