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Are people on DDO sheep who need to be told what a good work/idea is

con says "Why must I name four good things about a poem to substantiate my arguments? That is ridiculous. " because people/sheep on here have baged the poem so for you to name 4 good things about the poem would be going against the opinions of the sheep on here allso it would show you can come up with 4 original good things in the face of no one ever telling you what is good about the poem that would prove 2 things 1) you have the courage to step out of line with sheep opinion 2) that you can think for your self with out someone else telling you what is good about deans poem thus demonstrating that I am wrong in calling everyone on here sheep
Are people on DDO sheep who need to be told what a good work/idea is

I asked con to put his objectivity where his mouth is and tell 4 good things about colin leslie deans poem Narcissist http://www.scribd.com... all he replied with was "My opponent has resorted to ad hominem and hasn't brought forth a single argument" he thus demonstrates my point con has not the courage to step out of line with the other sheep he also probably cant tell what is good with them as no one has told him what is good with the poem as con probably lacks original thinking
Are people on DDO sheep who need to be told what a good work/idea is

My opponent has resorted to ad hominem and hasn't brought forth a single argument.We are not sheep.Sheep (1): A domesticated ruminant mammal with a thick woolly coat and (typically only in the male) curving horns. It is kept in flocks for its wool or meat, and is proverbial for its tendency to follow others in the flock.http://www.oxforddictionaries.com...This species doesn't use the Internet.If they did, who is the shepherd?
Are people on DDO sheep who need to be told what a good work/idea is

con says "Even metaphorically, if poeple on DDO were all sheep then no one would oppose anyone and debating could not occur. " ok clever dick-with semantics let see you put your objectivity where yor mouth is you mouth off objectivity so tell us 4 things good with colin leslie dean poem Narcissist-let see if you are a sheep bleating the group anthem that deans poetry sucks or the great free thinker you think you are /Narcissist http://www.scribd.com...
Are people on DDO sheep who need to be told what a good work/idea is

people on DDO are sheep who need to be told what a good work/idea is these people can not tell for themselves what a good work/idea is these people go along with group think as they dont have the courage to go against the groups ideas these people dont have the courage to be the odd person out and take a position that the group disparages these people are afriad to be different from the group and just go along with the group think for fear of being criticized group think http://en.wikipedia.org... "Loyalty to the group requires individuals to avoid raising controversial issues or alternative solutions, and there is loss of individual creativity, uniqueness and independent thinking Group members try to minimize conflict and reach a consensus decision without critical evaluation of alternative viewpoints, by actively suppressing dissenting viewpoints, and by isolating themselves from outside influences
Adoption should be a right for same-sex couples

We live in a society that is changing continuously. is not a choice to become gay - scientifically proven fact, and because the stability of their relationship is recognized there is no reason why they can not adopt. Just because a gay couple in the eyes of others is not associated with a happy family does not mean that it is not. Being happy not always mean that everything is perfect. This Means That you decided to look beyond the differences. Look: http://9gag.com... http://9gag.com...
Adoption should be a right for same-sex couples

I`m sorry English isn`t my first language but i do my best. Considering the fact that every couple made of a man and a woman has the right to adopt a child, there is no reason why a same sex couple wouldn't have that right... In the context that they can provide a healty environment for the children, they must have this right. We need to get over their sexual orientation and think that a homeless child would be grateful for the love and education that the gay couple will give to that child.
Popular vote should be used instead of electoral college to elect a president

Well, my opponent didn't ive me anything to attack, so I will give some thoughts on the topic. The electoral college is a better system because it designates the big population states as the ones who make decisions. The more people that move to that state means that the state gets electoral votes. It's almost as though we are blaming the people who live in those states for the presidency. Is that fair? Not at all. By doing that, those people feel hostile because we are blaming them for who they voted for.
talent=being able to overcome fear

Talent: a special natural ability or aptitude [1]One can have a talent for drawing, or singing, or mathematics, etc. Being able to overcome fear doesn't indicate talent. It can show either a) courage, if the person genuinely surmounts their fear for some noble prupose, or b) cowardice, if they face up to their fear out of the fear of being labeled a coward. 1: . http://dictionary.reference.com...
Kylo Ren vs Darth Maul

Obi Wan killed Darth Maul. In order for Pro to win this debate, he has to answer why Maul lost to Kenobi considering that Kylo Ren and Obi wan were in the same league. Kylo Ren has also been displayed using telekinesis. Maul was just an assassin, and never had as much experience as Ren in using the force.
Kylo Ren vs Darth Maul

Darth Maul certainly is not the strongest with Force abilities. I don't need to take 1000 characters to explain what everybody already knows. He did use the Force a few times, but certainly never developed that part of his fighting stype as much. He didn't need to though. His skills as a fighter and assassin did not require excessive Force usage. Your wrong on the idea Kylo Ren is so powerful with the Force. From what I can see, Kylo uses his Force abilities more like a carnival barker. That's probably due to his Solo genes, which seem to mix badly with the more spiritual Skywalker side. His blatant immaturity contributes to his clumsiness with the Force as well. In short, Kylo Ren is something of a nitwit. As far as lightsaber combat goes, Darth Maul would simply kick Kylo Ren's pretty boy bee-hind. An acrobat and master of weapons, This wouldn't be a fair fight in any galaxy. Contrast Maul's double-sided lightsaber with Kylo Ren's shoddily crafted piece of junk. Maul was able to combine the Force with his superior athleticism, making him a pure killing machine. Kylo Ren on the other hand, his lightsaber is just not well thought out.
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

I see your point however you forgot one very crucial element, which is that the robots carry a very high-end anti-virus system. Vikings could never get past the encryption's put in the hard drive of the robots firewall. Even though ninjas are smart, you for about my other point, that is we have all the information on the World Wide Web at our fingertips. While ninjas only have a certain memory space for destroying robots we have censors to tell were the ninjas are weakest on their body and also that ninjas may be able to mask their emotions but robots don"t have any emotions they are just pure killing machines.
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

1. "robots can identify the steel..." As I stated earlier, the ninja Vikings could use radio waves to mess up the robots' software, so they would need more time to do that. 2. "as for the spinning blades, they would be controlled by transmitters or a hard drive..." Actually, they would have buttons at the back in finger range with wires connected to a turbine to make it spin. It would also have a penetration-sensitive "shield" around it that only the ninjas would ever know how to deactivate. Inside would also be "enzymes" and "lysosomes."
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

For starters even if ninjas HAVE been developing their weapons for years, who"s to say robots can"t break through using upgrades they have created in a similar way to which a human can defend it"s self against a strand of influenza, robots can identify the steel and create a new way to destroy it (melting could be an option for this.) As for what you said earlier about water damage, we are PIRATES we were designed to be waterproof to sail all the seven seas. So what if ninjas are smart robots can automatically install any new software in a Nano second. This means we have unlimited knowledge of how to avoid being struck and how to easily take down ninjas in one attack. Finally as for the spinning blades, they would be controlled by radio transmitters or a hard drive, robots could very simple log in and set a virus to the fan maybe even causing them to turn on their masters (ninjas.)
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

Objection: Ninjas are smart and have actually been improving their arsenal for centuries. They would probably be smart enough to use some radio signals to block out all the robots' functions except for the AI programmed into them which comes into play during the actual fight. As for the grenades and little missiles? As I stated earlier, they have improved their arsenal for centuries, so they might even use spinning shields made of hardened British iron with fan-like blades on them that they could use to defend themselves from the missiles, or they could use the spin function to knock the grenades out to sea. I see you arguing that the robots may try a sneak attack, so they might have night vision goggles and men divided into separate groups that keep watch for enemies and bump everyone else in the group if they see an enemy. I can also see a "Vikings were only around until 1300 A.D," coming, but I never specified that this would have to be without Viking culture arising a second time.
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

Firstly, a little history research that Vikings never actually had horns on their helmets. And as for the sneaking on to the ships goes, let us not forget I have ALL robot capabilities on my side this could include things such as infra red, x-rays vision, 360 degree vision and weapon disarmament, robots could even carry out hidden weapons such as grenades or small missiles to aim and preferable kill any guards and as for the fact that Vikings could dodge the bullets, we don"t need to because we are bullet/missile proof.
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

I see your point, Con. But you do not know that if they were going to have a fight, the ninja Vikings would not sneak in and steal all the robot commando pirates' weapons and ammo. They are ninjas, so they could probably pull that off. For this reason, it may even be plausible for them to steal one of their pirate ships. They would also have men guarding the bilged materials, because we all know how greedy Vikings were. Vikings also had shields. Being ninjas, they may also be able to perform long distance attacks. They also had helmets, which might protect their heads. These helmets also had horns on them, so it might be possible to use the horns to puncture holes in the robot commando pirates. Or they may bring water-filled buckets to the fight and spill them all over the robots and hen they would short circuit and explode, in turn maybe even harming other robots.
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

I do not believe ninja Vikings would win in a fight because they simply so not have the sheer force that pirates have. Pirates have things such as great big cannons, swords and wouldn"t have to even set foot on land and still blow the ninja Vikings to blood and guts. Add to this that Vikings didn"t have guns so they couldn"t perform attack from a long distance very well and the fact that commandos have a will of iron it"s obvious a pirate has a ton more advantages, lets not forget that pirates can be extremely muscular too.
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

I support this. First of all, Vikings were large and very muscular and could maybe even punch through metal, plus ninjas are fast, so they can dodge bullets. Even if a Viking got hit in the chest with a bullet, their hard abs would probably protect them from at least one bullet. Ninjas have great hand-to-hand combat skills, and because they are sneaky, they could destroy their front and rear lines with an ambush.
Joke Debate: Ninja Vikings Would Beat Robot Commando Pirates in a Fight.

You also forgot a crucial element: scientists might be developing things for the ninja Vikings. How would they know what made the robots tick? Because they made the robots and had a getaway system just in case they revolted. This knowledge would likely raise the odds of the ninja Vikings winning because the scientist could pre-make all the software, but first disable as much of the robots' software as they can with radio waves. This would pre-weaken the viruses so the enzymes could kill them much more easily. "Ninjas may be able to mask their emotions," Vikings don't need to because all they have for emotions is greed and anger at anyone who resists them, so they were the same killing machines robots are. As for their small memory space, how much of it would they really need? Scientists are not stupid and would never make war machines beyond what ninja Vikings could handle.
God Exists

Argument extended. I will also follow up on the stated intentions in my OP and present another theistic argument to bolster my case. 2. The Argument from Reason I will sketch a brief outline of the AfR. According to one of its leading proponents, Victor Reppert, one formulation of the AfR is as follows: 1. No belief is rationally inferred if it can be fully explained in terms of nonrational causes 2. If naturalism is true, then all beliefs can be fully explained in terms of nonrational causes 3. Therefore, if naturalism is true, then no belief is rationally inferred 4. If any thesis entails the conclusion that no belief is rationally inferred, then it should be rejected and its denial accepted 5. Therefore, naturalism should be rejected and its denial accepted. [1] If naturalism is true, then our origins can be explained mechanistically in terms of natural processes. It thus follows that our cognitive faculties are ultimately the product of nonrational causes. But if our cognitive faculties are the product of nonrational causes, then we should have little reason to trust them. Reason does not come from nonreason -- would we trust the printout of a computer that was produced through nonrational processes? But obviously, we know that our cognitive faculties are reliable. Naturalism is at a loss to account for why this is so, for the naturalist must believe that reason is the end result of millions of nonrational causes. Since naturalism undercuts the foundations for rationality, we are warranted in rejecting it. Theism is a much better explanation, since given the theistic perspective, reason comes from reason as opposed to reason from nonreason. NOTE: This is not a teleological (design) argument. _________ [1]. I have modified Reppert's formulation slightly, see Victor Reppert, "C. S. Lewis's Dangerous Idea" (Downers Grove: Intervarsity. 2003)
is it important to know more than one language

Taking for account your opinion, most of people can agree with you and your statement. However, I will try to prove that knowing more than one language is also problematic and has negative sides due to some factors. It is well-known that the knowledge of language nowadays is very important in any sphere of life. But all people just don't see and realize that their own native language is affected by the other ones. First of all, it is clear that when person knows 2, 3 or 4 languages, he/she just can not know perfectly each. Why? It is logically clear that each language will affect to person's knowledge of another language. Such person sometimes can forget some words of mother tongue, but remember its translation in another language. In such cases person may stay in the gap and can lose, even though he/she knows many languages. I think, it is one of the most popular trouble in knowledge of several ones. Second reason of why do I think that knowledge of several languages is problematic, it is because the knowledge of "BIG LANGUAGES" (such as English, Russian, Chinese etc.) is too affect to native languages. During the time many fundamental words of one language are changed by the words of another one. That is why there are many languages which disappeared. It is fact that during few centuries 5% of all languages vanished . Moreover, some scientists said that in 2100 the half of languages might disappear by being affected by another well-spread languages. Some facts from: http://www.garshin.ru...
is it important to know more than one language

I'm delighted to have this opportunity to join you to discuss a subject in which I personally have a great interestIn. In my opinion it is extremely important to know more than one language that will show how educated you are. Studying a foreign language, particularly starting in kindergarten or the first grade, and continuing through high school, will give you a better understanding of your mother tongue grammar, which in turn will train you to clearly express your thoughts. It will give you strong vocabulary skills and a broader perspective in your thinking. Moreover a new language opens up a whole new culture. A foreign language gives us access to another culture, and our lives take on a n studying a new language, reading other people's stories and connecting with people in their own language can be source of pleasure and surprise.Learning about other cultures will help you expand your personal horizons and become a responsible citizen. All successfull and intelegent people know more than one language. Learning a foreign language teaches you that there are often several ways to express a concept or an idea. No matter what career you choose, if you have learned more then one language you will have real advantage. To sum up learning a new language has helped me a lot, because I am able to communicate with people outside the country It gives me better access to information, like in the internet, sometimes the things that I'm looking for are not in my mother language, so it's better to find it in English.
is it important to know more than one language

I can agree with you, both of your statements are right. From my own experience I can confirm that knowing more than one language can be problematic, because some times it is hard to find right words to express my feelings, in other words you don't have enough knowledge to say the things that you wanted to. However there are more positive things of knowing more than one language then negative and taking into account globalization it is highly important to know many languages.
Electronic Music Battle.

LOL! ROFLMAO! HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHA OMG!!!!!!!!! xD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even know what to say... you are entitled to your opinion about mine, I love it but you can think as you like. It wasn't a trance piece, the beat was too strong for trance. By the way I would identify the genre of that as 'jumpstyle techno' not sure if that makes sense.Just for sake of fairness I want to let people know they should vote on song preference alone, not on the comedic quality of it... I just don't think that's a fair method of deducing winner?Now to show you my second favourite song of all time... This is one of the songs that made me 'fall in love' with electronic music, prior to this standard of electronic music I used to think of it as 'cheap' or 'not real music' but something about this music made me really like it. It's just so nice, evokes the right emotions.http://www.youtube.com...
Electronic Music Battle.

Wow. Not only is this a genre i never knew existed, but the song is unusual... almsot metal combined with hardstyle and electro. three way blends impress me alot.I am not keen on the starf**kers song but the crank one is nice for me (I find the rap annoying on star f**kers, nothign against rap, just somethign against the same rap verse played a hundred times over).The song of this round for me is a very wishy-washy genre in the world of electronic music. It has the melody of electrohouse, the voice of dream trance and the beat of techno. Some call it hands-up techno but in the end it's simply a fusion of techno, house and electrohouse... I would call it house-techno... Anyway I hope you enjoy.It is a remix of a song originally by darren styles, but it's FAR better than the original in my opinion.http://www.youtube.com...
Electronic Music Battle.

Response: Hardstyle is one of my favorite electronic genres, and I am extremely familiar with it. Also, Coone is an awesome artist; if you're interested, look up "Starf***ers" (by Coone) and "Crank" (by Coone, with D-Block and S-te-fan.) Those are some good related tracks. --- Anyway, my fourth favorite track's genre is Aggrotech (a derivative form of electro-industrial.) Enjoy! http://www.youtube.com...
Electronic Music Battle.

I am extremely happy that I have a fellow member of the electronic fandom in my midst! Your fifth favourite song is in my favourite style too (electrohouse)!! Good to know! I hope you and I can really battle this out.Well my first round's style was psytrance (in case you wished me to state it)This round's style is hardstyle.http://www.youtube.com...I just want to say that I love hardstyle so much. It is so uplifting and energetic. But I love psytrance because it's relaxing. In case you thought I was faking liking one since it's so different to other style. I love all electronic style... Although dubstep holds my least favourite place... Not to offend anyone.Hope you enjoy this round's song.
Electronic Music Battle.

I am an EXTREME fan of all electronic styles of music. I am well versed in the genres and songs. However I believe that for the sake of this debate all genres should be accepted. I want an EXPERT to accept this! I mean an EXPERT in electronic songs. If you only know the mainstream ones then don't bother, I will simply put songs you have no idea of being so good on it.IF you are very well verse din electronic music and wish to put it on feel free to do it.IT shall consist of a five-round battle (beginning with this one) I would appreciate if you put your FIFTH favourite song FIRST ROUND and MOST favourite song in FIFTH round. The reason I wish this is to ensure fair battling in all rounds.All songs MUST be embedded videos, I will not accept random amazing songs by amateurs, this is unfair and will mean full forfeit (because how can I know a random friend of yours uploaded an amazing unknown song).Thus all must be by registered artists. Although registered can merely be an internet DJ, it has to be on a PUBLIC site, not a PRIVATE PROFILE on something like soundcloud (to make fair for both of us since it means we could both have found that song). FIRST ROUND IS NOT ACCEPTANCE!!!! IT IS YOUR FIFTH FAVOURITE ELECTRONIC SONG!BY THE WAY POP IS NOT A GENRE OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC ACCORDING TO ME FOR THIS DEBATE!My fifth favourite mix I have heard in my entire life:http://www.youtube.com...