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The Metric System with Rounding is Garbage

Thanks! I appreciate your accepting the argument and overlooking my behaviour. I didn't realize this was formal. My apologies. First, I will address your first two points. Yes, I concur, the reason that rounding exists is for both the ease and speed of computation. BUT! at the expense of accuracy or error, which is what we are debating. I choose the position that this inaccuracy makes the metric system unsuitable for multi step equations with feedback. I concede your point that it works fine for single stage equations such as averages, conversions, statistics, etc. Again I attempt to iterate my position, The margin of error introduced by rounding increases with the time complexity of the problem and is exagerated through feedback and amplification. This accumulated error over time make the decimal/metric systems with rounding flawed. This flaw or amount of error is measurable. Case in Point: Look up the rounding issue on the targeting system for the Patriot Missle System. The compounded inaccuracies over extended periods of time rendered the Patriot Missle System targeting ineffective. There are thousands of algorithms where the accumulated error of rounding impacts the desired results. Simple equations do not suffer from compound rounding errors and therefore are not applicable to this debate. Do you want your aircraft landing systems subject to compound rounding errors? Some young coder writes you a Ground Level indicator and doesn't understand this, could put you off 10 feet from ground level. "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" even in mathematics. You cannot truncate or round up without consequenses. These consequenses are the core of my argument. Second, I will address your inclusion of irrational numbers as a proposition for your position. Irrational number are both number and function. Irrational numbers can only be modeled with the decimal/metric system. The rounding function combined with the irrational introduce complexity that cannot be easily modeled. Algorithms that include irrational number/functions introduce the problem of compound rounding at every step of the equation. The divergence between the right answer and the approximation become even more random and exagerated. Irrational numbers increase the accumulated error and further validate my position that the amount of error is large enough to consider the system flawed. Your apparent position that the decimal/metric system is neccesary for the ability to work with irrational and imaginary numbers will never be disputed by me. This debate is not on if we should or should not use the decimal/metric system, but the fact that the decimal/metric system IS subject to compound rounding errors AND the argument that this error indicates a flaw or not. Thanks! I appreciate your time. Don
The Metric System with Rounding is Garbage

In addition, I would ask that people only vote if they actually read the debate and vote based on who won this debate rather than what they already believe. With that said, let us begin. Rounding exist for these reasons: 1. Speed of computation 2. Ease of computation Although rounding makes numbers less precise, there are easier to use. For example, π is 3.14159265358979323846… Try to find the circumference of the circle and the result would not be pretty. Instead, in school, people would be more likely use 3.14 to represent π. What useful applications would you need a number for if it had more than a dozen digits after the decimal point. Truncation indicates "round toward zero" and although are rarely used in statistics and science, hey are still used in computer algorithms because they are slightly easier and faster to compute. Two specialized methods used in mathematics and computer science are the floor (always round down to the nearest integer) and ceiling (always round up to the nearest integer). People can't spend more than two minutes solving an equation that has to be exact when it contains a lot of digits behind the decimal point. Even the calculator won't help you be exact when working with irrational numbers. The metric system with rounding is NOT flawed because of the aforementioned reasons and it isn't garbage because speed and ease is important when using the metric system. The objective of rounding is often to get a number that is easier to use, at the cost of making it less precise. However, the accuracy will not be off more than a few integers. Vote for CON! !! Source: . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org...
The Metric System with Rounding is Garbage

If a system has to be corrected to produce accurate results then that system is flawed. I submit the rounding function as the corrective function of the metric system. Therefore, the metric system with rounding is FLAWED. Operations involving rounding must be "fixed" by using a rounding function of some type. Multi step equations using the metric system are extremely succeptable to compound rounding errors. Proof: Sum(Product) * Markup% <> Sum(Product * Markup%) Research: Excel SpreadSheet Example of Compound Rounding Errors Across 100 Items Copy each formula and paste down the columns 100 times. Column A[1..100](ItemAmount) = ROUND(RANDBETWEEN(0, 10) + RAND(),2) Column B[1..100](CostPlusAmount) = ItemAmount*CostPlusPercent Column C[1..100](ItemTotalAmount) = ItemAmount + CostPlusAmount Column D[1..100](AdjustedItemAmount) = ROUND(ItemTotalAmount,2) Column E[1..100](RoundedAmount) = ItemTotalAmount - AdjustedItemAmount Column F[1](AccumulatedErrorAmount) = E[1] Column F[2..100](AccumulatedErrorAmount) = F[N-1] + E[N] CHART(F[1..100) on the X axis of your graph a Change to a blank cell will result in an new set of 100 random items. The result that column E will contain an entirely new and RANDOM series. The accumulated margin of Error between the two functions Sum(ItemAmount) * Markup% and Sum(ItemAmount* Markup%) across different sets of items will vary randomly between -0.05 and +0.05 cents. Debate? Why should we use the metric system with it's inherent flaws? Because it lets simpletons count with their fingers? Because it's what all the COOL mathematicians use? Everything in nature is proportional, it would seem some other system, maybe a fractional system to be a much better solution than the metric system with it's rounding function and the chaotic nature imposed on every function that uses it. I for one loath rounding for anything other than SINGLE step equations such as approximations, averages, and statistics. It'll get you close. I would like to debate this with someone who understands the rounding functions such as truncate, and other floor/ceiling functions
Resolved: Countries ought work to end climate change/global warming.

This is the final round of the debate, so I'm just going to go over some overarching themes and arguments as well as give my reasons for voting for me in this debate. Frauds and Poor methodology: Even with the provision of new evidence about China and South Korea in his rebuttal, the logic that he tries to make is still faulty. He's making the general idea that because specific organizations in specific countries have their flaws in methodology, this means that every single piece of evidence relating to the proof of global warming is inherently faulty and wrong. My opponent brings up a lot of things in his rebuttal that haven't already been addressed in my own arguments or evidence (which has been fully cited in case if the links are not functional), and I explained already about the urban heating studies that the scientists behind this project have corrected their models in order to eliminate the influence of lurking variables in order to provide more credible data. My opponent tries to go against my NASA data, even though this wasn't the only source I listed, and while he talks about how the IPCC has been found for frauds and whatnot, he doesn't prove that my piece of evidence in particular is the one that is subject to such frauds, meaning that he's making another generalization.CO2 and N2O: He essentially talked all statistics in this portion, even though it was evident that he didn't seem to have a great understanding about global warming as an average of all temperatures instead of individual locations, and while my opponent says that there has not been any historical correlation, my evidence has shown otherwise. There are still natural cycles, as I explained, by overall, temperatures at a global scale are increasing. This is not to mention that CO2 isn't even the strongest offender and N2O isn't the only greenhouse gas. My opponent doesn't even make the slightest mention about methane or other greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere. He emphasizes on N2O and thinks he has proven beyond a shadow of a reasonable doubt that there is no global warming.Ice Sheets: While I argued about ice sheets in general, my opponent just took up one ice sheet and claimed this is some overall evidence that there is no sort of global warming whatsoever, and I provided opposing evidence on this subject about Greenland explaining that the ice sheets are indeed decreasing in their size.
IVF Debate

If a person has more than one embryo placed in their womb due to IVF, there is an increased chance of having more than one baby (around 20% to 30% of IVF pregnancies are multiple births) and it may not seem like a bad thing, but there are many issues with this. Multiple births increase the health risks for the mother and babies. There is an increased chance in premature labour, miscarriage, stillbirth, and need for caesarean (Create Fertility 2016). There is also the problem with parents not being able to afford multiple births.
IVF Debate

However, a way to avoid the ethical issue of "killing" human life, is by freezing the eggs instead of the embryos, because then they aren't alive yet. ("Advantage of IVF, 2016) This would also prevent IVF babies from losing cells because the embryos aren't being frozen. Even though it may come with a price, it would save people more money if a cycle may be unsuccessful (Create Fertility, 2014) The donation of eggs help an estimated 15% of couples that are unable to conceive naturally (Klein, 2016) When considering the psychological implications of the children being born from donated eggs or embryos, it better to understand that donated eggs is one of the only ways people may be able to build a family, including adoption, which would cause the same psychological feelings being provoked from the child as well. (Klein, 2016) Although there are ethical issues surrounding the use of excess embryos or eggs, there are more advantages that benefit people, than those that aren't beneficial. (Create Fertility, 2014)
IVF Debate

Excess embryos produced during culturing are able to be used for many different purposes. Although there are ways to only produce one embryo, like you said, many still produce excess amounts and so they will either donate the extras to other infertile couples who are would want to use them, discard of the unwanted embryos, donate them to medical research, such as stem cell research, or they will freeze them for possible future use. (Beil 2009) Some problems come with this, though, like not all embryos surviving through the freezing process as well as the chances of having a baby with frozen embryos become lower than the chances of having a baby from fresh embryos. It is also not uncommon for embryos to lose a few cells from being frozen. (HFEA 2015) Many ethical issues regarding this are that those who decide to discard the unwanted embryos are sometimes seen as killing human life and the psychological implications of the children born from donated embryos knowing the people who created them choose to not parent them (Davenport 2011).
IVF Debate

Although there may be ethical issues pertaining to the pro-life group and the "waste" of human beings, there is also Natural IVF Cycles that not only disregards medication use, but also allows the cycle to produce only one egg at a time, therefore, the embryos would not have to be frozen, donated, or thrown away. This would also reduce the problem of possession and the freezing of the eggs, because there would not be any excess eggs left by using this process. (Shady Grove Fertility, 2016) Also regarding the abnormality numbers in IVF babies, IVF can also be used as a treatment option enabling any embryos that are created, to be tested for some abnormalities before they are transferred into the uterus. In some instances, couples can be at risk of having children born with conditions such as Down"s Syndrome or Cystic Fibrosis, and using IVF with pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) or comparative genomic hybridization, the incidences of these conditions can be reduced via embryonic screenings. ("The Advantages and Disadvantages of IVF", 2014) PGD allows scientists to check for abnormalities in the chromosomes of the embryo, which could easily prevent the problem of having to sue doctors ("The Advantages and Disadvantages of IVF", 2014). Although people may argue that the genetics have an affect on the emotional and physical contact between the parents and their children, many people also argue that it helps build a family. In a study done in 1995, parent"child relationships and the child's psychosocial functioning were assessed in families with a 2-year-old, single-born child conceived by homologous IVF and in a control group of families with a naturally conceived child. The investigation included behavioral observations of mother"child interactions in the home, and self-rating questionnaires. No significant multivariate group effects were found for indicators of the parent"child relationship, nor for the parents' psychosocial functioning. (Colpin, Soenen, 2001)
IVF Debate

With the increase of this technology, though, many ethical dilemmas arise such as whether or not the getting rid of unwanted embryos is morally acceptable. Knowingly and willingly wasting human beings is unethical in society. On the other hand, if there is evidence that human life does not begin until after implantation, then IVF would not be unethical from the point of view of the zygote because only animal life would be present. Another issue is whether it is okay for parents to sue doctors for their chidren ending up with a chromosomal/congenital defect because, "An increase in chromosomal abnormality in IVF babies due to technical inadequacy has been observed. Numerical abnormalities alone were found in 71.7% of morphologically normal embryos and in those morphologically abnormal, only 3 out of 14 had a normal chromosomal complement. Congenital malformations include increased neural tube and cardiac defects" (Banerjee 2016) Assisted reproduction technology is also very controversial within certain religions, in which some cases, some religions made adjustments to facilitate the use of assisted reproduction technology, but IVF is seen as interfering with "a process that should remain under God's dominion." Another issue is about how the use of this technology has the ability to seperate genetics and may change the physicl and emotional contact between children and their parents, because parents may see their children as a possessions rather than persons. Lastly, there are many ethical concerns on the storage and freezing of embryos for later use, like the fate of the embryos, the ownership of the embryos if there is a divorce between the parents, the safety of the embryos and whehter the amount of time the embryos are in storage will hae a detrinental effect. (Banerjee 2016)
IVF Debate

However, The American Society for Reproductive Medicine recommends a single embryo in women under 35 . This way, they could prevent multiple births. There may be high risks of birth defects, however, according to fertility solutions (2016), with drug-free and low drug approaches, it has been observed that babies born are more likely to be born at full term and with a higher birth weight than those born through high stimulation IVF associated with high oestrogen levels. And if a failed fertilization occurs, a safer procedure would be to try intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) as a new method. This also helps men who have had a vasectomy or have a very low sperm count now have the potential father children that are biologically theirs. (Fertility Solutions, 2016). IVF has been used for a long time and has a safe track record. The first "IVF baby", Louise Brown, was born usingnatural IVF in 1978. Since then, the technology has advanced, and techniques refined in order to create safe and successful treatment. Only the safest forms of IVF with the lowest drug regimes is used in order to prevent side effects such as Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (Create Fertility, 2016)
IVF Debate

According to recent studies, just over 25% of all IVF fertility cycles result in a live birth. (createfertility 2016) as well as another report stating that out of 150 attempts to implant human embryos, only 4 of the 150 were successful. (Banerjee 2016). Children who were born by using any assisted reproductive technology, are know to have higher risks of having major birth defects or low body weight then those who were naturally conceived children, 9% higher chance for IVF children than 4% chance for naturally conceived children (fertilitycare). Not only this, but many parents are not okay with selecting embryos and only having a one or a few survive.
IVF Debate

Vitro Fertilization is the process of manually combining an egg and sperm in a dish, then transferring the embryo to the uterus. According to the American Pregnancy Association (2012), IVF is beneficial for same-sex couples, or couples that aren't medically capable to conceive children (blocked tubes, low ovarian reserve, etc.). IVF can even be achieved through donor egg and sperm cells, in order to provide everyone with the opportunity to reproduce. (American Pregnancy Association) IVF fertility treatment also gives the people who don't wish to combine the egg and sperm naturally, for it to manually transferred. According to Create Fertility (2016) people are give the ultimate advantage to a successful pregnancy and healthy baby through process and treatments that ensure this, such as embryonic screening.
IVF Debate

Some legal issues are about which parent would own the extra embryos saved for future use in the case of a breakup because many times there are people who want to use stored embryos they created with an ex, but their ex isn"t okay with it because they don"t want to deal with parental or financial responsibilities or obligations (Fetters 2015). So even though there there are many disadvantages to going through the IVF process, there are also many upsides. It all really depends on a certain person and if they want to go through the process because it could be beneficial to them, even though to others it may seem unethical.
IVF Debate

Once again, Natural IVF is an alternative option that can be used to avoid multiple births because only one egg is being used. (Shady Grove Fertility, 2016) Another alternative can be mini IVF which only uses a few eggs in a cycle. Although there is a 20-30% chance, couples normally choose this at their own risk, in order to get pregnant within the first try (Create, Fertility, 2014) However, the decisions made that determine how a baby is being conceived is in the business of the egg owners and/or donors. Therefore, whatever they decide to do and how they conceive, should be made by them whether people argue against it or not. 62 years ago, the first baby was conceived through frozen sperm. (Stetka, 2016) With that being said, many technological advances have improved that give couples plenty of opportunities and options for giving birth in an artificial way. IVF is an extensive process used for many years throughout the years that have both advantages and disadvantages, however, It allows people to build families that may not be attained any other way. Through its advance technology and implications, IVF benefits many families and help several people.
Basketball is better than hockey

First I'll address Con's points, then I'll add three more in favor of bball, the superior sport. "1. It is full of fast paced action, as well as exciting hits and goals."Basketball is faster. There is nothing more exciting than a cool basket, pass, or other play made, which happens all the time. Yes, this is real life. It may seem to be too cool, but reality is intense. "2. No one makes dumb comments about hockey, like "ball is life" for basketball."In my personal internet travels I have seen many a hockey player say "hockey is life", or "GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!!11!!!!1!!!1!!!"" Hockey players don't yell stupid taunts at each other like "brick city" or "biscuits""Trash talking is in the nature of basketball, and it is part of honored baller culture to say these things. I belive that this part of the game is extremely influental and hockey players could learn something from it. Also, hockey players fight while ballers use words.My Points1) Basketball players have cool jerseys to wear aroundMany people wear these jerseys and become a part of baller culture2) There's a good basketball animeThis reason alone should be enough to win the debate. Watch Kuroko no Basket and you will become a baller. Note: source of picture is not the same as other real life image3) Shaqtin' a foolI refer you to Javail McGee and Shaqtin' a fool.;
Basketball is better than hockey

Hey Chris,This is not a serious debate. It will be light hearted and jokes/minor insults are allowed. No conduct points should be taken away for these things.BoP is sharedAll 3 rounds for debateMay the best sport win.Limit 3 arguments per round + rebuttals.I'll start off with some arguments. 1) Basketball uses a ball.Ball sports are obviously better than non-ball sports, and a ball is a lot less dangerous than a puck. A common hockey injury2) Basketball takes less skill to playAnyone can pick up a ball and throw it into a hoop, hockey takes skill and skating around on the ice is hard enough by itself. Even kids can play. Fun for the whole family.3) Basketball is cheap to playAll you need is a ball and a hoop. Struggle basketball being played by kids. Minimal resources required.As we can see, hockey is clearly more expensive, harder to play, and more dangerous than basketball.
atheism=a religion, like an opposing religion

Yes, so what you are saying is that Christians have disbelief in allah. This means they do not have belief. This means they have a lack of belief. So disbelieving is non-believing, proving your statement false. Relating to your comment about Atheists having their own god, this is completely untrue. The very definition of Atheism is a lack of belief or a strong disbelief in the existence of a god or any gods. My final argument and more or less thesis throughout this debate is that Atheism goes against the very definition of religion. By this, it is illogical to classify Atheism or Agnosticism as one. I hope voters take this simple contradiction and my opponents lack of an argument or appropriate spelling and grammar when voting on this debate.