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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>First off, I just want to say that I am only referring to grades in academic subjects at a level where grades actually matter. I frankly have no idea about how grades work with second graders. I am going to assume that most grades are composed of homework classwork, projects, and examinations of ... | Grades measure intelligence if you actually care about them.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>An alleged sexual predator almost won just because he is aligned with Trump's policies, and he would have won if those accusations didn't come up. And almost certainly Jones will be replaced when his seat is up. As far as I can tell, Moore's loss is just a sign that Republicans will hesitate to v... | Roy Moore's loss in Alabama is not a sign of any uprising against Trumpism
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<|TOPIC|>Should the US adopt a single-payer health care system?<|ARGUMENT|>"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is meaningless for those who cannot afford their own health care.<|ASPECTS|>liberty, pursuit of happiness, life<|CONCLUSION|>
| It would provide equal access to the same health care regardless of level of income.
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<|TOPIC|>Is Space Exploration a Waste of Money?<|ARGUMENT|>When writing grant proposals, it's not possible to foresee problems. So funding might go to projects that never deliver a result.<|ASPECTS|>funding, foresee problems<|CONCLUSION|>
| Private companies often get public funding for ideas, which may or may not end up being a reality.
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<|TOPIC|>Has Religion Been a Good Thing for Humanity?<|ARGUMENT|>Religion helps people understand that they have been given a gift by God, their life, which can make them value it more and not see it as a random occurrence.<|ASPECTS|>random occurrence, value, god, gift<|CONCLUSION|>
| In a seemingly meaningless world, belief in a higher order helped people give meaning to their pleasure, and hope in suffering.
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<|TOPIC|>Age Of Criminal Responsibility Should Be Raised<|ARGUMENT|>Criminalising children harms their development and makes the situation worse. Being labelled as a criminal at a very young age is unlikely to lead to a better understanding of right and wrong. Instead, a child who does not understand the wrongfulness o... | Criminalising children harms their development and makes the situation worse. Being labelled as a c...
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<|TOPIC|>Should the US adopt stricter gun controls?<|ARGUMENT|>There is no correlation between firearm homicide rates and guns per capita among countries with low firearm homicide rates: Chart 3<|ASPECTS|>guns per, firearm homicide rates<|CONCLUSION|>
| Many reports contest the correlation between lower gun ownership and lower gun deaths.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>A serial killer, according to Princeton, is typically defined as a person who murders three or more people over a period of more than 30 days, with a cooling off period between each murder, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification. On the basis that serial ... | Serial killers cannot be rehabilitated.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>For a long time I was critical of the last episode of Breaking Bad because I saw no logical reason for Walt to go after those neo nazi's. If they were any threat they would have done something far before Walt got to them, and Walt seemed to have no expectation of the rest of his money being there... | Spoilers The last episode of Breaking Bad was about Walt getting petty revenge, Walt knew full well he was risking his families life so he could murder some people who wronged him.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I subscribed because I thought there would be intelligent discussion but really, all it reminds me of, is Christians complaining about Atheists. The latest top post in circlebroke is juvenile, even more so than the post it complains about.<|ASPECTS|>intelligent discussion, atheists, juvenile, cir... | I believe that /r/circlebroke is full of whiney, hypocrites that really need to get a life and start enjoying the world & see the funny side of things.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>The rate of gun deaths in America significantly larger than that of any other rich, Westernized country where gun control laws are much stricter. This CBS article and this NY times article do a good job of illustrating the divide. My argument is simple Suppose you are placed in a room with 10 oth... | Opposing stricter gun control laws in America is morally wrong
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<|TOPIC|>#timesup: Should individuals credibly accused of sexual assault or harassment be fired from positions of authority?<|ARGUMENT|>Forcing other employees to work with the accused contributes negatively to the company's culture and work environment.<|ASPECTS|>work environment, culture<|CONCLUSION|>
| More harm is done by sheltering the accused than by trusting the accuser.
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<|TOPIC|>Should Sex Work Be Legal?<|ARGUMENT|>Due to the difficulty of collecting accurate statistics, researchers are often forced to make a large number of assumptions - and often try to identify the upper limit "as high as.", rather than a most likely number. Despite this, final figures are often treated as facts by... | The scale of trafficking is overestimated and sensationalised by media
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<|TOPIC|>The Euro Was a Mistake<|ARGUMENT|>If EU Parliament is the same as the House of Parliament, EU Council is equivalent to the House of Lords, and the EU Commission is similar to the British Government - then EU is more democratic than the UK. The leader for the House of Lords is appointed by the PM, in the EU, th... | The board of European Central Bank ECB are elected in a democratic fashion.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Ares was the best cat ever, he was friendly and intelligent and playful. He was everything to me, and he died of an illness on the 4th. He was only 2 and a half years old. He died when I left town, I was confident his anti biotics were healing him because he seemed to be doing so much better. He ... | I will never be at peace with my cat's death
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>For the record, I don’t think Jews are bad, nor do I distrust or dislike them as a group. Every Jew I’ve ever met I’ve liked. I completely condemn any hate speech against them, or hate crimes. And I know actual antisemitic behavior still happens to this day and that is despicable. My point is sim... | Jews in America are extra-protected “white” people
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I support Bernie and believe my life and the lives of my family members would be improved more by his policies than other candidates' policies. I believe he is telling it like it is, for the most part, but I worry reddit is becoming the new Facebook for Ron Paul 2012. Critical evaluations of his ... | Supporters of Bernie Sanders have turned reddit into an echo chamber devoid of critical evaluations of his policies.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>To start I’m not an incel, this is just something I’ve noticed. I believe over the past 70 years in the US, the sexual marketplace has changed from a pair bonding based system, to a competition based system. In the 1950s, the dating experience was much different than it is today. Generally, peopl... | The Incel Movement Exists as a Result of the Changing Sexual Marketplace
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|> If you openly believe in open borders as a matter of principle or ideology, this question doesn't apply to you though I genuinely respect taking on such a publicly unpopular position, and being so intellectually transparent in doing so . Here's my analysis Liberals are against a border wall y'al... | Liberals are, for all intents and purposes, for open borders.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I grew up in Oregon and my home state has used a vote by mail system for almost twenty years. As far as I know, there do not seem to be higher rates of fraud or tampering in the handful of states that use postal voting. It seems to increase voter turnout, makes voting much faster and easier no li... | Every U.S. state should use postal voting.
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<|TOPIC|>Could the universe have only been created by a divine creator?<|ARGUMENT|>In chaotic inflation theory, this concept goes even deeper: an endless progression of inflationary bubbles, each becoming a universe, and each of these birthing even more inflationary bubbles in an immeasurable multiverse<|ASPECTS|>infla... | Scientific theories support the idea that the universe has no beginning and no end.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>mind you I am not saying our only responsibility should be ourselves, rather, our it should be our most important. Except when during the period in which your kids are completely reliant on you. Once they are on their own, your 1 priority should again be yourself. School, work, friends, girlfrien... | I believe everybody's number one priority should be themselves.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>It occurred to me just today that Deep South conservatives often defend displaying the Confederate flag with a very similar argument to liberals defending the hijab It shows pride in my our history culture. It doesn't represent oppression Yet each side seems keen to argue against the other. The h... | If you see the hijab as a symbol of oppression, you should also be against the Confederate flag. Likewise, if you think the Confederate flag is a symbol of oppression, you should be against hijabs.
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<|TOPIC|>Should There be a Universal Basic Income UBI?<|ARGUMENT|>In the context of our economy pre AI and very high automation 2 will happen first until the big job losses that are yet to come. Work will be penalised more by automation than by benefits .<|ASPECTS|>job losses, benefits, economy, automation, penalised<|... | Compared to current welfare systems introducing a UBI either means cutting the benefits of current recipients by more than the amount of the UBI, or adding the UBI payment to non-recipients to the total cost.
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<|TOPIC|>Funding transparency for TV issue ads in elections<|ARGUMENT|>"Ignore that $800,000 behind the curtain." The Economist Democracy in America Blog. Oct 4th 2010: "the New York Times' Mike McIntyre set out to find out what you'd have to do in order to discover who the actual donors are behind these kinds of expen... | TV issue ads conceal sources of funding behind shadow orgs
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Before I explain my position further, I want to make it clear that I used to be a faithful Christian Catholic to be precise . I grew up in a fairly religious home and went to Catholic schools for about 8 years. I've been Baptized, had my Communion, and I have also been Confirmed. That said, recen... | Christianity is not legit to believe in.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>These days it seems like every kid who's a bit different from their peers is branded with a mental disorder and drugged up and or sent to special education. I was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome when I was about 10 years old, probably because I was obsessed with Pokemon it was 1999, and so wer... | I think that "Asperger's syndrome" isn't a real mental illness, but rather simply a personality quirk that has been wrongfully medicalized -- and that it's hurting the people "diagnosed" with it.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Next week, the Sydney Opera House is going to be lit up to advertise a horse race. It will display the colours, numbers, name, and logo to promote the event. I believe that the Opera House is such an iconic, globally recognisable building that carries significant cultural value and that allowing ... | the sails of the Sydney Opera House should not be used to advertise gambling
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<|TOPIC|>What Is the Best Drug Regulation System?<|ARGUMENT|>High voltage electricity causes immediate death yet we do not impose a prohibition with severe punishments on using it.<|ASPECTS|>immediate death<|CONCLUSION|>
| Many things can cause harm to the body, but we do not ban all of them.
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<|TOPIC|>Should humanity establish colonies on Mars?<|ARGUMENT|>Attempting to colonize Mars in its present state would forever require humans to maintain habitats, which would continually add to the cost of residing on Mars, both from a financial and a safety standpoint. Habitats would have to be maintained, and would ... | Not yet. However, if we terraform Mars before we get there, then it will be.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Apologies for typo should read Guilt is destructive and serves no useful purpose By making this statement I am differentiating between guilt and remorse. Remorse and guilt seem to be conflated even in the dictionary but I would argue that feeling regret seems a natural initial reaction to a mista... | Guilt is destructive and serves not useful purpose
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>To be clear what I am talking about is when organizations make claims that X percent of people in situation Y are suffering from this. Here is one or two person's story. These generally detract from the facts of the overarching issue as the reporters can easily cherry pick a person that says what... | Person-centric reporting is not beneficial to overarching dialogue and fixing problems.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Heres a rough image of what the KPK's purpose is The KPK vision is to free Indonesia from corruption. Its duties include investigating and prosecuting corruption cases and monitoring the governance of the state. It has the authority to request meetings and reports in the course of its investigati... | As a result of its Independent status, the KPK translated to: Corruption Eradication Commission is allowed to much leeway in its operations and is becoming more powerful than the government, and thus actions must be taken to stop this.
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<|TOPIC|>Sporting Idols and Domestic Abuse: Where Should Sporting Leagues Draw a Line?<|ARGUMENT|>It is morally inconsistent to hold sports players - or anyone with fame - to a higher standard than anyone else. We hold everyone to a legal standard in society; if we are to increase the standard, either increase it for a... | A job in athletics is a job like any other. Since most professions do not have Zero-Tolerance policies, sports leagues should not either.
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<|TOPIC|>Students Keep "No Platforming" Contentious Speakers. Should They Stop?<|ARGUMENT|>When the University of Michigan implemented a speech code following racist flyers and KKK demonstrations, the white majority brought 20 disciplinary cases against Black students' speech in the span of 18 months.<|ASPECTS|>racist,... | Because there are no clear standards for what should be no-platformed, the tactic can be co-opted and used against social justice movements to suppress their legitimate/meritorious speech.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I regularly see these pop up on facebook. A person pretends to brake the law usually something with drugs in front of the cop. Then the cop says “are you serious” and the person acts like the cop is doing something wrong in order to get them riled up. At the end of the day I think this is simply ... | People who trick/prank cops for youtube videos should be ticketed
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>OK, I am very worried about the state of the United States of America's government and, particularly, I'm worried about our current President, Donald Trump. I am NOT trolling. What I would like to hear from a Trump supporter is that, as a leftist who is concerned about human rights, economic just... | The Trump Presidency is the worst since the scandal-ridden Harding Administration.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Religion should not be a protected group. Ideologies aren't, religious isn't deserving of special treatment, because it involves theism or magic or something. Everytime you grant someone a freedom, because they're religious you're discriminating against everyone whose ideologies doesn't involve m... | Religions should get the same treatment as any other Ideology
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<|TOPIC|>Should Employees Disclose Their Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace?<|ARGUMENT|>Russell Crowe’s portrayal of Nobel Prize-winning economist and schizophrenia sufferer in "A Beautiful Mind helped undo decades of films misrepresenting the condition.<|ASPECTS|>schizophrenia, misrepresenting<|CONCLUSION|>
| There is an increasing number of positive portrayals of mental health in the media.
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<|TOPIC|>Is Daenerys Targaryen the Prince/Princess that was Promised?<|ARGUMENT|>Characters even refuse to believe direct testimony about White Walkers. When Luwin, the Maester of Winterfell, is told by captured wildlings about the White Walkers, he dismisses these reports as he assumes that they are all dead.<|ASPECTS... | Most characters south of the Wall initially dismiss claims about the existence of White Walkers or wights. People like Old Nan, who are seen as spouting old myths, turn out to be right.
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<|TOPIC|>Should the USA discontinue the production of landmines?<|ARGUMENT|>Landmines do great harm to people that trigger them – but so do all weapons of war. They are not uniquely unpleasant and the debate about them has distorted the public perception of landmines – in truth, they are little different to a hundred o... | Landmines do great harm to people that trigger them – but so do all weapons of war. They are not u...
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>People portray themselves a certain way during courtship and if through their own gluttony they become unattractive to the person who agreed to marry them, that person should not be financially penalized for leaving them. I believe spouses have the right to expect a certain amount of effort regar... | A husband should be able to divorce his wife with no legal consequences if she gains too much weight
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>A few Definitions of how I conceptualize some words I will be using, just for clarification and to avoid confusion. Gender Is how a person feels about itself, socially constructed. Could depend on the biology of the brain. Sex Is the distinction between humans on sexual reproduction level, simpli... | When talking about humans from a reproductive perspective one should refer the body of that human with the correct biological sex and not the gender of that person.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>PUBG wasn't the first battle royale game but it brought back the genre from the ground. It was the most popular game on Twitch until Epic launched the Battle Royale mode in Fortnite. I won't argue that Fortnite is better and PUBG is garbage or the other way around. I feel that one of the biggest ... | Fortnite will grow larger and kill PUBG because of the F2P aspect
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<|TOPIC|>US 2020 Presidential Election: Who should the Democratic nominee be?<|ARGUMENT|>Kamala Harris has a mixed record when it comes to her prosecuting the financial industry.<|ASPECTS|>prosecuting, mixed record, financial industry<|CONCLUSION|>
| Kamala Harris' record as Attorney General of California is worrying for progressives
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Some people have crazy beliefs and I was wondering if I have any. My support for legalising prostitution could be one of them. The core of my belief is liberty. If two consenting people want to have sex and hand paper or plastic to each other, it's their bodies and properties, and so the state ha... | Prostitution should be legal.
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<|TOPIC|>Crime cameras<|ARGUMENT|>Heather Knight. "Crime cameras not capturing many crimes". San Francisco Chronicle. March 21, 2008 - "not all city officials think it's wise to spend money on public safety measures if the best thing that can be said about them is they have a placebo effect for worried residents."<|ASP... | Spending on cameras for a "sense of safety" is wasteful
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>This goes for both men and women. I've started to feel like I'm unsuitable for a relationship because my ideals are not very normal. This has caused problems with a long term significant other on many occasions and I've been thinking about breaking it off, not because of her but because I feel li... | It's disrespectful to make comments on someone being "so hot" when in a relationship
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>It seems as though human society has an exponential rate of change. More has changed in the way we conduct our day to day lives in the last 10 years than in the 50 years before that. More has changed in the last 100 years than the 500 preceding it. And no one really seems to be aware of it. The p... | Driven by technology, our society is changing at an exponential rate.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>As of right now, most online platforms, like YouTube, are not considered publishers of content, and as such enjoy various protections, such as a lack of liability for copyright violations, defamation, libel, and so on. If a platform implements sufficient protections against these actions, the pla... | If an internet platform imposes restrictions on speech on the platform, it should legally be considered a publisher
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<|TOPIC|>Ivory trading<|ARGUMENT|>Sentience refers to an animals ability to utilize their sensory organs in such a way that they can "feel" or "perceive subjectively". This is impossible to define accurately. How can there be a specific threshold that, once crossed, the animal snaps into a state of "sentience". This di... | Defining sentience is impossible, making it impossible to determine which animals deserve rights or protection:
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I believe that when you attend college, very little matters besides the name of the college. Major isn't very important for the most part, performance at the school isn't that important, and, when it comes to getting a job and succeeding later in life, name of the school trumps all else. What you... | The most important thing about a college education is the name of the school you attend.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Blockchain is an idea and a technology that will undoubtedly change the future. It's application with regards to certain financial transactions remittances, stock settlement, etc will be paradigm shifting. In addition, the idea of using blockchain technology for micro transactions, has huge impli... | Cryptocurrency will never replace Fiat currency.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I'm not completely devoted to this political correctness movement because I feel that at some point it becomes ridiculous, however one should definitely try not to insult others. I'm also not saying that these words are used in a racist way, in fact they're pretty tame in this day and age. It jus... | Terms like white and black, when referring to a group of people are racist and should cease to be used.
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<|TOPIC|>Should "women-only" spaces be open to anyone identifying as female?<|ARGUMENT|>In Southeast Asia, matriarchy was once the norm, and in Yunnan Province in China, this set of gender roles still exist.<|ASPECTS|>matriarchy, gender roles<|CONCLUSION|>
| The perception of gender roles as something fixed comes from an erroneous ethnocentric vision of Western societies.
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<|TOPIC|>Is Jesus the Messiah?<|ARGUMENT|>Christians disagreed on the nature of God. Some Christians believed in only one God; others, claimed that there were two Gods; yet others subscribed to 30, or 365, or more. The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture<|ASPECTS|>nature of god, gods, god<|CONCLUSION|>
| In the 2nd and 3rd century, before the New Testament documents were compiled, many contradictory beliefs existed among Christians.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I believe that enormous private wealth is inherently bad for society. Billionaires have a concentration of power that is antithetical to democracy and concepts of egalitarianism. Firstly, I'd like to talk about how historically things like monarchy and feudalism came about. Some group gains enoug... | Private wealth should be limited
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<|TOPIC|>School uniforms should be banned<|ARGUMENT|>Many UK schools that rejected uniforms a decade ago are now returning to them as 'part' of a regime to calm schools and enable learning.<|ASPECTS|>calm schools, learning, enable<|CONCLUSION|>
| School uniforms have been shown to reduce tensions between and within students.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I realize this has been addressed here before but I read through those threads and did not find an argument that convinced me to care about thin privilege . To be clear, I do believe it exists and although a lot of the things people complain about are unwarranted I do believe there are some examp... | I think complaining about "thin privilege" is ridiculous since most people could become thin with some effort.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>In this post I'm referring to the original IRA The military wing of Sinn Fein during the Irish War of Independence from 21 January 1919 1 July 1921. With the overwhelming majority voting for Sinn Fein in the 1918 election, the British began to realise that Home Rule as pushed by the Irish Parliam... | The Irish Republican Army's actions were justified
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I am a self learner when it comes to economics and I have invested some significant amounts of time to learn it. From what I got is that deflation is bad as it makes it harder for people to pay their debt. It also can lead to a deflationary cycle as businesses stop producing goods and services as... | I believe in Keynsian economics and think that the Austrian School has got it wrong...
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I like the idea of a league where the best clubs in the world participate and play against each other on a regular basis, forming a league above the national leagues. It would attract a massive amount of viewers, many more than the current national leagues european cups attract. Fans from other e... | I like the idea of a european super league football/soccer
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<|TOPIC|>Was Christianity in the 20th Century Good for Europe?<|ARGUMENT|>Of over 145 million Euros expenses on social projects only 10 million Euros are from Church subsidies<|ASPECTS|>expenses, church<|CONCLUSION|>
| In Germany hardly anything Caritas does is paid for with church taxes.
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<|TOPIC|>Should we create and adopt a universal currency?<|ARGUMENT|>When the EU adopted the Euro as the common currency in 1992, trade between EU member states increased by 8 to 16%.<|ASPECTS|>trade<|CONCLUSION|>
| International trade would become easier without having to convert currencies.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Let me clarify my title. When I say viewed the same way as other drugs, I mean not by the law. I'm against the criminalization of all drugs but that's a topic for another day . I mean by the way society views it, the way that people look down and consistently discourage things like narcotics, met... | I think society's view on alcohol is toxic and I wish to see alcohol viewed in the same way as any other drug.
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<|TOPIC|>Free Will or Determinism: Do We Have Free Will?<|ARGUMENT|>God's purported omnipotence and omnipresence would necessarily dictate that all choices would proceed according to God's will, not ours.<|ASPECTS|>god 's, choices, omnipotence, god<|CONCLUSION|>
| God's omniscience regarding our "choices" may mean that a classical God cannot give us freewill.
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<|TOPIC|>Divorce Should Be Easier To Obtain<|ARGUMENT|>We also need to consider the repercussions for the children when their parents do not get along. Rather than force them to grow up in a loveless household, their parents should be able to split up and go their separate ways.<|ASPECTS|>separate, split, repercussions... | We also need to consider the repercussions for the children when their parents do not get along. Rat...
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>The standard transmission is more prone to serious damage from user error, has more possibility of user error, is more cumbersome to operate in traffic scenarios, takes more to learn and requires learning shift points of different transmissions in different vehicles. The automatic transmission re... | The US standardization of automatic transmissions over manuals as a superior method is like the way the rest of the world uses the metric system while the US uses their own weird custom system.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>First I would like to clarify anyone who wishes to drive a vehicle on public roadways should meet their state's requirements to do so. HOWEVER, I think it is just plain silly that you must present a physical copy of your license to an officer if pulled over. Every police vehicle to my knowledge h... | Licensed motorists should not be required to carry a physical license on their person while operating their vehicle.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I am a firm believer in adoption, and I thought that everyone, on some level, viewed adoption as a positive thing. However, I had a recent discussion with a family member who was ADAMANT about her belief that adoption is horrible. She claims that it is 'inhumane' because babies need their 'real m... | Adoption is a positive alternative to being raised by unfit parents or without parental figures at all.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Obviously the Summer Olympics can be held at one venue, and the Winter Olympics can be held at another, but here are my reasons Every four years, the country that is selected to host the Olympics spends billions building new venues and stadiums and the like. Essentially, billions worth of new ven... | I believe all future Olympics should be held at the same venue.
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<|TOPIC|>Should Democrats Cooperate with Donald Trump?<|ARGUMENT|>If cooperating with Trump has certain negative consequences, then Democrats will be aware of that, and can avoid cooperating whenever the negative consequences outweigh the benefits of cooperation. But it is unlikely that in every single possible case, t... | Democrats can weigh the costs and benefits of cooperation on a case-by-case basis. It is highly unlikely that cooperation will always turn out to be a bad idea, so rather than adopting a blanket policy, Democrats should reserve cooperation for the few cases where it is rational.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Pretty much what the title says, however I will lay my 3 main premises down. Israel would desire to stay a jewish state. There is no way Israel can allow a right of return while being a jewish state. This is simply because there are too many palestinian refugees that would return and arabs would ... | I believe that short of genocide, there is no solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I used to be one of those who did not take the 9 11 'truthers' and 'conspiritards' seriously. Anyone who brought up the idea of a 9 11 related conspiracy was automatically written off in my mind as being a whacko. But upon re examining the matter I have found myself seriously questioning the offi... | I believe the 9-11 attacks on the World Trade Center were almost certainly inside jobs, at least in part.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Cigarettes are almost entirely better morally than smoking. Smoke doesn't infringe on your ethics with the more you do it, and other than second had smoke, doesn't really put people in danger. No pack of cigarettes has ever caused someone to go home and beat their children because of it's influen... | Strictly morally speaking, smoking cigarettes is better than drinkinb booze
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>First off, let me say that I am totally against the idea of slut shaming it's an outdated way of thinking, and is stupid and harmful. That being said, I believe any woman who goes into a job where their primary selling point is there body, be it stripping, pornography, etc. is degrading themselve... | I believe that women who go into porn are objectifying themselves as nothing more than sex toys,
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<|TOPIC|>Assisted suicide<|ARGUMENT|>In Compassion in Dying v. Washington 1996, the United States 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a decision delivered by Circuit Judge Stephen Reinhardt - "One of the lower court majority's prime arguments is that the statute outlawing physician-assisted suicide is necessary to protect... | Hospitals won't re-focus resources on euthanizing the disadvantaged
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<|TOPIC|>Should we believe that God exists, even if we're not sure it's true?<|ARGUMENT|>Belief in an higher power can be a powerful coping mechanism grief through religion and spirituality for dealing with our eventual demise. It is a crutch our conscious mind has constructed until we advance enough to throw the crutc... | Belief in a happy afterlife may relieve the fear of dying.
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<|TOPIC|>Would Humanity Be Better Off Under A Global Government?<|ARGUMENT|>Evolution brought humanity on the threshold of being a Type 1 civilization on the Kardashev scale It's is only a question of time before we get there.<|ASPECTS|>type 1 civilization, time<|CONCLUSION|>
| A global government is inevitable, it will happen either by conquest or by consensual necessity.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>So I've always thought that being hypocritical is one of the worst things a person can be. A fun example would be someone that says people should all follow the speed limit because it is the safest way to drive then they go and drive 15 over the limit because they needed to get where they were go... | People should strive to avoid hypocrisy at all times.
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<|TOPIC|>Who should have the final say about a child's medical treatment - doctors or parents?<|ARGUMENT|>It has also been shown that many patients exhibit white coat hypertension to a greater degree when blood pressure is taken by a doctor compared to when taken by a member of nursing staff. This suggests that patient... | Many children may suffer from white coat syndrome i.e. a phenomenon in which people exhibit a blood pressure level above the normal range, in a clinical setting, though they do not exhibit it in other settings.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>For the sake of this thread, we'll exclude children with medically diagnosed learning disabilities IMO the knowledge and resource base for teaching said children is probably proportionate to the percentage they make up of the overall population. With a healthy child, income, neighborhood, peers a... | If a child struggles to achieve in grade school it is virtually always the parents' fault.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>So I am propagating that people only listen to pop music as it is so accessible, they are exposed to it via the radio, and via TV. They may download and listen to it, but in a few weeks, they will probably forget about all the music they thought was so amazing just a short while ago. However musi... | People only 'like' Top 40 pop music as they haven't been exposed to enough different genres
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Okay, so, I've been getting into the whole climate change business for the past couple of weeks I've done some cursory research on the matter, watched Before The Flood and Earth 2100 don't watch that last one if you don't want to be depressed or cry , and honestly I'm starting to understand why i... | Pressuring people to adopt a lower standard of living e.g. reduce beef consumption, switch to an electric car, change light bulbs, etc. causes people to reject climate change and will doom us all.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>If the solution to gun violence was as simple as legislation, I would expect the statistics to track technology, availability, and population. AR pattern rifles were invented in 1956. Fully automatic weapons were easily accessible. I quickly plotted school shootings in relative to population and ... | mass shootings are entirely unrelated to firearm technology and availability, or even mental health.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I understand this is considered victim blaming I believe? , but I can't help but feel that if you put yourself in a dangerous situation, then you shouldn't be surprised if a dangerous outcome occurs. To be clear, a person that assaults another person is a criminal and should be persecuted, howeve... | I don't have much sympathy for girls or anyone else for that matter who goes to a party full of strangers and drugs and then is shocked when she or he is sexually assaulted,
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<|TOPIC|>Free Speech on the Internet: Should Internet Companies Deny Service to White Supremacists?<|ARGUMENT|>Long before the election Donald Trump espoused racist views, including his taking out of a full page ad calling for the death penalty for the Central Park Five<|ASPECTS|>death, racist views<|CONCLUSION|>
| Trump's history of racist rhetoric is praised by white supremacists.
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<|TOPIC|>Should the US adopt stricter gun controls?<|ARGUMENT|>If the police are going to have access to firearms - and they inevitably will - citizens should have access to those same firearms. People need to be able to defend themselves against an abusive and frequently white supremacist police force.<|ASPECTS|>abusi... | Guns are needed by potential resistance movements in the case of the government becoming authoritarian, and they can be a useful deterrent against authoritarianism.
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<|TOPIC|>Time for a Maximum Wage? Should the US Limit CEO Pay?<|ARGUMENT|>With the exception of the President, the country's highest public representatives receive a compensation of $174,000 per year This is less than all but three CEOs of S&P 500 companies, two of which receive a symbolic salary of only $1. The fourth... | Even if companies suffer from a salary cap, society as a whole might profit. If executive positions at companies become less attractive, more highly-qualified individuals might choose other areas for work, for example politics or the public sector.
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<|TOPIC|>Is political correctness detrimental to society?<|ARGUMENT|>The dog will associate the words with the language used to describe them, once they are use to it, they'll be happy anytime someone says they hate them, thinking it's about love.<|ASPECTS|>hate, love<|CONCLUSION|>
| If a dog likes someone who hates them, they could be mistreated by them.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Since the war on terror began over a decade ago thousands of innocent bystanders and civilians have been killed by collateral damage in the middle east. I believe that isis is a terrible group but this recent attack from their perspective is just a drop in the vast ocean of death that has been gr... | the attacks in paris from the perspective of isis members was justified and that calling them simply 'terrorists' is an oversimplification that will ultimately lead to more death and destruction on both sides while creating a greater rift between opposing sides.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>You are a product of your environment. Who you are and the choices you make have nothing to do with the essence of your self whatever that actually is. Who you are and the choices you make are a product of your environment, so whether or not you choose to work extra hard, make a certain business ... | Whether you succeed or fail at anything is luck.
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<|TOPIC|>Kialo should separate voting into relevance and veracity of claim.<|ARGUMENT|>Some pain provides a valuable feedback mechanism that we're doing something destructive, or that something has gone wrong in our bodies, and we need to seek medical attention.<|ASPECTS|>wrong, medical attention, destructive, feedback... | Suffering is not evil. Suffering may sometimes be the result of evil, but is not a synonym for evil.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>OK, here is what I see what I look at the entire mainstream media, leaving aside any and all political bias. TV news isn't about journalism anymore, whoever is doing it. It's about infotainment. All American news channels are horrible. They pander to an audience and the only question is how much ... | The mainstream media is swirling the toilet bowl into mediocrity, and nothing can save it.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Let me explain Yes, circumcision has health benefits, as outlined here and It can also help with certain conditions like phimosis in older men. First, it's important to understand that the conditions preventable by circumcision are rare. Additionally, these can be prevented by correctly cleaning ... | Circumcision should value body autonomy, meaning parents shouldn't make the decision for the child
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>I'll admit from the off that a lot of left wing euphemisms are well meant. It is generally a mark of generosity and compassion that people search for nicer ways of describing disability, retardation and race, among other things. Yet on balance the mincing of such words makes you appear feeble or ... | Left-wing euphemisms are laughable, and make the speaker appear stupid or untrustworthy
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>There will not be a Tl dr. How can you change a view that you didn't read? There seems to be a hypothesis about aliens being so complex and strange to us that the human mind cannot grasp it. I refute these claims. If we are speaking strictly about the material world, primitive unicellular life is... | If there are technologically advanced alien species, they are more than likely solid ground roaming humanoids, with the exception of a superbeing, and the idea that alien life might be "something that we cannot comprehend" is laughable at worst, and nearly impossible at best.
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<|TOPIC|>Should "women-only" spaces be open to anyone identifying as female?<|ARGUMENT|>If gender were a social construct, transgender people wouldn't feel the need to alter their physical appearance or undergo hormone therapy and/ or surgeries. A man can be feminine and a woman can be masculine, but that does not nega... | The fact that many trans individuals wish to adapt their physical appearance to the gender they identify with, suggests the existence of a strong connection between physical/biological sex and gender identity.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Reddit seems to have a hard on for stories where OP lies their way into a position and manages to succeed. This to me seems completely dishonest especially since you're taking the position away from someone who actually worked hard to be qualified for the position. This is even worse if the job c... | Lying on your resume is absolutely disgusting and companies should actively verified resumes to catch them.
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<|TOPIC|>NA<|ARGUMENT|>Okay my title was a little extreme, but I do feel strongly about this. Pizza should be eaten by hand, not with a knife and fork. For this argument I'm talking about a typical American pizza slice, around half an inch thich thick, that is designed to be eaten by hand. I'm not talking about thicker... | I think people that eat pizza with a knife and a fork are scum.
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