The Debate Chat

It's been a while since I purchased / hold a classic paper books. My life is going just fine with all types of electronic books. I mean beside the feeling of turning the pages. What is the good of having paper books around? Electronic books are cheap, convenient to carry and environmental friendly. Most importantly, it's so much better to work with a books on a laptop. You can search, bookmark, comment, insert link, attach documents ..... So in your opinion, should paper books go retired? Or Will paper books ever retired?

Okay so, the way I feel about this is kind of complex. I'll reveal what I personally believe after some others have shared their thoughts and opinions. :P Then again, I do consider myself pretty much agnostic (meaning, I simply don't know for sure what happens when you die and I don't think anyone really does, but I still do have an idea of what I think may happen) I don't believe in any gods though. I know we have a good sized community and a lot of different beliefs on here, I'm sure. I would really love to read about them all. I'd also really like to get the views of what you think happens from other agnostics/atheists/pagans, but of course all thoughts will be wel…

I can't do it anymore, I have to break my no politics rule for just a moment. Trump is president now, and I'm scared, appalled, and quite frankly on the verge of having a breakdown. Not that politics is the SOLE reason for that, but it's not helping. Like, at all. So I just wanted to get that all out here. I'm terrified and I don't know if everything is going to be ok. It's fine if you don't agree with me or support Trump or whatever, but if we're going to get into a debate here, let's keep it civil, ok?

I have meant to post a topic like this quite a few times, but have either not gotten around to it or have avoided it because it could potentially be a really emotionally charged topic. But after reading this article, I think it's a question worth asking.. what do you think should be the punishment for those convicted of rape? As far as I'm concerned, I personally place absolutely zero value on the life of an individual who decides that violating other human beings in that way is how they are going to spend that life. People who do that, in my opinion, should be immediately, swiftly, and permanently removed from civilized society via a non-negotiable life sentence or e…

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…

Right now fracking is a big political issue in the area that I live in. For those who don't know what fracking check this link here http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-14432401. Personally I'm against fracking since it's bad for the environment and also it can cause health prblems for people who live near an area where fracking takes place.There has been fracking next to schools in states such as California and Colorado.Teachers have noticed that children got nosebleeds and seemed more tired when fracking was happening nearby the schools. Also the noise disrupts the classrooms making it harder for the kids to learn. I'm curious to see what other people's opinions on fracking are s…

I find it difficult to express myself in english, but here we go. I've had a brief relationship with a friend last year, and after a couple of months of dating we decided to split up. I still care about him a lot but I guess I realized I'm just not that into him. What do you think? Can you still be friends with someone you love, but just you're not in love with? :(

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.

As an artist, I've asked myself this question for a long time. What do you all think? Do you think it's right/acceptable for artists with more developed skills to criticize those with lesser artistic skills? If you've ever seen this happen, how did you react?

For almost every type of job there is, there's a union to go with it. Steel workers, teachers, actors... There's a lot. But what do you guys think of them? Do you think they're good, bad, somewhere in between? Personally, I'm not too fond of them. I've seen and heard of way too many negative things to outweigh the good. (Really the only good thing I can think of are minimum wage.) My dad is an engineer, and hires people from the union. My parents aren't shy about letting me know about what's going on in the business, so many times they'll talk about it with me around. One of the things they talk about is the union and how annoying it can be. I have 2…

(apologies if a topic on this already exists, I couldn't find one) I'm sure everyone's heard of this case and the riots in Ferguson, for an overview of the situation check out http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30193354 The bare facts (as I understand them) Police Officer Darren Wilson was driving his police car when he encountered Michael Brown and a friend. Officer Wilson fired 12 bullets, at least 7 of which struck Brown. Brown died from the bullet wounds sustained to his head and chest. What actually happened is, of course, unknown, there are lots of different witness accounts, three separate autopsy reports and hundreds of expe…

Okay, so what with the recent legalization in Washington state and Colorado I wanted to get everyone here's opinion on this issue. (This may be a bit long as I have a lot of thoughts on this) I am very pro-legalization for a few different reasons. One being that the war on drugs is an utter and complete fail. Filling our jails/prisons with "drug" users is throwing all of our money down the drain, and for nothing. I think the war on drugs has probably done the exact opposite of what it was put in place for. Money would be better spent on programs and strategies that actually work. (For hard drug users specifically) Economists project that the government would s…

Recently, our country had an election. So there was an change of officials. In 1 city, the city government banned the use of all plastics effective immediately. The previous officials only banned non-biodegradable plastics. What is your stand on this matter? Should use of plastics be banned, limited, or allow to no restriction?

So it popped up in my mind today about this question. Are we born kind? Or is it something that is taught? Is being kind a "luxury"? Say, if someone donated a lot of money to charity would you say they're "kind"? But on the other end of the spectrum, if you're on the streets and you worked super hard to get a piece of bread but the other person on the street has none and you don't share it with them, does that make you not "kind"? For me I would say it's inborn. It's kind of complicated but I know some people that are downright unkind. It's not that they beat up people but deep down they want you to suffer. They might not show it or do anything but they want you to su…

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

I'm not sure about the rest of you, but I'm very tired of being bombarded at every turn by one holiday or another. BUT THIS! no THIS! Ugh, I'm stretched to the limit just keeping myself fed, clothed and housed in this economy without commercialism trying to seduce me into buying over-priced holiday merchandise with it's bright colours, catchy jingles and persistent pushing. I am tired. Tired of having to brace myself against the constant pressure to buy, buy, buy. I'm exagerating, of course, but really...it does feel this way a lot of the time, especially as yet another holiday is coming up. I realize many would argue that a lot of these holidays are solemn relig…

What are your opinions on the case we have heard non-stop about? Here's mine. Grown up in a semi-racist country hick community, I was quite irritated by the fact that this case drew out for so long. However, and as most can agree, my maturity has grown in the past few weeks at the realization that the sentence was far too weak. Murder is murder. No matter what. This was not racism; this was the flawed criminal justice system. (However, an all white 6-person jury certainly didn't help) Letting this man out on the streets, breathing and living after he took those rights away from a young man, is completely unacceptable. If he did it on purpose or not should still have…

What's everyone's opinion on Rap and CrunkCore music? I don't mind it and actually like some of it. I don't mind music like Flo Rida, Dot Dot Curve, Hollywood Undead (not with the new singer), the old singer for Hollywood Undead's solo project and that one song I didn't understand when I was a 6th grader. I'm a huge snob when it comes to that kind of music. All because I listen to Rap and CrunkCore doesn't mean I have to listen to it in front of my mom. That would be awkward. So do you think that Rap and CrunkCore influences people to use cuss words and do unsafe and illegal activities?

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

Which is better, in your opinion? No need to give reasons. And who is funnier, Bolin or Sokka? :laughingsmiley: