Instigator / Pro

Type1

1266

rating

119

debates

15.97%

won

Topic

#190

ETs Exist

Status

Finished

The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics

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After 7 votes and with 36 points ahead, the winner is...

Earth

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Science

Parameters

Publication date: 10.18.2018 03:48AM
Last updated date: 11.19.2018 12:59PM
Type: Standard
Number of rounds: 3
Time for argument: Three days
Max argument characters: 30,000
Voting period: One week
Point system: Multiple criterions
Voting system: Open

Contender / Con

Earth

1543

rating

debates

100.0%

won

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Round 1

Type1

11.03.2018 11:57PM

Pro

Forfeited

Earth

11.05.2018 11:30PM

Con

Type1 has forfeited.

Terms:

ETs mean sentient life that came from beyond Earth.

"type 3 civilization" refers to the Kardashev scale,

Type1 has said that there is a type 3 civilization in the comments. Its unlikely that there is a type 3 civilization in the universe because we haven't found evidence of such. Type1 has given no proof for these claims.

Also Fermi's Paradox states that while it is "likely" that life exists outside of Earth, but we have not found any life when we should.

I will keep this short and expand in the coming rounds.

Round 2

Type1

11.08.2018 11:30PM

Pro

Forfeited

Earth

11.09.2018 12:51PM

Con

Expand.

Round 3

Type1

11.12.2018 12:51PM

Pro

Forfeited

Earth

11.12.2018 12:59PM

Con

Extend?

zedvictor4

10.23.2018 05:46AM

A meteorite is extra-terrestrial. Therefore this debate would be untenable.

zedvictor4

10.22.2018 07:05AM

Noun or adjective?

Type1

10.18.2018 02:58PM

Extraterrestrials in general but I think that there are all types out there including type 3 civilizations.

Earth

10.18.2018 11:34AM

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@Type1

By ETs, do you mean intelligent life( ie. not microbes)?

zedvictor4

11.14.2018 06:38AM

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Reason:

Doesn't need explanation.

Jboy3r

11.14.2018 01:27AM

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Reason:

Pro forfeited all the rounds

Alec

11.13.2018 11:50PM

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Reason:

FF from Pro.

Raltar

11.13.2018 04:04AM

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Reason:

Pro's original thesis was vague and likely either too easy to prove or impossible to prove, depending on what definition of "ET" was assumed. However, I guess we will never know how this debate would have turned out, since Pro failed to make any appearance and forfeited every round. Conduct to Con for showing up for every round.

nmvarco

11.12.2018 05:00PM

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Reason:

FF for Pro.

Ramshutu

11.12.2018 01:10PM

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Reason:

Full fordeit

RationalMadman

11.12.2018 01:02PM

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Reason:

ETs could not be present enough to debate against Earth. Thus ETs don't exist as proven in this debate.