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God Exists

And now comes my share of rebuttals... "It doesn't say in this specific definition that this being is a physical person. It's just a being or spirit that is worshiped for being a part of nature."The definition which briefly mentions the word spirits connects 'spirit' and 'diety'. A diety is not an emotion, it is not a feeling. The God in question within this debate is the immortal supernatural being that is thought to have created the universe and be the father of it, be in monotheistic and polytheistic religions - both kind still believe in a main God by which the fundamentals of the faith revolve around. "If you mean the spirit or idea of a God, that wouldn't be true because there are definitely people out there who believe in a God, or multiple God's."The questio nis not whether or not people with the concept of God exist, it is whether or not the God spoken of exists or can be proven to exist. In which case, I, as the Con, am denying that God exists based on the lack of evidence. It has nothing to do with whether or not people believe one exists. "I think that is true, if God, the way you view them as (nonexistent) then they were invented by man, which therefore, proves he exists all on its own." A fictional concept does not developed literarily by humankind does not necessarily imply that it is a truthful existence. If I were to "invent" a new fictional celestial being called the 'cystoplasmasaur' that inhabited space, does that mean that because I invented the concept that the being in question itself exists? Of course not, if that were the case literally anything babies say when they speak in baby babble would a true creature that exists. "What do you mean by exist anyway?"If it was not obvious enough... ex·ist iɡG2;zist/ verb 1. have objective reality or being. "remains of these baths still exist on the south side of the Pantheon" "Do you mean this God has to be a physical being to exist?"Logically yes, otherwise there would be no rhyme or reason to say that God was responsible for the creation of the universe.
God Exists

This is an entirely open debate opportunity for any member of this website who would like to take it. In this debate, I (Con), will be advocating that no God exists, and it will be accepted that the person who chooses Pro logically proves the existence of such in any necessary means. For the sake of definition: God ɡ"d/ noun 1. (in Christianity and other monotheistic religions) the creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority; the supreme being. synonyms:the Lord, the Almighty, the Creator, the Maker, the Godhead; More 2. (in certain other religions) a superhuman being or spirit worshiped as having power over nature or human fortunes; a deity. "a moon god" synonyms:deity, goddess, divine being, celestial being, divinity, immortal, avatar "sacrifices to appease the gods" I wish whoever chooses to take advantage of this opportunity luck. Round 1 will be acceptance only. Round 2 will be opening arguments. Round 3 rebuttals. Round 4 rebuttals/elaborations. Round 5 closing statements.
America is the best country

You are only saying your opinion and saying no other country can ever be the best, if i am right, you are saying guns are not wrong it can be for protection but having no guns is better. Nothing with me and the guns it is just dangerous. It is not good to underestimate other countries. The country you come can be the best for you but not for everyone. I chose this because everyone might know that America is not the BEST. Some people think that because they like some things from there, but they might not love the country.
America is the best country

Okay well.. if you really have a problem with Guns being too violent then maybe you shouldn't live in united states if you do. I mean come on we all say we want protection but whenever we try people usually end up saying "NO! I need my privacy!" so honestly I don't see why guns are so bad to you. I mean its for your own protection and why is that so bad to you? "Some people would say that countries like Denmark or Norway is the best but the U.S has 151 major cities, freedom, democracy, diversity, highest quality of life, and more... We have beautiful suburbs and amazing cities. Plus if you don't like a part of the U.S you have many other areas to go. We also have respect from many other countries, amazing train stations, the best airports, great zoos, and national parks. No one could compete with us. We have the best government and best armed forces." So therefore I don't think you can compete with this, yes many other countries are trying their best to get to where U.S is but I mean come on that's got to tell you something; we are the best in their eyes. I mean whenever countries have a conflict with others why do some people immigrate to US? I mean go to china or Canada or Russia. So technically us Americans are seen as the best in many perspectives.
America is the best country

America isn't the best, if someone is born in a country dosent mean it is the best. There are more better countries. I am not saying it is not good, i just said it isn't the BEST....America WAS the greatest country in the world but no longer is more countries are battling to become better. America can't be the best forever. There are more countries who get freedom but not in a harmfull way (guns). Here is the list of the top 10: 1. Australia -- 0.86 2. Canada -- 0.82 3. South Korea -- 0.81 4. Netherlands -- 0.80 5. Germany -- 0.80 6. New Zealand -- 0.80 7. Switzerland -- 0.80 8. United States -- 0.80 9. Japan -- 0.79 10. Slovenia -- 0.79
America is the best country

Okay so why do you think that U.S is not the best country in the world? I mean have we done something to you which makes you think that? No okay so listen and hear me out. The U.S is one of the most developed countries in the world and so many people come here because of financial, economic and political reasons, so therefore I do not think you can determine which country is better just by giving opinions. In the united states, we have certain freedoms and rights that other countries do not provide. Maybe its because we are the best. We know what people want and they know what the govt expects of them. So therefore I cannot agree with you that America is not the best.
America is the best country

Firstly, i didn't forfeit on purpose, my internet wasn't working so since there is a timing limit i wasn't able to reach up. Why would i want to forfeit on purpose i would like to write something. Secondly, do you know you just wasted your turn by questioning me about my forfeit. Thirdly, America..... can i just tell you, do you get what i mean.... america is not THE BEST, it could be one of the good countries but not the best. Every country ha their own specialties, if america has some thinks which are good it dosen't mean it is the best. Fourthly, you asked me what is the best country? There is no best country every country should be equal. But if there has to be a best country it is most likely Australia because it's money is close to america but it also a really safe country and it is multiculture country with equality. Thanks for the debate. Vote for Firstly, i didn't forfeit on purpose, my internet wasn't working so since there is a timing limit i wasn't able to reach up. Why would i want to forfeit on purpose i would like to write something. Secondly, do you know you just wasted your turn by questioning me about my forfeit. Thirdly, America..... can i just tell you, do you get what i mean.... america is not THE BEST, it could be one of the good countries but not the best. Every country ha their own specialties, if america has some thinks which are good it dosen't mean it is the best. Fourthly, you asked me what is the best country? There is no best country every country should be equal. But if there has to be a best country it is most likely Australia because it's money is close to america but it also a really safe country and it is multiculture country with equality. Thanks for the debate. Vote for CON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
America is the best country

Well listen and hear me out. Yes we have guns but it's mostly for our protection. Sure we have some flaws, but what country doesn't? I mean take a second and think it through. Just because we have guns here does not mean we aren't the best. Since u keep saying that America is not the best, then who is? As far as I know most people want to come to America for any reason. No one wants to leave. Why?
Earth is a Mobius Strip.

The Mobius strip rotates clockwise around the Sun. Therefore, part of the time, the Mobius strip is facing centerwards, the other time, the Mobius strip is facing outwards, towards the Moon. The sun moves because as you are on a point on the Mobius strip rotating clockwise, so the Sun appears to be moving even though it is stationary. Same reasoning as for the Sun being fixed in place and the planets moving around the Sun. I am not sure whether the Mobius strip should go clockwise or counterclockwise.
Earth is a Mobius Strip.

The existence of Hawaii, unlike the pacific ocean and Antarctica, was not created by the UN. Rather, it was a figment of American Imperialism, created to further the glory of our nation. In reality, H.A.W.A.I.I. is an acronym, standing for Huh, America Wants Another Island I guess (the G in guess was left out so as to ease the abbreviation). Similarly, polynesia, melanisia, and oceania were figments of European Imperialism. The most famous example of this is Australia, the code name for an exploratory colony on the edge of the lemniscate's Left Sea. I admit that Torus Moon is plausible. However, if the sun is at the center of the Strip, then what causes dawn and dusk? And why does the sun move if it's constantly at the center? Wouldn't it always be equidistant from each point inside the strip?
Earth is a Mobius Strip.

What about Hawaii and other islands? Are they also fake? A Mobius Strip is much better. The top of the Mobius Strip is the Arctic, the bottom is the Antarctic. At the "center" of the strip is the Sun, and the rotation of the Mobius Strip causes night and day, as the Moon is just a torus that goes around the Mobius Strip Earth. Let me know if you find any issues with the Mobius Strip Earth.
Earth is a Mobius Strip.

I disagree that the world is a mobius strip- rather, I believe it to be a lemniscate, with the two loops (eurasian/africa supercontinent and the americas) joined at the bering strait. This would explain the so-called "pacific ocean" (which, clearly, does not exist, seeing as nobody lives there). While I admit that Antarctica does not fit this shape, as it would be part of the void outside of the two loops. However, seeing as nobody actually lives there other than "scientists" that work for governments, I believe this is simply explained by the fact that, like Finland, Antarctica is a UN creation designed to hide the truth from us. I look forward to your response.
Should junk foods advertisements be banned to stop childhood obesity

My opponent starts with the premise that obesity is a bad thing. Yes certain things like diabetes and cardio vascular diseases come due to obesity, but my opponent makes the assumption that such thing is bad because people are opposed to the idea. Now my opponent has no grounds to say that this is the case, there are people who are for, against, and impartial to obesity. Therefore this obesity issue is subjective, and if my opponent is arguing that we should ban things that promote such subjective things, then my opponent would be proposing to ban all other subjective promoting things. Now there is a weight "problem" in the U.S. in general, not just obesity, but anorexia. Therefore for people with anorexia the may be a good thing. Also junk food promotes variety since it adds a different category of food to whole bunch of foods.
Should junk foods advertisements be banned to stop childhood obesity

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious problem in the 21st Century. It is one of the Global problem and it is steadily affecting many Low, Middle and High income class families and their children all over the world. Overweight and Obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and likely to develop Non communicable diseases like Diabetes and Cardio -Vascular diseases at a younger age of Overweight and Obesity. These above causes are mainly based on the advertisements of junk foods from TV and from online Network and from other media that create and absorb children to eat junk foods which results in child obesity.
There is nothing I can do to get the respect of the members of this website.

Definitions: 1) Respect -- Esteem for one's sense of worth Arguments: The resolution is vague. As such, it is open to interpretation and analysis. First off we can observe that Pro cannot prove that no members on this site (debate.org) respect him already. Second, the resolution does not indicate whether all, some, or just a couple of members need to respect my opponent in order for the resolution to be affirmed. In that case, we can assume that by members of this website, only 2+ users need to respect my opponent in order for this topic to be negated. That said, let us consider the qualities or attributes one usually possesses in order to be respected. Typically a respectable person is considered as such by their traits or more importantly their deeds. While it is true that my opponent's actions have been questionable in the past, that is not to say that he cannot rectify previous behavior by acting more maturely or duteous in the future. Let us also consider the fact that attributes or deeds necessary in order to gain respect need not be limited to this website (DDO). For instance, if my opponent were to achieve something glorious, I can argue that at least two members of this website would consequently respect him. Pro may go on to make a life-altering scientific discovery, donate millions of dollars to charity, adopt a needy child or save someone's life. Accomplishing any of these things would therefore generate respect for my opponent, even for just a little while. Keeping in mind that these things may be unlikely, I submit that my opponent may even be able to constitute respect from several DDO members simply by making small changes in just his attitude towards this website in general. For example, Pro might make a donation to Debate Fans; stop creating fake accounts; cease to vote bomb others; demonstrate a more mature outlook on DDO related games, forum topics and member dispute/discussion; etc. One does not need to do something magnificent in order to achieve respect; many times progression alone is enough to warrant gratitude or esteem for a person's personal change and advancement. As he is the one making a claim, Pro has the burden in this debate of proving that his past actions (committed towards members of DDO) are so ridiculously awful that there is NOTHING he can do to make people's attitudes about him change. I await my opponent's response before further analysis.
There is nothing I can do to get the respect of the members of this website.

There is nothing I can do to get the respect of the members of this website. I have done far to much wrong to correct my errors. I wish there was some way that you guys would like me. Just a few nights ago, I had so much fun in the sxe debaters thread. That was probably what got me banned, but I totally found/made the sxeist debater. I really like this website, and would hate it if I had to leave. If no one here likes me, I'll do what they want me to and leave.
Adversity makes you stronger

I apologize for the short argument time; I'm new to this site. I agree that we do learn something after the fact, but during is when our true character is revealed. People tend to mask who they really are around others. When faced with adversity, that mask is torn off. Hardships make people lose control. They're normally able to control their reactions to life events, but when adversity strikes, they have no clue what to do. They're not use to it and it differs from routine.
Adversity makes you stronger

To further extrapolate, that same woman could get pregnant again and her previous psychological change would have an effect on how she treats her second miscarriage. If she took it to mean she was not doing her job correctly, and she had a second miscarriage, it might make her give up and revert to the mindset that it will never work. If she sees the process as a source of sorrow, getting pregnant again might make her worry far too much and do irrational things. If she had a miscarriage again, she might delve deeper into a pit of sorrow that she might never recover from. Adversity is what changes us, otherwise we are stagnate. Unfortunately, it is that which doesn't kill us that makes us stronger, or at least, different.
Adversity makes you stronger

I accept and I must say that the time limit for arguments is quite short. To begin, Adversity can certainly make you stronger and it can make you weaker, but there is definitely a change made. We must realize that there is two moments in which we are affected by adversity, During and After. During the moment we are experiencing Adversity we are reacting to the situation in the way our psychological state is set to react. A mother who has a miscarriage would be distressed immensely. After the moment, we learn more about what could happen to us or others and our psychological state changes to either react positively or negatively toward the same situation. The same mother might never try to get pregnant again and could view the process to be a source of sorrow, or she could learn that pregnancy is fragile and that she needs to take better care of herself and her growing child.
Adversity makes you stronger

Yes, you are almost correct. Our true hidden character shows it's hideous face when we are forced to deal with a stressful situation, but they can also be reacting in ways that they would have never reacted and will never react again. A loving father who spends years trying to get an unruly child to listen to his words and respect his command could eventually react out of his growing anger and spank the child. That doesn't necessarily reveal that he has anger issues, we all have our slip ups, it only shows that even the most patient person can be overcome with stress. It happens to the best of us. Afterward, he might feel incredibly guilty for his actions and might vow to never hit the child again, no matter how stressed he feels. Would he hold true to that promise? Maybe not, it depends. He might also like the new discipline measure, if it makes the child settle down and listen, and the father would have a negative feedback of using physical force to create false obedience. It's impossible to tell if that is the father's true character, only that he experienced a change in his psyche, for better or worse.
Porn should stay legal.

1. Most people regardless of whether they have an illness or are just shy eventually do get a partner and plus porn will allow them to come up with the wrong concept as porn is rather `aggressive`. 2. Just because people are unemployed and porn employs them this is a negative concept because it could make their lifestyle unhealthy and they are prone to more diseases. 3. Does porn not extend them and put the wrong concept in their mind, for eg, a male being shown to hide and watch a female and the female noticing and then they start having sex. This would lead to the viewer attempting this behaviour themselves. 4. People could also become more embarrassed and actually start doing harmful things to themselves. 5. ok. I agree but they would generally be more `aggressive and unnatural`. 6. Masturbation also reduces the brain's ability to think and concentrate thus affecting people's life.
Porn should stay legal.

I will start by pointing out some arguments. I am going to talk mainly for masturbation because porn helps you masturbate. 1. Some people will never get a partner (People on wheelchairs, different types of mental illness, people with HIV, lonely and shy people, people with cancer, people who just don't want a partner etc. ). Most of those people cant fulfill their sexual needs without masturbation or a prostitute. Masturbating is better than having sex with a prostitute because it is less likely to get a sexual disease. 2. Porn is good for the economy: -I have read somewhere that the American porn industry gets $10 billion dollars a year. -Many people will be unemployed. Some people have been wasting their entire lives to learn how to be good porn actors/actresses. No one will hire them if they loose their job. 3. People who are weird and will never get a girlfriend can go and rape someone and after that murder him/her. I think that pornography lowers the amount of rapes. 4. People can talk about their private parts, joke about it and feel less embarrassed about it. 5. It can help people learn some new moves and tricks if they will have a future partner. 6. Masturbation relieves stress and eases menstrual cramps. . http://www.besthealthmag.ca...
Resolved: Adolescents ought to have the right to make autonomous medical decisions

I stand in the firmest affirmation of the resolution "Adolescents ought to have the right to make autonomous medical decisions." First, I would like to define a few terms: Adolescents: 13-17 years of age Ought: Necessary (Cambridge) Autonomous: having the right or power to govern itself (Merriam-Webster) I affirm for these reasons: Health and wellness are inalienable rights. People are the most aware of what is best for their body. There are already precedents set for adolescents. You don"t magically become fully mature at 18. There are medical decisions adolescents can already make. Making choices for your health is an inalienable right. That means you are born with it. Why can"t we make our own medical choices if it"s an inalienable right? If someone was threatening your life with a knife or a gun, would you tell them to come back when you are fully developed and can make that choice? No, so why can you make that choice, but you"re not in control of what happens to you medically? Another reason is that people are the most aware of what is best for your body. Who knows your body better, you or your physician? According to Chris Johnson MD, "Some 13 year olds are wiser than 18 year olds." So if a 13 year old is more capable of making a good decision than an 18 year old, he can"t make that decision? There are already precedents set for this in court; in the case of Lindberg v Lindberg, Dennis Lindberg, a 14 year old Jehovah"s Witness, denied blood transfusions because of his religion. His parents & the doctors filed for a court order to force him to receive treatment, but the court ruled in favor of Dennis. Why is this only a one time thing? Another weird idea is that you have to be 18 to make your own choices. As I said earlier, Chris Johnson, MD, states, "some thirteen year olds are wiser than eighteen year olds." Another case is a seventeen year old girl in Connecticut who was forced to receive chemotherapy against her will. She was turning eighteen in September. We have settled on an age of eighteen for people to make their own medical decisions, so she was only a few months away, but she couldn"t make her own choice because we have this misconception that, on your eighteenth birthday, you magically become wiser. Finally, there are already medical decisions adolescents can make. According to the New York Civil Liberties Union, they can seek reproductive health services, such as birth control, emergency contraception (methods or devices to prevent pregnancy), abortion, STIs, HIV/AIDS, pregnancy care, etc. They can also receive mental health services, substance abuse treatment, and emergency treatment. Why can adolescents choose to receive this type of treatment, but not basic medical treatment? It is for these reasons I affirm.