For those of you who love an argument.

[Number8]

Understanding the 'other side's' position on an issue is important to any good debate. In this thread, attempt to defend a position that you don't agree with. You know, for shiggles. Preferably one that is argued over frequently on the ning.

Ideas:
-creation/evolution
-abortion
-twilight
-death penalty
-john vs. Hank

[broelle]

lolz shiggles. sorry, that is not good participation, but it made me lolz.

[madeofrecycledawesome]

i believe in evolution, rather to creation to get this started. Buuuut, if i was needed to defend the side of creation for someone, or for myself for some reason, then this is how i would look at it. There are two beliefs as far as I'm concerned, and creation is a very strong passion to believe in on how we got on Earth. Creation is just as valid as evolution if not greater. God put us here, and gave us told us how to survive. not very compelling argument, but i'm trying.

[Number8]

It isn't easy, especially if you're really opinionated on the matter.

[Alan]

You can't make logical arguments or even ethical arguments if you want to defend this... so what reason is there to try this on for size. Your not really learning anything.
Other topics, yes... but this one. No.

[Chaylee]

I'll argue that I'm pro-life, although I'm strongly pro-choice. Hm.

Everybody deserves a chance to live. There is no reason why anyone should be denied the full experiences of life, it is the greatest gift anyone can be given.


Man, I can't think of what should go next. This is hard xP. My brain is just too transfixed on why abortion should be allowed.

[Alan]

1st few paragraphs of the paper I just wrote for my Criminal Justice writing class. It's all on an opinion I do not have, but is quite valid. I had a lot of fun writing this paper, though I had to rely upon a few logical fallacies.

The government should reflect the communities’ norms and values that it governs. Government control should never step further over the line and try to impose standards or ideas that the community does not wish to follow, and should let up on laws that the community as a whole is no longer following. Government when it was created was made to help protect and enforce norms that social situations could not, it was never meant to regulate morals and hamper a population’s growth. The few times that the government tried to create laws that were against what the population wanted, it caused server blow back and made more problems then it helped. When alcohol prohibition was created it helped organized crime flourished within the country. These laws no longer let the population work with the government, but it put the people and their government at odds.

As proved throughout history, the system that we have now is fully functional and keeps most of the problems that come up in check. The only problems that are not under control are the ones that cannot be handled by social norms or those that need money to help the needy. Laws and regulations are not necessary to step in and solve these problems with an iron fist and shackles. We need structure yes, but a structure that helps people who ask for it, a structure tailored to those who have problems and can get the help they need. This structure would resemble the structure in programs like Alcoholics Anonymous. A program scientifically proven to help those who need it.

Today we encounter many problems that involve the community being at odds with the government, drug laws, downloading of music and entertainment, and gay rights. Some of these arguments are over moral decisions and some are over ideals that shall govern our country, but when a government enforces a law that a large enough population of its people does not wish to follow, it creates hostility and can cause harm to the country as a whole. At the very least it creates a barrier between those who break the laws and the people that must enforce those laws.