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Topic
#2687

Humans are Innately Good Beings

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Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
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Better sources
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2
Better legibility
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1
Better conduct
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After 1 vote and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

Theweakeredge
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Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
4
Time for argument
Two days
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One month
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
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1706
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33
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Description

It's been widely argued on both sides that humans are either born with good or bad qualities. So it would be interesting to find out how two people with opposing viewpoints on this issue of human morality defend their respective points while enhancing their agenda simultaneously.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmnrXMb5s9Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqbjZmz0cFA

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@Theweakeredge

No worries at all! Hope you feel better.

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@Rishi_D

Sorry about that, kinda super sick, you can write another argument if you like, I should be able to get a argument up in a day or two

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@Theweakeredge

ouch

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@Jarrett_Ludolph

Yeah, I think it's interesting that you bring that up because the Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding who was a school teacher that believed that humans were innately evil. However there was an actual real life "Lord of the Flies" accident where 6 boys were shipwrecked for 15 months off of the coast of Tonga in 1977. In fact the exact opposite of what happened in the book happened in real life. The 6 boys actually worked together to survive and had a systematic way of dealing with things. For example each boy would have a designated task to do by the end of the day like collect water or chop down trees to make a fire. It was only because of their cooperation and kindness to one another that they were able to stay alive for 15 months stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere.

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@Rishi_D

"Humans when left with nothing but each other are kind, caring, and overall good animals." - Rishi_D

What are your thoughts on the book, Lord of the Flies?

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@MisterChris

I hope I can do it justice

Ahhh, this is a fantastic topic.