The Instigator

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alfie_alfred2000

Losing

33 Points

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Con (against)

CiRrO

Winning

47 Points

Knowledge about the past is usefull to complete our knowledge of the world we live in

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Started:	7/27/2008	Category:	Education
Updated:	3 months ago	Status:	Voting Period
Viewed:	221 times	Debate No:	4805

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Pro Knowledge of the past is as important as all the knowledge we are getting in our daily life.it is cause of this knowledge that we are able to develop our current knowledge to the next level. Report this Argument Con I negate: knowledge about the past is usefull to complete our knowledge of the world we live in My Reason for negation: Knowledge about the past is not just useful it is necessary. Thus I negate. Contention I: Past knowledge is necessary. To get to the point of knowledge now, we need past knowledge. If we did not, then all knowledge now would go backwards, and there would be no advancement. If we didn't learn about the wheel, then we would have no cars. If we didn't learn basic farming techniques, there would be no farming industry. The list goes on and on. To get to where we are now, then the past is necessary not just useful. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Report this Argument
Pro alfie_alfred2000 forfeited this round. Con Extend my arguments. ^^ Character length.....length, length, length, length, length, length, length, length, length, length, length, length Report this Argument
Pro alfie_alfred2000 forfeited this round. Con Extend my arguments. [Voting Issues] 1) Contention I 2) Resolution is negated off of the premise that knowledge about the past is a necessity rather then just a utility. Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Report this Argument

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Posted by Xera 3 months ago

I have to agree with Zerosmelt here, necessary does not refute useful. It is possible to be both useful and necessary at the same time. PRO proved his case by claiming past knowledge help acquire current knowledge, a claim CON conceded.

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Posted by CiRrO 3 months ago

He didn't have an argument. It was an assertion without warrant. Thus it is not an argument.

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Posted by Zerosmelt 3 months ago

yes but you never refuted your opponents argument, as simple/naive as it may have been.

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Posted by CiRrO 3 months ago

Remember, Pro has burden of proof. I didn't have to present anything really. Therefore, my opponent needed to prove, not me.

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Posted by Zerosmelt 3 months ago

That which is necessary is NOT necessarily Not useful.

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Posted by Zerosmelt 3 months ago

sorry that might of been confusing
this statement :

CiRrO you never proved the claim that you attempted to negate.

Should have read,

CiRrO you never negated the claim you attempted too.

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Posted by Zerosmelt 3 months ago

I have to vote PRO despite you clever tactics CiRrO, and don't get me wrong they were clever.

"the past is necessary not just useful."

"I negate: knowledge about the past is usefull to complete our knowledge of the world we live in"

CiRrO you never proved the claim that you attempted to negate.

Showing that knowledge of the past is necessary does not prove that it isn't useful.

You never intended to negate that the knowledge was JUST useful. Your goal was to negate the fact that it was useful at all.

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Posted by CiRrO 3 months ago

You miss the entire other portion of the resolution. It states that past knowledge is useful for the world we live in. I argued that past knowledge is more then useful, it is a necessity. From this, I have negated the resolution.

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Posted by CogitoErgoCogitoSum 3 months ago

CiRrO should not have even posted a contention.

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Posted by CogitoErgoCogitoSum 3 months ago

This debate is bogus and moot since the contester only agreed... and thus didnt contest... the intention of this debate was not met. The contester only diverted the debate to an alternative issue: how significant is knowledge of the past? The issue "is knowledge of the past significant" was completely ignored by the contester... (Does this constitute abuse on this forum? Because it certainly is poor rhetoric)

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