The Debate Chat

I had a look through 3 pages in the debate threads and couldn't find anything on tattoos so... This was showing up on my FB feed today http://www.mirror.co..._xrYpBI.twitter You should definitely read it. Everyone is welcome to have their own opinions, especially with things like tattoos because they aren't for everyone. It's taken me a few years to actually pluck up the courage and get one, so far I don't regret it, at all. I just really don't agree with what Tony Parsons has said when he's attacking an industry that he knows absolutely nothing about :mellow:. Tattoos are becoming more socially acceptable (minus with the likes of Mr Parsons). He also had no i…

First of all, what do you folks consider to be "cheating" in a relationship? A drunken kiss, a crush on another person, the full on "sneaking back into the house at 4 am with lipstick on your collar"? My father just told me about a situation he was trying to smooth over between 2 of his guild mates in another game. A man in his guild started having feelings for a woman and started flirting with her. She didn't reciprocate his feelings and rejected him, though maybe after letting it go a bit too far. My problem is, the guy is married! I felt horrible after hearing that. Imagine being in his wife's shoes. How would you handle that? Would you consider that cheating? I think …

Debate! Halo 4 all the way for me, I love what they're doing with the franchise now, feels so much more fresh.

One of my coworkers may be mistreating his nine year old daughter. Every time he gets into a fight with a co worker he threatens to have his nine year old daughter say that she was being molested by that co worker. So far he has threatened four male co workers with this. Can this be considered child abuse or does he have to actually make an accusation before it can be child abuse. He already had had children's AID involved because he got so angry at one of the coworkers that he threatened to actually have someone rape his daughter and say that the coworker did, but because the threat was an empty threat in anger his daughter was eventually returned to him.

This is probably old news to many of you who actually live in the States but being in the UK this is something that has only piqued my interest today. The Boy Scouts of America re-inforced their decision to not allow openly homosexual boys or leaders into the scouts which seems to have caused chaos with Scouts returning their Eagle Scouts Awards that they worked for years for and have been described as the proudest moments of their lives with letters to say that they cannot be a part of this anymore. I found some of their letters completely and utterly heart wrenching with the medals attached and see them as having an amazing amount of guts to do this and stand fo…

I'm kind of surprised this isn't a thread already, but I'm curious: where do you stand on the Chik-Fil-A boycotts and, conversely, support groups recently as well as the corporation's donation to groups like the Family Research Council? Feel free to link to articles or other media forms that help support your views. The opinion I personally hold has nothing to do with Dan Cathy's right to free speech, nor does it have anything to do with his private company "practicing Christian faith." What I cannot be complacent about, however, is the donation to those organizations that strive to set society completely backwards from any sort of equality for people of all orientati…

The debate that matters ;) hehe. I'm pretty sure this one hasn't been done yet. Cola or Pepsi? Which do you prefer? :D

What do you think about taxes? Income taxes? Capital gains taxes? Sales tax? Etc. etc. etc. What is a fair way to tax people? What is an effective way to tax people? Any other topics I'm missing that are tax related. Personally, I think that the most FAIR way to tax people would be through sales tax only. That way, someone who only spends money on food, rent, etc. (the small things) will not get over-taxed, while it would do no good for rich people to hoard money in offshore accounts. If you pay a lot in taxes, you only have yourself to blame. And the only way to cheat on taxes is to have a lemonade stand or something :-) Because you're selling …

I will vote after a few people do. I don't want to corrupt the vote. I was inspired by someone who posted in Coke vs Pepsi.

Have any Americans (or non-Americans too!) been watching either one of the National Conventions this past week? I've heard some pretty interesting things on both sides and just really want to be able to have a conversation about them with someone (the curse of having friends that don't care for politics)! If you did happen to catch either, which one do you prefer? What were some of your highlights from each one? And if you want to get really ambitious, you could even throw in a prediction for this fall as well ;) My highlight so far was probably the speech from Mayor Julian Castro. He is the mayor of my city and it was awesome to (for once) see Texas represented i…

Hey all! I'm from NSW, Australia and I just took my first step into adulthood by exercising my apparent right to vote, today. It's apparently a right to vote, but it seemed more like a chore if anything else (I'd have to pay a fine if I didn't vote). Several months ago, I received a letter saying that I had been automatically put on the local electoral roll, because I was already 18 (I've since turned 19, but still). Two days ago, I found out I was to make a vote for the local elections. Today, I went and I voted. Who for? No idea. What anyone was campaigning? No clue. Do you think its right to have mandatory voting? In addition to that, what age is most a…

Share your opinions, I do want to hear them. I had switched from a blackberry to an iPhone a few years ago, and I can not imagine myself with a different phone. I think the iPhone 5 is not much better than the 4s. But I still have my 4, and decided to skip the 4s so I could get the 5. Technically the 5 is much better than my 4. Now compared to other phones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S3. For me, either Samsung does not market itself as well as Apple, or their phone just seems like a more complicated phone to use.

Discuss whether you think Religion has been a good or bad thing for humanity!

I'm curious what other people's opinions are. I am pro-choice. Woman have overcame a lot of obstacles in our day and age. I do not feel it's right for the government or any politician to have the right to interfere in matters such as these. Your thoughts? This topic has been edited by a member of staff (Spritzie) because of a violation of the forum rules. There is already a topic for discussing Abortion. Please continue the discussion there. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules. Per the reason above, this topic has been LOCKED. Please contact Spritzie if you have any questions regarding this a…

Hello all. Ok, this isn't exactly to start a debate here, but I couldn't find any other forum in which this would fit. Anyways, a friend of mine is participating in a declamation/debate contest and it's only 2 days away and she still hasn't written a word (a huge laze, I know). And well, I thought I'd help her out, but my brain is kind of having trouble thinking of anything at the moment. So, I thought I would ask for your help. Well, the topic is : ''Tough Times Don't Last, Tough People Do'' And she will be speaking in favor of the topic. I'd be grateful if you guys can provide some help in the form of inspirational ideas. Thanks a lot!

This is seriously the most ridiculous thing I've ever read. http://blogs.ajc.com/business-beat/2012/10/09/peta-has-bone-to-pick-with-pokemon/?cxntfid=blogs_business_beat They'd probably attack Neopets if they found out about Battledome.

Who should win. For now I am neutral, but after hearing some discussion, that might change.

So that topic about religion from a while back got me thinking... well not really, my mind just wanders. Maybe it had to do with varying opinions. Anyway, to get to the point, do you believe in (the theory of) evolution? All of it? Part of it? Or is it a bunch of preposterous lies? :P I'm not sure whether to assume you know about it or not, so I'm just gonna let it go from here and any questions you have you can ask me or someone else that knows. Or for the more wary/impatient, you can do a quick search to Google. I ask this because I have come to know many who oppose the idea, as it seems preposterous (and mostly conflicts with their religion), especially when i…

To be honest, I'm kind of confused on where I stand with this. I was watching a show on tv about polygamous relationships and the basis of these tend to share the belief that women are inferior. For example, this quote from wikipedia: Within polygynous societies, multiple wives often become a status symbol denoting wealth, power, and fame. I try to be open-minded on just about everything, but I really wish I could grasp where they were coming from. I mean - I just can't understand why a woman would agree to this. I don't understand how jealousy does not get in the way. I mean, if you are in love with someone then seeing them with someone else is supposed to tear your…

What is your opinion? Are they naturally more aggressive or is it all in the ownership? I've always wanted a pitbull, but unfortunately at a family dinner I had an argument with my parents/grandparents about it. (I live on my own, but it was brought up and immediately I was attacked for this.) It got me wondering what people honestly think about these dogs. I've heard so many great stories about them.