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This House believes Creationism is not a productive form of education in public schools (

As it states in the title from my observations and research on the topic of creationism I do not believe it is a productive form of education for young people (who are in Primary, Secondary Schools, College and University) I am basing my observations from what I have seen from representatives such as PPsimons cooperation, Creationtoday and more. I will be making two points in total and a summary (will expand upon the points in the next round) 1) Creationism bias creates conflict 2) Unsubstantiated conclusions Creationism is a very biased form of education. I fear if creationism were to be promoted it would promote discrimination and prejudice amongst communities. For example Creationism is often viewed as a Christian orientated point of view to promote the belief in their god. Whereas people with different beliefs would feel isolated and ostracised for believing in something else. It is not an all-inclusive process of education. It doesn't promote all religions it only promotes the Christian Faith Another point I would like to make is how Creationism only states what is rather than how it is. The topic never explains the cause and effect relationships between how their particular god created everything. It merely makes unsubstantiated assumptions without backing their claims up with any verifiable evidence. In the end any one can claim to have a revelation from a higher being but they would need to prove it like any other claim. I could claim the spaghetti monster created the universe but no one should believe that simply because I cannot justify it. I would like to end with a summary regarding how I am have no problem with people having an individual belief in a deity my only problem is when people hijack it as an excuse to impose their beliefs. Thank you very much for reading and I look forward to hear a response from you through a comment or from the counter argument
Freedom of Speech

I do side with some things that you have written, but the majority I side with my written statements. Most people I know don't feel like their being heard and sometimes I feel the same. But no one is the same, I will make blogs, articles, go on websites just to be heard. I do see where your coming from for being bullied, teased and picked on; but it's not always words. Some people cyberbully because they are either to afraid to speak to your face or their want to find new ways to make fun of you. And yes, some people should be punished for what their say but that doesn't mean schools and other places need to take away our way of words. We have the right and we need to use it. If we are forbidden to speak what we want at places then why give us the right to speak what we want in the first place? My teacher today told me she wanted to hear what we have to say, but when I told her what I wanted 'em to hear she got pissed. Schools deprive us of our freedom right after they say they want to hear what we have to say. It's not fair but then again the world isn't fair but we should also be able to have input on anything and everything doesn't matter how much our words affect someone.
Freedom of Speech

I do believe people should not be afraid of going to jail for speaking their mind however percecution, harrasment and slander can't be ignored and in some cases should have consequences whether criminal or civil. I also believe that the press should be very cautious when reporting on issues such as war especially when there slant on a story has the potential to sway public opinion which may then lead to war. Peoples lives can be drastically effected by someone's comments or views, for this reason people and organisations should be accountable for their positions. If someone has an opinion which is aired in public they should then take responsibility for what they have said. This should not stop people expressing their opinion if they genuinely feel something needs to be said, if they feel they are standing up for what's right or if it is for the greater good. No one should feel silenced and everyone should have the opportunity to say what's on their mind, however caution must be given to unecessarily offending or victimsimg people. People will react in many ways to comments or views, their may at times be unwarranted consequences however if there was never anyone to speak then were would the world be?
Freedom of Speech

I feel that people now-an-days can barely say what their feeling because they are either afraid or too scared that something bad will happen. There are people now-an-days who are getting arrested for things they have published in a newspaper or an article. John Peter Zenger fought for our freedom of speech for a reason, I may not know that reason but everyone has a reason for doing something. I want people not to be afraid or to scared to express their feelings about a certain subject. At my school I know a bunch of people who are to afraid to speak what their thinking because they want to be liked by acting like someone else, but if you don't speak out you'll never be heard. People should be able to express their feelings or what their thinking without being taken to jail or any of that. John is John Peter Zenger he gave us freedom of speech, freedom of press and trial of jury. In 1733 Zenger began criticizing the royal governor of New York in his newspaper; officials charged him with committing libel against a public official. They accused him of printing a false written statement that damaged the governors reputation. Zenger was arrested in 1734. Zenger's attorney said that Zenger could publish anything as long as it was true because "Nothing can worse to any government than to have people attempt to create distrust and dislike of the management of it."
Freedom of Speech

If we have freedom of speech then why are we being held againest it? Why can't we speak what we want to speak without getting in trouble? John gave us freedom of speech and freedom of press so we could speak freely without getting trouble. But now-an-days we are deprived of our rights to freedom of speech. It's not fair that we can't speak our mind anymore. Yea I understand why we have rules and crap like that, but like I said it's depriving us the chance of getting heard.
China is a threat to the United States economically.

The way I see it, there are 2 main arguments. One is of course, whether or not China will be willing to hurt their own economy by "cashing in" on bonds or ceasing trade with the US, and the other is what a threat is. Point 1: To see if China will act upon their growing economy to hurt the United States, we must look at what would happen if trade ceased. I agree that the US would be hurt as well, but I am arguing China will not take the risk of hurting not only relations with the US, but also their own economy. I did a little digging, and I found what the damage to China's exports would be if they dropped the United States. I found this from China Daily, China's only English-language newspaper. They say; "According to US statistics, China's export to the United States was $243.5 billion last year, accounting for 32 per cent of China's $762 billion total exports and 14.6 percent of US total imports. This demonstrates the fact that China and the United States are big markets to each other. In 1994, the US Department of Commerce listed China as the head of its top 10 newly emerging markets, which has been proven over the past 10 years." To see this article, go to this site: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn... Now, please note that 32% of China's exports go to the US. They may be able to get some of that back from other nations, but 32% is pushing very far. This proves that China has major incentive to keep trading with the United States. This leads to my next point. Point 2: According to the definition you provided, for a someone or something to be a threat, it must have intention. According to US Trade Representatives, the market between China and the US is booming. Coming from both ways. Demand for American goods is high in China and China has become a major trade partner with the US. And do I even need to talk about imports to the US? Does it sound like China would have intentions to hurt the US? I think not. Check the info at this site. http:// www. ustr .gov/Document_Library/Fact_Sheets/2004/America's_Trade_with_China.html (This URL has an apostrophe in it, so it doesn't show up with Debate.org's help. There is a space between [/ and w]; [r and .] Sorry for the inconvenience.) For credentials on the USTR, go to this site. http://www.ustr.gov... All in all, if you want to win this, you will need to find hard evidence that says that China is a current threat, and that China will act on this. Also, you will need to show how China will not be hurt from stopping trade with the US. Please cite everything so I can be sure you are not just making something up. And please make the sources credible. I know full well how easy it is to set up a website that says whatever you want it to. And please be assured, I will do everything I can to do the same. (That is, when it comes to information.)
China is a threat to the United States economically.

First of all, thanks to your kind suggestions about my case. Many people really believe that China is dependent on the US. Your quotes are very interesting, but they are helping me, not you. Your data clearly showed that China has a lot of trading with US, but China does not depend on US because China has trading with countries all over the world. 40% of the world industries belong to China. On the other hand, US is the one being affected if China stopped trading with US because the people are used to buy "cheap" products from China, even though they are always whining about the safety issues. Once China pulls the businesses away from US, inflation will be most likely to occur and it hurts the stock market as well. Or we can just look at this from another angle: Both countries are actually benefiting ach other. But in a long run, China is going to take over the first SUPERPOWER position from US because US has no potential to grow while China, is a new born "baby", was founded in less than 60 years. The Communist China also has extremely good relationships with most of the Asian countries, European countries, African countries, etc. On the other hand, US lost allies throughout the recent decades because of wars in other countries. Just look at the fact that US went into war with Iraq and other countries has made the oil price $100/barral. The average gas prices is around $3 in US, but look at China, the people are buying $ .50 to .75 per gal gas. Chinese government, the Communist party, can control the price, how about capitalist republican US? China has the ability to resist from US, but US cannot. All I am talking about is to show you the realty that US is a highly integrated society; its structure is vulnerable. Moreover, China has 30% of US National Bond, which are your debts. China has the power to "cash" all the bonds at once, and US will be in danger of bankruptcy. The United States is a country with debt and there is no debt that US is one of the poorest countries in the world. China, on the other hand, has more than 1.3 trillion dollars in the Monetary Reserve. And more and more businesses from all over the world are coming to China and invest, which means China is taking away the businesses from US. Finally, you want to talk to me about grammar and tenses. Great! You were right about the meaning of "is," but you need to be aware of another word, threat. "Threat" means an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage; this word bares an implication of going to be happened, which also means the actual damage of US economy has not happened yet. Therefore, no matter the topic is about present or future, China is a threat to the US economically. By the way, if you wan to see the credentials of Merriam Webster's Online (1), and for the credentials of the Merriam Webster's Web team (2), you can find it at: 1: http://m-w.com...... 2: http://m-w.com...... I am sure you are very familiar with these two websites, right? Good Luck!
China is a threat to the United States economically.

This is a pretty interesting topic. I must admit, this is my first online debate, so I hope that I do well. I will have three points to back up the fact that the United States is not in fact, currently threatened by China in terms of the economy. Point 1: What you stated is a lot of interesting information, but I didn't see how you link it with the United States. All I heard was about China's growing economy. Unfortunately, I don't see this as a case, but a bunch of facts about China's current economy. So, I will have to refute the actual topic instead of your case. Point 2: The point you fail to realize is the fact the China depends heavily on the United States for export. In fact, with all this growth in China, the United States is actually benefiting mutually with China. According to Craig K. Elwell and Marc Labonte, Specialists in Macroeconomics, Government and Finance Division, and Wayne M. Morrison,Specialist in International Trade and Finance, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division the US-China economic relations are growing. This is what they say: "China's economic rise has led to a substantial growth in U. S. -China economic relations. Total trade between the two countries has surged from $4.9 billion in 1980 to an estimated $343 billion in 2006. For the United States, China is now its second largest trading partner, its fourth-largest export market, and its second-largest source of imports. Inexpensive Chinese imports have increased the purchasing power of U. S. consumers. Many U. S. companies have extensive manufacturing operations in China in order to sell their products in the booming Chinese market and to take advantage of low-cost labor for exported goods. China's purchases of U. S. Treasury securities have funded federal deficits and helped keep U. S. interest rates relatively low. Despite the perceived threat from China, the U. S. economy has recently maintained full employment and robust economic growth. To date, the growth in Chinese exports appears to have come partly at the expense of Asian competitors. " This shows without a doubt that my opponent is wrong. If you want to read this article yourself, you can find it at: . http://www.fas.org... You'll need Acrobat Reader to view it. Point 3: Finally, please note that, if we want to abide by the topic, we should be topical. This means, since the topic says is, we look at it in the present tense, not what it will be. If you want the actual definition for is, you can find it at: . http://m-w.com... This is Merriam Webster's official online dictionary. This is every bit as credible as if you pulled a dictionary off of a shelf in a library. It's based off of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. If you want the credentials of Merriam Webster's Online (1), and for the credentials of the Merriam Webter's Web team (2), you can find it at: 1: . http://m-w.com... 2: . http://m-w.com...
China is a threat to the United States economically.

First off, I'm sorry if I offended you in any way. I am a debater at my highschool and so I'm used to having to have good evidence to back up any claims and statistics. But on to the debate. There's really only one thing that I'm going to attack, and that is this sentence. "China may not do that, most likely, and I agree with that. But we need to focus on the word "can." China can "cash" all the bonds; China can pull all the businesses out of US. The fact that China can do all that is a threat to US and US is worried about it too." Really, if you look at it, China "cannot" pull out. If they do this, their economy will be hurt in a very large way. You must give this. I've shown this using "evidence". I can back up my sources with hard facts. If China gives up the US, they are screwed. 1/3 is ALOT. $243.5 billion is ALOT. China will suffer if they do this, therefore they CANNOT pull out, therefore they are NOT a threat. Thank you.
Bernie Sanders would make a good president.

Well at that age your health can take a crazy turn at any moment even if he seems healthy at this point in time in a couple years who knows what will happen? He would be the oldest man ever elected into office. Also Burnie Sanders wants to cut funds to the military when there are so many conflicts that we are currently involved in all over the world this could infect the entire world not just the United States. Plus he wants to make the government have a bigger role which would make our national debt grow even larger because we would have to finance it when we are already in a huge debt? Also if you have seen any pictures of him the man cant even comb his hair properly! How can a man who cant comb his hair run the United States?
Bernie Sanders would make a good president.

Doesn't being old in fact show how much more wise he is? He is in a very healthy condition and there is proof all over the internet that he walks to work everyday and most likely does more to stay in shape. This man won't die within any short period of time due to natural causes in the condition he is in. He shows no signs of dementia or any mental illness. Using the fact of the man's age just shows how petty you are being.
Bernie Sanders would make a good president.

He has been keeping in shape and keeping a good diet, to help with good bone structure. Also the possibility of him breaking any of his bones are slim to none. Many pictures could be taken of him in a wheel chair, but a man who stayed in shape by walking could work out his arms making him buff and not weak looking. Sanders did go to a more expensive college which he worked hard to get into unlike Warren who had a husband to support her with the money he made. Sanders was also very active in college in civil rights movements, congress of racial equality and student of nonviolent coordinating committee. So your saying that we should put the funds which you said we shouldn't add to, towards helping other countries and not leave enough money for our own defenses from North Korea, which Sanders wants to change to help our country from attacks on our country? Maybe we should let North Korea run rampant through America killing millions of innocent Americans. Also that $19, notice the US dollar sign, is in US dollars. Plus the Australians poverty was at 14% in 2014 but since the new minimum wage, before this $19 minimum wage, it was at a 18% in 2012, dropping dramatically in just two years. There is no evidence supporting that inflation is caused by minimum wage raises. I have no idea if Sanders gets a haircut, but even if he doesn't it doesn't affect the economy, at all. One person getting a haircut does not put food on the table, but more money from increased minimum wage does.
Bernie Sanders would make a good president.

So you're saying a 74 year old man (75 if he were elected president) has bones as strong as someone who is in their 30s? That for the most part is wrong. It is possible but very unlikely. There is now way that he can hide his disability as easily as FDR did. This is not the 1930s this is 2015. We have YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and tons of other sites where people share pictures and videos. There are 1000s of sites dedicated to leaking information. It would get out there very quickly. It could not be hidden "in the same manner." So what if Elizabeth Warren was a college professor? She didnt attend Harvard as a student. She attended the University of Houston. Then later on she attended Rutgers School of Law. She was actually the first to graduate college in her family. Where as Bernie sanders went to college at University of College and Brooklyn college. Bernie sanders college was actually more expensive than Elizabeth Warrens. If we do cut the military fund and stop sending our troops to other countries that would be terrible for many reasons. We are fighting to protect civilians all over the world from there governments who are trying to kill them but I guess you're right we should just pull out of there and let countless people who have no possible way to defend themselves die just because we want more money. Maybe we should let ISIS run rampant through the middle east destroying historical sites, kidnapping people, and killing thousands of innocent men women and children. Also Australia does not have there minimum wage at $19 an hour. They use a different currency than we do. The value of there currency is different than ours. Also Australia has 14% of their nation in poverty. So they do indeed have a problem in poverty. It may not be as bad as ours at 15% but its absurd to say that have no problem. Also if we raise minimum raise companies will have to pay their employees more money. Where will they get this extra money? They will raise the prices of their products to obtain the money to pay their employees causing inflation. Also people make a living off of working with hair which gets them money so they can buy food to survive. So it is pretty important! It creates jobs so we have less people in poverty! So yes I would compare it to life.
Bernie Sanders would make a good president.

It is also a known fact that even at an elder, you can have just as strong of bones as someone twenty, or thirty years younger. If Franklin D. Roosevelt can hide his disability, so can Sanders in the same manner. Sanders was born to a working class family that worked hard to get anything done, they could not afford to send Sanders at a young age to college, unlike Elizabeth Warren who was a Harvard Professor, but Sanders was still able to work his way up and do the most he can in the little time he had to work his way to the top. Also as a mayor he did everything in his power to help his people. The funds taken away from the military does not mean that it will take away from all things, in fact he specifically states that the majority of the money will be going to protecting our country not sending more Americans away to horrible places. There is also no sign that increasing minimum wage will affect us positively or negatively, but it seems to be working for Australia, whom aren't having poverty problems and their minimum wage is $19. Tying in another topic as important to life, and comparing it to hair really makes sense?
Bernie Sanders would make a good president.

I thought it was common knowledge that when you age you lose bone mass or density. When that happens you are more likely to break bones than a younger person. Hence when an elderly man/woman needs help when they have fallen because they are frail. Also Franklin D. Roosevelt had polio. FDR actually tried to keep his disability out of pictures so that he didn't seem like a weak old man in front of the world. He would not permit people to take his picture in his wheel chair it was NOT ALLOWED. FDR did all this for political reasons the American people would never have chosen a disabled man to lead them. This is a fact. Well one senator for example that outshined burnie sanders was Elizabeth Warren she had done more than bernie in just over two years than Sanders did in the 19 years he served in Congress before she had arrived. Shouldnt we look at extreme examples? North Korea is a very dangerous country after all. We cant just ignore them. I'm not saying we should add a larger military budget but we definitely shouldn't lower it. We need the equipment we have to protect ourselfs from countries like North Korea who want to destroy us! Also Bernie Sanders may say that but so did Obama and look what hes done. Raising the minimum wage wont boost the economy it will just cause inflation. Also it is his choice but it still to a lot of people a bad choice. Also the abortion was an example of how just because some people think something is totally except able (like bernie's hair) doesn't mean it is right