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@TheRealNihilist
Oh so Round 2 is rebuttals against your position and Round 3 is dedicated to me defending my position right?
Yeppppppppppp, defending against what I said in Round 2
Time for arguments 1 week as well.
I gotchu
Don't like what you said here:Secondly, there is no objective Christian standpoint, and what is truly taught for Christians should really be up for debate as well.
That is just so like, I can't say "Christianity teaches X, so therefore it's a good moral system." You can challenge whether it teaches X or not. And you can't say "Christianity teaches Y, so therefore it's a bad moral system." I can still challenge that whether it teaches Y or not.
And can you clearly lay out what Pro and Con are doing.Example:Pro: Would need to do XCon: Would need to do XAnd state the burden of proof.I'll accept after that.
I gotchu
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@TheRealNihilist
Mainly KJV, although other translations will be permissible if needed for further explanation, and we're focusing on the New Testament
A rejoinder is essentially a defense of your arguments, I can change the name to that if you want me to
No kritiks means don't challenge the topic itself, so like instead of saying it's a bad moral system, saying that there's no such thing as morality in the first place, or saying that Christianity is fake or something like that that challenges the topic itself instead of actually debating the topic
I'm deleting number 9 so don't worry about it
And ok
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@TheRealNihilist
Make sure to read the description before you accept and let me know if you want to change anything
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@TheRealNihilist
Sure! I'll challenge you to it, although it would require some really tight defintions
I'll go with shared burden of proof this time :D
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@TheRealNihilist
Border Wall - Con
Trump Is Misogynist - Pro
Trump Is Racist - Pro
And that's pretty much everything I've done outside of the Bible
You can't think of any topics at all? Although I think we agree on a lot of stuff
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@TheRealNihilist
This is why I told you to come up with them because I'm terrible at it xD but whatever
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@TheRealNihilist
Ooof ok
How about Does the Bible have Contradictions? I'm Con
And actual contradictions, not like typos lol
And only do like 10 per round not five million -_-
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So my activity levels have taken a major dip over this summer, so I was just wondering if there was anything major that I missed on here?
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@TheRealNihilist
Lol if you're looking to get destroyed then sure
Jk jk...
Or am I? :)
Anyway, just give me a list of topics and I'll see what I want to debate, or just look at the debates I've done previously and challenge me from that, although my view might have changed since then though
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Username: Speedrace
Qualifications: Won $100 essay competition, 3rd place in extemporaneous speaking, multiple debate tournament awards (real life), 1800 Lexile Score
Why you'd like to do it: Because it’d be fun to be apart of such a big project
Any miscellaneous stuff I should be aware of IE time constraints: I’ll be working full time for 2 weeks as of the posting of this, and a few weeks after that ends I’ll have school starting up
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Why does it seem like debate notifications aren't working? I haven't been getting them for weeks :(
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Regret (poem):
Clawing for air
Yet dreading the moment
When skin breaks the surface
How I would love
To be apart of that world
Full of smiles
Laughter
Reverberating off the walls
Worries of the future
Left in the dust
Without a thought
Given to to the past
But instead, I
Am here, floating
In my world of could-have-beens
Suffocating
In a pile
of regrets
Screaming
begging
pleading for help
Yet refusing
to grab hold
There they stand
A unit
One
Withstanding
Anything
Calling me out
But I ignore
Cowering in
The hole that I dug
And as the calls start to fade
I continue to dig
And dig
And dig
Until the day
That I am ready to come out
And the day I realize
It is too late
Lost, In a maze of realities
Drowning, In the depths of fantasy, the water blue as the skyClawing for air
Yet dreading the moment
When skin breaks the surface
How I would love
To be apart of that world
Full of smiles
Laughter
Reverberating off the walls
Worries of the future
Left in the dust
Without a thought
Given to to the past
But instead, I
Am here, floating
In my world of could-have-beens
Suffocating
In a pile
of regrets
Screaming
begging
pleading for help
Yet refusing
to grab hold
There they stand
A unit
One
Withstanding
Anything
Calling me out
But I ignore
Cowering in
The hole that I dug
And as the calls start to fade
I continue to dig
And dig
And dig
Until the day
That I am ready to come out
And the day I realize
It is too late
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@RationalMadman
If it was EDM then I'd totally do it, maybe acoustics, but I seriously can't stand extremely vulgar music, which rap tends to be, and then adding multiple songs per round just made it worse
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@RationalMadman
Oops I thought the rap taste battle was a rap battle, I hate rap music, plus I won't have the time for that because y'all posted multiple songs per round, welp :(
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@K_Michael
He has a family and travels, he's done this before but I'm not sure if he'll be back, it was only a week last time
That's sad though, he was really fun :(
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@RationalMadman
Patience, grasshopper, I was gone literally all day and I have to eat now so shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
And also lol ok I'll explain
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@bsh1
I have talents, but none of them are “show” talents, like I have a really good memory, but I can’t sing, etc
It’s ok though, I think I have an idea of something I can do...
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@oromagi
I don’t think there are any girls on here lol
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@bsh1
You sent that at 1 AM, so tomorrow tomorrow or today tomorrow?
Probably a time difference lol
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@oromagi
Lol ok, how do I participate in that?
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@oromagi
Oh the anime lol
Also what an abrupt profile picture change
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@oromagi
Lol ok and thanks
Also, what does "u r a demon on wheels" mean?
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@oromagi
I don't even understand what that was lol
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@RationalMadman
Yours was short and sweet, I was originally gonna do something kind of similar with a high school valedictorian but it was too much work, I didn’t want to do a generic “competition” type one though
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I know it's bad, so don't judge me (unless you're a judge).
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Vince waits in the car for his parents to finish talking outside. He puts his head down to pretend like he is asleep, surreptitiously eavesdropping on their conversation.
“Dave, you can’t take my son skydiving! Do you know how dangerous that is?”
“He’s my son too, Haley! I’m trying to connect with him! Just because he loves our weekends together more than living with you doesn’t mean that-“
“Oh, don’t pull that on me! You don’t get to squander your six-figure salary on my son and claim that he loves you more.”
“Well, it’s not my fault that one of us can afford to support our son!”
Haley slams her hand on the hood of the car.
“You know what Dave? That’s it! I’m filing for full custody.”
“Oh, so now it isn’t enough to ruin my life, now you have to steal my son’s father from him?”
“He’s MY son! Stop claiming him! I carried that boy around in my body for 9 months, and I’m not giving up on him now!”
“Haley, don’t be rash-“
“This is payback for cheating on me all of those years ago. You didn't deserve me, and you don’t deserve him!
“JUST STOP!”
Both parents look up in surprise as their son climbs out of the car and turns to face them.
“I’m not a trophy! Why is it that neither of you loves me?” says Vince.
Dave says “I do love you, buddy-“
“Oh shut up, Dave, you brat. He LIVES with me,” replies Haley.
“This is exactly what I’m talking about! You don’t love me for me; you just want to win the battle.”
“What battle, honey?” says Haley.
“The battle between you and dad! When you broke up, it became all about “who can impress Vince more” and “who can spoil Vince more?”What about actually loving and caring for me? When will I ever feel that way?”
Haley and Dave stare at each other for a few seconds, reflecting on the decisions that led them to this point.
“Well, when you want to start treating me like an actual son, let me know.”
As Vince climbs back into the car, Haley bursts into tears and Dave gets misty-eyed, realizing their grave mistake their grave mistake. Dave leans over and puts his hand on Haley’s shoulder.
“I promise to do better. Can we agree to put aside our differences for our son?”
Haley sniffs. “Yes, let’s repair this before it gets anymore broken.”
Both parents turn to climb into the car, ready to fix their family and give their son what he needs: love.
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@Ramshutu
I didn't know that, actually, but thanks?? lol
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@Ramshutu
Is that a person or an adjective?
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Welp, forget me :(
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@RationalMadman
whispers Don't talk to me, you'll ruin my reputation dude
Jk
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@Alec
I'm almost undefeated lol, the large majority of my losses were from troll debates, I think I lost only like 2 or 3 serious debates :O
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@RationalMadman
lol
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@RationalMadman
"You don't KNOW THE EVIDENCE"
Which is precisely why you can't expect me to believe you
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@RationalMadman
"As for the "conclusive" proof you offered, it was hardly conclusive. As I said in previous public remarks, the evidence you offered was highly suggestive, but not sufficiently compelling to be actionable. At the time you presented the evidence to me, I concluded that if Sparrow was indeed a Type1 alt, both accounts would have to be permanently banned. I was not and am not prepared to take the step to permanently ban any user unless the evidence of their guilt is extraordinarily compelling. In this case, the evidence you provided was not."
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Can we get a notification box in our Debates section (the one showing our own debates, not the main one) that tells us if it's our turn to post or not? It's annoying to have to check all of them to see if it's my turn...
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RM: I can prove he's type1, I promise!
Us: Ok, prove it.
RM: Well I can't show you the evidence because it involves PM's and stuff...
Us: Ok then, we'll keep doing our thing.
RM: But he's type1!!!!
Us: Then prove it.
Rm. Well I can't show you the evidence...
Us: *puts in headphones*
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