The Debate Chat

Matt and Samuel will know what im talking about, but maybe not others. Tony Blair wants to lower the age to 17 at which young people can receive long prison sentences for possessing a gun. Do you think this is right Many Gang wars have been breaking out in London, Manchester and most are under the current 21 age limit to receive a long sentence. There have been random shootings going on by this gang, whether they are in a gang or not. In London only this month there has been 4 fatal shootings, which 3 of them were Teenagers and 2 out of the 3 were shot in their own home ! and a 28 year old man was shot dead in Hackney on saturday. Mr Blair also said US…

I know I haven't posted here in the debates forum for a while, but I think this article I read could lead to a great discussion. Well what do you think?

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4584065.html What is your reaction to this? Even though the news source may be blowing smoke about this one, do you think that the government is allowed to do this? In fact, should the government be at all allowed to remove your children / regulate child care (throwback to earlier debate). Sorry I haven't been posting a lot recently, I've been quite busy x_x

Should cloning be allowed on animals or humans? I am not talking about cell cloning or organ cloning. This is about cloning something, not killing it for its parts, and letting it live as a true creature (or human, as the case may be). I was reading an article in school (This cloning did happen 4-5 years ago): This one is only about animal cloning. I think that, while animal cloning is okay under certain circumstances, such as the loss of a beloved pet (You have to actually lose a pet to understand this), human cloning is never okay. My stance is based mostly on my spiritual beliefs, because I believe each person to have a unique soul, and cloning violate…

Should the US and Turkey formally recognize the Armenian Genocide as the fault of Turkey? Turkey has denied responsibility since 1920, and this is one of the reasons it has been denied admittance into the EU. The government maintains that the Armenians brought it upon themselves by fighting with the Russians. Talking about the Armenian Genocide is a serious offense in Turkey, and may result in years in prison. Many leading journalists have been inexplicably killed after publishing articles about it. The US Congress has created multiple proposals during the last few presidencies to recognize it, but all were shot down by the president (first Bush Sr, then Clinton, …

In the painting contest there has been some debate on who pwns whom more. Metroid Vs. Yoshi. I think Metroid Pwns more but others think Yoshi pwns more. I'll let the world decide. WHO PWNS MORE!

OMG! I'm going to start a debate topic 1 week and 1/2 now. Hopefully that spurs more activity. Total War Is total war justified between countries? Definition Total war describes an international war in which countries or nations use all of their resources to destroy another organized country's or nation's ability to engage in war. The practice of total war has been in use for centuries, but it was only in the middle to late nineteenth century that total war was recognized as a separate class of warfare. Total war is most easily distinguished from other forms of warfare through a blurring and combining of strategy and grand strategy. Examples of Total Wa…

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. -- Wiki The debate over the death penalty is trying to determine whether or not the execution of a criminal is ever justified, and, if so under what circumstances it is allowable. There are many pros and cons to the death penalty Ex. Pros of DP Certain murderers deserve nothing more than a just, proportionate and effective form of punishment. It's 100% effective; that killer cannot commit any more crimes. DP may act as a deterrent against more crime. Ex. Cons of DP 'An Eye for and…

Was just reading Time magazing and came upon this; short and sweet, Should the Bible be taught in Public Schools? Or in a broader sense, should religion be kept out of the public eye? State your opinion and a few reasons why.

A minimum wage bill, which would increase minimum wage to $7.25, just made it to the President's desk on Friday. It won't be signed into law though as it is attached to that Iraq bill that we've all been hearing about. But anyway, what do all you think about it? The current federal minimum wage is $5.15 an hour. This bill would increase that wage to $7.25 over the next two years. What would the pros and cons be? Should it become law?

What do you believe about Human Nature in aspect to good vs. evil? Are humans born selfish, self-centered and "bad"? Are humans born "good"? Or are all human behaviors learned? Are there no innate born behaviors? Can one even determine what is "good" verses "evil"? Post back on any one of the questions above - clearly state what you are posting on. Be constructive. And make sure to come back to reply to what others think on the subject! Edit: You know, I don't have to be the only one who posts topics...

okay, im not sure about other countries but this is to do with teh certificated in the UK About 4 Years ago, The Film ratings Were "Pg, U, 12, 15, 18" Now about a year or 2 ago, they changed it to "Pg, U, 12A, 15, 18" Only Difference is the 12A, This means the film is mainly for over 12, But under 12 can go in to see the film with a adult. So the debate is mainly, do you agree with the new 12A. I deffinmetly Don't, Now everytime I want to go to the cinema, go to see a 12A, There is always at least 1 Little kid, screaming or crying or just talking. 12 Films Were places for just people to get rid of the talking kids and watch films. But now they made the …

Many businesses and organizations (atleast in the US) require the standard drug test on all potential employees even before they are hired. Futhermore, some organizations also allow for random drug testing, where at anytime or for any employee, they may be tested for drugs with their jobs on the line. Do you, TDN users, believe that businesses should be allowed to do that? Or does that kind of policy infringe upon the rights of privacy.

What is your favorite genre of music? Favorite period - Current, 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s? Favorite Band(s)? Favorite Song(s)? What are you listening to right now? 1) Answer questions. 2) Try to justify each one that can be. 3) Why are your favorites better than everybody elses?

Ever since President Truman's decision to drop the bombs to end WWII there has been much debate about whether the atomic bombs were necessary. I open this debate with my strong opinion, and I will back it up with facts as the debate progresses. The decision to drop the bombs was a hard decision, but the right one. Many of you would disagree, I want to hear what you have to say.

Euthanasia - Physician-Assisted Suicide - Mercy Killing Euthanasia is when a person's life is ended, usually lacking the person's consent (Terry Schiavo), with a fatal injection. It usually happens when a person is permanently crippled and may never have the chance to live a normal life. A vegetable, severely mentally retarded individual, or even the elderly may one day be subject to euthanasia. However, many people believe that human life is sacred and equal. In that case, no person, no matter how helpless or crippled, should be denied the right to live. Discuss: Human Euthanasia- Is it right? Is is wrong? Why/Why not?

this happened months ago but the oil spill is still there where fishes and sea creatures maybe getting poisoned. I would want to see what we should do about it.

Anyone following it? I'm not going to make it into a large informed topic so that everyone can debate, but does anyone else have an opinion on it? Short summary of bill http://www.onebigdog.net/2007/05/19/immigr...-bill-overview/ I know that I want this bill to be shot down...

Being a midwest Lutheran myself, this made me laugh. Midwest Lutherans Reject Violence http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2007/...st_luthera.html Anyway, that's a satirical (if not largely biased) look on the recent Muslim Pew Poll that surveyed 1,050 Muslim Americans. The poll reports finding that the U.S. Muslim community is largely moderate, assimilated and happy. However it also reports that 26 percent of young American Muslims favor or might favor suicide bombings to defend Islam. And overall only 80 percent of American Muslims condemn suicide bombings for any reason. Here is the news response - (One side of story, followed by a little …

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