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First round is acceptance. By reality telivision I mean John and Kate plus 8 and other things like that. I'm not referring to the news or documentaries, so please don't attempt to troll or snipe the resolution in anyway. By doing so you agree to a full 7 point loss. | 0 | Wylted |
First round is acceptance. By reality telivision I mean John and Kate plus 8 and other things like that. I'm not referring to the news or documentaries, so please don't attempt to troll or snipe the resolution in anyway. By doing so you agree to a full 7 point loss. | Entertainment | 0 | 100-debate-Challenge-3-This-House-believes-reality-television-does-more-harm-than-good/2/ | 176 |
Bad Rolemodels- Reality television Makes people celebrities for "Just being themselves". There is no real reason why Paris Hylton and Kim Kardashian are stars, and the message we send to young people is that if you "Just be yourself" you can be a star. This is a horrible message adolescents and kids are getting the mes... | 0 | Wylted |
Bad Rolemodels- Reality television Makes people celebrities for "Just being themselves". There is no real reason why Paris Hylton and Kim Kardashian are stars, and the message we send to young people is that if you "Just be yourself" you can be a star. This is a horrible message adolescents and kids are getting t... | Entertainment | 1 | 100-debate-Challenge-3-This-House-believes-reality-television-does-more-harm-than-good/2/ | 177 |
Reality television is television that captures actual occurrences. It usually stars someone interesting or a already known celebrity. A reality television show could also consists of a documentary. Most reality shows usually have high ratings. Reality shows give people knowledge on how the stars life works. It's usuall... | 0 | jaquavianalexander |
Reality television is television that captures actual occurrences. It usually stars someone interesting or a already known celebrity. A reality television show could also consists of a documentary. Most reality shows usually have high ratings. Reality shows give people knowledge on how the stars life works. It's u... | Entertainment | 0 | 100-debate-Challenge-3-This-House-believes-reality-television-does-more-harm-than-good/2/ | 178 |
Thanks for the challenge. My opponent makes a number of observations, and from these, he has built a plan for Reforming Campaign Finance. I will respond to the many assertions my opponent makes. 1. My opponent claims that in the current system, money is more important than votes, and that candidates become indebted to ... | 0 | beem0r |
Thanks for the challenge.
My opponent makes a number of observations, and from these, he has built a plan for Reforming Campaign Finance.
I will respond to the many assertions my opponent makes.
1. My opponent claims that in the current system, money is more important than votes, and that candida... | Politics | 0 | 4b.-Campaign-Finance-Reform/1/ | 269 |
your history channel wont save you , 911 was an inside job | 0 | truther1111 |
your history channel wont save you , 911 was an inside job | Society | 0 | 911-inside-job/3/ | 423 |
I was hoping you would go first but ok I wont need luck as the simple fact is that the truth is 911 was an inside job. If anyone loses an argument pro 911 its because they havent done enough research and anyone who doesnt believe 911 was an inside sob simply hasnt looked at the evidence or chosen to ignore it. Either y... | 0 | truther1111 |
I was hoping you would go first but ok I wont need luck as the simple fact is that the truth is 911 was an inside job.
If anyone loses an argument pro 911 its because they havent done enough research and anyone who doesnt believe 911 was an inside sob simply hasnt looked at the evidence or chosen to ignore it. ... | Society | 1 | 911-inside-job/3/ | 424 |
Obviously con did not read what i posted before proof being 'Evidence of thermite' <URL>... 'Evidence of explosives' <URL>... Not sure how much more proof you need. Ill supply the source this time because i naively though you would've already know about this information 1. ' No hard evidence' you have provided nothing ... | 0 | truther1111 |
Obviously con did not read what i posted before proof being
'Evidence of thermite'
http://911research.wtc7.net...
'Evidence of explosives'
http://www.benthamscience.com...
Not sure how much more proof you need.
Ill supply the source this time because i naively though you would've already know a... | Society | 2 | 911-inside-job/3/ | 425 |
Once again Con has totally ignored my source and has pulled out debunking911.com which claims the only evidence I have to prove thermite existed is a photo , one which I didn't even claim as evidence for the thermite theory. Whether Con thinks its possible or impossible to plant thermite in the buildings is irrelevant ... | 0 | truther1111 |
Once again Con has totally ignored my source and has pulled out debunking911.com which claims the only evidence I have to prove thermite existed is a photo , one which I didn't even claim as evidence for the thermite theory.
Whether Con thinks its possible or impossible to plant thermite in the buildings is irr... | Society | 3 | 911-inside-job/3/ | 426 |
I dont know what gives you the right to slander Dr Steven Jones like this, what are your credentials ?? The hypothesis for thermite being used at the wtc was made by Dr Steven Jones after finding Iron rich microspheres in samples of the WTC dust. These spheres had the chemical signature of thermate/thermite chemical re... | 0 | truther1111 |
I dont know what gives you the right to slander Dr Steven Jones like this, what are your credentials ??
The hypothesis for thermite being used at the wtc was made by Dr Steven Jones after finding Iron rich microspheres in samples of the WTC dust. These spheres had the chemical signature of thermate/thermite che... | Society | 4 | 911-inside-job/3/ | 427 |
I'll accept the debate. Pro asserts that debunkers refuse to address three topics. I intend to establish that both of the primary agents devoted to debunking 9/11 conspiracy theories, NIST and Popular Mechanics, have addressed all 3 of the questions Pro puts forth. This will show that the topics have been addressed and... | 0 | Oromagi |
I'll accept the debate. Pro asserts that debunkers refuse to address three topics. I intend to establish that both of the primary agents devoted to debunking 9/11 conspiracy theories, NIST and Popular Mechanics, have addressed all 3 of the questions Pro puts forth. This will show that the topics have been addresse... | Society | 0 | 911-why-debunkers-cant-face-the-facts/1/ | 440 |
Con contends that debunkers refuse to address some specific issues during debates about the possibility of controlled demolition before the collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Melted Steel From NIST's Investigation Report in 2006: "NIST reported (NCSTAR 1-5A) that just before 9:52 a.m., a bright spot ... | 0 | Oromagi |
Con contends that debunkers refuse to address some specific issues during debates about the possibility of controlled demolition before the collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
Melted Steel
From NIST's Investigation Report in 2006:
"NIST reported (NCSTAR 1-5A) that just before 9:... | Society | 1 | 911-why-debunkers-cant-face-the-facts/1/ | 441 |
Thanks for the kind words, Pro. We are not, however, debating the science. Rather, we are evaluating whether debunkers respond to questions about controlled demolition. Con argued that well-known debunkers like NIST and PM have directly addressed concerns about molten steel and thermite and provided a few examples. Pro... | 0 | Oromagi |
Thanks for the kind words, Pro. We are not, however, debating the science. Rather, we are evaluating whether debunkers respond to questions about controlled demolition. Con argued that well-known debunkers like NIST and PM have directly addressed concerns about molten steel and thermite and provided a few exampl... | Society | 2 | 911-why-debunkers-cant-face-the-facts/1/ | 442 |
three facts debunkers never face in debates evidence of molten steel evidence of high tech nanothermite evidence of thermite residue. All debunkers run away from these questions and only try and attack strawman arguments like how did the conspirators get away with it and why did they do it while ignoring this evidence | 0 | truther1111 |
three facts debunkers never face in debates
evidence of molten steel
evidence of high tech nanothermite
evidence of thermite residue.
All debunkers run away from these questions and only try and attack strawman arguments like how did the conspirators get away with it and why did they do it while ... | Society | 0 | 911-why-debunkers-cant-face-the-facts/1/ | 443 |
I contend that the three major debunking sources NIST, popular mechanics and History Channel used cunning 'debunking' tactics of not fairly addressing the evidence proposed by Architect and engineers for 911 truth and other truther scientists. Rather they manipulated the argument without facing the evidence provided. M... | 0 | truther1111 |
I contend that the three major debunking sources NIST, popular mechanics and History Channel used cunning 'debunking' tactics of not fairly addressing the evidence proposed by Architect and engineers for 911 truth and other truther scientists.
Rather they manipulated the argument without facing the evidence pro... | Society | 1 | 911-why-debunkers-cant-face-the-facts/1/ | 444 |
I would like to applaud you on your investigation skills and instead of verbally abusing the truth movement or attacking strawman arguments you have provided some rebuttal so that we may examine the science behind these claims . If all 911 debunkers behaved this way we could have good scientific debates on 911. I would... | 0 | truther1111 |
I would like to applaud you on your investigation skills and instead of verbally abusing the truth movement or attacking strawman arguments you have provided some rebuttal so that we may examine the science behind these claims .
If all 911 debunkers behaved this way we could have good scientific debates on 911.... | Society | 2 | 911-why-debunkers-cant-face-the-facts/1/ | 445 |
I accept the terms. Good luck! | 0 | Contradiction |
I accept the terms. Good luck! | Society | 0 | A-Fetus-is-Not-Morally-Equivalent-to-a-Mature-Human/1/ | 511 |
It's a pleasure to be debating Roy on this topic. Given his past record, I'm looking forward to a very fruitful debate. Pro advances several arguments as to why the fetus is not morally equivalent to a mature human being. [1] In responding, I will both advance a positive case for my position and respond to the argument... | 0 | Contradiction |
It's a pleasure to be debating Roy on this topic. Given his past record, I'm looking forward to a very fruitful debate. Pro advances several arguments as to why the fetus is not morally equivalent to a mature human being. [1] In responding, I will both advance a positive case for my position and respond to the ... | Society | 1 | A-Fetus-is-Not-Morally-Equivalent-to-a-Mature-Human/1/ | 512 |
Thanks for the response. Readers are encouraged to check the footnotes for a deeper explanation of some points that I touch on. Natural ( Negative ) Rights vs. Positive Rights It is true as Pro argues, that depending on our age, the rights and privileges we have will vary (As evidenced by laws on motor vehicle operatio... | 0 | Contradiction |
Thanks for the response. Readers are encouraged to check the footnotes for a deeper explanation of some points that I touch on. Natural ( Negative ) Rights vs. Positive Rights It is true as Pro argues, that depending on our age, the rights and privileges we have will vary (As evidenced by laws on motor vehicl... | Society | 2 | A-Fetus-is-Not-Morally-Equivalent-to-a-Mature-Human/1/ | 513 |
Despite Pro's response, he has not avoided the equivocation charge between positive (legal) rights and natural rights. Consider the example he raised in the initial paragraph: that children have fewer rights than adults. Now in one sense, this is true -- children do not have the right to drive cars, drink alcohol, smok... | 0 | Contradiction |
Despite Pro's response, he has not avoided the equivocation charge between positive (legal) rights and natural rights. Consider the example he raised in the initial paragraph: that children have fewer rights than adults. Now in one sense, this is true -- children do not have the right to drive cars, drink alcohol... | Society | 3 | A-Fetus-is-Not-Morally-Equivalent-to-a-Mature-Human/1/ | 514 |
This is a debate reagrding the concept of there being an omnipotent creator who made this world and this universe versus the universe creating itself. We will not be arguing over the nature of this God and this God does not necessarily belong to any religion(although I will be arguing on behalf of Christianity). | 0 | Philosophy123 |
This is a debate reagrding the concept of there being an omnipotent creator who made this world and this universe versus the universe creating itself. We will not be arguing over the nature of this God and this God does not necessarily belong to any religion(although I will be arguing on behalf of Christianity). | Philosophy | 0 | A-God-must-have-created-the-universe./1/ | 530 |
I would like to thank my opponent for accepting this debate, I will start with a more scientific approach to proving the existence of God. The first thing that I would like to say is that there is no reason why the bulk of the weight in this argument should be on me, just because my opponent says so. The bulk should be... | 0 | Philosophy123 |
I would like to thank my opponent for accepting this debate, I will start with a more scientific approach to proving the existence of God. The first thing that I would like to say is that there is no reason why the bulk of the weight in this argument should be on me, just because my opponent says so. The bulk sho... | Philosophy | 1 | A-God-must-have-created-the-universe./1/ | 531 |
Thank you for a very interesting argument on the part of SNP1. I will now bring up the argument that many people have made before me, the argument that this world(and this universe in general) is simply too complex to be created by random chance, even with several scientific theories which would choose to show otherwhi... | 0 | Philosophy123 |
Thank you for a very interesting argument on the part of SNP1. I will now bring up the argument that many people have made before me, the argument that this world(and this universe in general) is simply too complex to be created by random chance, even with several scientific theories which would choose to show ... | Philosophy | 2 | A-God-must-have-created-the-universe./1/ | 532 |
I accept. Pro must show that it cannot be the case that the universe could exist without god. The burden of proof is on pro to show this. | 0 | SNP1 |
I accept. Pro must show that it cannot be the case that the universe could exist without god. The burden of proof is on pro to show this. | Philosophy | 0 | A-God-must-have-created-the-universe./1/ | 533 |
Introduction I will be proposing a couple different ways in which we can have the universe without a god creating it (as just having a single example of how the universe could exist without god falsifies Pro's statement that god must have created the universe. In this round I will only be bringing up my own points, I w... | 0 | SNP1 |
Introduction I will be proposing a couple different ways in which we can have the universe without a god creating it (as just having a single example of how the universe could exist without god falsifies Pro's statement that god must have created the universe. In this round I will only be bringing up my own poin... | Philosophy | 1 | A-God-must-have-created-the-universe./1/ | 534 |
Rebbutals Round 2 Argument 1 These points address the standard version of the Big Bang. None of my arguments in my round 2 use that model, they do not have the same problems as this. Round 2 Argument 2 There are 2 problems here. First, it does not deal with knowledge (which is the purpose of this debate). Second, this ... | 0 | SNP1 |
Rebbutals Round 2 Argument 1 These points address the standard version of the Big Bang. None of my arguments in my round 2 use that model, they do not have the same problems as this. Round 2 Argument 2 There are 2 problems here. First, it does not deal with knowledge (which is the purpose of this debate). Sec... | Philosophy | 2 | A-God-must-have-created-the-universe./1/ | 535 |
The case is DC v. Heller. I contend that Heller had the constitution on his side. The Second Amendment can be interpreted as thus "The Second Amendment is naturally divided into two parts: its prefatory clause and its operative clause. The former does not limit the latter grammatically, but rather announces a purpose. ... | 0 | LR4N6FTW4EVA |
The case is DC v. Heller.
I contend that Heller had the constitution on his side.
The Second Amendment can be interpreted as thus "The Second Amendment is naturally divided into two parts: its prefatory clause and its operative clause. The former does not limit the latter grammatically, but rather anno... | Politics | 0 | A-debate-on-a-Supreme-Court-Case/1/ | 666 |
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