Instigator / Con
0
1417
rating
158
debates
32.59%
won
Topic
#2431

If we discovered alien eggs, we should destroy them

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Winner
0
1

After 1 vote and with 1 point ahead, the winner is...

RationalMadman
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
5,000
Voting period
Two weeks
Point system
Winner selection
Voting system
Open
Contender / Pro
1
1687
rating
555
debates
68.11%
won
Description

Alien: A species from another planet, not earth.

Egg: The egg is the organic vessel containing the zygote in which an embryo develops until it can survive on its own, at which point the animal hatches.

"We": Collective humanity as a whole. Pro only has to argue for majority of society gaining a net benefit from destroying the egg rather than keeping it alive.

Destroy: put an end to the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it. Assume that destroying it is possible. Pro only needs to support killing the zygote, not the actual being.

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@RationalMadman

You're welcome.

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@SirAnonymous

thanks very much for this vote, brilliant rfd

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@Barney

the BB is just kind of like BS, they're talking nonsense. It's entertainment style because the rounds are very fast paced, allowing only for 3 minutes each site and a cross examination where each site goes back and forth (1 minute max for each side), and a fast 1 minute conclusion. So in total the maximum is 10 minutes and they debate silly or nonsensical topics

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@seldiora

> I can I BB debate topic, as the Chinese entertainment style

So what does BB stand for? Also please tell me more about it being a Chinese entertainment style?

er... typo. I accidentally said vote for pro (RM also mistook me for pro). I meant vote for me lol, not a concession

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@zedvictor4

The design could prove it's not from earth (unnatural traces of uranium, strange design, etc)

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@seldiora

If one discovered an egg, how would one know that it was extra-terrestrial and not an as yet undocumented species?

Or does the scenario extend to deep space exploration?

Stranger Things a fair pro? Hahaha

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@Intelligence_06

are you also con with this? I think pro side is difficult to argue since you'd have to suggest strong ideas to kill the zygote better than research innovation