BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Racism reflects the truth

I do not agree that racism is morally right, but it is founded upon the truth. I will use African Americans as an example. One may believe that a person having black skin is also lazy, aggressive, poor or stupid. In fact a person having black skin may in fact be lazy, aggressive, poor, or stupid. It is also true that a person having white skin may in fact be lazy, aggressive, poor, or stupid. The point I'm trying to make is that it is not the color of the skin that causes one to be lazy, aggressive, poor or stupid. Rather, having black skin, or being an African American suggests that there is a greater likelihood of being lazy, aggressive, poor, stupid. Much like having ripped clothing and messy hair indicates being poor. This is show by statistics- The median income of white households is around 57000$ and $33000 for black households. As of right now in 2014, having black skin is one indicator of being poor. Right now having black skin is one indicator of being less educated. This truth is the reason racism continues to exist. It is the result of the cultural difference between whites and blacks in America. Not the difference between skin color of blacks and whites in America. Therefore, racism is founded upon truth. This does not mean all blacks or all whites are poor or rich. A black man could not participate in the ghetto/black culture and could easily avoid being generalized.
Religion should not be imposed on children, to allow them to choose for themselves

I am very sorry, but im afraid I have been too busy to post a counter argument to this debate. Excuses, excuses I know, but my exam results have recently come out, and I have been busy going through clearing, and the paper work. Im very sorry Numa, your counter argument was very persuasive, and you deserve a counter argument in return, I will be happy to resume the debate till a later date, If you want to that is! But for right now (as they say in parliament) I concede to my honorable opponent. Apologies
Religion should not be imposed on children, to allow them to choose for themselves

to those who are religious, religion is not IMPOSED but rather passed on as a blessing. consider the sacred christian sacrament of baptism. according to christian belief and doctrine, if you are baptized, your soul is safe if and when you die. babies are baptized so they can be protected through christ from an infant and throughout the rest of their lives. even for those of you who aren't christian/religious, surely you can see why this belief can not simply be "changed," because it is a fundamental belief of many particular religious groups. another point is that many religions center around the family. if everyone of the family belonged to a particular religious denomination, it would ruin the foundation of many religious organizations. keep in mind that through the church, for example, what's best for the self (individualization) is not always the right way. rather what's good for the church (community) is what's important. and again, even for those who are non-believers, you should still be able to respect and understand why people choose to raise their children to believe the same faith that they embrace. to disagree with this concept would be like saying that parents should not pass on any values at all, because someone, somewhere disagrees with them. from a religious standpoint, not raising children to belong to a particular denomination is dangerous and obscene. it threatens institutions and can possibly weaken them. also, for believers, they would be doing their children a great injustice by keeping god out of their life. why should these peoples beliefs be comprimised? especially because like many adults, these children will someday grow up and can absolutely choose to reject the religion which they were raised to embrace, like many individuals often do. also, kids are just kids. if they were capable of always making the 'right' decisions, we wouldn't mandate laws that require one to be "of age" to do certain things, like drive, drink, vote, etc. a child is likely to be so immature as to reject religion because religious education classes take up some valuable video game playing time. anyway, that's it for now...
Resolved: Man-made Global Warming, on Planet Earth, Exists.

This topic seems to be quite popular, so I decided to debate this. ______________________________________________________________I will add in definitions to prevent semantics arguments from arising. DEFINITIONS Man-made: Created by a human or caused by a human. Global Warming: The state of which the Earth's temperature progressively and abnormally rises, which is attributed to the Greenhouse Effect that is caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, other greenhouse gases, and pollutants in general. Planet Earth: The 3rd closest planet from the Sun in the solar system, which is known for being the only known planet that currently sustains life. Exists: Is in existence; have objective reality or being. Rules:1. Breaking any rules (except for rules related to voting) will result in automatic forfeiture of all seven points to the opponent. If both sides break the rules, the points will be awarded to whoever breaks the rules more often. If tied, votes will be placed as normal. Invalid votes will result in reporting the vote.2. No semantics.3. No forfeiture.4. No Ad Hominem OR mere insults5. Plagiarism is absolutely prohibited. 6. All arguments must be contained within the character limit. Words or characters on videos, soundtracks or pictures are exempted and do not apply. Sources are also exempted.7. (Branches off from above rule) Extra arguments in the comments section are forbidden.8. The debate must be followed under the below structure: Round 1: Acceptance. Round 2: Opening arguments and Constructive Case, NO REBUTTALS Round 3: More arguments, Rebuttals and Strengthening of original case Round 4: Final arguments, Clarification of case, counter-rebuttals and rebuttals Round 5: Clarification of case, Counter rebuttals, rebuttals, closing statements, NO NEW ARGUMENTS 9. No trolling or spamming.10. No cheating (Gish-gallop, asking for votes in your favor, etc. )As shown, first round is acceptance. I look forward to a fun and intriguing debate!
Dakota Acess Pipeline

I will begin by thanking my opponent for taking the time and energy to create this debate. Next, I will be posting my arguments for the pipeline and will rebut my opponent's arguments made in the 1st round in round two.Arguments for the North Dakota oil pipeline:0. The environmentI am only vaguely familiar with native American Indian values, but to the best of my knowledge respect for the land is a key value. "Not only do we risk spills when oil is transported by trains or trucks, but there also is the formidable “carbon footprint” — a term invented by the environmentalists — of the numerous trains and trucks." [0]By transporting the oil via pipeline as opposed to trucks and trains we reduce risk of spills and carbon footprint.1. Safety""The advantage of pipeline is that the container is stationary and the product moves through it and it's much safer than rail or truck, according to Department of Transportation statistics," she said. "We need to put human lives above all of this." "Statistically it is safer to transport oil via pipeline as opposed to truck or train.2. JobsBuilding and maintaining the pipeline will create jobs thus boosting the economy. Considering the national debt crisis, the economy is more relevant now. 3. Chance to disrespect a religionI am of the opinion that humans are too respectful of religion in general. This respect has lead to many terrorists attacks and other tragedies including witch-burning, the crusades/jihad, and has distracted us from science. Without science we would not have solar panels and other great inventions. I dislike the precedence that we should have to tip toe around a religion's ceremonial burial rituals. This paves the way for greater respect of religion, and thus more young earth creationists, geocentric faith based nonsense [2], and religious based violence. The raw truth is humans have no souls, the dead do not come back to life, and this oil can help the living.4. Less dependence upon foreign oilThe more efficient our transportation of domestic oil is, the less dependent we are on foreign oil. Thank you for reading my round 1 debate.Sources0. http://www.dispatch.com...1. http://www.cnbc.com...2. http://www.thecommentator.com...
Dakota Acess Pipeline

I am against the Dakota Access Pipeline because the Pipeline is being placed in Sacred Lands and Burial Grounds of our Nations Natives. Some may say that their Burial Grounds don't matter and are of little Importance, But If this were a US Veteran Cemetery or Memorial all would be opposed. We have persecuted our Natives for long enough.. It's time to end this mess now. The White man has done enough to kill their ancestors and rob them of their land and their livelihood. We are arresting people for defending their land. It is their reservation. NOT Ours. Given to them because we took their actual land. I would also like to address my concern on how both Presidential Candidates HAVE NOT stated a stance on this issue. It has gained national attention yet neither have said anything. For me, If one candidate voices their opinion against it and the other does not, that will be a deal breaker for me.
VIP culture facilitates the smooth functioning of system

Because of what has become a depressing trend of people posting first arguments and then disappearing, I'm just going to use this time to get out and walk around. However, the whiny social justice crusaders have successfully flooded Google with their mindless complaining, so I can't get an objective look at it. Because I can't get a good look at something that isn't tinted with the lens of hopeless idealism, assumptions have to be made. Nah, too much work, for a debate that obviously was abandoned by con. I'm taking that walk now.
VIP culture facilitates the smooth functioning of system

VIP culture is very useful to a country. A VIP is often a person in leadership, and is therefore probably one of the people directing operations in the event of a crisis, so you should get out of their way RIGHT NOW so they can better organize things. Another VIP would be a person on the board of a large company. These guys are motivated by self-interest, and so is everyone else. Those everyone else include the people in charge of admissions. People with real talent have a tendency to compete with other talented people for scholarships, often sponsored by VIPs, or the organizations the VIPs head. The smooth functioning part comes into play when the VIP gets a front-of-the-line pass that he probably paid for, if not in money, then in favors, and needs whatever he needs now. He obviously needs that for something important. In any case, VIPs are as constant as death, the common cold, and taxes, so there is no use complaining about them even if they were bad.
VIP culture facilitates the smooth functioning of system

VIP culture. The culture where the a few people are valued higher than that of the "common man" . The sons and daughters and close relatives of these VIPs have an open ticket to whatever institutions or jobs they fancy just because of one qualification. That is, their parent or relative is a VIP. This sets back the country in many ways. People with real talent find it very difficult to come up as their opportunity is snatched away by people who have a lot of influence. So how can we say that VIP culture promotes a smooth functioning of the system?
Gay Marriage Should be Illegal (JOKE DEBATE)

No Video, Most lolz wins. 1) Black people have black kids, tall people have tall kids, therefore gay people will have gay kids. Do we really want more gay kids ? 2) God doesn't like gays, we know this cause the bible says so, and we know the bible and our interpretation of the bible is true because...........God just doesn't like gays ok. 3) Homosexuality is against nature and therefore should be banned, unlike hot dogs, computers and air planes. Things that are for nature include floods, hurricanes and snakes. 4) Jerry Falwell says God hates gay so much, that it helped cause 911 and hurricane Katrina, hey would he lie to you ? 5) Gay marriage doesn't make sense, I mean if you have two men where does the penis go ? 6) Oh I think I just figured 5) out............that ain't right. 7) If gays are allowed to marry, the terrorists win. 8) More gays means more gay actors, and we don't need any more sitcoms like will and grace now do we ? 9) Gay marriage will lead to bestiality and pedophilia, how you ask ? It just will, that's how. 10) If a man wants to have sex with some one of their own gender, why don't they just become a catholic priest ? 11) It just occurred to me that some people might take 10) the wrong way, I was speaking symbolically of when a priest forms a spiritual union with Jesus as part of Jesus bride as part of the church...............yeah that's what I mean't.
Should mother tongue be official language of country

I am outraging because of you put the character limit. First your inconvenience is just you. There are a whole america wanting trump off his chair. But 2 years happened nothing. Not all your convenience is appropriate. Second the Un took account of every language considered official. If there are like more than 800 languages then what would they do? Have a translator every tribe? I think having one official language will give the most convenience. It will have a protocol from the country.
Rap battle.

WHAT? YOU QUIT SO SOON?I MUST HAVE POPPED YOUR BALLOONYOUR LIKE A CATERPILLARWHO IS TOO WUSS TO COME OUT OF HIS CACOONGOD OF RAP?LOOK OUT, IT'S A FAP!LOOKS LIKE GOD IS TO SCARED,EVEN ON SANTA'S LAP,TRYING TO BE CHRISTIAN,WELL THAT'S A LOAD OF CRAPMY POISON IS TOO STRONK,MY SKILLS TO FAST,YOU CHANCE AT RAPPINGHAS ALREADY PAST,YOU WANNA BE RAPPER,YET YOU ALWAYS COME IN LAST.YOU THINK YOU'RE SO GOOD,8/11/24OH MAN,THAT'S A HORRIBLE SCORE,NOTICE HOW THOSE 24,WERE ALL RAPS,YOU EVEN LOST,WHEN YOU SET A NOOB TRAP!FOR NOW I AM DONE,THE SCORE IS TWO TO NONE,THIS IS SO LAME,THIS YORDLE WANTS TO HAVE FUN!FOR THE TIME BEING,YOU WON'T BE SEING,THE REASON YOU DON'T RAP BACK,IS CUZ YOU FAIL AT READING.
Rap battle.

Before beginning, I would like to point out that my opponent has already cheated, and thus the 7 point deduction shall take place.-----------------------------------------------------------------BEST RAPPER NA?I'LL EASILY TAKE YOU DOWN,I AM A MESSED UP YORDLE,WHERE AS YOU ARE A INSECURE CLOWN,YOU CLAIM TO BE THE RAP GOD,WELL THAT WAS A SELF APPOINTED CROWNI AM SORRY BOY,BUT THERE IS A NEW SUMMONER IN TOWNSUCH A HYPOCRITE YOU ARE,YOU WANNA BE THE STAR,SAY YOU LOVE JESUS,BUT YOUR ACTIONS ARE WORST THAN SCARS!YOU SWEAR AT HIS CHILDREN,AND PRETEND TO BE SUPERIOR,WHEN I AM DONE YOU WILL BE RUNNINGCUZ YOUR EXTREMELY INFERIORSONOFGOD2013?MORE LIKE HATER, AMATEUR,A NOOB WHO IS MEAN.BOY, YOU ARE IN FOR A TREATYOU ARE SO LUCKY I'M NOT GONNA TRY,SO TAKE A SEAT,BEFORE YOU CRY.YOU SUCK AT RAPPING,YET SO DO IHOWEVER, I'M BETTER,SADLY TRUE, I'M CLEAN,YOU ARE NOTHING MORE,THEN A VOICE CRACKING TEEN.YOU WEREN'T EVEN ABLE TO KEEP A GIRL,YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN GET A SQUIRREL.EVEN FOREVER ALONE COULD GET ONE,YOU HOWEVER CAN'T EVEN GET SCUMOH SORRY,DON'T TELL ON ME TO YOUR MUM.HEY KID I'M TEEMO CAN'T YOU SEE?I'VE BEEN BLINDING YOU BEFORE YOU HIT LEVEL 3!MY POISON WILL HURT YOU, EVEN IF I'M AFK!MY SHROOMS GET YOU DRUNK,AND THEN YOU FLASH AWAY.I HAVE BEEN BANGING TRISTANA,EVEN THOUGH SHE IS IN ANOTHER LANE,MY SKILLS ARE EVEN BETTERTHAN KOREANS WHO PLAY SWAIN.HATERS HATE ME,BUT GIRL SUMMONERS I ENTERTAIN,OH YOU DIED AGAIN?WHAT A SHAME.WHEN I AM STILL, YOU CANNOT EVEN SEE ME,PERHAPS I AM IN THAT BUSH,COME AND SEE!IT'S NOT LIKE THERE ARE TRAPS, NO SHROOMS NOT EVEN 2,YOU WILL DIE REGARDLESS IF YOU ARE ALONE,OR WITH THE ENTIRE CREWYOU TRY TO GANK ME,CAN'T CATCH ME WITH MY DOUBLE URABADON'S DEATH CAP,HAS MORE LIFE AT PARTIES,OH YOUR CRYING,MY BAD IM SORRY!BUT LEMME NOW TELL YOU A STORY,ABOUT SOME KID WHO THOUGHT HE COULD RAP,AND BOY WAS HE HORNY,HE ALWAYS LOOKED AT MISS FORTUNE,THEN DECIDED TO FAP.BUT HIS BOWL SYNDROME STOPPED HIMSO HE TOOK A CRAP.ON CHRISTIMAS,HE STILL SITS ON THAT PEDOPHILE'S LAP.WHEN I WAS A BABY I DIDN'T EVEN CRAWL,INSTEAD OF RAPPING AGAINST A BAD LIKE YOU,I RATHER RUN THROUGH A WALL,BUT IT'S STILL YOUR CALL,BUT TO BE HONEST,PLEASE DON'T RECALL,GO AFK, AND THEN PROMPTLY UNINSTALL
FFX is the best Final Fantasy, while Kefka is the best villian in Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy has been a long standing series in the RPG (role playing) genre, and is widely regarded as one of the best RPG series in history. I believe FFX to be the best of the Final Fantasies ( I have played 6,7,8,10,10-2, and 12). I also regard Kefka (FF6), as being the greatest Villain in Final Fantasy history (of course constricted by the exact number of games I have played in the genre). My justification for FFX being the best in the series: The story of the game delved deep into a plethora of different themes. It included the remnants of a lost civilization, the discussion of Sin (though not directly, it was represented by the Villian (secondary villain, being controlled by an evil spirit, forgot the name), also the love affair of Yuna and Tidus, the ongoing fight against Sin, in regards to an enemy, that was seemingly unbeatable, the ethics of what to do in dire situations, and of course political demagogues like Seymour. Many other themes were focused on in the game, but I will go into more detail in the debate. Justification for Kefka being the greatest villain in the FF series: He became a God and destroyed the world, end of story.
Students Should Be Allowed to Have Their Cell Phones at School

This is the argument from my former account xXCryptoXx. This argument was not plagiarized; for it is my own work being used on this account that I created. Cell Phones Are Great For the Ease of Students This is obviously going to be the biggest argument and it is quite simple. It is common knowledge that people are busy. Allowing students to have cell phones with them allows them to schedule things and make important contact with extreme ease. For example if your parents thought they needed to pick you up at 3:00 P.M, but didn’t know you had to stay after school to finish a test; that could have been a problem easily solved if the student had had the ability to contact his parents in order to tell them he would have to stay after school a while. Its also not limited to the student, if the parent is running late or cannot pick their child up from school for any reason, or even if there is a family emergency they should be able to contact their child. Cell phones allow a huge burden to be taken off parents and students, by allowing them to schedule things and contact others quickly and efficiently; something that could not be done without cell phones. In the case of an emergency, such as medical problems, a school shooting, ect. students will be able to quickly and efficiently be able to contact authorities which allows some order to the chaos around them and can save lives while increasing the chance that the perpetrator is caught. Gives Students Choice and Responsibility By allowing students to possess phones during school, this gives them the opportunity to mature and learn responsibility. With the ability to possess cell phones, punishment for using cell phones during inappropriate times will be active. This gives students the choice to either use or not use their phones during inappropriate times. If they are caught and reprimanded then it gives them a chance to grow in maturity. Allowing cell phones forces students to be responsible with their phones, and learn from mistakes they make. This allows students to mature and grow in responsibility. All The Benefits Without the Consequences If it is found that students cannot be trusted to use their cell phones appropriately then school rules can be placed in order to deter cell phone use during class. For example, students may be forced to turn off their phones and place it on their desk during class. This takes away the problem of students playing on their phones or being distracted by their phones during class, while still providing the benefits of students being able to use their phones after school or in the case of an emergency.
Gay Marriage is morally wrong.

As this is my final round, I will refrain from bringing in new arguments/sources, as my opponent would not have a chance to refute them. If my opponent's point regarding the CBO is about people not having to pay taxes for things they don't believe in, then his point is irrelevant to the resolution that gay marriage is morally wrong and should be discounted. He also conceded my points about gay marriage's economic benefits. My opponent cites the first amendment for no clear reason. I was aware what the source said about lesbians. I apologize if I wasn't clear that I was referring to gay men. Ether way, it is still a blatant example of discrimination. We do not know if Dr. King was against gay marriage, and a quote from a Reverend studying King's speeches certainly does not tell us if he was. However, I remind my opponent that Coretta Scott King, his wife, was a huge advocate for gay rights. I promised not to cite sources in this round, but I think is common knowledge anyway. A quick Google search will verify this for any doubters. I think King's wife would know much more about King than a Reverend. There are many interpretations of Scripture, and not all of them are against homosexuality. Any appeal to Scripture is faulty. No, a homosexual man does not have the same rights as a heterosexual man. Heterosexual men and women can marry the one adult they love. Homosexuals cannot. Marriage is not about gender. This is not total equality but blanket inequality. My opponent makes several faulty analogies using quotes. A union between an animal and a person is not marriage because an animal cannot consent to marrying a human. The same goes for the inanimate object. But both parties consent in both heterosexual and homosexual marriages - there is no difference. The LGBTQ+ community has been raped, tortured, laughed at, driven to suicide, demonized, tormented, discriminated against, and murdered. I can certainly compare one atrocity - the suffering of blacks - with another - the suffering of gays. Even if the two are not equal in scope, both are travesties. My opponent dropped my counterpoints to his Criteria 2 and 3. We must conclude he concedes them. My opponent never defends his first source. We must conclude he agrees that it is unreliable and dismiss it from the debate.