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Communication is more than Language

I would like to start off by noting that my opponent's resolution quite logically unsound in its construction. Communication cannot be "more" than language because communication and language are not varying amounts. I am assuming that is not what my opponent meant so for purposes of this debate I will humor her, but the actual resolution is untenable. My opponent proposes that communication is more than language because "it helps every day life." I can't see how helping in everyday life makes one thing more than another thing. Is being able to drive more than knowing Latin grammar because it helps in everyday life? No, for two reasons. The first, as I have noted, is that the relationship "more than" is completely inappropriate. More importantly, practicality is not the only or most important trait that can be measured in something. Furthermore, it seems that language helps quite a lot in everyday life. Note how here language is our sole means of communication; we cannot convey information to each other by any means besides language via this medium. Going on, language is not "built up from communication." I have no idea what is meant by this exactly, but it doesn't make any sense. Language is the default means of communication for humans. All human societies have a form of language. Human infants appear to have natural language acquisition devices, or mental processes, which allows them to learn a language at a very young age so they can communicate. Communicating with a baby that has not yet learned to talk, you will notice, is very difficult. This extends what I am going to say about my opponent's last sentence. It is true that some people do not speak a language. Have you tried communicating with this people? It is a futile endeavor indeed. That will be all for this round. I am going to wait and see if my opponent comes up with something more substantiated.
Alan Turing Should Have Chosen Celibacy

I as a communist find the idea of driving a man to kill himself for his sexual preferences; insane. To quote Ghandi on the holocaust "Hitler killed five million Jews. It is the greatest crime of our time. But the Jews should have offered themselves to the butcher's knife. They should have thrown themselves into the sea from cliffs... It would have aroused the world and the people of Germany... As it is they succumbed anyway in their millions." Alan Turning accomplished a similar feat he is a martyr, such men should be revered not questioned. In death more then he could in life he changed the world.
Alan Turing Should Have Chosen Celibacy

Even people who do great things still find some time for the "simple daily pleasures" I mentioned before. Hence why I brought that up. By not being celibate Alan Turing opened himself up for persecution and eventually was driven to suicide. Dying younger means losing even the simple pleasures. But the loss of the potential to do great things that would have helped humanity as a whole is an even greater loss. Hence, not only did the collective good lose out because of Alan Turing's decision not to be celibate, Alan Turing lost as well. His non-celibacy was a lose-lose decision. Con says that it takes more than an idea to do something. I'm not sure exactly what he is referring to. If he is referring to having an idea not being enough to get funding there are things which can be solved in mathematics simply with a chalkboard. He could've published those works and then possibly when they turned out to be useful he would've gotten credit and hence funding. Even if that didn't happen his works would've still contributed to progress eventually. If con is referring to my suggestion that Alan Turing could've been openly gay but also openly celibate in order to help promote gay rights it's difficult to tell what sort of impact that may or may not have had. Regardless all I have to prove to win this debate is that "Alan Turing Should Have Chosen Celibacy". I contend that if being openly gay and openly celibate wouldn't have done anything for the gay rights movement then Alan should've been openly celibate and closeted gay. Either way he should've chosen celibacy, since in choosing celibacy he would've prevented the possibility of being prosecuted for homosexual acts and so could've continued his work. Given his achievements up to that point in cracking the enigma code and producing his paper on "the Halting Problem" it is likely that he would've produced at least another few papers on mathematics and these would've helped to advance our understanding and so would've promoted the good of humanity. I have established why it would have been better both for himself and for the collective good for Alan Turing to have chosen celibacy.
Alan Turing Should Have Chosen Celibacy

1. I was suggesting being openly gay and celibate as an option. He could use the position to promote both gay rights (since if a great mathematician and scientist is gay it may lead people to think being gay isn't so bad), and also to promote choosing celibacy as putting the common good before your own good. But maybe nobody would listen. That's why I said it was an option. It's a reasonable judgment call, would Alan have done more good being an openly celibate gay man or a closeted celibate gay man? If you're right that him coming out as a celibate homosexual wouldn't have done any good then it was probably best for him to have been celibate and closeted rather than celibate and open. Either way his decision to be sexually active ruined his career and his life. More importantly it prevented possible future innovations. 2. You say that at the time he didn't have the funds to get involved in further research. But given his track record, having cracked the Enigma code, and having discovered "the Halting Problem" which was a major step forward in computer science he was practically sure to have contributed more in the future. He probably would have received recognition and funding at some point. And even if not there are advances that can be made in mathematics and in computer science just with a brain and a chalkboard. He likely would have published more papers which would have expanded our understanding, probably mostly things that have been discovered by other people between his death and now, but then that would've freed up those people to have put their energies on other things within mathematics and computer science and so our understanding of mathematics and computer science would be more advanced today than it would have been otherwise.
Alan Turing Should Have Chosen Celibacy

As a rule your western culture focuses on individualism; thus your befit of society argument is hypocritical. You also argue that he is a genius and is thus should be different is just illogical; no man thinks on himself as a genius. The idea of him thinking that celibacy would further his career is illogical. He was a mathematics professor and wail he had an idea he lacked funding at the time, to even think of really getting into research. The idea of living for tjhe simple things is also just off, the genius is typically ambitsious. Please sort out the contradictions in your arguments
Alan Turing Should Have Chosen Celibacy

One simply cannot morally argue that a man gay or otherwise; genius or otherwise should suppress natural desires, to further a world that shunned him. It's simple quid prod quo you make me commit suicide; you lose my contributions to society. It is the simplest idea in western culture freedom is important thus when we deny others freedom we lose out on their contributions; when Hitler killed millions of Jews and communists the world lost out on what could have been great minds. The idea behind your argument is simply against society prosecuting anyone. What is the point of securing for others a freedom denied to you?
Alan Turing Should Have Chosen Celibacy

Alan Turing was one of the greatest minds of the 20th century. His contributions to computer science helped crack the enigma machine the Germans used in their submarines, and helped to push forward the progress of information technology. Unfortunately for the world and for himself Alan Turing was persecuted for being a homosexual, forced to chemically castrate himself, and driven to suicide. That was a horrible. Nobody should ever be persecuted for their sexual orientation, especially not someone who is contributing a great deal to the progress of society. However, such was the reality. Alan Turing knew what would happen if he was found to be involved in same-sex sexual relationships. And he knew that it could stop him from contributing as much as he could to social progress. Alan had a gifted mind, and with gifts come responsibilities. The collective good of British and global society would have been better served had he lived and continued to use his genius to push forward computer science. Who knows what sort of progress we may have made by now? It would have been best for the common good of humanity if he had chosen to live a celibate life. By living a celibate life Alan would've avoided having his career taken from him, and could've advanced progress far more. Even having just decided not to commit suicide would not have been enough for the common good as the chemical castration they forced him under would have still effected his capabilities, and even though he still could've been somewhat of an asset to advancing computer science under those drugs, since people knew he was not only gay but that he had engaged in gay sex they wouldn't have hired him. Is it fair that Alan should've had to make that decision? No. But that doesn't change the fact that society is bigger than any individual person and that had Alan chosen to be celibate he would've lived a longer life and with more opportunities to contribute to scientific and technological progress. Therefore it would have been the right thing for him to do. Alan then could have decided to be public about being celibate, saying that he was committed to celibacy for the sake of focusing more keenly on computer science. Or he could've even publicly admitted to being gay and pushed for gay rights but said he was celibate and said let the public know that the reason he was choosing celibacy was to avoid destroying his career and depriving society of innovation and progress. The second option would've been more risky and may have cost him some career opportunities, but since he wouldn't have been breaking the law he could have gone on collaborating with more enlightened fellow computer scientists and so could've kept promoting technological advancement while also sending out a positive social message for gay rights as well as a strong message of commitment to the common good, which is sorely lacking in modern day society.
Ultimate Team War- Ender's Game

I will now rebutte my opponents two key points. The first point I would like to rebutte is hat Orochimaru would have a chance to summon the gates. Gallbatorixs' paralyzation of the opposing team would be instantaneous. For all intents and purposes exactly if not more so than Shikamarus shadow possession jutsu. Earlier in the debate my opponent claimed that the shadow possesion jutsu would take place fast enough that Gallbatorix would not be able to activate one of his hearts. I rebutted that but the point I am trying to make with that is the speed in which the paralyzation takes place would not allow Orochimaru the opportunity to summon the gates. The second point I will now rebute is that Ben and Gallbatorix would be impaled by shadow. So I will list why this would work for neither of them. Ben as XLR8 is moving at 500 mph on the surface of the battle room. While Ben is XLR8 he also has the reflexes needed to move at 500mph. Using these reflexes Ben would easily be able to dodge the shadow spears. Now Gallbatorix would have an even easier time with the spears. Currently Gallbatorix would only be using some of his hearts. It would be easy for him if he needed to be overcarful and use all of him remaining hearts to put up a barrier around himself that would protect him from the shadow spears. He could also if needed do the same for Ben with all of his remaining hearts. With my two rebuttals I believe that I have broken my opponents argument that his team would win.
Ultimate Team War- Ender's Game

I thank Kahvan for his understanding. "Since they are glowing they are basically a light source meaning they have no shadow thus releasing them from Shikamarus shadow possession Jutsu." I have never seen this happen in anything I have read or saw involving naruto but I suppose this would work because what you said makes since. Though because you slightly altered your battle sequence I will take the luxury of doing the same. So when Gallabatorix makes his team glow the shadow is pushed back thus releasing the bind on my opponents team. Because of this Shikamaru changes the Shadow Possesion to Shadow Stitching(Impale) by just changing the shadow (because of this he does not have to move so Gallabatorix paralyzation is still intact.).The definition of Shadow Stitching is: The user creates tendrils out of their shadow. The tendrils can serve various purposes, such as attacking or binding an opponent(s). After this technique hits someone, it can then be directly transformed back into Shadow Possesion Technique. Because of this technique both Ben and Gallabatorix are impaled by the shadows. NOTE: This technique does NOT require the target of the jutsu to have a shadow it can be used on Gallabatorix and Ben (he isn't cannonbolt yet) thus killing them both. Then my team kills Cressida with the aforementioned tactic. Even if all this failed ;because Orochimaru summoned the Rashomon Gates immediatly when he came out of the preparation room, the gates cannot be destroyed. The only thing that has ever pierced it was the condensed chakra ball of Naruto's. Your team cannot pierce it (Yes that includes cannonbolt) and the battle results in a draw because neither team can get to each other (because you paralyzed my team). But remember that is only if my tactic does not work in some way.
Ultimate Team War- Ender's Game

I am very glad that my opponent has come back to the debate and I bear him no grudge for not responding as it would appear real life took a toll from him. I will start off with a rebuttal. "Thus before Gallabatorix can activate one of his dragon hearts he is paralyzed due to Shikamaru's Shadow Possession. (note: If you would state how he activates one of his dragon hearts that would be very beneficial)" The hearts automatically offer Gallbatorix energy if he has possession on them. Now I will continue on with a stronger version of how the battle would progress. Gallbatorix immediately enters the arena and paralyzes all of his opponents using magic. He does not need any hand signs nor does he need to speak to perform this magic. But for the sake of argument let us assume that he and shikamru paralyze each other at the same time. Gallabatorix is currently using 1/15 hearts or paralyze the opposing team. Ben and Cressida then enter the arena. Once Shikamaru is using the Jutsu he can control who he can paralyze so once they enter the arena shikamaru paralyzes them. The both entered heading slowly towards the floor. Gallbatorix then uses the energy from his second dragon heart to make all of the team members including himself glow. Since they are glowing they are basically a light source meaning they have no shadow thus releasing them from Shikamarus shadow possession Jutsu. Once they reach the floor Ben turns into heatblast and turns Orochimaru to ashes thus preventing him from pulling himself together. As it is mentioned before because "even if he is cut to pieces he can reform and the blood that he spills is poisonous and will evaporate and paralyze all that breath the blood in." By incinerating him with heatblast it is impossible for him to regenerate and his blood is gone. Ben then turns into accelerate and begins to run around the room gaining speed until he reaches 500 mph ( http://ben10.wikia.com... ). Once he has done this he lines up with Naruto and transforms into cannonball. he then smashes into Naruto, crushing him. The normal cannonball attack was able to smash through three electric, metal doors. this combined with the speed of 500mph from XLR8 crush Naruto thus killing him. The chakra also has no effect of him since the plates on cannonball can "reflect energy-based attacks" narutos chakra armour would have no negative effect on the plates. While this is happening Cressida jumps up and as soon as Ben as cannonball has crushed Naruto she beheads Shikamaru. Please not that with all 15 dragon hearts each one at least equal to that of one tail of chakra of the ninetailed fox provides Gallbatorix with more than enough energy to hold the opposing team in place during this time.
Ultimate Team War- Ender's Game

Before two seconds have passed Gallbatorix has entered the room. Using 1 dragon heart he lights up the room getting rid off all shadow. He also stops all movement in the room by anything using 3 more of his dragon hearts. This is easy for him to do as one dragon heart gives him energy at least equal to that of each tail of the demon fox. Gallbatorix eneterd the room jumping up and by the fourth second he is on the top wall and has positioned himself while stopping all movement. This means at this point in time Shikamaru, Naruto, and Orochimaru are all stopped about 5ft away from their portal. Going back to the third second. Ben and Cressida enter the room. Cressida enters the room going down to the bottom and Ben enters the room as accelerate, he enters the room heading for the roof. By the 7th second Cressida is at the floor and Ben is at the roof with Gallbatorix. Gallbatorix then uses two of his hearts to sever the spines of Orochimaru and Shikamru. He separates the spinal cords in two places., First is where it connects to the head the second is in the middle of the back. This paralyzes Shikamaru so that while he has Naruto is possession Jutsu neither of them can move. Ten seconds into the battle the three moving characters on my opponents team are about to collide with my wall. Cressida jumps towards Orochimaru and slashes through him with her sword. The slash propels her back to her original position on the floor. While Cressida is performing the above action Ben turns into heat blast and unleashes such heat and fire that Shikamaru turns to ash. Without the added help of Shikamaru to hold Naruto Gallbatorix adds his remaining hearts into his power to continue his hold over Naruto. Cressida then jumps towards Naruto and since she cannot be harmed by any magic/chakra Narutos Chakra shield has no effect on her. She then proceeds to decapitate Naruto. As for the case of Gallbatorix holding all of my opponents character. This is a perfectly legal move. It is like Shikamarus shadow possession but it has more power backing it up and it is instantaneous. It is also well within Gallbatorixs ability as was demonstrated when he held Gladr and Oromis (dragon and rider) in the air when he was thousands of miles away. The move he used here is simply a more mild version. As for Cressida decapitating Naruto. This is also easily possible. As mentioned before even indirect magic/chakra/nin,genjutsus cannot effect her. So as she approaches Naruto, his chakra shield would disappear. I now await my opponents response.
Ultimate Team War- Ender's Game

My three characters are Ben-This will be the adult Ben from the TV series Ben10 who appears in some episodes. This ben10 has access to all of the transformations seen in all of the episodes. He can also change at will and his omnitrix does not time out. Items-omnitrix. normal clothing. Cressida-This is a female warrior princess from the Icemark series. For reference to my opponents characters she lives for and has esceptional taijutsu. She was also born (again translating this into naruto speak) immune to ninjutsu or Genjutsu. This includes indirect Ninjustu or Genjutsu. For example. On could not push a rock off of a cliff with one of these and have it kill her so even indirectly it does not work. leather armour. vampiric forged sword. bone buckler shield Gallbatorix-This is an evil king from the Inheritence series (Eragon) He has many magical powers that involve simple matter movement such as snapping an iron bar. The dragon hearts he has also give him alot of (in naruto speak) chakra. The chakra would be almost equal to that of the ninetailed fox. 15 dragon hearts. His Dragon rider sword. Leather armour with steel studs. Now if my opponent will recognize my characters then I will allow him the initiative.
developers should be allowed to put as much violence as they please into their games

My opinion that creators should have complete control over their product doesn't contradict my side in the debate, as I am arguing not for more legislation and regulations which tie video game developers' hands and force them to limit graphic violence in their games. I feel this point has already been argued to death without too much success. Instead, I have chosen to argue a different angle - that video game developers should be taught by their professors, and urged by consumers (gamers), to limit unnecessary violence and gore in their games for the reasons I listed in my first argument. To recap: too much gore and violence in video games makes them more boring for the player, desensitizes them to violence and gore in real life, and takes away from the immersion of the storytelling in the game. I'm not sure why Pro brought up the ESRB rating system as I have not argued that gory and violent games are inappropriate for certain audiences - I agree that the ESRB rating system is sufficient in providing information to children and their parents about the level of supervision needed with certain games depending on a child's age, and games to be avoided for younger children. My second argument was in reference to teenagers and adults playing unnecessarily violent and gory games. Several studies have been conducted which show that adults and teens who are exposed to violence in video games over the long-term are less empathetic to those in violent situations in real life. "The research is getting clearer that over the long term, people with more exposure to violent video games have demonstrated things like lower empathy to violence," according to Dr. Jeanne Brockmyer, a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Toledo. "Initially, people are horrified by things they see, but we can"t maintain that level of arousal. Everyone gets desensitized to things." Her research has found that areas of the brain responsible for empathy become muted by violent images when teens and adults are exposed to them over long periods of time. These are the results one sees from lazy shoot-em-up games like COD, which rely on non-stop violence and gore in their gameplay to hold the gamer's attention. However if game developers were more intentional with their use of violence and gore to enrich the game's story or create a visceral reaction in the gamer occasionally, the results would most likely be completely different. If video game developers were taught and urged to take this approach to utilizing violence and gore in their games, the concern of reduced empathy toward violence in real life would be pretty well addressed. Now, circling back to your final point. I absolutely agree with everything you said here. However if excessive, mind-numbing violence wasn't so prevalent in video games today, Spec Ops: The Line's final monologue would not have hit a nerve as it did, and it would not have been necessary to point out. Sources: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com...