Society Debate Topics — page 17

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• I wish that you had not forfitted. Looking at your profile I realize that you might be young and here to learn. You were doing a great job.
• I must first start by stating that I find Kyznet"s optimistic attitude refreshing and encouraging. However, data does not lie and presents a very different outlook than Kyznet portrays. The fact is that American students are not "intellectually superior" as Kyznet states.…

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• I am not, for one moment, arguing that social constructs are bad in their own right. Most are useful, like language and government. Race, however, is entirely ineffective. My opponent raises the argument of assisting with identification and uses the example of a police…
• Firstly, I would like start by pointing out that different cultures have different concepts of race. In the United States, the great racial divide is seen as being between those of European descent, or "whites", and those of African descent, or "blacks". There is a long history…

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• I am for this motion " Have social equality rather than new technology every year' People are sick and tire of pain and strife. Making human rights a high priority should have been something we as a people thrived for along time ago. Almost all states proclaim that they respect…

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• Sadly, as I see, my opponent is just an immature kid who joined and now is really annoying. I was looking for debating with someone better. As it seems obvious, I hope you people will understand why Hermaphrodites should... wait... MUST be a third OFFICIAL gender worldwide.
• Dear debaters, I'm not sure why this unproffesional debater joined, however, Hermaphrodites should be still considered an official third gender. You see, if it is a "genetic disorder", why would this information change the believe of how hermaphroditism should not be a third…

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• There is overwhelming proof provided in previous rounds that BLM has been promoting racism including: 1. Calling for the death of not just police but also white people in general. 2. BLM has continued using proven lies to claim racism where there has not been any. 3. They have…
• No argument was needed that criminality does not justify denial of justice. The problem with that line of thought if that there was not sufficient evidence to even bring these cases to court. The majority of officers are not even indicted. Take the Michael Brown case for…

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• I will not debate against you because I have reason to believe that you play dirty and don't follow the rules of this website. I see how you went through all my debates and voted against me in all categories on all of them so that I would lose all of my debates. I bet you…
• Do you accept?

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• I maintain my previous arguments, I will start a new debate on this topic in hopes of an opponent who will complete it. I did not intend to change con's mind with this debate.
• I read the comments and I define "ok" as morally acceptable and should be legal. I will now present my arguments: P1) Unjust bigotry: People are discriminated against for their sexuality, even to the point of lynching [1]. In the workplace, some gay employees will be paid less,…

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• Don't get offended; I only posted this because you are for marijuana and I am against it. Marijuana does make you less motivated, and the facts can be seen here: . http://www.camh.net... Marijuana is bad for people because it gets you high, and when you are high, you cannot do…
• Marijuana makes you less motivated, so if everybody did it, nobody would want to do anything. I've seen several studies in which Marijuana has shown a significant impact on the motivational side of the human brain.

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• Challenge Accepted!
• I have no response for my opponents argument. points to con for his outstanding rebuttal.

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• First off, I am not a sex=gender person. Like I said before, I am a sex determines gender person. They aren't the same word, But they are largely related. Sex is determined by your chromosomes, And gender is the state of being male or female. And by the way, To answer your…
• Ok, I know you took a lot of the with the definitions and language, But I am going to explain it simply. I think you can agree biologically there are 2 sexes. The problem is relying on dictionaries to define gender. Every single definition is different. Google's dictionary…

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• Teachers should have the choice to be armed and trained, even if just one teacher is armed, it could save many lives. School shooters would deter from shooting students and/or teachers because they would have opposition. The current system is flawed, what makes you think…
• I am fairly new to this site, i am not quite sure if i picked the right side so read this first, i believe teachers and/or students should be allowed to lawfully carry concealed weapons.

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• I can definitely see where you're coming from. It IS human nature to blame our problems on others (including races). However, you can't deny the numbers and facts. While human nature is something to consider, our human nature used to be gather as much food as humanly possible…
• Let start off with with it's great to be debating with you today. Secondly, NO! Yes, racism is a difficult thing to completely kill, but it is in NO WAY as bad as you make it out to be! That police officer crap on the news is just leftist media trying to be an over all douche…

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• But why do the extreme people belive in the bible. The bible is a book that has been reproduce alot andits easy to make changes to a book. Example if the factory that made the bible had someone break in and change something and printed thousands of bibles, and the book is…
• Why wont people put aside their diffrences and work together, it really doesnt matter but at least we will be trying. If science and religion (God) work together then that might make a better place but if its the same well at least we tryed. Maybe we can make the world a better…

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• Before I go back to the Bible, I would first like to look at the social understanding about being gay and what it means in our society to be gay. A central part to con's argument is that it is an abuse of free will, and homosexuality is a choice. However, due to the…
• I am of the firm belief that Christians should be accepting and loving of people who are homosexual. Of the few instances in the Bible where homosexuality is mentioned (the majority of which are in the old testament), many of them are in extenuating circumstances, or could have…

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• I was curious about if this was true and what I found is that whenever a black person stubs his toe there is an outcry. but when literally the same thing happens to a white person there is not ANY outcry.

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• This way, the children should be physically punished for several reasons: Actions make more sense than just words Children are taught to have respect for adults Bringing up should mix mental and physiacl discipline They also are taught to use physical force, which can be pretty…
• Bringing children up and its rules remain different for society. in other words, it is not even proved yet how exactly should children be taught. And of course, children cannot become mature and polite in one moment. It is also a part of bringing up which should begin from…

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• 1) I'd like to know whether my opponent lives in the Middle East, or if the vast majority of feminists he/she comes across are of the 'first world' variety and hs/her references to Islamic feminism were a clever red herring to distract from the real point of this debate. Since…
• Much thanks to marxian_ginger for agreeing to this debate. Best of luck to him/her. Let me start by clarifying that I am not a "men's rights activist". I do not believe men or women are oppressed in today's society, contrary to the claims of feminists and anti-feminists. I am…

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• When you see my face you will call me white, and I will laugh!!!!!!!!!
• you win, as if your feeling were hurt, I'd be crucified as a bull\y.

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• It's too late for him to reply to dropped arguments. My opponent begins, "I was trying to establish that homosexuality was unhealthy and a product of emotional and social abnormalities… Homosexuality is not 'natural' in the sense that it is unavoidable. .. " Homosexuality is…
• Con begins his round by trying to establish that sexual orientation is not hereditary and subject to a large number of variables. While I do think that biology plays a part in sexual orientation, I definitely agree that nature AND nurture play a role. The study Con presented…

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• 1. Just because two people aren't allowed to marry doesn't mean they are being treated unequally. For example, just because a brother and sister aren't allowed to marry doesn't mean the government isn't giving them the same rights as everybody else. It just means that the…
• I will present three arguments for why I believe gay marriage is not a human rights issue. Argument 1: By not allowing gay couples to marry, the government is in no way infringing upon their freedoms. Unmarried gay couples can still live together, have sex, or do anything else…

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• In R4 my opponent offered his fullest argument yet, and in this last round I must respond to it, making for a rather lengthy conclusion. In this final round I intend to offer rebuttals and integrated with summaries of the debate at this final stage. The main contention of this…
• In R3, con has continued to perpetuate his argument that procreation is the purpose of marriage. Yet, he has still not provided any strong evidence to support this claim. Throughout his argument he makes unevidenced claims about history of marriage and its historical purpose.…

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• As far as marriage is concerned, it is at stake because they don't have the right to it in 30+ states. You still need to answer my claim as to how federally legalizing gay marriage isn't constitutional. That's what this debate was supposed to be about.
• How does it get worse? And this argument is getting off-topic. You need to tell me why federally legalizing gay marriage isn't constitutional before you tell me why gay marriage is immoral. Since I'm still waiting for your reply on why it's unconstitutional, I'll go along with…

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• Thanks for the acceptance con. I will perform rebuttals in the following rounds, as round one was acceptance. I. Gay marriage is a choice, and a right reserved to the people This is not to be confused with sexual orientation, which I will bring up in my following rounds. Now,…
• Would appreciate federal and moral views. BoP is on both sides

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• This is NOT for real. There's no beef between me and my opponent, I just thought this as a fun thing to pass time. We try to out insult each other via a flame war. Round one is acceptance.
• So you're basically that if I want to, I can believe in anyone's intentions and people wont hate me for it. What if I said I like the KKK? You would probably bring that up, wouldn't you? You realize that Manga is made by everybody, not just Japanese people. That's pretty much…

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• My last argument will be short. I am aware that these traits are stereotypical. I was trying to say that a religious person might use anything to discriminate a person if he/she presumes him or her to be gay. You, on multiple occasions, quoted the constitution. One of the…
• I would like to point out that even though there is no national law against homosexual discrimination, many states and local governments try to protect these citizens" rights. When you implied that a gay person is not easily recognized because there is no homosexual dress…

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• THE DUE PROCESS CLAUSEMy opponent mentions the case Murphy v. Ramsey (1885) in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Utah's bigamy and polygamy by defining marriage between one man and one woman. This was done as purely numerical in nature, so no marriages of 2 men and one…
• Gay Marriage is a civil rights issue. My opponent's case does not directly address the resolution, so we are left in ambiguous confusion between several of his views. Does he think gay marriage is a religious issue? a moral issue? a biological issue? a civil rights issue? We'll…

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• I just hope that the world one day will become to he time when iwas like the adam and eve when they didnt have to be racist and I really hope at least 10% of the people in this page will starrt to understand and I hope that less people will become racist and make our world.…
• some people or country should stop .. I am not insulting this country but when i went to germany they most of the people were mean or ignorant. and that makes other people feel really bad. we should start having love. not hate.

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• Conditions for acceptance 1. 1st round Acceptance 2. No new arguments in the last round. 3. Please do not use this debate as an excuse to rant against gay couples. 4. No semantic/BoP arguments 5. My burden is to prove the resolution true. Good Luck
• Key R1=Refutation to paragraph 1, etc. My opponent hasn't managed to provide any evidence for these claims, but for the sake of refutations, I will accept them at face value. However, if you have any doubts, know that my opponent has given no evidence for her claims. On to R1.…

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• https://www.google.co.uk...: https://www.google.co.uk... case closed
• Personally, theyre the same thing, theyre very close in the world and their cultures are practically identical.

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• But I do have a right. A right to my opinion/belief (and you have a right to oppose it). My aim here is to try and illustrate my belief that the words black and white should be obsolete (in regards to race) because they don't function very well anymore, partly because they are…
• Thank you for the information about the origins of the term, but you see, part my point is that it is very old, and outdated, and despite it's original meaning and use, how it's used today is what matters (in regards to to racism/racial harmony). I didn't mean to imply that I…

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• My opponent says "I hope to try and divorce the stigma of racism from the CSA" My opponents argument broken down is as follows…1. Slavery is blind to race.2. Natural death vs killing slavery3. The whole nation was racist. It is worth noting even if I grant the above, this has…
• A:Historical Backround and the Civil War"The secession of the Southern states (in chronological order, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina) in 1860–61 and the ensuing outbreak of armed…

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• Vigorous support does not mean that you place what you are supporting as absolute. The definition of vigorous is: Vigorous [1] strong, healthy, full of energy. You see, vigorously supporting something is like cheering for your favorite team during a sports game.Nowhere is it…
• Let's first look at the definitions for each word:Patriotic [1]adjective 1. having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country. Racist [2] noun 1. a person who believes that a partcular race is superior to another.adjective 1. having or showing the belief…

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• Well Joe here started this debate saying, "Race debates are very uncommon in today's politically correct world, and let me say that I thank you for debating race with me." and since he is someone that honestly believes that the white race is superior to other races, I guess I…
• Joe says that I need to show that races doesn't cause IQ differences, but that is totally not true. I only need to show that race doesn't cause significant IQ differences. Joe forgot to say anything about the fact that 85% of genetic difference is not race related, and that a…

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• I have entertained myself by reading some of Bettabreeder's debates on homosexuality. His arguments were in my opinion lurid but his oppponent's weren't exactly strong and detailed. So I decided to challenge him to this debate.Rules:1. For once, Bettabreeder should use proper…
• You have this last round to post your argument. Please.

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• Con forfeited the previous round, which is a loss of conduct. I refrained from posting any arguments because I had no obligation to do so. In addition to this, Con did not respond to my arguments at all. Nor did he cite sources for anything.Con has no sound response to my…
• Con challenged me to this debate. My position is that Islamic Law is not against human rights. Islamic societies will be ideally defined. I do not believe that there are real Islamic societies today, just Muslim majority countries.DefinitionsIslamic Law: the body of doctrines…

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• Well must prostitutes use condoms will having sex. It reduces the risk of spreading sexual diseases and it allows the female to not become pregnant. If it would be legalized it would be strictly regulated. It would help raise millions of dollars in taxes annually, reduce sexual…
• If prostitution was legal it would allow them to do checks on prostitutes and make sure they dont have any sexual diseases that can be passed on. They should have check ups at the doctors to make sure they are healthy and if they are not they shouldnt be aloud in the…

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• not every one in america has the same religion! their are so many here why should are marriage laws be controlled by one! men should marry men and women should marry women if they are gay you are not gay so why should you care marry a women if you want to gays are not tring to…
• marrige:the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; marriage two people who are married to each other; "a married couple with love" marriage the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; marriage a close and…

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• Is it from a credible source?
• Feminism wants equality of outcome, which spits in the face of Egalitarian Meritocracy. Your argument seems illogical.

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• 1. It is no one else's business if two men or two women want to get married. Two people of the same sex who love each other should be allowed to Publicly celebrate their commitment and receive the same benefits of marriage as opposite sex couples. 2. There is no such thing as…
• Yes but, it's like I told my teacher. It's fine to be gay or a lesbian if you want and it's no ones right to tell you how to live your life. If god didn't want gays and lesbians in this world he wouldn't let this become a thing. Like I'm bisexual and so I don't care if your a…

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• When I said a combination of both genders I meant being born with both reproductive parts not some think where you think that you are a woman and a man even though you were born as a man. You said anything you are attracted to is your sexuality. So based off of that thinking…
• First of all if you knew about biology then you would know that there are only two genders, technically three, which is just a mix of both though. They fact that people think they are something else is purely in your mind. And there is such thing as a fake gender. I could say…

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• Rules 1. No insults or inflammatory language of any kind in your resposne 2. The proof of burden lays squarely on you. Notwithstanding you reject it. I will make the first argument. 3. Have fun k ;)

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• I thank the Con for a very detailed and relevant response to my argument. I'll discuss each point that was brought up. Indeed, it is not the fault of children to be unable to help around as others do. They are helpless at that stage, and should only be of use later on. I…
• Children are problematic because in truth they care about themselves. Therefore, it's not really a benefit having them. We have to dedicate ourselves to things we love to do. You are sacrificing yourself if you decide to have children because you'll have to give away your…

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• By assuming that the freedom of speech is guaranteed and by referencing the Bill of Rights, you constrain your argument by making it apply only to the US, while the truth is that intolerable views are dealt with differently elsewhere. If we look outside of the country to North…
• I will take the Pro argument in this case, though I must say it's a shame that we are limited to 500 characters. I will play devil's advocate and argue that people with intolerable views should not be allowed to present their views to the public. For the sake of having enough…

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• "Marriage does not exist outside of religion, which is the point I've been trying to get across during this whole debate. Marriage is a religious word, originally meaning "the act of holy matrimony." There is a reason we make a distinction between Civil Unions and marriage, and…
• Note to my opponent: to italicize text, click "Rich Text", which should be just over your text box, where you type, on the left side. It will give options such as italicizing, bolding, and underlining.I think it's fair to say that, now, we have reached the sole contention of:…

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• I will present my arguments for that statement and in the closing of round two you will counter them. If by doings so you will find the need to provide further information do so. In the remaining rounds we will keep countering the previous comments posted. Let I start by saying…
• I will stand form the standpoint that being gay is just like most stereotypes. It's forced upon by the environment.

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• From looking through some of your previous post and a past debate, I think you have a well intention but misguided stance to deal with racism and in fact your position only unintentionally spurs on more racism.
• First off, I did not state that con was a self-hating Caucasian, I explicitly stated he was not, but that racists would refer to him a such. It seems that con is the one implying that I am a self-hater. My profile name has nothing to do with me thinking I am better than…

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• In Con's attempt to refute one of my arguments being "tribal prejudice" Con admits this prejudice is natural. Admitting it is natural supports my main premise which is "Racism is perfectly natural" Keep in mind that racism is racial prejudice [1] Con then proceeds to give a…
• This argument is similar to the "Tribal prejudices as an evolutionary defence mechanism against opposing tribes" argument. However, it focuses more on skin colour and other differences between certain races. There are huge differences between white people and black people, at…

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• Affirmative action is a system that was designed to counteract the various prejudices, biases and shortcomings that have been proven to exist in the current system. Though commonly mistaken as solely for melaninated people, affirmative action makes exceptions and allowances for…
• Women who identify themselves as 'white' actually benefit the most from affirmative action. "While [people of color], individually and as groups, have been helped by affirmative action in the subsequent years, data and studies suggest women — white women in particular — have…

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• "First you say that we don't know what the cause is because there could be many, then you say we have to accept all of causes?" Accept them as causes yes, but not as of equal importance no, the question comes in to significance. One of the primary justifications for calling…
• "No, it was caused by the child's belief that being picked last meant that some negative thought about him/herself is true." Yes, that is a cause, and that cause was due to a combination of some event or events in their life and the influence this had on their behavior as…

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• Gay marriage has been an issue in the United States and many other countries ever since people discovered that gay people does, in fact, exist and want the very basic right of committing to who they love. Why this is still something which is necessary to discuss, I think is…