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Daxitarian's Debates
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Capitalism is Bad for Society
*Please make this a legit debate* 1. Broad Statement: Capitalism disregards all factors of life because it's a system that only cares about economy and not the values of life for people. 2. Capitalism is oppressive and disregards the poor. The poor can't sell or make any profit thus they are in a vicious cycle of being oppressed. They can't make any money to pay off for food or other vital expenses. Meszcuros in his book, Toward a Critical Theory, argues that 1/4 of the world's popluation d...
existentialism is the preferred philsophy of life
for: Daxitarian (i couldn't invite him the normal way) i invited him back to debate this, because i think he does not understand, or has studied sufficiently, existentialism. kiekeegaard was a chrisitan. yet, he was the father of existentialism. so, even with an objective ethics system, one can be an existentialist, pursuing that objectivity. sarte and others emphasized stronger that we cannot know what objectivity is. but, they say we can seek it if we think it exists. as with kierk...
existentialism is the preferred philosophy of life
The reason why I refuse to take existentialism as just another French fashion or historical curiosity is that I think it has something very important to offer us for the new century. I'm afraid we're losing the real virtues of living life passionately, sense of taking responsibility for who you are, the ability to make something of yourself and feeling good about life. Existentialism is often discussed as if it's a philosophy of despair. But I think the truth is just the opposite. Sartre once in...
John McCain is the Best canidiate for Democrats and Republicans
I believe John McCain is the best canidiate for both the democrats and republicans. i also think the democrats biggest fear is a republican taking office and the Republicans (and i can back this up because RepublicanView is a republican and its my biggest fear) biggest fear is a Democrat taking office. For both sides i believe John McCain is the best Canidiate for the job as president. I'll say it now, please anyone on the Republican side dont debate and say he's not conservative enough...
There is no evidence, and no tenable arguements, for the existence of any gods.
No evidence has been presented to humanity that either singularly or in combination conclusively proves the existence of any gods. Further, philosophical arguments for the existence of gods are untenable, and cannot result in a rational acceptance of the existence of any gods. All tangible evidence for the existence of gods can be explained by natural means. All philosophical arguments for the existence of gods do not hold up under scrutiny and rational exploration of their tenents. Thus,...
globalization - race to the bottom will ensue
i contend causes a race to the bottom, caused primarily by our unlimited, and for practical purposes, infinite supply of labor. which means people will always be willing to work for beans, cause our wealth to be spread so thin, people will be in poverty, and those regulations and protections that countries have will be let up to compete. this is all if globalization is allowed. for details of my argument see here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_to_the_bottom...
Gays should be allowed in the US military, openly.
When the thought of not allowing gays in the military first caught my attention I couldn't even think of a reason why they aren't. I looked into it and found weak excuses such as lowered moral and adding distractions to the front and found them to be nonsensical. I am looking forward to seeing other peoples opinions on the matter....
Recycling paper is a good way to fight climate change.
Recycled paper is artificially supported by the government. When this source of paper competes with paper that comes from trees, it pushes the demand for tree farming down. To compensate, tree farmers have to lower prices. This lowers profits margins, and as such, firms leave the industry. Land that was once used to cultivate trees is now turned into farming something else or sold to real estate developers. Hence, there are less trees, all other things being equal, and if trees are important for...
Every action we do is in the pursuit of happiness
Premise A: Living is to pursue happiness Premise B: Life is comprised of choices Conclusion: We pursue happiness through the choices we make Therefore: We make choices that we believe will bring us happiness, or the greatest happiness possible, no exception. This is my logical explanation of what I believe to be human nature....