Instigator / Pro
7
1377
rating
62
debates
25.81%
won
Topic
#761

prescription medication is poison

Status
Finished

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

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
0
9
Better sources
4
6
Better legibility
3
3
Better conduct
0
3

After 3 votes and with 14 points ahead, the winner is...

TheRealNihilist
Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
3
Time for argument
Three days
Max argument characters
15,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
Contender / Con
21
1650
rating
44
debates
77.27%
won
Description

No information

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@Speedrace

Yeah. It didn’t slow my reading of the debate down.

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@Ramshutu

You can understand that?

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@Speedrace

If I have no problems reading and understanding what someone says, I mostly won’t award grammar. If someone’s grammar and sentence structure prevent me from reading the debate easily - that’s when I will award grammar points.

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@Ramshutu
@oromagi

How did neither of you give Con grammar??

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@Ramshutu

We are aware of the issue. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

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@David
@bsh1
@TheRealNihilist

“Wrick-It-Ralph copied your vote is that allowed?”

That would be a big no.

(tagging the moderators as I can no longer report the vote)

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@Ramshutu
@Wrick-It-Ralph

Wrick-It-Ralph copied your vote is that allowed?

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@oromagi

Thanks for the vote.

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@crossed

You shouldn't really do that.
You should also remove the gaps in your arguments. That list was unnecessary as well.

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@TheRealNihilist

2 days i have a habit of typing my stuff last minutes. i forfeited on 4 debates some not even on this site

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@crossed

For 3 days?

my internet died

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@RationalMadman

alright

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@crossed

Actually that isn't what I meant. I meant these definitions:

"Poison: Any substance that can cause severe organ damage or death if ingested, breathed in, injected into the body or absorbed through the skin. Many substances that normally cause no problems, including water and most vitamins, can be poisonous if taken in excessive quantity. Poison treatment depends on the 'substance."
https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=11890

"1.0 A substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a living organism when introduced or absorbed.
1.1 Chemistry A substance that reduces the activity of a catalyst."
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/poison

The capacity to do such harm in any quantity inherently allows you to define it as poisonous, at least in severely likely potential of any single side effect of any and all medicines.

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@David

and RationalMadman

i see what you mean

A substance that causes injury, illness, or death, especially by chemical means.
n.
Something destructive or fatal.
n.
Chemistry & Physics A substance that inhibits another substance or a reaction: a catalyst poison.
https://ahdictionary.com/

alright what i mean for poison.and the made up definition i would use for the debate.

a harmful substances intended for harm. something meant to harm someone.

its funny that you speak of water my last argument in my other prescription medication debate goes into that. "by goes into that" i mean that the government has been putting pharmaceutical drugs and fluoride in tap water

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@David

Are you not aware who his opponent is in the other debate?

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@RationalMadman

It's crossed, not tiwaz. Under the provided definition, water can be a poison

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@David

Yeah I am shocked tiwaz is even standing a chance in his other debate on this. The definition of poison makes this inherently true.

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@crossed

You need to define your terms. What does "poison" mean in this context?