The Debate Chat

Since the topic was being reborn in a different thread, I felt the need to remake this debate so the only posts there can be about that subject only. Not to mention that there are different members now compared to when the original topic was here. What are your thoughts on abortion? For me, I support abortion, provided that there are restrictions. I know a lot of people are going to disagree with me, but here me out. Let's say a 16 year old girl got pregnant. Her parents are likely to disown her because that's apparently how things work nowadays, and she'll be out on her own. She won't have enough money to care for the child, and the father ran away. What is she s…

Is Obama doing a good job? I think he is. 1. Everybody around me criticizes him, but I think it is residual rascism. 2. He passed that good healthcare bill! 3. His speech at Tuscon and earlier about the State of the Union was awesome. 4. So what do you think?

I personally like debates, and if it didn't involve public speaking i'd go in debate club. I'm shy :P But how do you feel about them? Do you think they cause too much fighting or are you laid back and just think they're fun? If they get too personal I think they can be bad. I don't like fighting. Just FRIENDLY debating if you know what I mean? But yeahh. So that's what i'm wondering! :)

To answer that question, yes I am. Christmas is my favorite holiday, so understand that before you think that I hate Christmas. But there are some problems about it and I want to bring them to light. Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year. It has it's own songs. It's own mascott (Santa). And it has a special meaning to it: To spend time with family and give each other gifts of appreciation. However, now it seems that all Christmas is about is BUYING CRAP. Stores and dealerships do what they can to make money off of Christmas. This has gone on with Toyota, Target, Toysrus, Audi, Amazon, Macy's, JC Penny's, and the big juggernaut itself, Wallmart. These compan…

Are Ancient Greek monsters scarier than Modern Movie monsters? Personally I think Ancient Greek monsters are scarier. Abbreviations Ancient Greek monsters: AGM Modern Movie monsters: MMM

I recently finished Yann Martel's "Life of Pi", which is a brilliant novel that gets you thinking about all sorts of things. To make a long story short, the son of a zoo-owner (Pi) is stranded aboard a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and a tiger after a ship transporting the zoo's animals sinks. All of the animals save for the tiger die, which leaves a teenage boy alone on a lifeboat with a full-grown male Bengal tiger. The main question that Martel asks his readers is if the tiger is really a tiger, or just a substitute Pi made up as a way of coping with the unhinged person who represents the tiger and its animal nature. But one of the other issues that…

So now Obama's got us involved in this North vs South conflict. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101124/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_north_korea Like we really NEED to be involved in this! Those two have been sniping at each other for years. In my opinion, they need to just fight it out and get over it. And besides, South Korea actually fired first! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101124/ap_on_re_as/as_koreas_clash Of course, that doesn't mean I'm excusing Kim Jong Il from acting like an utter d-bag and shelling South Korean civilians in retaliation. Sigh. That guy needs to just retire/die/be assassinated/get eaten by hyenas already. Lastly, did Obama think about w…

Articles found here. Here. Here. And here. What do you think about this? Personally, I am siding with Julian Assange (founder and director of WikiLeaks). America has the right to know the truth. People died for those rights. And when we are denied of our rights, those people died in vain. Not to mention, if the government doesn't want people to know about these things, don't do it in the first place. Rather, people will want to find the truth, they WILL find the truth, and you will have dug your own grave. This reminds me of the guy that posted Youtube videos revealing government secrets, then got deported. It also reminds me of the guy that se…

Right, I am at the moment thoroughly peeved because my local carboot sale doesn't allow people in on foot and I don't drive. Supposedly this is for health and safety reasons but I can't see why considering they let people out on foot and you can re-enter if you have a 'permit'. I think it's more to do with the fact that they charge £1.50 per car and it's more difficult to charge people walking in on foot. So first question, what do you think of carboots? Second question, what do you think of ridiculously stupid rules that they make up in the supposed interests of 'health and safety'? And thirdly, I'd be interested to know whether anybody else has come across stupid …

Has anyone else heard one of Akon's new songs? If not refer to here really quick So, you realize who that is right? Yeah, it's Michael Jackson! Here's the debate part of this... I personally think there is something wrong about making a song with MJ in it after his death- there's something a little sick there. He was a great singer, but... come on. <_< Discuss.

Are you superstitious? The realization that today was friday the 13th made me think of this topic. If you are superstitious tell why and if you aren't, tell why. I personally am not superstitious when it comes to things like black cats, walking under a ladder, breaking a mirror, etc. But that may just be because I have never had good luck anyways. I am however superstitious when it comes to the supernatural such as ghosts, psychics, etc. I guess believing in the supernatural would be considered being superstitious. What are your opinions?

MODS: I apologize for putting this in the wrong forum, I am at work and read debate, i just realized I put it in the wrong forum forgive me please :/ Thank you in advance. Here is my question: More and more everyday you see companies going "green", you see nickelodeon and other stations touting the benefits of going green, but are people doing it because they care about the environment or are they doing it because they were told to and they want to follow everyone else? My thoughts on the subject, and how I see it is this: SOME people are doing it because they care about the environment, people who know what trouble it can cause, who have seen the effects, fis…

I'd like to double this thread up as an introduction. Hi there, my name's Justin. I'll only be using this section, otherwise pausing to peruse whatever else the Forum offers. Now onto the point. Morality is defined by ethical subjectivism. There is no adherence to objectivity in morality. The collectivity of the human race each acts within a different state, frame or individual sense of mind. Either refute or agree to this. Basically: Side A: Morality is objective. Side B: Religion is objective, pertaining to moral influence, but morality is predominately influenced by the perception of the individual. Side C: Morality is subjective. GOGOGO.

Biosecurity Australia recently completed their draft on all imported Iridoviruses imparting almost all brought in decorative finfish in the varieties of all Cichlids, all Gouramis, and all Livebearers. do we need to worry? read more.., This topic has been edited by a member of staff (Anime). The topic was posted in the wrong area. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this topic. Per the reason above, this topic has been MOVED from ‘Neopets General Chat’ to ‘Debate and Dicussion’.

Should they be allowed to openly go into combat? Is a woman's life really more important than a man's? I think not. Women have risked their lives just as much as men throughout history, we have had great women such as Lyudmilla Pavlichenko (A Ukrainian/Russian sniper in world war two who amassed 309 kills) and Joan of Arc who have bucked the trend to help lead their people in battle. A woman, biologically, can be better in battle than a man. This is especially true for female snipers. Females have less adrenaline that pumps through their veins, allowing their aim to be steadier. They also can channel their anger, unlike men. A woman can sit and wait forever to pop her ene…

Here in New Zealand there is discussion about raising our drinking age. It has been 18 since 1999 but now they are thinking about putting it back up to 20. I'm now 20 so it doesn't bother me so much now, though I know when I was 18 I would have put up a firm argument for it to stay 18. I'm currently studying in a city in NZ that has a bit of a reputation for its student drinking culture so in some ways it would be good to have it lower. One thought I had was making it R18 for bars, pubs and clubs; and R20 for liquor shops and supermarkets. This would reduce the amount of teenagers getting drunk at parties or at their flat - which tends to get out of control In pu…

So...the Gaza strip, the boarding of aid ships....this all seems unreasonable, but is it? Out of context yes, so lets put in the background shall we? We'll start with the occupation of the Gaza strip, something people protested the world over. Israel did not go in because they wanted territory, but because of Hezbollah, the terrorist group operating there. Scud missiles were being fired, usually around two or three a day, and the people in the townships along the border had to sleep in bomb shelters at night instead of a bedroom. For three weeks Israel did what everyone told them to do and bit their tongue. For three weeks they did nothing, made no attempt to defend them…

Alright, this is a pretty standard question; What's your type of music? What are some bands you love, and some you hate? Reccomendations for others with similar taste would be great too. This is posted in the Debate forum since musical discussion can get pretty intense xD I like almost all kinds of music, though I'm not a huge fan of a lot of the more popular material out there. Then again, I'm not one to discriminate against a sound based on whether or not it's 'mainstream'. I usually default to indie or alternative rock, but I've been really enjoying classical music lately. I really like the song 'Lost Art' by the Mere Mortals right now. Also 'Now We C…

Yahoo! news item regarding new McDonald's lawsuit Please read the article, then vote in the poll. The plaintiffs allege that McDonald's intentionally deceives kids into eating unhealthy burgers and fries by packaging their Happy Meals with fun toys. There are a lot of issues here to debate: Is fast food really that unhealthy? Will taking the toys out of Happy Meals actually encourage kids to eat healthier meals? etc. But we'll start off simply: Has McDonald's willfully used deception to get kids to eat their food? Discuss. :)

I don't know if there was another topic about this, but I didn't find one. (And I hope I posted this in the right area. D: ) Anyway, lately, I've been thinking about how people like or dislike being an only child/having siblings. I have a half brother, but he doesn't live with me and rarely visits, (I think it's been about, what... 2-4 years since I last saw him.)so I feel like an only child. In my opinion, I think it'd be fun to have a actual brother/sister to spend time with. Of course, there are friends, but wouldn't having a sibling be fun? To me, it's quite boring at home when none of your friends are available. But, that's just my opinion. I have a l…