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Psychiatry is a hoax and should be abolished

Psychiatry is not a hoax, or, as the aforementioned definition states, a "deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade truth." Psychiatry saves livesThrough prescribing medications and talk therapy, psychiatrists are able to help people and prevent serious problems involving health risks related to stress, suicide, and anxiety. It has saved lives of any sufferers of mental illness. Psychiatry works The medications work. They are tested. Some common examples? Ritalin. [1] Or Prozac. [2] Or Paxil. [3] When a medication goes through its trial period and has detrimental or Placebo-like effect, then it is thrown out; that's how it works with medications in any medical field.Psychiatry is a medical scienceModern medicine involves diagnosing and treating diseases. [4] Psychiatry does just that. Hence, it is a medical science and should be considered a medical specialty.In conclusion, psychiatry, as a whole, is not a hoax, since its primary purpose is to relieve suffering, and there is no deliberate trickery. Moreover, psychiatry should continue to be considered a medical specialty, since it fits the definition of a medical science. Thank you. [1] http://psychcentral.com......[2] http://www.brainphysics.com......[3] http://anxiety.emedtv.com......[4] http://en.wikipedia.org......
Psychiatry is a hoax and should be abolished

I accept all terms conditions and definitions. I look forward to a good and fruitful debate. I will however; use the same opening case as I did in our previous round. If my opponent has any problem with this, please feel free to pm me or fined some other way to contact me personally before the beginning of my next round. opposing this in his next round will not be acceptable. Please Pm me for acceptance of these parameters. Thank you and Good Luck.
Psychiatry is a hoax and should be abolished

Is psychiatry (as practiced today) a hoax, and should it be abolished as a medical specialty? Pro argues that psychiatry is a hoax (and should be abolished as a medical specialty.) Con argues that it is not a hoax (and should not be abolished.)Definitions:Psychiatry: medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders (Note: The matter of debate is the MODERN practice of psychiatry, as upheld by the American Psychiatric Association)Hoax: deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth.Abolish: Formally put an end toMedical specialty: branch of medical science---First round is strictly for acceptance, definitions, and discussion of terms of debate. Thank you.
Schools should have an online library system.

My opponent fails to see the benefits of this suggestion. Before countering your points jack999, what if a student has a book report due in two days. There is a list of three books the teacher can assign him to write a report on. He gets assigned the first book, he rushes to school so he can see if the book is there, and its not. He now has only one day to get the book from another library which might take a couple days and read it. If he would have been able to see if the book was at the school library before school started then he would have had more time to get the report done. "that would be all good and nice btu what if another student is searching for it that wasn't so lazy and got out of bed." Well then basically it is a use of resources. Who said that the kids that would use the internet were lazy. They are just smart. Do you go to the public library to see if a book is there? I just reserve it online. "it should be first come fist serve." If you are the first one to reserve the book online then it is first come first served. "i do not think its really pointful." This is your opinon and I respect it. But how is being able to search for a book and reserve it pointless? "it just wastes the library's budget on a website page a program and the hours it takes to program it." I know that many of the children in my school don't go to the school library because they can never be certain if the book they want is there. If they would be able to see that a trip to the library is not a waste of time then more kids would be reading. "the money instated should be spent on books not things to help the students have to do less work." Its not like they don't have to work to read the book, they still have to work it would just make it easier. I look foward to your response, jack999.
Schools should have an online library system.

Basically, I'm saying that middle and high school libraries should have an online system so that students can reserve a book and come to school and know it is there, just like public libraries. I know at my school that the only way to look up a book is to be in the library doing it. This makes it hard to know if a book is there or not and you are just wasting your time. I'm interested in hearing what my opponent says. Thank you very much.
Fast Food restaurants should be banned from the U.S.

Yeah but the people are ok with customers eating 700 - 1500 calorie hamburgers? Hell no! And why did they pick that specific job to work? Cant they make something better for themselves than serving junk food? Its not a coincidence that they magically get that job. And no, at times fast food restaurants don't give the RIGHT information. My niece went to mcdonald's to buy a big mac. She read that it was 470 calories. I was with her, and i didn't do anything about it because i did not want to upset her. Turns out the big mac really has 590 calories. Fast foods are lying so they don't look bad. Why do you think america is the fattest country in the world? People aren't controlling the way they are eating. At some point they will have a break through. And i never said adults shouldn't be able to eat certain types of food. I just said they shouldn't be allowed to eat JUNK food in america. Yes i do not have a problem with adults eating frozen meals instead BECAUSE it has a lot less fat, calories, and higher in nutrition than regular junk food. We should not be recognized as the fattest country in the world!
Fast Food restaurants should be banned from the U.S.

You haven't addressed my points from the previous round; why shouldn't people be allowed to eat what they wish as long as they are provided with the right nutritional information and the facts of the food? If people are given the facts of what they're putting in their body and know the risks and the nutritional information, they should have the choice to do so. And it's now the people who work at the fast food places' fault? They are just doing a job that the large majority of them don't care about and are just working to make the ends meet. As for the calories, MSG and Aspartame, my point still stands; as long as they are are given the explicit information (which needs to be clear, which arguably isn't) then they are well within the rights of the law to put it in (as long as it isn't fatally harmful or fatal in the quantities they are going to eat it) and the people who feed themselves or feed their children are responsible, not the institution. There is no evidence that meat from multiple animals increases the risk of disease spreading to humans. I agree with you that in excess it is wrong and should be discouraged, however to say that people cannot eat certain foods is wrong if they're adults. As for parents of children, in excess it is possibly harmful in the extremes, but in moderation it is anything but. What if people cannot afford to make fresh food? What if they need to buy frozen ready-cooked food?
Fast Food restaurants should be banned from the U.S.

I totally understand what your saying, but im not explaining that its the junk foods fault, its the people who are serving it and adding all these terrible calories in them. Now, you can count on hamburger sold to McDonald's being sourced from a factory farm where animals are mistreated and more likely to be sick. They combine meat from hundreds of animals to assure uniformity in taste. This increases the risk of many diseases being spread to humans. MSG is often added to ingredients to mask any unpleasant tastes. Aspartame is added to diet sodas. If you purchase meat from a local grocer, there is some chance that the meat will be from just one cow. The cow may even be grass fed, which improves the flavor and health of the animal. And all im saying is that parents should be giving kids fresh and healthy homemade hamburgers, not those disgustingly high calorie hamburgers.
Fast Food restaurants should be banned from the U.S.

Now Junk food affects kids on their health & social life. Eating a lot of junk food is one of the reasons people are getting sick and dying. There are a lot of sugar in junk food. And when you eat a lot of sugar you get diabetes. Over 20 million people in the US have diabetes. ' When you eat, your intestines break the food down into sugar. The blood vessels then carry the sugar through out your body. Your pancreas make and releases insulin when the sugar passes through the blood stream. The insulin lets the sugar move through the bloodstream into your cells where it is used for energy. If your body cannot produce insulin, the sugar stays in the bloodstream where it will travel through the bodies organs, damaging it. ' Obesity plays a big part in junk food. Over 500 million people worldwide. Being obese and eating a lot of garbage can affect you in school. When you dont eat breakfast, minerals and a lot of nutrition, you dont do well in class. Being obese can also affect your performance like in physical education. Bullies also aim for the obese because they seem to have a low self- esteem. Which makes them unhappier about themselves and can lead to being ore violent. It can also lead you to have depression and anxiety problems. Sources: . http://www.reuters.com... . http://www.aacap.org... . http://ezinearticles.com... . http://www.webmd.boots.com...
Gender Identity is determined primarily by nurture, rather than nature.

It is very hard to find reliable statistics on gender identity, I will concede that, however it is not up for argument that the amount of people who identify as heterosexual, is different between generations and demographics, as well as over time. Why do people of different demographics and ages identify differently? Are genetics mutating more rapidly? Are babies exposed to more toxins in the womb, than before? I argue the change in the percentage of population identifying as heterosexual is because of the effects of peoples upbringings, environment, and education. All attributes of nurture. To address your question of why I used sexuality in my contention, it is because gender identity and sexuality are different, however mutually inclusive. Thus if gender identity is primarily determined by nature, then sexuality would surely be to. In your last contention, you go on to state "The problem with this concept of gender identity is that it promotes the idea that you are what you feel, and that you can be anything you think you are." However this, and your whole contention have no relevance to the debate. One does not have to concede that nature is more of a determinant in gender identity, to agree that just because one identifies as a certain gender, does not mean they are that gender. This debate is not on the validity of ones identification, but on the causes of why they choose to identify by that. Many teenagers choose to identify as a different gender or sexuality because it is cool, or they have had sexual abuse happen to them in the past, or they are just confused. All of these reasons, and any other ones, are primarily caused by nurture rather than nature.
Gender Identity is determined primarily by nurture, rather than nature.

The report done by the Innovation Group? It was a poll of less than 1000 people. And the questions they used to determine their numbers? They asked less about a person's sexual standpoint than what they saw about current trends. One such question: "Gender doesn't define a person as much as it used to". Or how about: "People are exploring their gender identity/sexuality more than in the past." A more reliable survey would be the National Survey of Family Growth conducted by the CDC in 2006, where they found that 95% of Americans identified themselves as exclusively heterosexual. Now although this number probably isn't proportional to teen statistics, it is clear proof that the numbers provided by the J Walter Thompson innovation group are incorrect. But why are we wasting time talking about sexual orientation? This debate is about gender identity.The problem with this concept of gender identity is that it promotes the idea that you are what you feel, and that you can be anything you think you are. But just because you think you are something doesn't mean you are that thing. Like a very popular meme says, can I sexually identify as an attack helicopter? The studies that say that your nurturing and upbringing determine what you think you are, ARE TRUE! If you are brought up thinking you are a dog, you will think you are a dog. But are you a dog? No! (Assuming you're a human reading this). Now, assuming gender is flexible, why can't racial identity be a thing? Can I change my ethnicity just because I think I'm of another ethnicity? No, race is not exclusive of nature. In the same way, gender is not exclusive of nature.Just to be clear, if your debating statement is equivalent to this statement, "What you think is determined by nurture rather than nature," then there is no debate. You say gender identity is about "a person's perception", so is the statement I just gave the same as your statement? Otherwise I am making a case against gender being separated from one's sex.
gay marriage

What if you were right... 1. Your gay friends are possessed! Shouldn't we go help them?! You clearly need to call a priest over to help them, and get the "Dark Angles" out of them, right??? 2. Clearly, if one person claims that most of America is possessed because he "Dreamed of it" means that all of us are possessed. I mean, you even said that you enter a purer realm when you sleep! And I mean, who else feels very comfortable and calm when they sleep? Hmmm... 3. Well, now that this guy in the internet says I'm possessed, my family's possessed, my entire church is possessed, every Christian in my city are possessed and is not as close to God as he is, then I guess he's right. Their's no possible way he could be wrong. Nope. Answer those please. And also, I'll just say this: I'm a Christian, I pray, I'm almost an Eagle Scout, on a student council for our school, volunteer at least a month, (yes a full month, I go to a summer camp and volunteer during my summer) a year , was able to go to a leadership awards thing called "We day" look it up if u want to, I was offered to go, but I decided that I'd be nice and let someone else go who wanted it more, volunteers at an old folks home every year, raised money for children in Haitie, helped build a church, etc... Isn't as close to god as you are and is possessed. because all of these are such evil deeds, right? Clearly, it's the work of the devil.
gay marriage

Well sir, I have a different opinion than you. And when I asked how it was fair, then you started talking about how you have "Visions"... And maybe you did have visions! But 1.No way to tell if you're lying 2. No way to tell if this was God, or just a dream. 3. Have you ever considered that satan was entering YOUR mind, not mine and many of the people in America? I'm actually a Christian. But the fact of the matter is, the Christians who believe gay marriage should be legal outweigh the Christians who don't. So the question is: If what I wrote was true, (And it was) then does that mean that satan can overpower God? It seems like God wouldn't be allowing most of the True Religion be corrupted by the dark force. If satan can overpower God, then we're screwed right?? One of the comments asked a couple questions: What if all if the world was gay? Answer: Well, that wouldn't happen. Even if it did, preventing them from marrying each other wouldn't change the fact that they're gay. The guy talked about how mothers give helpful insight. My response: Gay couples are supposed to choose a motherly person and a fatherly person. This is how it will be prevented. Also, they would have been even more messed up if they stayed in that horrible orphanage. Their are some advantages to. Gay couples are also able to connect with females better sometimes, so it might not be bad if one boy learned how to talk to girls, would it? Marrage is with a relationship with a man and a women, it says so in the dictionary. Well sir, this argument is to change the dictionary and laws to allow gay couples to marry. Another person said that marriage is not a right, but a privilege. I disagree. Simple as that. How can I take away your right to marry. I ask all of the above questions to Con, (I'm so sorry, I know their are ALOT of questions) and conclude on saying that gays are people to.
gay marriage

1. Not every body is Christian. How this is fair to all of the other religious people? What if my religion disagrees with yours? 2. It doesn't hurt you to get married! And just because you think it hurts people, doesn't mean that they can't get married. If it hurts people to get married, then why not just take marrage away completely? People won't be "Hurt" because no one will ever be able to commit a serious relationship with someone. At least that way it will be more fair. 3. Are you saying that every body who believes in gays getting married, (Most people in America) are possessed by Satin? Otherwise, who is the enemy?
gay marriage

I would like to answer the points you raised: " And how come you have a right to marry, yet they do not! Isn't America a free country? I think so. Because it's a free country, that means that gay people should have a right to get married just as much as a straight person has a right to get married." Freedom is the goal for everyone, but some things that you think will make you free actually make you less free. Instead they tie your body, mind, and soul in Chains. So, if for instance there was a law voting for our freedom to murder (or substitute something that some people might want to do that would hurt others or themselves) that would give them more freedom in one sense to murder, but it would not make them more free. I argue that homosexual falls under the category of hurting others and self, except that the enemy ( the one who fell from heaven and took a third of the angels) is using weapons of deception to make people believe that it is not hurting themselves, and that homosexuality is a true form of love (when I believe it is not).* The enemy is then pushing for others to give a false sympathy, and the enemy also desires to create the idea that this is acceptable. I believe that I have seen this in a vision, and that I have seen the enemy try to push this on myself as well, but I desire to argue against it, and reject it with every fiber of my being. I too have friends who call themselves gay, and who are very talented and kind, but I still hold this position. For the sake of their souls, and for the sake of honoring whatever truth I believe comes from God. *in arguing for true forms of love, I believe that 'Lust' is another form of false love. I believe in many ways we fall short, and that many relationships are based on false love. However, to make a Law that honors that would be giving the enemy all he wants. the enemy desires to create confusion, and has succeeded in some sense, but we must not make into the law of our country something that sides so clearly with those who wish to undermine God's laws.
gay marriage

I feel compelled to write about this. I believe that legalizing gay marriage is not a step in the right direction. I believe that homosexuality is actually an attack from the devil against humanity. The push to make it legitimate and honorable is something that the enemy (the one who fell from heaven and took a third of his angels with him) is pushing for. I believe that if a country votes for legalizing it and making a law that is FOR it, then it opens up the door for a form of judgement against the people. The United States of America has been a good country in many ways. It has had its problems, but it has generally been a light for the world. I also feel compelled to say that I believe the enemy of humanity and God desires for people to imagine that it is acceptable, desiring to see many people manifest this false marriage, that many people entertain in their heads and hearts that it is okay. I also am against bullying and I believe that must stop. However, this is a separate issue from the legalizing of marriage that is not male and female. I ask- who is it that wants to see things acceptable that hurt humanity: Who wants us to have it acceptable to overdose on drugs, to drink all the time, to do all these crazy things. The enemy and only the enemy of our souls desires it. And we cannot vote to make a law anything that the enemy of our souls desires for us. That would be stupid. Let us not do that.
gay marriage

Alright we'll just because we need to close up the argument... Sorry man I was mad at the last post. Yes I'm 13 it shows on everyone's profile how old they are, and everyone remember. This is his "Visions", or dreams, or delusions or whatever he is calling it. And I must stress this! HE HAS NO PROOF OF THESE. THESE ARE MOST LIKELY DREAMS THAT HE HAS.
gay marriage

Hi Nate, I guess this is the final round. Sorry, I do not have too much time to write, so this answer will be brief, and might not flow as well. P First to debate your points. 1. "1. Your gay friends are possessed! Shouldn't we go help them?! You clearly need to call a priest over to help them, and get the "Dark Angles" out of them, right???" One, I believe it takes a heavy anointing to pray for someone to break something like that. I will definitely try to pray for them if I feel I am being led to, and I do hope that there is something that can be done to get the truth out, and this is what I am trying to do, which is take a stand against the whole thing that this is acceptable. For your third point, "3. Well, now that this guy in the internet says I'm possessed, my family's possessed, my entire church is possessed, every Christian in my city are possessed and is not as close to God as he is, then I guess he's right. Their's no possible way he could be wrong. Nope. Answer those please." In my heart I do believe that there are people on this planet who are very close to God, and I believe the early Christians were. Truly one cannot know who some of these people are, but there are those whose prayers and presence scared away demons. There are those who are speak the truth, and who dedicate their lives to it. I believe that speaking the truth regardless of popular opinion, will increase the anointing of God upon our lives. I believe that there are many truths in this world that could be told that we are not yet able to handle, but I believe it important for anyone who believes they are speaking God's truth to know that they will be attacked, because the enemy would like to take down the person who spoke the truth, so that it will make the truth go away as well, discrediting the person and discrediting the truth and leaving the world in ignorance, where the truth if followed would benefit other. To answer your final point: "Isn't as close to god as you are and is possessed. because all of these are such evil deeds, right? Clearly, it's the work of the devil." I think you are much younger than I am, and I can say that at your age I was not outspoken about any issues. Nevertheless, this what I believe at this moment, and believe strongly that the enemy (and those who fell with him) are pushing for the perception of equalizing the homosexual status, and they are strongly pushing for it at this time. It is my belief that I am not attacking any individual and want nothing but the best for everyone, and want only to expose this for what I believe it is.