The Debate Chat

The question that has had philosophers scratching their heads for centuries... dogs or cats? I am a dog person. Dogs are loyal, obedient (if you train them correctly) and so much more fun to play with. I can just go in the backyard with my dog and chase her around and she'll chase me back. Cats would never do that. They'll just give you a look of disdain and go back to napping in the sun. Cats are moody, they are almost impossible to play with, and all they can think about is food. You could never go for a jog in the morning with a cat. And cats scratch you sometimes. Without a shadow of a doubt, dogs are the better option. What do you think?

I haven't but i am petrified. What if a spirit gets out? and posses someone!? AND IT'S EVIL!! EEEEEE-VVVIIILLLLL! so yeah, tell me your stories, or if you want to hold a seance.

Music is one thing we all enjoy. There are so many different genres, bands, artist and songs out there. The question is can music affect mood and life decisions?

Personally, I'm completely on the fence with this one. I tend to be a seeing is believing kind of gal, but after watching some Discovery shows, how can you not believe in Aliens? How is it that in several part of the world ancient civilizations all made the same pyramids, the same way? In 2500 BC man did not have the tools or knowledge necessary to build the pyramids, as accurately as they are built, they could have been made by aliens. Lights in the sky, UFOs, crop circles, alien abduction stories, the internet is full of all this evidence to prove aliens exist. If they built our pyramids, and make crop circles, why aren't they here now, why don't they show themselve…

So someone here already started this topic, but the topic became blocked, so I'm starting another. I'm not saying what's right or wrong but just presenting my view. :) Can God be an alien? It's an intelligent question of an inquiring mind. Definition of Aliens/God: To be sure we're all on the same page... God: An all-knowing, eternal being who created our universe. Alien: A being (not a creator of the Universe) from outside our planet. Accuracy of the Bible The Jewish and Christian bibles are the only religious books with accurate, fulfilled prophesies - ancient scripts (like The Dead Sea Scrolls) found show that these prophecies were written long befo…

I've read alot of articles about children being charged with murder. One of them, a 5 year old, drowned an infant in the bathtub. A 5th grader shot mother or stepmother in the head, and a 15 year old girl dug the grave of her 9 year old victim before she killed her. Two of them, the 5th grader and 15 year old girl may be facing life in prison. The 5 year old may be facing murder charges. So my question is, how young is too young for life in prison? Personally, I think that 5-10 years old is too young to be held in an ADULT prison. The 15 year old maybe, but still they are juvenilles. The 5 year old should have a psychiatric evaluation and be placed in the care of some…

There's a lot of conflicting viewpoints on marijuana legalization, with some people thinking it should be allowed just medicinally, some people thinking it should be entirely legal, some thinking it should be totally banned, etc. I support marijuana legalization 100%, for both medicinal and recreational usage. If you actually look at the facts, there's just no sensible reason to keep it banned. The laws against it cause far more harm to society than marijuana itself ever could do. The garbage they throw at kids about it being a "gateway drug", funding terrorism, causing cancer and all that stuff are just lies and propaganda, plain and simple. It's an incredibly harml…

So mostly in the media and social sites people have been using words that have been offensive in the past today as a friendly term, or words that are non offensive in a offensive tone. Two words that I would like to focus one because it is being debated on the hot seat by many schools are: Gay- Gay meant happy a few years back. Today it is an offensive and rude word just said whenever in replacement of the word stupid. The 'N' Word- I'm not sure about other countries, but the 'N' word is a word that was used to denote the humanity of Negroes in America. Today it is used as a friendly term to call buddies or friends. Gay started out positive and is today negati…

I think online reading is something very stupid. 1. Too much time on the computer is bad for you. 2. You won't get the real feel of the book. 3. You can't really take it wherever you go. It might be a laptop but laptops can run out of charge and you can't read while standing. These are a few reasons why I don't like reading online though I've read a couple of books myself. What do you think?

I have heard that there is a new sign, Ophiuchus. While I don't believe in horoscope, i dislike that scientists are making this a legal sign. I am a Capricorn. With the new addition, i am a Sagittarius. I personally will stay a Capricorn. What about you? Are you gonna follow it and become something else? This is not new. it has been this way since January. Like I said, I don't believe in horoscope, but i like t see which sign people are and things like that.

Everyday of the school year the three of us travel by the same places to get to school at 7 o'clock. We always pass by a cemetery. There is a building at the cemetery was closed. I happened to stare at a window at the building. As I looked I saw something. Something, I couldn't explain. There... there was a lady.. in white walking through the hallway by the window. I continued to stare at the the figure until it passed two more windows. I have no idea if it was a worker or something else.... I don't think it was walking, it actually went briskly through the hallway as if it were gliding across the floor. THIS IS MY TRUE STORY. ---------------------------------------…

:I Oh god, there's less than a week or something I dunno-- terror throws my counting off-- if the weiner jackets in office don't get their heads out of their butts by August Second the country of America may loose is triple A rating effectibf markets worldwide. GFgfgfgff if they don't loose it, the American taxes are going to sky rocket. They don't want to compromise by raising them a little now, and by they I mean the Republicans that are currently in office. I'm so scared. I'm planning on moving from America but still, scared. Scared that this has been doing on so long, scared that the media has only now started caring, and scared that most of the American public ha…

I'm not sure how many of you are aware of what's going on in Portugal. Long story short, we're in financial trouble (much like Greece what happen with Greece a few months back) and we've asked the European Union for monetary support. The thing is, for the help to come through, every country has to agree to help. Which, as it seems, Finland won't do. Now, I didn't create this post to discuss wether or not Finland should help us. The thing is, due to this whole deal a video was created that, in a joking manner, explains to Finland why they should agree to help us. And watching it, made me realize how amazing my little country really is and therefore (since it's in engli…

Before I start the debate, I would like to lay down some ground rules: No attacking people for their beliefs Back up your belief, don't just state it, WHY do you believe that? If you do not agree with someone's idea, please debate it in an adult way First I'd like to start off by saying the laws on cloning enacted by the government are there to protect the people, not limit their rights. I'd also like to discuss the two different types of cloning for this debate: reproductive which is creating an exact whole copy of the original; and therapeutic which is creating a whole copy of the original, but not allowing the clone to move on past the embryonic stage. The w…

Before I start the debate, I would like to lay down some ground rules: No attacking people for their beliefs Back up your belief, don't just state it, WHY do you believe that? If you do not agree with someone's idea, please debate it in an adult way The world will end, we all know that, either by the enlarging of our G2 sun into a Red Giant, thusly engulfing our planet; or by an ancient prediction from the Mayans. Either way the world will end, but not by the hand of God, instead by the hands of humans. Now I'm not here to debate a specific date nor time of the end, but rather the means to it. Mass Extinction. It has happened many times before and many times be…

So I had to read a Norton essay today by Molly Ivins called Get a Knife, Get a Dog, but Get Rid of Guns. And so, browsing the TDN debate forum, I realized that gun control was never actually discussed here on TDN :O. So TDN, what's your opinion on Gun Control? Let's argue from the basis of Ivins' essay. I've placed in the spoiler below so it doesn't take up a ridiculous amount of space (and I couldn't find it on the internet). Nothing has been omitted, and I'm pretty sure everything is right. Forgive me if there are any typos x_x Guns. Everywhere guns. Let me start this discussion by pointing out that I am not antigun. I'm proknife. Consider t…

And now it's time for the great debate... Smartphones! Right now my dad and I are debating on whether to get a Droid X, or a Samsung Fascinate. Which would you suggest? Or even better: What Smartphone would you suggest that supports Flash, and that is under Verizon's provider thing? So some possible point to debate here... Smart phone vs. Blackberry? Smart phone vs. Normal phones? iPhone vs iPod touch iPhone/iPod touch vs. Droid What, overall, do you think is the best overall phone?

Olá, everyone! ^^ So, I decided to start a debate which theme is a little unusual: communicating with spirits. Me and other four friends went to one of their houses and, after months of planning, we created a (shameful) ouija-board. It was made with 4 paper sheets and little cardboard letters that we stick there. We also drew numbers from 0-9 and the words "Sim", "Não", "Olá" and "Adeus". (Yes, no, hello and goodbye, respectively). We lit 4 candles around it and sat around the board. After holding hands and praying, we touched the glass with our fingers. 1st attempt - We decided who would talk and that person asked "Is any spirit here?" with no response. He waited ab…

I was in a debate at my school, and it was on a very personal matter, (praying in school) and there was another kid who totally went to far on a kid when he agreed. To the point where the screaming and fighting made the teacher send the kid out. I think that there is debating, and there is calling people out or going to far. I think that there is and would like for others opinions. Do you think there is a line? Or that debates can go as far as they can?

I've always been vegetarian but on new years I went vegan. I've done a lot of research and have bought a lot of vegan alternatives so my diet doesn't go downhill. I've also been carefully watching my weight so I don't lose too much. However a lot of people seem certain that no matter what I'm endagering myself - most of the time they have no real proof, so I wanted to open it up to you guys who seem to have a lot to say about a lot of things. :laughingsmiley: Also, have you ever tried being vegan/vegetarian? Do you have any recipes/tips/advice? ^_^