Philosophy Debate Topics for Kids — page 2

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• music teaches us so much i mean music is needed for life it can tell you how people feel without them feeling singled out
• the music that we hear everyday is essential for all life to evolve i mean , what would life be without music nothing right so music is essential and can be very strengthing

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• Once again, stabbing is neither right nor wrong. Self defense is right and assault is wrong. It is only in this sense that context matters. Once an action (in context) is wrong, it can never be made right with the addition of another wrong. Thus two wrongs do not make a right.…
• It is nice to get the chance to examine a common proverb and see if it truly holds. I think, and will now show, that it does. IntroductionAs my opponent pointed out by his concern over semantics, the word "right" has many meanings. Given the context of the word's use in the…

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• In this debate I will prove that life is like an arcade-style game. 1. The goal is to score as many points as possible and/or to reach the highest level. This has different meaning from person to person, but the idea is the same--the more points, the better. Depending on the…

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• Very sorry I forfeited that round. A mixture of misunderstanding and the lack of time to give a proper response rendered me unable to post a real argument. Anyway, on to my argument. Rebuttals: 1) My opponent states that half empty means half way to empty. This is not what the…
• Howdy folks! Thanks for taking a look at my debate. I would deem this my first real debate, since the one I did very long ago was... ahem... bad. Enough of an introduction, onto the debate. The topic of this debate is whether or not the expression "Is the glass half empty or…

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• My valued opponent has conceded to the existence of electromagnetic emittance which is the basis of my argument for the existence of ghost. CON has not addressed why all ghost phenomenon has not been disproven. Nor has the Super string resonance theory explaining how ghost…
• "Up until a few centuries ago" We are not speaking about the Earth being flat or sky dome etc. which has been disproved by science, but the yet to be fully explained existence of ghost. At some time in the future science may advance enough to prove or disprove their existence…

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• I NEVER SAID TO PAY FOR OUR SINS< I SAID WE NEED TO DIE DUE TO OVERPOPULATION AND RESOURCES DEPLETION AND THAT BAD PEOPLE WOULD STILL BE ALIVE DOING BAD THINGS!!!!!! NOTHING ABOUT PAYING FOR OUR SIN What You About Man!!!!!
• First of all thank you for your help with my argument, The debate is We all need to die at SOMEPOINT!!!! Not now, but at somepoint!! Also What I meant is that is we never died at all, we would still have hitler, and GANDALF the grey, I WANT GANDALF THE WHITE!!!!!!

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• :( what a disappointment.
• If Z is in excess you feel bad.

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• My opponent does make a valid point. Through the entire history of the "chicken" as a species, it has gone through such distinctive changes that what it evolved from may not be recognizable to us as a chicken. The same goes for humans and every species for that matter. So yes,…
• The egg came first, laid by a bird that was not a chicken- Neil DeGrasse Tyson. What we know as a chicken today, evolved from the red junglefowl. One day, two red junglefowl (proto chicken) mated and the mommy proto chicken (not a chicken) laid an egg. Within that egg, the…

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• Even smart people have regrets, so they don't always make the right decisions. Name one person who truly has no regrets. They may claim no regrets, but it would be because the good outweighed the bad, not because there was no bad. Einstein supplied the world with the most…
• There are different types of smart, and if we're using the literal meaning of educated, then yes. However, smart people can make bad decisions by accepting what they believe to be common sense in a field that is not their expertise.Let's say that Martha Stuart was "educated" on…

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• The argument that you have presented has formed quite an impression on myself, however I would personally like to remind you that conformity does not always fall into practice when dealing with concepts and theories, as well as real life senerios and desisions. Meaning that…
• Originality or an aspect of created or invented works, from fragments and shards, should always be favoured over blind acceptance. My argument focused on the fact that originality, above all resolves in toil and hard work to persist an accurate, yet an out of the ordinary…

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• First of all, we do have a true example something going on for eternity. Take infinity for example. There are many version of infinity. Take for example the infinite amount of decimals between two integers. Between 1 and 2 there are the numbers 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6,…
• Thank you for your very polite debate. I define fiction as something that has been created. It may be a book or television show. However, i also take the stance that all fiction is based on truth. The human mind is not capable of coming up with entirely new scenarios. Take for…

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• Who could argue with that statement! Well?
• All the sluts will end up old and wrinkled and eaten by the hordes, eventually, no matter what the Dr.'s promise. Go your way, I will gladly let you with no fear of being reported.

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• Authority
• We are fallible

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• Alas, my opponent has forfeited. I thank him for the debate.
• Well, Rolyatleahcim, first off, you have the weirdest screenname in the world. Regardless, you aren't proving the topic, because you aren't rebutting by disproof of the topic. The story about your little sister is explained under the scientific research I provided. Let me do…

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• I rest my case ^^
• It is not just film editing. There are plenty of photos that have not been uncovered as hoaxes. If a lot of normal people who are not insane, or mentally unstable can see them why are they fake? Do they get together and discuss pulling another hoax? People genuinely see them.…

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• The con stated that "people can still make the 'rational choice' of being positive about their lives by being optimistic" in the previous round. My question is, are you really making the "rational choice" by being an optimist? Since the con brought up FDR last round lets talk…
• Con's major argument in round one was that "optimism leads to a much happier life", and this is something that I can agree with. Though there is much more to life than being happy, in fact being happy is just icing on the cake, and although icing is nice it will never be the…

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• Vote in favor for pro. Thank you for reading.
• Pro cannot have any rebuttals Con's round 1 simply states. "Round 4: Final rebuttals (no new points)" and to note, there was no agreement that Con was allowed to make amendments to the original debate agreement. You failed to specify Pro could not rebut rebuttals made in round…

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• Well thank you for giving your input but since you pointed out all my reasoning lets check our yours. I said, "Honesty is a really important quality in a person considering that now a days everybody lies." - Honesty IS an important quality. but by definition, honesty is defined…
• I am definitely pro for being honest and poor vs. being dishonest and rich. Honesty is a really important quality in a person considering that now a days everybody lies. On the other hand comes the poor vs. rich factor. Money comes and goes. There will always be money in the…

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• Obviously debated in the Past, i ask you please do not to vote unless you have read the debate thoroughly. I hold that a sound only exists in so far as it is heard and that colors only exist in so far as they are seen. Sound defined: The sensation produced by stimulation of the…
• I will kindly ask anyone voting not to base their vote on any information gained through the comments section. This debate is between Brittwaller and myself. Please vote for who has the better argument. The debate has broken down to a few simply points. (note: from here on any…

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• I thank the Grinch for taking the sucker punch I threw at him like a champ :P === Intro === Con has not challenged the first two premises of my argument, so it appears he agrees that it's logically possible that Santa could exist and that *if* modal realism is true, then Santa…
• == The Argument == (1) Possibly, Santa Claus exists. (premise) (2) If modal realism is true, necessarily, all possible truths obtain in one or more possible worlds. (definition) (3) Modal realism is true. (premise) (4) Possibly, necessarily Santa Claus exists in one or more…

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• Firstly, I profoundly apologize for not responding in the previous round, however, I would like to bring it to the notice of all the readers and my worthy opponent that my unresponsiveness was due to a personal issue and was not intentional at all. Also, I would like to inform…
• I would firstly like to apprise my worthy opponent that in this debate, he should not opine that I am completely against money. I simply believe that the cause of many reprehensible and disgraceful transgressions in today's cut-throat world is money. Moreover, I am saddened by…

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• Yes, and that sensitivity is in the area of chemo-detection, as is evident in the following excerpts: "That Which Remains," (Linder, McGill, et. al., 2014) "In his book "Are You Getting Enlightened or Losing Your Mind" (Gersten, 1997), Dennis Gersten, M.D., recounts a story…
• I have challenged you with an assertion, but you have failed to address even a single point of that assertion. Furthermore, both science and the skeptics have already destroyed all of these arguments. So, while you are trying to find something to which you can respond... I will…

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• Evil- anything causing injury or harm: Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil. That is an actual definition of the word evil. It says anyTHING, not any state of mind, not and intention, it says anyTHING. Money is an object, it's a "thing". Because it also says ANYthing,…
• I believe money is the route of all evil. Money is the driving force for all actions if you think about it. The insanity of doing things you don't want to do comes from wanting money and needing money. The only reason why people do jobs that they hate is for money. Most people…

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• My opponent has forfeited. I'd like to thank Krazzy_Player for pointing out that I used the wrong terminology when I insinuated my opponent conceded arguments. I think the proper term I should have used is that my opponent dropped my arguments.Yet I have countered every one of…
• My opponent did not set definitions in the first sound, so it is customary for the accepter to clarify definitions. Thus the definitions I provided should be the definitions used.ConcessionMy opponent concedes my arguments. Under the definitions I provided, my opponent has not…

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• I want to address his speech point by point. Let me begin with his first point that the jedi: "It is true that the Jedi use no emotion and shun it as well. This however is not totally a flaw. The ability to shut down or ignore your emotions is something taught in our world…
• I will begin with examining the core principles of the Sith philosophy. "Peace is a lie, there is only passion, through passion I gain strength, through strength power, through power victory, through victory my chains are broken. The force shall free me" The Sith code, as shown…

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• I would like to argue that it is in better context to refer to a container, filled with liquid up to a halfway point, to be considered half full. My reasoning is that the default state of a cup is empty. When one makes a change, it should be referred to in relation to that…

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• "My first pont is that swords can cut pens in half and my second point is that a sword can defend you and a pen can't. Firstly a sword can cut a pen in half and a pen can not cut a sword in half. Secondly a sword can defend you and a pen can't."First off, your arguments have no…
• Thank you to anyone who participates in this debate.I will be arguing Pro (accpetance) in regards to the resolution.The Resolution goes as follows: The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword. Before beginning I would like to define the resolution.The Pen (a writing utensil) is mightier…

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• Well, this is my first time debating with a woman. Hope it turns out well. To start with my argument, Being Bad Is Easier. Reasons To Believe:- 1) When a person is bad, they do things that makes others suffer. Naturally, making others suffer would mean that the person making…
• Being bad is obviously, bad. But it's appears that being bad takes less effort than being good. With being good comes the responsibility, patience, tolerance and alot of other things which in case you are bad, isn't necessary. First round;- acceptance and a bit of opinionative…

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• I would like to note that my opponent has broken the rules of conduct I presented in R1 as he used R2 to rebut my morals AND defend his. Therefore, he should not be awarded conduct. Now for the defence of my morals: 1.Don't sit on a wall if you're an egg. My opponent says 'does…
• This round will be used to rebut my opponents points: My opponent has presented 2 alternative poems to the one I have presented but we agreed that we will use the one I posted in R1. The imagery often used for this poem is an egg. I quote Wikipedia 'Humpty Dumpty is a character…

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• Ahhh da.mn it friend! This has even me convinced. What if morality or our "sense of right and wrong" is an illusion? I ask this question because for one there is so many problems in this world. For instance, you have a VAST MAJORITY of the HUMAN RACE a "SLAVE" to "RELIGION";…
• after reading the arguments of Con and after careful observation of your argument in R3 i will attempt to provide you my rebuttals which might prove my points. For one I said "to tell you the truth MORALITY is NOT based on SCIENCE"! Morality is purely a philosophical concept.…

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• I would like to conclude by saying that with the idea of people knowing that the last person is going to be served first, there would be less queues. Less queues in the sense that It doesnt give people the incentive to arrive early, rather they arrive at a slower pace which…
• it is true that people go first mainly because they want to be served first, hence they sacrifice whatever they are doing just to be in line earlier than other people. In the last come first serve method, when people know even though they go first they won't be served first,…

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• All colors have shades. Are you claiming that shade of colors don't exist either? If I paint a car red and close my eyes, I now have painted it black according to you. The same can be said for turning the lights off, with my eyes open. Black is a color we can paint on an object…
• Did you eat paint chips as a child? Colors are colors, (achromatic or not) and I have won this point with out question.

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• It is definitely camouflage, but suppose that the invisible man that we determine to be in the movies was actually just camouflaged. Under that, he can definitely be seen as the one in front of the objects without being noticed. You are seeing whatever he projects.
• Okay, say that there is a vase behind a person, but the vase that you see happens to be part of someone that is projected for you to see while the person is camouflaged. When you look at the vase, what you are actually seeing is part of the person's body. It would kind of be…

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• Okay, sorry it's taken a while. I've been swamped. Anyway, let's go: Sorry for trying to refute your greatest argument that you had already admitted was faulty. My bad. Anyway, on to the GTA5 argument... You say that the base physical system is the same as our own, with only…
• Sorry it's taken a while. "Ok, so I presume your argument is going to follow the lines of something like this: http://www.bottomlayer.com...... i.e. That all of the problems we face in physics, mostly in quantum mechanics, is because we have a projected image which is the space…

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• That's a nicely structured argument. I appreciate the organisational skills of Con and shall be taking advantage of this to address the argument section-by-section.The Employment SituationIf person A cannot do the job as well as person B, my opponent seems to find fault with…
• Alright then.

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• Yeah your right. Did not think that this was an absolute statement so that is why I made a debate around it. thinking murder is right- If murder is the only thing you can do then it is right for your survival. An examples of this would be Purge. If your life is in danger then…
• I had left it open to allow against to think of any scenario that he can deem would be impossible for someone to change.

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• My opponent violated the rule.Round 1 should only be for acceptance. *Being responsible means responding in the moment, and moment by moment, with the freshness of pure consciousness, pure awareness. If we are reacting in our mind, then we are not responding. When we respond,…
• I like to make an argument(reasoning) about this topic. Maximum of 2,000 characters only per side. definition:Destiny is used with regard to the finality of events as they have worked themselves out; and to that same sense of "destination", projected into the future to become…

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• It should be noted that the USA is a republic, not a democracy, but that's neither here nor there. "You reject the idea of a majority getting decisions made too much on one side of the political spectrum, and how this disagrees with the american population as a whole." I don't…
• Stubbornness is all well and good, and it has helped me out of a jam more than once. However, I believe that it has no place in Congress. To completely shut out an opposing idea without appreciating its merits is nothing short of foolish. The USA is fairly evenly divided, with…

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• why do we listen to music with curse words.why should we listen to rapper call us hoes, bitches. thats not right

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• "nowhere in your does it state, scientifically speaking" It doesn't need to. A sound is created, whether or not the sound is heard is beyond the point. The point is, a sound is created. Scienficially speaking doesn't need to be included, because a sound is created no matter…
• Thanks and buena suerte to you too! :) I will begin with a few points to clear up our debate topic. Forest: a large densely wooded area Tree: A woody perennial plant having a single, usually elongated main stem or trunk with few or no branches on its lower part. Vacuum: a…

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• SocialPinko's ELO Tournament, Round 1 Group A: Lickdafoot vs. ChrysippusI affirm the resolution: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."First round is for acceptance only. Details of the tournament can be found here: http://www.debate.org...I greet my worthy opponent,…
• In this, the final round, I'm going to briefly re-cap my arguments and show you why you should believe that a bird in the hand is indeed worth more than two in the bush. In the first plane, I provided several sources which defined the meaning of this proverb in it's proper…

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• WHAT? You can't do this. You leave no definition for beauty, therefore I define it myself. When I do, you try to change the definition to benefit yourself. I'm sorry but you just can't change the definition in the middle of the debate. We are going off my definition, since you…
• I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but beauty is only skin deep. According to Merriam-Webster dictionaries 'English Language Learners' section, beauty is "the quality of being physically attractive" [1]. Using this definition (because CON has not provided his own), beauty is…

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• Quit trolling and debate.
• No because I agree with you. What else do you want?

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• There have been many accounts of paranormal activity, some from as far back as the 15th centuries! http://ancienthistory.about.com... This website shows that ancient people, some of them famous, have had reports of supernatural experiences. Including Gilgamesh, the ancient…
• In Wikipedia, it states that the ghost is, "the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living." http://en.wikipedia.org... So, when someone dies, what will happen to them? Will their body just lay there, and the…

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• Please tell me how you wish to expand it and I will make it happen.
• Thank you for accepting. Beauty is often described as being seen in the eye of the beholder, but, true beauty is not just that which is seen; it's both inside and out. Contrary to popular belief, beauty is not just a gift that one is born with as a birthright, but one that is…

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• A279;in"her"ent\in-G2;hir-ənt, -G2;her-adjective: "involved"in the"constitution"or essential"character"of"something": belonging"by"nature"or"habit": intrinsic" in"her"ent"ly" adverb Examples an"inherent"concept"of"justice Origin:"Latin"inhaerent-,"inhaerens,…
• First and foremost All people are "created" when the male's sperm has fertilized the female's egg. If you want to argue "born" equal, it still holds true. All babies are born dependant. Whether Sick or healthy, weak or strong, blind or not, deaf or not, rich or poor, and white…

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• ===Indirect Measurement=== First, I take issue with my opponent's statement that "red light is not red, if no being sees it as such." Red light is defined as any photon emitted with a wavelength from 620-750 nanometers. [1] Even if no "being" senses the light, the wavelength,…
• To begin with, had my opponent wished to argue the definition of sound, he should have provided a definition in his original submission. As he failed to do so, by implication inviting me to add a definition, I will continue arguing the definition of sound which I provided,…

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• You based your "facts" on a show with "magic" in the title. Sorry, but I don't see how "magical" and "proves" can go together scientifically. However, you yourself said that this hypothetical "sound" exsists when "the vibrations in the air vibrate the ear drum", which means…
• Its not theory actually... It is fact. Look at it this way- its like history. Sure, history is written down in books, but in actuality exists in the mind of people, for, if it was solely in books, it could be altered to say whatever a government wanted it to say, such as in the…

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• comprehending the question is the answer to the question
• noob

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• Sorry only 1 mineute left
• Good luck to Con! Now I will post my arguments 'Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure'- J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry potter series 1) If you are smart, you are likely to get a good job and you have a greater chance of success in job than beauty, e. g Doctor,…