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@Crocodile

Excellent use of the resolution to press for a win! That's why you should always be clear about the resolution.

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@User_2006
@Crocodile

Since this is considered a "troll/non-standard" debate, the votes cannot be moderated.

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@fauxlaw

Thank you, my friend.

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@Shamayita

Thank you. i'm glad you enjoyed the debate.

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@CaptainSceptic

Awesome!

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@blamonkey

you mean the comments?

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@blamonkey

Can we embed sources as hyperlinks to save space or do we have to put them in the text?

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@Lazarous

You’ve been watching too much Kent Hovind

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@oromagi

Lol

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@Lazarous

Sorry. I fell asleep before I posted my arguments. Let's just continue.

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@Melcharaz

I can't delete debates once they're finished. Sorry.

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@DrSpy

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@fauxlaw

Lol. Yeah, I was adding a third argument but felt the first two were good enough. Plus I really want to avoid gish galloping.

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@fauxlaw

Ignore the ". Similarly, an invisible pink unicorn cannot exist because." I forgot to delete that

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@fauxlaw

Thank you, my friend! Good luck.

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@sigmaphil

Hence my problem with Christianity: It's all about faith and not evidence.

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@Melcharaz

I plan on using three main arguments: the problem of evil, biblical defects, and contradictory properties.

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@User_2006

Hello user.

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@sigmaphil

Interested?

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@DrSpy

This is the most frustrating thing I have read. I so want to go for Pro here. I am well versed on the subject. The debate definition is something that is very clear. The word "may" crated a technicality that I think both parties avoided (except for Pro trying to invoke it in the last round). And even as TheJackle keeps attacking me and others, they did a good job here. Even with the swearing and unconventional language, they did a good job. I tried to agree with Pro, i just could not find a way.
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Starts out with a position with a conspiracy theory reference. Conspiracy theories are not the foundation of evidence. Some elements of a conspiracy theory may support a well-founded thesis, but should not be the corpus of one. Pro provides links to Wiki quotes on the following subjects:
1. General Conspiracy theory. --> Pro says it is now contemporary understanding
2. Big Pharma financial motives --> Pro claims alternative medicines are the target
3. Other Parties motives --> Pro claims lawyers, and legal groups also benefit
Pro starts out with these elements but does not develop on them.
For sanitation, Pro tries to establish that vaccines are reducing sensitivity to sanitation concerns by highlighting a few OCD diagnosis cases. Pro does not show any cause and effect.
Later on, Pro continues repeating the quotes from Wikipedia, without developing those ideas and offers an example of paracetamol as an example.
Pro writes extensively about sanitation and makes some great points about how important sanitation is as part of the war on disease. However, there is no cause and effect established.
Pro hints that some new vaccines support his financial motives. But he frustratingly Pro does not develop anything related to CDC patents, the fact that so many current big pharma execs used to work at the CDC or FDA, the lobbying done, the fact that FDA recommended no testing for Gardasil 9... the contradictions by the WHO. Another HUGE area that was not developed was the fact that drug companies are indemnified by the federal government for any injuries caused by vaccines. There was so much potential and Pro did not address any of it.
Pro then keeps circling back saying arguments had been made that had not. Pro admits to agreeing to everything that Con was saying but just wanted
Con to add sanitation to his/her agenda. That was not the debate purpose.
Con, was rather direct, and rude. Swearing, and showing written forms of frustration. However, Con was focused. Stayed direct to the point. Con showed that Pro never established there is, or intended to be profiteering. Con also brought up over and over again that those connections weren't being made.
Con then provided some good resources supporting vaccine and sanitation as part of a co strategy.
Points to Con
POINT ARGUMENT - CON. for above reasons
POINT SOURCES - CON. Had much better variety, and more sources of the first reference. Wikipedia is not a primary source.
POINT. S&G - TIE. Nothing in it
POINT CONDUCT - Kind of tough. Con was rude, with some swearing, but I did not see any attacking behavior that warranted a penalty. Nothing wrong with Pro.

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@DrSpy

Vote removed:

I am not good at this formal stuff.
Pro: Argument "that a perfect person still struggles each and every time such circumstances are presented."
Con: Argument "what is good", "what is evil", "what is struggle", blah blah... "not all challenge is a struggle"
Biggest problem for Pro. He never uses the phrase "every time" anywhere outside of Round1. So he just kinda says it, and never proves that a struggle happens always. He never showed it happens every time in a clear way.
Con gave very good reason why a challenge is not a struggle every time.
The definitions of good, evil etc all are pointless Pro said there is a struggle every time. Con said sometimes it might not be a struggle. Absolutes are a problem. But Con gave good reasons why struggle every time is not necessary. The analogues are funny. A vegetarian fox. hehehe But it worked. I understood what Con was trying to say. I agree now that a struggle does not occur every time. Points for Con.
Pro referenced religious sources, even when he said he wont. Con did not reference anything. Tie.
Spelling and stuff. Tie. Better then I could do.
Pro was very unfair to con by going religious when the promise was not. Thats bullshit. Manipulative wordsmith bullshit. Point to Con.

Please check your DM

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@Lazarous

What does 'information" mean?

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@fauxlaw

What do you mean? The Theory of Relativity is also a theory in and of itself.

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@fauxlaw

You're wrong about the word "theory."

Theory: A scientific concept proposed which has not yet earned “fact” status while still called a theory, regardless of its pervasive use in scientific protocol as a fact. Example: the Theory of Relativity.

In reality, a theory is "an explanation of some aspect of the natural world that has been substantiated through repeated experiments or testing." Example: The Germ Theory of Disease

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@whiteflame
@MisterChris

This should be a good debate. I was thinking of starting a debate on the same topic.

Good luck guys!

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@fauxlaw

Posted my arguments.

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@Alec
@oromagi

Ok! I'm looking forward!! @Orogami - go ahead and take it!

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@Alec

Take our immediate and I’ll play devils advocate

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@Dr.Franklin

Thank you. I’m sad I forfeited the last round

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@fauxlaw

Thank you. I am looking forward to your arguments. I likewise commit to no personal attacks in my debates.

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@Dr.Franklin

Same here

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@Discipulus_Didicit

LOL! I love your RFD

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@RationalMadman
@Barney
@Singularity

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@bmdrocks21

I think you cast your vote for the wrong side

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@Patmos

I agree

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@Pinkfreud08

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@DynamicSquid

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@Pinkfreud08

Sure

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@Patmos

Thank you for taking the time to read the debate and cast a vote!

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@sigmaphil

Thank you so much for your vote and analysis!

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@sigmaphil

Nope. Vote however you want.

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@Patmos

Thank you!

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@sigmaphil

Debate over. Please vote if you can :)

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@Lunatic

Less than 2 days remaining

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@DynamicSquid

Thanks

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@RationalMadman
@Barney

Thanks guys. Sorry I've been slammed the past few days.

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@Lunatic

Posted my round. Wanna do a duet just for fun?

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@SirAnonymous

"I have no idea how I would write an RFD on this debate."

There are various methods on how to score debates like this, my preferred method is to declare a winner by round and add up whoever has the most points.

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@Lunatic

Same here. BTW for the record, I'm using the Smule app to make my recordings and will be posting it to YouTube.

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