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Topic
#1972

The Newly Released Pentagon Videos Are Not Proof That UFOs Exist

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Finished

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

Winner & statistics
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Better legibility
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Better conduct
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After 3 votes and with 11 points ahead, the winner is...

CaptainSceptic
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Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
30,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
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Description

The Pentagon has recently released three videos supposedly showing UFOs. The definition for a UFO is "any aerial phenomenon that cannot immediately be identified " However, I do not believe so. Today, we shall be debating on the fact that these videos are actual proof of Unidentified Flying Objects.

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@Discipulus_Didicit

Thank you.

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@VonKlempter

If I have time this weekend I will.

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@Discipulus_Didicit

Will you please add a vote? Thank you!

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@David
@Barney

Will you guys please add votes? Thank you!

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@CaptainSceptic

Good debate.

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@Barney

Well, that is technically correct. However, we are not debating on whether they can be identified as aliens or not.

I hope you two realize that arguing over the definition is useless in this case since a definition was agreed to simply by accepting the debate (the definition in the description). That is the one the voters will be using for judgement.

Odd little thought: Were it aliens, that would be identification; making them not count as UFOs anymore.

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@Discipulus_Didicit

I am contending that these objects can be identified, and thus are not UFOs.

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@VonKlempter

There definitely seem to be objects in those videos. Are you contending that these objects can be identified and/or that they are not flying?

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@Discipulus_Didicit

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52457805

Where can I find the Pentagon releases of these videos?

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@oromagi

Thank you. Yes.

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@VonKlempter

good debate topic. Is UFO defined as "any aerial phenomenon that cannot immediately be identified ?"