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Kosovo is Serbia

I, as the Contender for this debate, will be arguing that Kosovo is a separate sovereign entity from Serbia. As the Instigator did not submit any definitions in his opening post, I shall be posting definitions here to aid voters and other spectators of this debates. If the Instigator wishes to amend these definitions, he may do so in his next argument. Kosovo - The Republic of Kosovo, a nation in Eastern Europe Serbia - The Republic of Serbia, a nation in Eastern Europe is - must be a part of I am assuming that when saying 'Kosovo is Serbia', the Instigator means 'Kosovo must be a part of Serbia'. If the Instigator meant it literally - i.e 'Kosovo is a part of Serbia', then there would be no debate since it would be an incorrect fact, not an opinion that can be debated about.
Rap battle

WOAH, we got a bad@ss over here, so smart, with motherfuking homo nerds in his rear, Hey mario, nerds are just easy cards, I get Megan fox and your mom, but she doesn't make me hard. So sit down, with your taco in your sticky hands, you can't rap, go join a band. I would shake your hand, but they're too sticky, if you know what I mean, your worst than a rocky, I see those wet marks on yo gay @ss jeans. Go in the washroom, where no one can hear, because yo raps are worst then that one of those nerdy queers.
Rap battle

Don't you get you fucing dumb@ss I'm the smartest, your nothing but a motherfucing choke artist Fucing with me man you must kidding, I starting to think you don't really have a interest in living Man what raps are you freaking bringing, cuz I'm winning and I'm not even rapping ,IM SINGING You fucing rookie, how do you get more b!tches, if you've never even seen a pusy I hope you get it but I have one more thing to say, I'll end this with fuc you but have a nice day
Rap battle

Let the ladies like you go first, Then imma get laid, The only way you could, is if you paid Try to fix this faucet, just like Mario, but brah, you gots no chance though. My dog gets more b*tches than you, sorry brah but you know it's true. So step down, don't waste yo time, cuz the only babes you get are pedos online. You wan't them babes, I don't think you can, the only thing you can get is your left hand. I know I can't rap, but you are even worst bro, the only thing you can wrap is a mother father taco.
Rap battle

It's not worth getting my sick raps posted, cause you raps are so bad your getting yourself roasted I won't kill you,ill put you in my cage, you say your 5 man that's not your age Your a 51 year old no life who lives on minimum wage, B!tch I'll shot you, get this gun and put It through you Making you wish this is something you shouldn't have accepted to and gotten put through , Well that's all that's it Hope you realized you raps ain't sh!t, and you throw a fit,and see that in the rap world you suck dick My raps are ravage, and my flow is savage, and your not a challenge, I beat you so bad I think I left some brain damage
Rap battle

Ever heard of a rhyme? I guess you ain't got no time. Paying homos to lay you, all you have is a dime. fourteen, now still not keen. Getting homos with the allowance that yo mama gave you with resilience. I think your too young, so you won't understand, resilience is to spring, and then stand. Like yo mama in bed, right before I finish her. So lay off, I don't have no dildo, but I know who does! *cough* *cough* Dayum, I need cough drop, can't find one bigger than yo man breast, oo and yo mama's vaj, It's the best. So sit down, with yo homos too, DO HOMOWORK, studying helps, it's true! fourteen, probs lost his virginity to a dog, every time he pays, he may keep a log, Gary, James, Jacky too! Riding eachother in study hall, WOO HOO!. Messed up my age, I'm 5, and gonna drop the bomb, Yeah that's right I'm 5! INCHES DEEP IN YO MOM. Sit down, with sticky hands, homomilk and maybe a plunger too, cuz imma chill here, waiting for you. You can't rap, you are just a tool, so wait a bit nub, and stay in school.
Rap battle

Damn you suck all you do is annoy me, so I'm gonna be here to destroy you My raps pierce through worse than a blade, say I'm gay, but your 51 and have never even been laid You fucing maggot, I'm not gay, your the only f@ggot, you have a dildo because of your riding habit My raps are messing with you causing havoc, and I don't give a fuc if I sound jacked up B!tch you losing and your getting smacked up, cuz your nothing but 51 year old version Who's raps sound like lil Wayne the generic version
i think, therefore, i am

Apologies for forfeiting the previous round. Unfortunately, time escaped me. When I said: "Secondly, "I think, therefore I am" does not prove that thought is real, only that a thought means you are real" I don't think I explained fully as it made sense in my mind. I don't feel that the statement "I think, therefore, I am" is complete, it doesn't address the necessity for the proof of the thought. I feel that is crucial in proving the existence of being; if the thought isn't necessarily real there is absolutely nothing to say that you are. I feel that the statement only claims that a thought would mean you are real. But without the thought also being proven real what is there to say that you are real. What makes a thought mean it is definitely coming from an actual being. Without the statement also claiming (explicitly rather than implicitly) that only actual beings can have a thought then I don't believe it means that you 'are'. Without the proof that a thought is real, there can be no proof that you exist.
i think, therefore, i am

my thoughts are self referential. if i have a thought, it means somewhere somehow i must be thinking it. it might be a dream or somewhat illusory, but it is still a thought that is occurring. it might be an illusion flat out, but it's still an illusion meaning there is something there to delude. i think con conceded, basically: "Secondly, "I think, therefore I am" does not prove that thought is real, only that a thought means you are real" he concedes it means i am real that i am thinking?
i think, therefore, i am

It is flawed for different reasons. Firstly, it is incorrect to assume your existence is real purely because you are capable of thought. Why can't the thoughts be those of another entity, you could still be illusory and just receiving those thoughts, perhaps as a figment. An example would be when you are dreaming, at times you may be thinking as yourself even though you aren't yourself in the dream. The dream person is in no way real yet they still have thought. It does not make them real and therefore thought cannot make you any more real. Secondly, "I think, therefore I am" does not prove that thought is real, only that a thought means you are real. If the thought you are perceiving is not real then how could it possibly prove your existence. Therefore, the primary flaw in the statement is that if the thought is never proven to be anything more than illusory, how could it possibly prove the existence of self.
the catholic church teaches that we r justified by faith and works

First, I'm sorry if I break any rules or go against some unspoken conduct. This is my first debate. I start by quoting Ephesians 2:8-9** "8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith"and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God" 9 not by works, so that no one can boast." There is a particular emphasis that saving grace comes from God alone and that this is only bestowed upon those who have faith. Nobody can earn salvation. From a logical standpoint, God is infinite and perfect. As are his gifts and qualities. To examine infinite, it literally means 'impossible to measure or calculate'.* Perfect is defined as 'complete, lacking nothing'.* People cannot work for justification because there is no room. It is complete and unlimited, there is no way to improve upon it. We only have to accept what has been given to us and allow Him to work through us. On to the point that justification causes a renewal in a person. I quote Romans 12:2-3** "2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. 3 For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith." This states that we are first renewed by grace from God. After that we prove what the will of God is; what it is that He wishes for us to do. In other words, grace creates renewal and from this renewal comes works. As indicated by verse three, God has given us our faith as well. Everything we have is a gift freely given. Nothing was done to deserve this. *These definitions were yielded through a simple Google search **The scriptures were also Googled
should under 18s vote

I contend that those under the age of 18 should be allowed to vote in certain circumstances; if they can pass a test showing adequate understanding of U.S. history and government, and if they fit all the other requirements that those over 18 have to fulfill to vote. In fact, I believe that as a country we should reconsider the aversion to the use of poll tests as a condition of voting. While in many cases those tests were abused to require an unrealistic knowledge level and were applied in a discriminatory way, if they were standardized and fairly implemented, they would help ensure that the electorate is informed enough to vote. The problem that minors don't have adequate education would be answered by requiring these poll tests. Personally, I am undecided about the issue; however for the purposes of debate I am taking the Pro side based on the only implementation (requiring poll tests) which would in my view make voting rights for minors make sense.
THW: make coding classes mandatory in secondary schools

Preempting con's argument based on their statement that "kids should be able to choose to do waht they think they want to do for an occupation in the future. ", I'd like to agree that yes, students should have some influence over what they study so that they're more specialised in the topics they intend to take further for college, but school should also provide students with basic life skills- the ability to read, write, do basic mathematics and so on. As such, certain topics, such as mathematics and English language are mandatory (and should be). Nowadays, coding is such a useful life skill that it ought to warrant the same level of attention as mathematics and English literature. One example of where coding is necessary in adult life is in recognising a website which is vulnerable to SQL injection or is a fake of another site (e. g. if someone made a fake Amazon), and therefore to know not to put your credit card details into it, when otherwise it may be safe to do so. Coding also allows one to do mathematics much more quickly and correctly than doing it by hand. For example, one can code and then use a quadratic equation solver with as follows: "def quadratic_solver(a,b,c): try: if ((b**2) - (4*a*c)) == 0: return((-b/(2*a))) else: return((((((b**2) - (4*a*c))**0.5)-b)/(2*a)), ((-(((b**2) - (4*a*c))**0.5)-b)/(2*a))) except: print("Error: inappropriate inputs") return(" ") [I know the indentation is wrong, here; DDO's format changes is when the argument is submitted] And never have to solve a quadratic by hand again. The ability to code to even a basic level can supersede the need to be able to do even advanced mathematics- one could produce a similar program capable of performing differential calculus of polynomials, for instance. Many modern jobs require one to be able to work with computers, and so coding is a skill which would be useful in most people's lives, and this is becoming even more true as time goes on.
The Bible is the Word of God

The bible is not the word of god, There is no way to establish that the bible is the word of god without using the informal fallacies known as circular logic, An appeal to faith, Or an appeal to heaven. If my opponent can prove to me that the bible is the word of god with empirical evidence, While not using faith based arguments I will concede, But he can not do such a thing. For instance there is a popular argument that encompasses the informal logical fallacy known as circular logic or begging the question. The premise implies the conclusion and vice versa without any independent evidence. My opponent will try and argue that the bible is the word of god because it says so in the bible. However this is circular logic because the premise implies the conclusion without any independent evidence. So let's break this down, The logical form of this argument is that x is true because of y and y is true because of x. X is that the bible is the word of god and Y is "it says so in the bible. " So how is the bible the word of god? My opponent will respond because it says so in the bible. Well how can you trust the bible? My opponent will respond something like, Because it's the word of god. Do you see the circular reasoning here? X is true because of Y and Y is true because of X.
The "Seinfeld" gang did not deserve jail

In here I will argue that the "Seinfeld" gang did not deserve jail, and that, however childish the four may have been at times, they did not break any laws. George might be an exception, which I'll explain later. The only thing they did deserve was a fine for breaking the new Massachusetts law on the show. There was a double standard which I will also argue was previlent in the trial of trying to portray the gang as evil, when several of the show's characters, such as Newman, have actually tried to cause harm towards, at the very worst, or at the least, trouble for Jerry and his friends.
The "Seinfeld" gang did not deserve jail

Thanks for the opportunity to debate this topic. I really look forward to it."...however childish the four may have been at times, they did not break any laws."Oh yes they did:Jerry: Urinating in public, mugging (for a loaf of marble rye), and an overdue library book.George: Parking in a handicap spot, pretending to be someone else to get a limo ride.Kramer: Cockfighting, mail fraud, smoking cuban cigarsElaine: Revealing the Soup Nazi's private recipes, causing him to go out of business.Overall, they were just childish, goofy characters. They didn't break any major laws (aside from cockfighting, which is a felony), but there were laws broken all the same. Yes, most of the small-part characters just testified about dumb stuff that happened with no legal repercussions, but all of the main four characters did commit one crime or another.
It is better to not to have kids

Animals in animal kingdom are not in the same level as we are. We are human being with critical thinking skills, we can decide if we want kids are not. Even if it's the main purpose of life, we still don't have to do it because it is simpler better without having kids. We can have more resource such as time and money to ourselves, we don't need to live with kids who are trouble or causing harm to the society. We all should second think if we need kids, the pros are way to than cons, do you agree we will be able to have more money and time to our own and less worry if we don't have kids?
It is better to not to have kids

Thank you for accepting the challenge :) In my opinion that reproducing is not our main purpose. Many people hold to this belief without thinking of it. They try so hard to do good in middle school so they can do good in high school so they can get into a good college so they can get a good job so they can have enough money to support a family. But then what? Everyone is just going in circles. They give birth to a child so that they can go through life in the same cycle I said above. Success is important, and reproduction is important, but is it our purpose on this earth? Have you ever woken up thinking "why am I even doing all this? What is the point?" Kids may bring love but what if thw kids turn out to be losers and ruin your life, how are you going to live with it?
It is better to not to have kids

i agree you have more time and money etc without kids. but that's not a good enough reason to not have them. love and be loved. plus the fact that reproduction is one of our primary functions. if everyone took your advice we'd die out. i dont think we're meant to die out. if you want to be an exception and dont want everyone to not have kids, then you will just have your genes weeded out. you must not be a decent addition to the human genome. but anyways again, our main purpose at many levels is to reproduce.
Israel's Invasion Of Gaza Is Justified

I am an opportunist and believe to make best use of the 4 rounds allotted as there is plenty to speak and less turns left. The land of Israel was never formed legitimately. It was begged for and formed by force with the support of The United States of America (https://history.state.gov... ) This is the prime reason many countries still do not recognise the land of Israel as a nation. What do u expect from a country formed with the very grassroots based on falsehood, deceit and treachery? Nevertheless after formation, the greedy people of Israel wanted more land. They wanted Jerusalem; so they took it by force, fighting the Six Day War( http://en.wikipedia.org... ) although they claim the 6 day war was fought only in defense. Israelis and Palestinians both claim Jerusalem as their capital, as Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there and the State of Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power; however, neither claim is widely recognized internationally. Israel does not maintain diplomatic relations with any of its neighboring countries. All border-sharing countries see Israel as an international migraine. The whole of Arab hates Israel and its rubbish foreign policies. Shoot first, question later has been the policy of Israel. Despite numerous cease-fire and peace-making attempts by Egypt, Israel still continues to bully Syria, Gaza and its other weak neighbors. ( http://www.cartercenter.org... ) Hence i conclude the argument of round 2 by throwing light on the brief history of Israel and its despicable attitude towards the neighbors. #I would request the Pro to save the current events happening for the last round debate
Israel's Invasion Of Gaza Is Justified

I hope voters take this into consideration when deciding who to give conduct points to. Why Israel Is Justified In Invading GazaBetween July 8 and 17, Hamas fired at least 1,300 rockets over to Israel[1] with no regard to civilian casualties. Hamas even turned down cease-fire proposals backed up by the UN and the Arab League [2]. No state/ country would let themselves get rocketed without retaliation, especially when they have agreed not to attack as long as they other side agrees as well. Since Hamas is firing rockets from Gaza, and that's where all the terrorism is occurring, then it is going to be justified to invade Gaza. The only issue remaining is whether it is justified even when so many Palestinian civilians are dying. I would say; yes. The reason being because Israel gives clear warnings to the civilians in Gaza to clear areas where they plan on bombing [3]. If the civilians don't listen, or they let Hamas convince them to stay, then that is no fault of Israel. Israel is just engaging in a rightful retaliation against Hamas. If they do more damage in the war (more Palestinians have died than Israelis [4]), that doesn't mean they aren't justified, it just means they are more militarily equipped. If Hamas cared about its citizens, they would just surrender to Israel instead of using their civilians as human shields by firing rockets from civilian areas [5]. So, due to the fact that Isreal is trying to avoid violence when Hamas just keeps firing rockets without any regard to Israeli casualties, it is clear that Israel is justified in its invasion. Sources[1] . http://www.dallasnews.com...[2] . http://www.israelnationalnews.com...[3] . http://www.post-gazette.com...[4] . http://www.irishtimes.com...[5] . http://www.jpost.com...
Public vs Private Education

This is a good point, but you just defended my case and stomped on yours. A private education is more beneficial and most definitely offers additional opportunities. Also private schools offer a lot of packages that help you [ay for students. You do not have to be wealthy to attend a private school. There may be certain GPA requirements and work requirements but that also makes your student work harder and be more appreciative. It is better to attend these schools in many ways, public education just does not offer the education a private one does, that's final. Private education is becoming more and more popular because of these well known reasons.
Public vs Private Education

Although private education gives you these "additional benefits" it is mainly because the students parents are paying for it. Bottom line is if you can afford private education you should most definitely take that opportunity because it will be better in the long run. But if a family or set of parents cant afford this "private education" a public education is better because ot s always there and always a opportunity of one self. In conclusion a public education is offered to the public while a private education is offered to the more "privileged".
Public vs Private Education

Private education is a better education. It offers the tools to success. People do not just put their kids into this form of education so they can spend more money, it is for the benefits. It gives the students different ways to be educated that public schools cannot offer. Public may be more economically beneficial but it certainly does not offer a better education. Getting into secondary school (college) is hard enough these days and being educated through a private system puts your name at the tope of the list. That is not just because of the name it is widely known that people come out with a better education from these top institutions.
Public vs Private Education

Public education is, overall, not worth it to a wealthier person. To a person who doesn't have the wealth it is much smarter to put his or her child into public education rather than private education because of the main fact that they cant pay for the private education. This means that any education is good enough for his or her child and if this means public is better choice for the family because they cant afford the private education. Even though one must obtain a higher gpa to get into a preferred school under public education just means that you can get a lower gpa in Private education because realistically you are paying in advance for a college degree.
Public vs Private Education

Public education may be more affordable but it certainly does not give you the most opportunity. At a public school you become nothing but a number, you are not given the individual attention needed to strive and get the best education possible. Private schools cost money because its a good education. I truly understand if your financial situation does not allow you to be enrolled in a private school, but if you have the opportunity you need to take it. Coming from a person who has been educated in both systems, a private education gets you ready for whatever life has to throw at you. It is a key to success.