BeIR/webis-touche2020 huggingface dataset:
Remove the TSA from airport screening (Prove Me Wrong!)

Let me just start off by stating a partially obvious fallacy: appeal to authority, since your evidence is mostly coming from commercial sites like Huffington Post and Forbes, who are not very qualified to place an official opinion on something this serious, but they do have logic and evidence, so I will let it slide. Much of your argument is sound and I support you, except your solution is what I am arguing against, so remember that. Here is a more optimal solution. Due to the fact that the TSA is very disabled in their hiring, we as people should in some way complain to the government about it. It is illogical that the NSA can access all of our information for very few tasks (I won't state all of them since that would be a fallacy of getting off topic, but information can be found at nsa.gov, though don't be surprised if you find pretty much nothing) which are so small, they aren't featured on the news regularly, but an essential government agency fighting on the most murderous crimes today can't even keep track of some employee info. The NSA should be giving the TSA lots more information. This brings me to one small rebuttal: privatization would simply make it harder for the program/s to gain information they could easily access if they had close cooperation with people like the NSA.
God(s) exists.

Outline.I. IntroII. Can't 100% prove a negative, but can get very closeA. Evolutionary psychologyB. Multiverse, big bang theory, etcIII. Do agnostics truly believe there is a 50/50 chance of God existing?IV. Do you believe the Earth is flat, Elvish is still alive, the sun revolves are the Earth?V. ConclusionVI. SourcesI. IntroI will argue that there are no Gods at all. I left the topic as it is so people that are both monotheistic and polytheistic can argue. The likely hood of God existing is the same that as that of the tooth fairy existing.II. Can't 100% prove a negative, but can get very closeIts not possible to prove a negative, but you can get really close to 100%. Think unicorns, the more technology we develop and forests we cut down, the more sure we can be that they don't exist.A. Evolutionary psychologyMany religious people ask "why is God so pan-human? Surely, God must exist then." I like this theory on why we believe in religion and God. "Yet another explicable feature of religion is signs of expertise in occult knowledge. If you're the one who knows mysterious but important arcane knowledge, then other people will defer to you." [1]Think about it, if a person has the expertise in occult knowledge gene, that person will have an evolutionary advantage. That person will be more likely to have his/her belly full, mate, and pass on his/her genes.B. Multiverse, big bang theory, etcMany question how the universe began. There is the multiverse, big bang theory, primordial soup, and evolution to explain.III. Do agnostics truly believe there is a 50/50 chance of God existing?I find this a silly question, but an agnostic implies there is a 50/50 chance. I don't think this view gives much credit to science.IV. Do you believe the Earth is flat, Elvis is still alive, the sun revolves are the Earth?To people who still believe in God after reading, I ask you the above questions. Do you think the sun revolves around the Earth? Why or why not?V. ConclusionScience has already answered most of the big questions in my opinion. Yet, people still believe in God and murder innocents in the name of God. Thanks for reading and good luck.VI. Sources1. http://ffrf.org...
God(s) exists.

Thanks Con for your lengthy response.Con wrote a ton last round, so I might run over my character limit trying to address everything.I'd also like to thank Con for this debate.I hope our discussion has shined a little light on the subject.*Definitions*The unchallenged definitions, provided in round 1, clearly say that the term "god" means "deity."I've shown that the god of heliolatry is a deity, and Con has conceded his existence.*Con's Issues*Con puts his foot down:"I'm still not accepting that the Sun is God."My response:Well, the definition of god, in this debate, qualifies the sun as god, so your acceptance is as irrelevant as it is empty.Con adds:"Yes, the sun is powerful and exists, and is worshiped by some."My response:Yeah, we heliolaters worship god not only for his immense power and brilliant existence, but also for the fact that he's responsible for the origins of life, he provides the energy for and maintenance of all life, and we all base our days around him.Heliolatry is the worship of god.Con concludes:"Yet, there are plenty of other powerful inanimate objects like moons, comets, black holes, and so forth."My response:Yeah, Con's talking about selenolatry (moon worhsip), cometolatry (comet worship), and stellamortolatry (black hole worship) and while I'm not a member of those religions, every selenolater will tell you that the moon is god, and if you believe that the moon exists, then you believe that their god exists, irrespective of your conception of what god *should* be. http://www.thefreedictionary.com...*Conclusion*Con just didn't cast enough doubt on the accepted definition of god in this debate being sufficed by the god of heliolatry. Con concedes that the sun exists, the sun is the god of heliolatry, and this affirms that god, a deity, exists.
God(s) exists.

Thanks Con for your response.Con agrees that "there is little doubt whether stars exist."Con also agrees that "there is much a likely-hood of stars existing as there are humans."So far, we're both on the same page.*Con's Questions*Con asks:Yet, does the sun qualify as God?My response:Well, we heliolaters worship him, he is our deity, he is responsible for indirectly/directly providing metabolizable energy to all living organisms on earth, and the origins of life on earth, whereby inorganic compounds became organic compounds, was driven by god.http://www.pnas.org...CH4, C2H6, NH3, H2S and god's rays can generate alanine, glycine, serine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, and cystine, which are all crucial amino acids needed for life.So, yes, the sun, as you call him, qualifies as god, because he is the deity of heliolatry and is responsible for allowing and maintaining life on earth...sounds like god to me.Con then asks:"Does one simply believing an inanimate object, animal, person, or spirit is God make it true?"My response:If the inanimate object is in fact a deity, then, per this debate, yes, it is true that the inanimate object is god; god is a deity in this debate.*Hamsters*Con recalls:"I heard about a guy on Jerry Spring who worshiped hamsters. Yet, belief alone doesn't make this animal creator of the universe nor grant miracles."My response:I agree.But Con, tell me...what does the creation of the universe or the granting of miracles have to do with god in this debate?God is just a deity, worshiped by many a heliolater, irrespective of the universe's origin or miraculous happenings.Con asserts:"Simply put, believing someone or something is God does not make it true."My response:Simply put, god is a deity in this debate, and *this* is the only thing that makes "it is god" true.Con analogizes:"Believing someone or something is God does not make it true just as believing a wooden chair is an adult lion won't make it true."My response:I agree, but if you're in a debate where the definition for "adult lion" is "a separate seat for one person, typically with a back and four legs and made of wood," then believing in a wooden chair as an adult lion is not only reasonable, the existence of the adult lion is sufficed by the existence of the wooden chair.God is a deity, in this debate, and the central focus of worship for me and my fellow heliolaters.*Conclusion*Con's conceded the existence of my god, and even admits that "there is little doubt whether stars exist."Given Con's concession, there is little doubt that god, earth's star, exists.Con can try to run the "that's not really god" argument, but this only affirms that there exists something that can be "really god," quite antithetical to Con's case.The god of heliolatry exists and Con concedes this existence, therefore one must affirm that god exists, based on this debate.
God(s) exists.

There is little doubt whether stars exist. There is much a likely-hood of stars existing as there are humans existing. Yet, does the sun qualify as God? Does one simply believing an inanimate object, animal, person, or spirit is God make it true? Many tribes worship animals, this is called Animalism. I heard about a guy on Jerry Spring who worshiped hamsters. Yet, belief alone doesn't make this animal creator of the universe nor grant miracles. The same is true for stars. Simply put, believing someone or something is God does not make it true. Just as believing a wooden chair is an adult lion won't make it true. Imagining you are Harry Potter, won't allow you to fly on a broom stick. Thanks for the debate. https://www.britannica.com...
Gun rights

I will not have time tommorow or the next to respond, I am also forced to use my phone. Con understands why via PM. Now I refute the plagiarism I said first argument to avoid plagiarism issues I will put footnotes next to paragraphs that are c/p'd. so that was the format, footnote = cp in this debate. Re ready first arguments for info. Also plagiarism =\= I lose sources or s/g. Usually only conduct, yet according to my rules on plagiarism in this debate I said footnote=their work. So I clarified trying to avoid this fuss. For the bad response don't take off Pm me of you want detail for this short post. Do not deduct conduct for this as my reason makes sense. The reason. = long story short my mom is mean thinks I am addicted to DDO so she lOcked my computer, so I will not debate on DDO until then.
Comic books are better than books

"Comic books are classified as books. By saying comic books are better than books you are contradicting yourself. " Your argument would work if: A) All books were comic books or B) If I said: "Comic books are better than all books" But since not all books are comic books, And I didn't say comic books were better than all books, Contradiction only applies to area where "books" mean comic books. But as it is already explained, Not all "books" are comic books, And in the area where "books" aren't comic books, There is no contradiction, Because in that case, Comic books are better than books that are not comic books. I know you understand this very well. Now, Are you going to debate, Or are you going to pretend that you still don't understand the topic, When it's obvious that you do understand, But intentionally play dumb? You know, This site has no moderation.
Should spanking be outlawed

It was one week ago when I accepted this debate, knowing that my opponent was a fool who thought that they could win with something out of a fifth-grader's argumentative essay. Now, with all exept the first round being forfeited by my foe, I realize just how misguided tmy opponent was. I am against abuse to children, along with everyone else, but physical discipline is completely different. There is a line between discipline and abuse, and this line is determined by why violence is being put into action. For every action there is a consequence, this truth can only be ignored by fools.
Should spanking be outlawed

It appears that I am the only one arguing round two.If we illegalize spankings, we might as well illegalize push-ups or even ban syringes from hospitals. Were spankings to be illegalized, we would fall into endless fighting amongst our people; discipline is required to achieve peace. A slap on the butt is all we have left for discipline in our homes. My mother, a fitness instructor, would make me and my siblings do "wallsits" and "burpees" as punishment for anything and all it did was increase the strength in which our fighting continued. You can't sugarcoat the world as it is, we can only change the future for the better. And for every crime, there must be a punishment.
Should spanking be outlawed

What my opponent fails to understand is that when a child is not disciplined, they will begin to think they can get away with anything. My brother used to try and kill me, but my father couldn't beat some sense into him because he could go to jail for it, now my brother is probobly running around, mugging people everywhere he goes. Crime has gone up severely since liberalists decided it was better to send a child's parents to jail, rather than let them discipline their children.
Rap battle: Truth_seeker vs. Oryus

Judgin' from this thread http://www.debate.org... This is his 1st time rapping, he was scared he'd so terribly crappy why? cuz his mood went from scrambled to sunny side: he was happy Nice, to celebrate, lets shake on it n' throw bandz! (1) ..oh wait that's right! Oryus doesn't have any hands! Your so white, you look like a ghost, nvm you are a ghost Reason being is because you died before your 2nd post You call me poop, i say your white beetle's dung Cuz instead of your raps, it look likes you got slung Whoever used a sharpie marker on you made a mistake so wrong If you stared at the sun, your entire face would melt and be gone Now before you talk trash of my long hair, hairy face, and legs Know that unfortunately for you, hair doesn't grow on eggs At least i have a body, you wouldn't meet the perfect description How the boss going to run this when he's being burned in Hell's kitchen? Everybody, Oryus is a baby, so give him his bottle every day and he won't cry Don't try to man him up by putting a durag on him or he'll suffocate and die Man, before this round, i made bets, this the only time i gambled Your raps, your bars, your flow, and style is just how i like it: scrambled You a noobie who just starting to rap, just playing with you in this round Rest assured, before the next round, you'll already be buried underground 1. slang for money
Rap battle: Truth_seeker vs. Oryus

The saga began here: http://www.debate.org... And, naturally, I accept. This debate title should say: Pendejo vs La Jefa [1] Intimidate. Don't just sedate. It's sh!t. You only left the proof that Poop_seeker shoots weaker and is about to get wrecked up. Check the Boot_feeder's mute tears underfoot because he can't get up. I'M ALREADY DOMINATING: yawning. Why's this scrawny body calling me to explicate his folly, make me read through all his scrawling? See, he needs to practice bawling. He's a baby quickly crawling past my feet replete with kisses all to mitigate this mauling. The bold fools' rhymes have been thrown at me with no touch of irony. I told you I'm The Boss but you think you're the one to "fire" ME? Retire, please. I'm slyer, sleaze. You "rap" like a lobotomy supplies your mired agony. Tell me: it hurt down on your knees? I was hoping for rap attack but all I see's this sad sack of crap. And he's wack on track to flack from all the voters who'll smack this hack. [1] Dumb@ss vs The Boss
Rap battle: Truth_seeker vs. Oryus

lol i'ma just start Introducin humpty dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall Out of all the rappers on DDO, you are the whitest of them all When someone pushes a person, they roll with it then break their skull When someone pushes you to the limits, all you do is just...well.....roll..... Your hearts an egg, when it snapped, it just broke But don't worry, i know some who would take the yoke Personally to you, i'm the exact size of the empire state building, i'm too tall Why? Well it started when your parents said "forget rubber, lets have a ball!" I have an answer for the question "what came 1st, the egg or the chicken?" Your dad taught me "why does that matter as long as your choking the chicken?" When real finger-twistin' G's rep their city n' ask where you from that should raise an alarm When someone asks "what city are you from?" you say "none, i grew up in Ol' McDonald's farm" ahaha, all jokes aside, i smell fear in you so i will reign down fire and thunder! In my mind, you, your flow, your style, and rhymes are already torn asunder!
Rap battle: Truth_seeker vs. Oryus

I tried to keep track of what bugs me. It's the seeker of smacks who earplugs me cause your flow is so wack it runs upstream. But I grizzly your a$$ up. Hear salmon scream. Throughout this whole thing- you see my lead. I diss specific THEN you reply-spree. Too bad you dropped everything in your round three. Thinkin you're hard. B!tch, you're a clown "G" I'm so migh-ty. I'm a brick house to your f*cking dry-wall. I'm no Miley Cyrus but I came in like a wrecking ball. Bring you back to earth cause you think you're metaphysical, Sink you down further for Satan's waitin cause your death enthralls. I'm hotter than the best of em. You're not. You're just a mess of scum bent on getting a blessing from your god but I'm abreast of him so stop jesting. You're stressing, son. I'm cresting on your saviour's blood, arresting you. Amazing floods of rhymes. You have no flavor. Mud. Your round four's the overcompensation ground floor of your towers stationed in New York and I'm the patient one aboard the plane that's taken off-course in-air while you're shaken to the core. My demonstration makes it's way to your location with a BOOM, the nation's quakin cause I doomed your rep. Vacation in New Orleans. Devastation. This battle's not a challenge. Take your prattle to the ground n make your addled mind just drown in lakes of fire when you test your fate with my rhymes cause I dominate. You're rambling. It indicates you're scrambling just to create an inkling of the heavyweight, King-level raps I propagate. I'm laughing at you throw your weight. You know how they'll adjudicate. I am the Queen of Rap Debate. It's in my genes to trap. Checkmate.
Rap battle: Truth_seeker vs. Oryus

My avvie pic is egg-like??? I put you on a head pike. I'm not an anti-semite but consider me the next reich. I think I hear the bag-pipes playing, signaling your last light. Thought you might try harder but this was an easy, fast fight. Oh, he's using more words now! Do you think the plot has thickened? Did you forget the time you tried to rhyme "chicken" with "chicken"? And the time you said I had "no hands"- like we'd be awe-stricken With your thrown together bullsh!t like a talking dogs' diction. If I am the "egg"-"man", then I am the walrus, here to talk of many things: "Of shoes, and ships, and sealing wax", of crap battles I'm winning. You've slipped into the Wonderland of babble that you're spewing You're nothing- like a little, buzzing fly I'm simply shooing. Your words are clumsy, meanings muddied, with no flow to hear. Absurd and cruddy. Bloodied, while I'm Tyson to your ear. Nostradamus doesn't frighten me. I see my win. Seer. Your god's deaf to your prophesy cause I'm the winner here.
Rap battle: Truth_seeker vs. Oryus

Yo, if i jumped this dude, he'd die it's a well known fact If this moron jumped me, he'd explode on impact Heart palpitations, deep within a prophetic resonance resonants as our kind you dissin' us, your a creative dissonance I'm in complete independence, a science, a mental substance too deep into this lyrical abyss, it's just pure metaphysics You haven't treaded upon this dark path that we create, it's our existence, despite your claims, it's just pure dissidence I'ma prophet born within a divine creation, reborn into this world to murder imbeciles with a flame that's outside of this world Those who live by the sword shall live by the sword, i escaped this cycle of karma, left your simplistic mind whirled Even if you were an alien species with a kind so complicated, renovated, had human civilizations annihilated, your anatomy'd be violated I am essentially not a human being with the way i'm freestylin' like i'm from another heaven in the depths of the isolated Like volatile blazin' missiles given by my god's graceful protection, i'm wipin' out your species in a genocide with mystical vibes, til each being dies My creative nature exceeds yours, til you feel the burns of my rays n' get blazed, your dazed as the shade fades n' nature cries If you brought deep inside this place we call hell, you'd better bring all the best artillery n' emcee rapper army It wouldn't matter cuz you'll all end in the same place after the process of decomposition before you'd try to harm me You can't spit complexity, your a simplicity, your raps are primitive just like the dawn of early human history I carry knowledge of the ancient near east, your raps are anticipatory, i'm too advanced for your protohistory
Rap battle: Truth_seeker vs. Oryus

I've read up and I'm fed up cause this chump just needs to let up, ditch the front, and pay the bet up. He's the punch to my beretta. He's a cunt and I'm a bella. Bout to punt the hunted, hella. I just bunt this stunted fella with my vocals. A capella. Oh, now you want "Judging from this thread"? You pussin out on votes instead? Well, I'm NOT BUDGING cause you're dead. Bought you a gift: A new bedspread. It's for your mother-f*cking deathbed cause I'm ripping you to shreds. Silly inbred should have got bent. "Ory wins" is what this cock said. Got called a "him" by a misogynist. I'll take that as a compliment. All you do is pocket-pick. I'm mob boss. I just robbed a mint. I'm wildfire to your steel and flint. I'm hot but I don't break a sweat. You knew well not to f*ck with this but got it, you f*cking excrement. You are the worst that you could be- like dairygirl4u2c. You think that you're on par with me but I'm WAY out yer f*ckin league. I'm undefeated in this thing. You don't spit rhymes, just phlegm. Fatigue. I'm sittin pretty while my infantry attacks your sh!t. Blitzkrieg. Your insults are all pathetic. My rebuttal's f*cking epic. It's electric- my aesthetic. If you think you won, forget it. I'm poetic and prophetic. See my win and off to get it. Find a clinic for prescriptions and some surgery. Cosmetic.
iPads or Textbooks

I think that textbooks should be used in schools because, if there are iPads, it's gonna cost a lot more money than pens, pencils, erasers, etc. Where you just borrow textbooks for free and by supplies. Also, if the student damages the iPad, they are going to have to buy a new one or pay to fix a damaged one, and it will be more expensive to replace those. Also, the school would have to take lots of time to put parental controls on that, or else students will use it for something other than work and the teacher won't notice. In school with textbooks, teachers will notice if there is an electronic device is pulled out and will take it away just to make sure they stay focused on work. Having iPads would be time-consuming and expensive. There is also schools that have gone 'paperless', but they are private because kids choose public schools so they don't have to pay fees, like for an iPad.