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Same-sex Marriages

I too, have a hard time sometimes when I try to justify my stance against same-sex marriage. And by marriage, I mean the whole nine yards. Civil-union, gay-marriage, it should not be allowed, in my opinion. Why not? Isn't this a free country? Shouldn't we be allowed to do what we please? Abraham Lincoln once said that "freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought." Now, I don't think he was talking about same-sex marriage, but let us analyze the implications of his argument. Should freedom be anarchy, with no laws governing people, or should it be the moral principle guiding us humans toward doing what is right for mankind? Most of the laws we have inflict some type of morality on others. Take, for example, the illegalization of polygamy or bestiality. Why should they be illegal? I can't think of a good reason other than that they're morally reprehensible to our society. Stealing, murder, libel, slander... they're all based upon the ten commandments, which definitely could be interpreted as "inflicting someone else's morality" on someone else. What do you say about these laws? Why should it be illegal watch child pornography? Can you think of a good reason, other than the fact that it's just morally wrong? Another big factor in the argument that often goes unnoticed is the fact that heterosexual marriage has been the definition of marriage, globally, for the past 6,000 years. It is the fundamental building block of every known civilization, whether it be Christian, Islamic, or Jewish. Heterosexual marriage has always been the standard. Sure, we can change that standard, but doing so would change many of the social norms and constructs we've known for so very long. This is where we get to the "nature vs. nurture" argument. If my theory is correct, and homosexuality is "nurture," there will be big problems for our society. A society, which was built upon (if you already haven't heard it often enough) Judeo-Christian values. I always joke: "I believe that homosexual men have every right to marry... as long as it is to a woman!" In all seriousness, though, there's a reason why men can only marry women. For example, when debating the topic of same-sex married couples adopting a child: what will be the limits? Would it be wise to let two, young homosexual men adopt a teenage gay son? Or two homosexual women adopt a teenage lesbian daughter? Would there be laws against incest in this situation? Statutory rape? Alas, would we allow two heterosexual men adopt a heterosexual teenage daughter? Because, be reminded, the allowance of gay marriage will essentially allow ALL members of every sex, no matter what their orientation is, to be married, even if just temporarily. How would we regulate instances such as these? I argue that it is better that we don't worry about those kind of societal problems, and go with the solution that has always worked - defining marriage, lawfully, as a union between a man and a woman. Nothing else.
Same-sex Marriages

To be honest, I am having a hard time trying to figure out why anyone would be opposed to same-sex marriage beyond a personal moral opposition that they feel they must impose on others. Every argument I've heard against it seems to be a shallow cover-up for one's own opposition to homosexuality, and nothing more. I'm really just getting tired of people trying to force their views on others. For some things, I can at least understand--laws regulating alcohol or against illegal substances, for example, do have basis in the fact that these can be very harmful. However, I see no danger in a homosexual union beyond supposed moral retribution.
Resolved: My Jokes are funnier than my opponent's

Welcome, for this quickie and useless 'debate', each debater must post (per round): - 2 ‘Yo Mama’ jokes - 1 very short joke - 1 hilarious pic (screenshot of something, demotivational posters, etc.) - 2 other random jokes (NOTE: For those who don’t know, you can copy an image off the internet and paste it in your post.) R1 is for CON to accept, jokes will be posted at the beginning of R2 onward, and R5 is the last round to post jokes. You can post your own jokes or find some online. Obviously, for the voting period, voters should vote who made the funniest jokes. Time limit is 24 hours, with the use of only 6000 characters and the RFD voting will last for 2 weeks. Good luck to whomever my opponent will be. May the best joker win.
Resolved: My Jokes are funnier than my opponent's

YO MAMA’S: Yo mama’s teeth so yellow, when God said, "Let there be light,” he told her to smile. Yo mama’s so dark that she could show up naked to a funeral. SHORTY: What did the elephant say to the naked man? -How do you breathe through that thing? LOL-PIC: http://goo.gl... AND FINALLY... 1st Grade Math It was Math class, and the teacher did a pop quiz and asked some Q&A, she started, “Four cats are lying down on an old man’s front porch, then the man threw a rock to one cat and the cat ran away, how many cats are left?” Mark raises his hand and said, “Zero.” The teacher looked at Mark and said, “Sorry, but that’s false. Wanna try again?” Mark thought a bit longer and said, “Zero.” “No, sorry, it’s still false, Wanna tell me how you came up with that?” “Well, if the old man threw a stone to one cat and the cat ran away, the other three cats would also run away.” “That’s not the correct one, but I like the way you think.” “OK, but answer my question, three women in a restaurant are sitting on the same table, they are eating ice cream. One is licking, one is sucking and one is biting. so, which one is married?” The teacher turns read and looks at Mark and guessed, “I guess it’s the one who’s sucking?” “No, that’s not correct, it would be the one with the wedding ring, but, I like the way you think. Making Cakes There was a little girl and her mother walking by the park one day and they saw two teenagers having intercourse on a bench. The little girl says, "Mommy, what are they doing?" The mother hesitates then quickly replies, "Umm, they are making cakes." The next day they are at a zoo and the little girl sees two monkeys having intercourse. Again she asks her mother what they are doing and her mother replies with the same response, "Making cakes." The next day the girl says to her mother, "Mommy, I saw you and Daddy were making cakes in the living room last night!" Shocked, the mother asks, "How do you know?" She says, "Because I licked the icing off the sofa." ---- Good luck on your last round. VOTERS, VOTE PRO! Because seriously, my jokes are helluva funnier than my opponent’s
Resolved: My Jokes are funnier than my opponent's

Thank you for the response :) YO MAMA’S: Yo mama’s so fat that I tried to swerve around her and I ran out of gas. Yo mama's like cheap liquor, she tastes like crap. SHORTY: Sue: Bill, if you were my husband, I'd put poison in your tea. Bill: Sue, if you were my wife, I'd drink it. LOL-PIC: http://goo.gl... AND FINALLY... Susie’s Questions One day, lil’ Susie asked her mother, “Mommy, where did we come from and how?” The mother answered, “Well, dear, the Lord made Adam & Eve and they had children, so that's how all people were made.” A few days later the girl asked her father the same question. The father answered, “Millions of years ago, there were monkeys, from which the human race evolved.” Susie was confused and then returned to her mother and said, “Mommy, how is it possible that you told me that we were created by God, and Dad said we came from monkeys?' The mother answered, “Well, hun, it is very simple, I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his.” The horny guy, the nun and the bus driver One day, there was this guy who is in need of sex, so he went around town and asked around, but failed after a few attempts, so he decided to go home and went on a bus, where he sat down next to a young nun. The guy then said, “Hey, miss?” The nun looked back, but didn’t say anything, but the guy continued, “Hey, I’m horny, wanna have sex?” The nun was shocked and got off the bus quickly. The bus driver heard the conversation and grinned to himself, then he said to the guy, “Hey, wanna see that nun again?” “Yah,” “Well, go to the St. Peter’s Church downtown tonight, that’s where she and the other nuns will have a prayer, dress up like Jesus and they’ll do anything you wish for,” said the bus driver. “Sweet, thanks man.” Later that night... The nuns were having a prayer meeting as the bus driver said, then after a moment, the horny guy went to the crowd and announced that he was Jesus, the crowd couldn’t believe it. The young nun came forward and exclaimed, “Oh Jesus, forgive those who’ve sinned against us!” The horny guy, dressed as Jesus with a fake beard then said, “I will only forgive you under one condition that we have sex tonight, if we do, I will forgive everyone!” The nun didn’t hesitate and agreed, as they went to a motel room, the horny guy quickly got himself undressed, then the nun gave him a fellatio, after the man was satisfied, he took off his beard, and exclaimed, “Surprise! I’m the horny guy from the bus! Hahaha!” The nun then took off her habit and exclaimed, “Surprise! I’m the bus driver from the bus! Hahaha!”
Resolved: My Jokes are funnier than my opponent's

Yo mama's so fat that she needs cheat codes for Wii Fit Yo mama's so stupid that when she walked into a Wall Greens, she said "THESE WALLS AINT GREEN!" On learning that her son sneaked into a striptease-show, a mother became very angry.. "Son, did you see anything in there that you weren't supposed to see?" "Yes, I saw dad!" http://i181.photobucket.com... A few days before Christmas, a man enters a pet store looking for a unique gift for his wife. The store manager tells him he has just what he's looking for! A beautiful parrot named Chet that sings Christmas carols. He brings the husband over to a colorful but quiet bird. The man agrees that Chet certainly is pretty, but he doesn't seem to be much for singing. The manager tells him to watch as he reaches into his pocket and pulls out a lighter. The manager then clicks the lighter and holds it under Chet's left foot. Immediately Chet starts singing; "Silent Night, Holy Night." The husband is very impressed with Chet's singing abilities and watches as the manager moves the lighter underneath Chet's right foot. Chet now starts to sing "Jingle Bells, Jingle All the Way." The husband says Chet is perfect and that he'll take him. The husband rushes home to his wife and insists upon giving her this wonderful gift immediately. He presents Chet and starts to explain the parrot's special talent. Demonstrating, he holds a lighter under Chet's left foot and the bird sings "Silent Night." He then moves the lighter under the right foot and Chet lets loose a round of "Jingle Bells." The wife is absolutely impressed, and with a mischievous grin asks her husband what happens if he holds the lighter between Chet's legs instead. Curious the husband moves the lighter between the bird's legs, and the bird begins to sing - - "Chet's Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire!" A blonde enters a store that sells curtains. She tells the salesman, "I would like to buy a pair of pink curtains." The salesman assures her that they have a large selection of pink curtains. He shows her several patterns, but the blonde seems to have a hard time choosing. Finally she selects a lovely pink floral print. The salesman then asks what size curtains she needs. The blonde promptly replies, "Fifteen inches." "Fifteen inches?" asked the salesman. "That sounds very small - what room are they for?" The blonde tells him that they aren't for a room, but they are for her computer monitor. The surprised salesman replies, "But miss, computers do not need curtains!" The blond says, "Hellllooooooooo! I've got Windoooooows!"
Dota 2 is better than League of Legends.

This is a challenge for tkubok, who asked me for the debate and added:"I think Dota2 is superior to LoL :)".The resolution should be interpreted as better or superior in quality of the videogame.I'm against the resolution and the BoP is on Pro. I only have to disprove his arguments to win the debate.Pro is allowed and encouraged to start his arguments in the first round considering the BoP.The last round should not have new arguments. Only a conclusion or summary.Good Luck Have Fun.
can india improve its economic conditions

What a perfect cut-and-paste from Wikipedia...Let's look at the only original thing me opponent said:" yes i believe that by taking some good steps India can improve its Economy."Well, I'd rebuttal, but there isn't any specific points to rebuttal. No specific ways that they could improve it... nothing. So, I will give some reasons why the overall economy can not improve.1. Per Capita GDPAlthough the overall export and import of India may increase, along with the countries total GDP, but the per capita increase will stay approximately the same or even drop. First of all, the inflation rate in India is ~5.79%, surpassing the 5.7% increase in GDP talked about by my opponent (Wikipedia). Not only that, the population will increase by 1.4%.So, although the amount of monetary units earned may rise, the actual amount of value will not.And if the people aren't reaping the benefits of the supposed rise in GDP, then the actual economic value will decrease, along with the people's buying power.2. IncompetenceMy opponent also showed in his "contention" that the government is incapable of helping itself. The Rupee has dropped to its lowest value point ever. In response, the government has continued its insanity of doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. More government intervention to make up for the last batch of failed intervention.The government has proved time and again that it cannot run the country well.Sources:https://www.google.com...'s+growth+rate&oq=India's+growth+rate&aqs=chrome..69i57.4406j0&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=India's+population+growth+ratehttp://www.tradingeconomics.com...http://data.worldbank.org...
can india improve its economic conditions

The economy of India is the tenth-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).[1] The country is one of the G-20 major economies and a member of BRICS. On a per-capita-income basis, India ranked 141st by nominal GDP and 130th by GDP (PPP) in 2012, according to the IMF.[13] India is the 19th-largest exporter and the 10th-largest importer in the world. The economy slowed to around 5.0% for the 2012"13 fiscal year compared with 6.2% in the previous fiscal.[14] On August 28, 2013 rupee hit an all time low of 68.80 against US dollar. In order to control the fall in rupee, the government introduced capital controls on outward investement by both corporates and individuals.[15] India's GDP grew by 9.3% in 2010"11; thus, the growth rate has nearly halved in just three years. GDP growth rose marginally to 4.8% during the quarter through March 2013, from about 4.7% in the previous quarter. The government has forecast a growth rate of 6.1%-6.7% for the year 2013-14, whilst the RBI expects the same to be at 5.7%. Besides this, India suffered a very high fiscal deficit of US$ 88 billion (4.8% of GDP) in the year 2012-13. The Indian Government aims to cut fiscal deficit to US$ 70 billion or 3.7% of GDP by 2013-14.[citation needed] The independence-era Indian economy (from 1947 to 1991) was based on a mixed economy combining features of capitalism and socialism, resulting in an inward-looking, interventionist policies and import-substituting economy that failed to take advantage of the post-war expansion of trade.[16] This model contributed to widespread inefficiencies and corruption, and the failings of this system were due largely to its poor implementation.[16] In 1991, India adopted liberal and free-market principles and liberalised its economy to international trade under the guidance of Former Finance minister Manmohan Singh under the Prime Ministry of P.V. Narasimha Rao, prime minister from 1991 to 1996, who had eliminated Licence Raj, a pre- and post-British era mechanism of strict government controls on setting up new industry. Following these major economic reforms, and a strong focus on developing national infrastructure such as the Golden Quadrilateral project by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the country's economic growth progressed at a rapid pace, with relatively large increases in per-capita incomes yes i believe that by taking some good steps India can improve its Economy.
The Nissan Skyline GTR R35 is better than the Ferrari 458 Italia

Hello and thank you for the debate, I am a avid car enthusiast and this subject is interesting to me. First I will give some general stats on the two cars as a background. Ferrari 458 italia: Engine; Naturally aspirated 4.5 L V-8, putting out 597 hp and 398 lb-ft of torque. Straight line speed: 0-60 in 3.3 seconds, quarter-mile in 11.5 seconds at 125 mph, top speed 210 mph. Cornering and braking performance: 1.02 g of lateral acceleration, 99 ft 60-0 braking distance. Track performance: Nurburgring time 7:33, top gear time 1:19, Virginia International Raceway 2:50. Nissan GT-R(R35): Engine; Twin-turbo 3.8 L V-6, with 473 hp and 433 lb-ft torque. Straight line speed: 0-60 in 3.5 seconds, quarter-mile in 11.3 seconds at 125.5 mph, top speed 193 mph. Cornering performance: 1.00 gs lateral acceleration, 99 ft 60-0 braking length. Track performance: 7:35, top gear time 1:20, VIR 2:56. To start I will say that I am biased against straight line numbers. The nissan is undoubtedly faster through the quarter mile, which is what most people are interested in. However it is slower in every aspect save for braking distance. Especially when it comes to track times the gtr lags behind. There are a few more aspects of these cars that differ from just numbers. First is the engine, the ferrari has a wailing v-8 with no turbos; where the gtr has a rumbling v-6 with two turbos. I know that the ferrari sounds better from personal experience(having seen both in real life). But also the factor of being fun to drive, the ferrari has a world class interior that keeps the driver informed with feedback(especially sound!) of the car. Where the gtr is kind of generic, with black trim and less interior engine noise at full throttle. However there are a few things going for the gtr. First is price, which is about 1/2 of the ferrari. And second is tunability, which I am strongly against although some people love it, is very easy on a gtr. If this was between the NISMO GT-R and the italia it would fall to the NISMO. However It mostly comes down to your worldview on cars, are you a strong enthusiast that needs a non-turbo perfect engine with all of the feedback possible and a famous name on your wheel; or are you a dedicated tuner with all of the drag records in town. Personally I love a good car, in the original sense of the word, simplicity and speed. Thank you for the debate!
Atheism is more dangerous than Theism

I am sorry that my opponent has forfeited the round.Im summary, the contender has failed to show anything in the fundamental assumptions of atheism which would encourage good behavior, and he has failed to argue against the fundamental assumptions which i pointed out would encourage bad behavior.He has also made no case against theism which would suggests that its fundamental assumptions are more dangerous than the atheist ones.I feel therefore that in this debate atleast i have shown atheism to be more dangerous than theism, so please vote for me.Thankyou
Atheism is more dangerous than Theism

I am terribly sorry for ignoring you call for acceptance, but please excuse that as i am simply a beginner. I apologize for any inconvenience i may have caused. The fact that there is no higher authority than yourself does not automatically mean that crime becomes a good thing. There are still laws that are followed by millions of atheists all around the globe. We live our lived based on our morals and do wh we think is good for others AND ourselves. The fact that some atheists choose to live a life of crime is beside the point. There are many theists, perhaps significantly more, who follow a life of crime. This shows that believing in a higher supreme being does not automatically make you a good person, thus, proving that not believing in it, does not make you evil. If children are told that everything they do are being judged by someone else, a higher authority, then how are they then going to make mistakes that give them life lessons? If they have in their minds that they may only ever do good in their lives, in fear of what may happen to them otherwise, then what happens to the part of them that craves the evil side? there is both good and evil in all of us. That is the main point of the yin yang symbol. If we suppress our evil side in fear, then it just multiplies. It does not go away. Linking back to my point that atheism is not more dangerous than theism, this means that atheists do good because they believe it is right, whereas theists do good in fear of God. This goes to prove that when atheists go bad, it is by their own choice and situations. When theists go bad, it is because they choose to disobey their entire morality, which could cause them to have a 'fearless' feeling.
Atheism is more dangerous than Theism

I can see this is going to be fun and informative for everybody. Atheism is fundamentally more dangerous than theism, because theism involves positive reasons to be good to eachother. For one, we are all watched by an almighty, necessarily all good being. Whereas In atheism there can never be any authority higher than yourself. Theism would contend that all creatures are made by God, thus deserving inherent respect. Atheism would assert that all creatures are just promiscuous machines with the sole aim of reproduction. In the atheist world view there can therefore be no other objective good than the good of reproducing oneself. Whatever it takes to reproduce oneself therefore becomes good as there is no other objective good. Rape, according to the atheistic world view, is a pretty "good effort". It cannot be anything less. Robbing, stealing, lying, cheating, murdering. All of these become positively good things when they increase your chances of reproduction. The atheistic states in the last century demonstrated this clearly, murdering over 100 million civilians in under 100 years. There is nothing that can repress atheism. A theist is disinclined to do "crimes in the dark" because of the idea that God is watching. There is nothing stopping an atheist doing whatever he can get away with. Indeed, he positively SHOULD do anything he can get away with. A wise man once said "never remove a fence before you know why it was built". Even if belief in God is false, it is surely prefarable to lawless, criminal, dangerous society that atheism positively promulgates.
Atheism is more dangerous than Theism

Atheists are NOT fundamentally more dangerous than theists. Atheism does not mean disbelief in god. It is believing that there is NO SUCH THING as god. What we do each day, depends on what we, personally believe. It is a reflection of our morals and what we believe is right. This means that we, ourselves, chose what we are able to do. Of course i am not insisting that there are no 'bad' atheists. Of course there are. But that does not make atheism more 'dangerous. Since we, ourselves give us the belief of what is right and wrong, then that mans we feel less oppressed. And therefore, more free. It is proven that when the emotions and feelings you have oppressed come out, it is much worse than if you were to deal with it at the time. So, to sum up, there are people in both theism and atheism, who are good. Likewise there are people on both sides who are evil. Generalising them based on whether or not they believe such a thing as god exists is what is 'fundamentally dangerous.' Atheists are not more dangerous than theists, because we are going y what WE think is right not (in the case of christianity) what a 4000 year old book says.