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1 | 0 | Is the school uniform a good or bad idea: | people cant be forced to wear school uniforms, i mean each person has theri own wish whether they want to or dont want to wear school uniforms. I think each principal should think once again regarding the uniforms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | TRAIN |
2 | 0 | Firefox vs internet explorer: | That form of argument degrades this forum, and will cause the arguments to fall to the lowest common denominator.
This word, "indisputable", I do not think it means what you think it does. I dispute your claim from personal experience, if nothing else. That makes it disputable. I think Yahoo! has chat rooms more attuned to your style of debate. Check them out. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
3 | 0 | If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in: | I wouldnt turn her in becuase she is my wife. She made a mistake that we can get over it. If she trusted me by telling me what she did then I couldn't do that to her. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
4 | 0 | If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in: | No I wouldn't turn in my spouse. Just because the girl that i married killed someone doesn't make them a terrible person. People make mistakes. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
5 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | TV is terrible. Except for Spongebob maybe. That's an alright show. Still, the majority of television is awful. So I'd have to say books based on that. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
6 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | I love books, I love getting lost in them. They also improve your literature (so my English teacher said :P) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
7 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | When you read a book you economize your money. I would like to mention that when you read a book, you do not need to buy any devices for reading and it is not necessary to use electricity. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
10 | 0 | India has the potential to lead the world: | India has Strong Military Neighbors (China & Pakistan)...India has bad relation with Pakistan as they have territorial disputes and also fought 4 wars for this... and as far as china , India relation also become tense with china...due rise of territorial disputes and India interference in Pakistan....as Pakistan China has long term plans ....for example Pak China Economic Corridor and Gawadar Mega Oil City.... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
11 | 0 | India has the potential to lead the world: | stupid india they actually really suck. so, BOO INDIA BOO! | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
13 | 0 | India has the potential to lead the world: | Russell Peters is a master at making fun of these people. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
14 | 0 | India has the potential to lead the world: | according to a recent report 50% scientists in NASA are indian IITians, just imagine that if those scientists will join ISRO then our status,value and astronomical knowledge of india will definetly increase.
Now,think abt. IITians,students who are qualifying iit, they are known to be superbrain.If India is capable of opening hitech institutions,then why we are unable provide them a perfect job of their level.we are giving international status of education.then why unable to take best advantages from them.this is due to brain drain,lack of industrial development,suitable working environment as well as proper salary.so its the need of the hour to improve our industrial sector. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
16 | 0 | Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless: | Although being fatherless is probably one of the biggest hardships, undesired by all. I would rather be fatherless, than to have to deal with someone who on a daily basis would frustrate me. At least when you have no knowledge of a father, you only ponder on it from time to time. On the other hand, a lousy father would be with you in your thoughts forever. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
17 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | Raffles was followed by Farquhar during his visit to Singapore.This shows that Raffles saw Singapore before Farquhar making him the founder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | TRAIN |
19 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | It was undoubtedly Raffles' ambition and vision which led him to search for another British base in the Straits of Malacca, and to select Singapore as the best location to achieve British economic and strategic objectives in the region. Without Raffles, it is likely that Singapore would have remained a sparsely inhabited island, on the margins of the Dutch colonial empire in the East Indies. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
20 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | Raffles established local magistrate in Singapore.This local magistrate led to activities such as public gambling and slavery to be controlled Farquar protected Singapore from the Dutch attacks and attracted traders to Singapore while Raffles was away. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
21 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | That's interesting because the burden of proof rests on you to prove that we are still evolving.
I don't know about anyone else but I haven't noticed mankind change form for a few thousand years....
Another question- With this whole "big bang" theory. It seems like everything should have blown apart in a big bang and not come together. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
23 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | although i voted for evolution... creation is easier to accept due to the fact that someone somewhere had to change aspects of the universe in order for us to exist. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
24 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | Believing "Evolution" as in Darwinism and the like, is like believing the puzzle can be solved by pouring the pieces out because two pieces kind of stuck together. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
26 | 0 | Should physical education be mandatory in schools: | PE should be compulsory because it keeps us constantly fit and healthy. If you really dislike sports, then you can quit it when you're an adult. But when you're a kid, the best thing for you to do is study, play and exercise. If you prefer to be lazy and lie on the couch all day then you are most likely to get sick and unfit. Besides, PE helps kids be better at teamwork. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
27 | 0 | William farquhar ought to be honoured as the rightful founder of singapore: | To me, a founder would be a leader, well respected by the organisation/group he is managing. Both Raffles and Farquhar were good leaders. However, when William Farquhar was sent off to Britain, more people went to send him off than the combined number of people that sent Raffles off during the three times Raffles left Singapore. This shows that the people of Singapore respected Farquhar more than Raffles, and to them, Farquhar was a more competent leader. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
30 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | Actually, we are evolving. Look this one up; every generation our small toe is becoming increasingly smaller. Eventually, we'll end up losing it.
I know it's a small, simple, seemingly useless appendage and who really cares about it, but it is evolution at work. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
31 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | Why is this up for debate? I understand that people have religious beliefs and stuff, and thats fine by me people should be able to do what they without being judged on every move they make, but it's scientifically proven that the evolution is correct. What's your point? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
32 | 0 | Evolution vs creation: | So why don't we have talking monkeys?
That's a red herring.
Monkeys haven't evolved to talk(by talk im guessing you mean speech) because they are incapable of speech.
We on the other hand have evolved to talk.
Yes if we are descended from monkeys that doesn't stop monkeys from existing. We are a BRANCH on the tree of life. Not a dead end. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
33 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | Porn is not wrong. If it is really wrong, then Porn should be "Illegal". Porn supplies the "Erotic" needs of people who doesn't have a partner. :) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
35 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | hmm, yess there either all virgins or still live at home with there mothers and cant have porn LOL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
36 | 0 | Is porn wrong: | it is not wrong, and if your talking about the actors doing the scene its theyre choice..they like doing it and its not degrading to women they wanna do it. we have freedom of expression you know. and it also helps some of us to be open about sex | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
37 | 0 | Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good: | There once was a rapper who said he was the people's Champ. When wanting to be successful sometimes you need to worry about the common good because that's what people want. I believe that advancing the common good is a better endeavor. Because when always thinking about your self and your personal pursuits you tend to become conceited and become an A hole. And an A jerk is a person that's not liked and when alone and not liked by others becomes lonely. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
38 | 0 | Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good: | i believe they are diffenrent ways of feeling happy and proud of what you do, i feel happy helping others that doesnt means i help every person in front of me, i try to do what i think is best and good to make somebody happy. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
39 | 0 | Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good: | I think common good is better than personal pursuit because its better to help other people. I feel good when i help people because it makes me feel happy that im doing something good in life. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
40 | 0 | Is the school uniform a good or bad idea: | It is a good thing because this shows that the school and everyone else accepts each other no matter where they come from, who they are or what religion they are. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
41 | 0 | Is the school uniform a good or bad idea: | Wearing school uniform U can be sure that you go to school to study, not showing how fashionable you are | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
42 | 0 | Is the school uniform a good or bad idea: | Uniforms allow an equal and fair social status only based on personality and not looks. I do half to admit wearing what you want is fun and creative but its only fun if everyone can do it and for some children thats not the case and they cant afford to live up to their peers standards so uniforms would make social life much easier and it would give a more mature look to the school. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
43 | 0 | Is the school uniform a good or bad idea: | THE SCHOOL UNIFORM IS A VERY GOOOOOOOOOD IDEA , WHY ??
becouse the school uniform makes pupils concentrated on their education than on their clothes and I believe that school uniform instills discipline among pupils it makes pupils with diferent material statuses more equal :) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
44 | 0 | Is it better to have a lousy father or to be fatherless: | To have a father is better than to not have one at all. I know that a lousy father is very bad to have and he probaly wont do all the things that a good father would do, but at least yo have that assurance that you have someone that is a father in your life. I beileve that people can change. You can never feel the same way about somebody for your whole life. There will come a time in his life that he will realize that he needs to be there for you. You have no father, then you have no chance of that at all. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
47 | 0 | Ban plastic water bottles: | The next level thinks he is the next level.
Atlas would drop the world for a chance to shake his hand. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | TRAIN |
49 | 0 | Ban plastic water bottles: | Water bottles can easily be made into long term fiber materials, like clothing or carpet. It is easy to just fill cup with water and re use it. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
50 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | TV is WAY better than reading books from the blimem OLDEN DAYS!!! | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
51 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | tv is better than book dathu ihfej tijkjdrk xtklp09 guil09 sfjiiytg dh,lut457 p[];o;l | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | TRAIN |
52 | 0 | Tv is better than books: | I love TV sooooooo much I can watch what ever i want and it is just the best.
with TV you can watch DVDs and play on playstations. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
53 | 0 | Ban plastic water bottles: | Most Americans on average recycle 86-88% of there bottle waters. That is more than half! So stop complaining that we dont recycle because we do!
http://www.treehugger.com/culture/23-percent-of-americans-donatmt-recycle.html | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
55 | 0 | Ban plastic water bottles: | We will be able to ban water bottles until we get out of this recession! | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
56 | 0 | Gay marriage right or wrong: | This idea is essentially playing with semantics.
I did not propose that there be a separate but identical marriage for homosexual relationships and that it be called "civil unions."
"Furthermore, the effects on society are bound to be minimal..."
This is the type of reasoning that the slippery slope argument applies perfectly to. Why not let any small group demand a change with little relative impact?
"...why challenge any assumption?"
I'm not arguing that law shouldn't change. I'm arguing that law developed under one set of assumptions should be blindly applied to a different scenario. Read my rebuttal to res0ndf7 for more on this line. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
57 | 0 | Gay marriage right or wrong: | there is no such thing as "gay marriage". Marriage can only be between a man and a woman. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
59 | 0 | India has the potential to lead the world: | India is a secular state.people of all communities reside here so india has the knowledge of almost all countries and the way they live. so it can easily lead all the people of world without creating any nuissance among anyone. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
61 | 0 | Human growth and development should parents use spanking as an option to discipline: | I say no because spanking doesn't really solve the problem, anyone can get over a spanking fast, and do whatever they did again. So its better to be a bit strict, than to abuse a kid. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
62 | 0 | If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in: | It all depends on the severity of the kill. Ofcourse I would be empathetic towards my husband and want him free, but if I knew it was a malicious deed instead of self defense, or to defend his family or belongings I would probably leave and want nothong to do with it. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
64 | 0 | If your spouse committed murder and he or she confided in you would you turn them in: | I would definately turned them in even if it hurst me. Any person that commits a murder should not get away with it because if they did it once they can do it again so it dangerous to have them out in the enviroment. Also, if i dont turn her in how do i know that later on in life i might be a victim. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
67 | 0 | Pro choice vs pro life: | In Nebraska, it's legal to have an abortion by killing the baby while it's coming out of the womb. How can you argue against that? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | TRAIN |
68 | 0 | Pro choice vs pro life: | There should be no argument in this really...whatever way yu see a fetus...its still a living form that has been created in a very intimate way... you shouldn't be changing what mothernature or God or fate or whatever has decided for you...and if you didn;t wannna get preggo in the first place...don't have sex or use protection.
Yeh there are some women that get raped and it's very unfortunate but they should give the child up for adoption. It's not the child's fault that it was created. So why should the goring being have to pay the ultimate price of it's life? | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
69 | 0 | Pro choice vs pro life: | There are tons of ways to not get pregnant. There are condoms (99% effective) for men and women, there are morning-after pills (75% effective), the patch, pill, and other forms of ways not to get pregnant. It's the woman's fault that she didn't do it.
And maybe instead of Pro-choice vs. Pro-life, they (i don't know who "they" is) should have pro-life, but with exceptions (i.e. women that get raped) so that it's fair all-around. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
70 | 0 | Pro choice vs pro life: | If a women is raped is a good argument. However why would you punish an innocent baby with the death penalty for some other man's crime. If the women does not want the child she could give it up for adoption. I just dont understand why you would kill the baby, the emotional trauma would happen without the baby as well. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
72 | 0 | Gay marriage right or wrong: | The Bible is not the origin of marriage. Marriage is found in almost every society, including those that were never touched by Christianity (or Judaism) and societies that preceded Christianity (and Judaism). The Bible can only be argued to be the origin of Christian marriage, and even that is difficult to prove. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
73 | 0 | Gay marriage right or wrong: | You cannot choose someone's lifestyle because you don't agree with it. You cannot call someone's lifestyle a "choice" when you are not that person and know that homosexuality was not a "choice." | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
74 | 0 | Gay marriage right or wrong: | If you do not like gay marriage and thing it is wrong then do not watch a gay couple make out.
Who are you to tell people that their veiws are incorrect and that they must change there feelings and that apparently they are wrong. Meanwhile, everyone is entitled to their opinions, but keep them to yourself. Do not try to change others based on your beliefs. It is selfish and takes away self rights. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
75 | 0 | Which type of endeavor is better a personal pursuit or advancing the common good: | I think that personal pursuit is more important because in order to help others you have to help yourself first. At the time it may seem selfish but once that you get to a point that you are good at what your doing then you can help others do the same. So not only are you helping yourself but you are also helping others. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | TRAIN |
76 | 1 | What do think about politics,is this really helpful for people?: | Sallu, thanks for answering my question. Politics is very useful to people. The nation we live in exists because it is built around laws and values the people support. Without police I would be afraid to go outside without a gun. Think more theoretical. Why don't terrorists blow up every city here? I mean are frisked everytime you leave your house? No. Politics is the governing body that has developed public safety. It is supposed to be built by the people it governs. Arguments happen so people can learn to understand one another and learn. It is okay to debate. You don't have to always be right but take time to learn.
Its not politics that destroys people, its the media projecting it. Whether you are democrat or republican, you must admit the media slanders whomever is in office. Clinton almost got impeached and the media was all over it. Cheeny with the gun accident, oh they are having a hayday. Just be patient, listen close, and VOTE!!! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
77 | 1 | Now with the patriot act who thinks they're prolly going to jail soon? lol?: | Perhaps me:
1. I hate bush.
2. I hate the christian ethos that he's trying to push on the country.
3. I'm a pagan, so not a christian, therefore i'm a threat.
4. I'm a bisexual, and have had sex with guys, therefore i'm a threat.
5. I don't aggree that what bush is diong is right for this country.
and #6. I'm an individualist. I believe that the choices that we make in our lives are our own; rules, government, ect should be concerned with protecting our individual safety; not being concerned with controlling how we lead our lives, either on the spiritual or on the individual level.
Because of this, i'm an anti-socialist :) Which makes me a direct threat to the government bush is trying to create. Therefore, i'm sure that my name is somewhere on his 'long' list of 'offenders'. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
78 | 1 | Do you know who created slavery?: | Its as old as known history. The earliest civilations practiced it back even in Mesopotamia (which is older than Egypt). It was not created by the "white devil" that you hear about today.
I do wonder how many blacks in America would be willing to go back in time and stop the importation of their ancestors...Hmmm, Africa has aids, drought, pestilence, civil wars, ethnic genocide, and no economy. America sounds pretty good after all! | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
79 | 1 | How does a father get a fair shake when the mother won't allow him his legal visitation rights?: | Do you want contact with your children? Then you need to step up and fight for them. California is pretty fair when it comes to dads. Your children have legal rights to have contact with you. Unless you are found unfit for some reason. Do you have a court order? You need to find an attorney within the jurisdiction from the lastest court order. Good luck and you really need fight for this. Your kids need to have contact with their father, it may scar them for life you don't want them to think you abandoned them do you? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
82 | 1 | Do you believe in capitol punisment?: | Yes.
If you execute a murderer he will NEVER escape. He will NEVER hurt anyone else. And it helps the victim's family heal. The thought that a murderer is still alive grates on the minds and heartsof the families of the victims. And there is something that is inherently just about executing a murderer, because the victim will NEVER have another birthday, will NEVER have another holiday with their families.
Some crimes are so vile that the only punishment can be death. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
84 | 1 | Racism sucks, doesn't it?: | Would you like the government to outlaw unpopular thought? How long will it take for you to formulate an unpopular belief?
Are you prepared to go to jail for your beliefs?
You can't legislate how someone should feel about another person. While racism "sucks" it is inherently protected by the first amendment.
Try to avoid the question of "why isn't the government doing anything about it...they love to take away freedoms rather than protect them.....so I would rather they stay out of it...and besides....free speech allows the civilized people to keep track of the crazies. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
85 | 1 | How can i get my child support raised?: | Usually, that isn't the question guys are asking... Oh, maybe you aren't the dad, but the mom. My bad.
If you were the dad:
You could always just give extra money that doesn't go throught the courthouse.
Otherwise, you can request a review, which takes awhile to complete, but child support offices go to the employer and verify all of the income, and then reevaluates the amount per month owed.
Some states give cost of living increases every year, but some don't.
Don't listen to the jerks telling you that you should be able to support the child on your own. You didn't get pregnant on your own, and you sure shouldn't have to support that child on your own.
Circumstances change throughout life, that's why this evaluation is in place. Consider if you were both very young when you got pregnant and he was in college or working for minimum wage, but now he's got a decent job. It goes by a percentage of his income. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
86 | 1 | Why did no one do anything to stop pol pot from murdering 2.5 million cambodians between 1975 1979?: | unfortunately I agree
unless there is something in it for us
it's a hard sell to convince the us to send troops to police the world, though I do applaud it when we do. the troulbe is we always get caught up in the quagmire of international politics and never fully commit to a mission, thus we fall short and it looks like a half hearted attempt with casulties that we have a hard time stomaching. Look up a group called Executive Outcomes to see how it's done right. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
87 | 1 | Is there a time limit as to when a town can impose a sewer connection fee?: | no, if your connected to city sewers you have to pay. check with your city councilman. they probably negotiated a billing delay when they were first installed. even if it was a city oversight. its a service you have to pay for. they charged me xtra sewer when i filled my pool and thats 6000 gal worth, even though it didn't go down the drain. if they can charge you they will. especially if all your neighbors are connected, they don't give you a choice. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
88 | 1 | At what age can a child babysit in illinois?: | Contrary to what most people think, most states do not have laws addressing minimum ages to babysit or minimum ages that children can be left alone. Unless someone can cite a specific Illinois law, chances are the answers you get here are of little value. While 15 or 16 might sound like logical numbers, that doesn't mean the answers are correct on the law.
I don't know Illinois law nor am I going to make up some number for you. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
89 | 1 | In the case of mohamed cartoons many muslims beleive that their "rights" are taken from them....?: | In a free society, there is no such thing as the "right" to not be subjected to offensive things.
If you read the newspaper, browse the web, watch TV, etc. you will be offended in the West.
You do have the right to protest (peacefully), picket, rally other people to do the same.
If their "deen" (a Muslim word for faith) is strong, they shouldn't worry about what some non-Muslim has to say about their religion.
Yes, I've seen the cartoons. They're a lot less offensive than what the OFFICIAL newspapers of some nations such as Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iran, etc. say about Judaism | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
91 | 1 | Why do russian people hate foreigners in their country?: | I would say not all foreigners ..maybe unrealistic but it would depend on what country they are from ..er which country..Just as the entire world has favs and non favs.. I think the non favs for countries already know who they are and why...If a nation is violent and not good for the world and the government..lies and steals..and kills innocent humans..well then.. it is not well liked ..or the people either..because the government is suppose to represent the people..So...it is the government that causes it and their people that pay for it. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | TRAIN |
92 | 1 | Can anyone help me with creating a bill to be passed for my government class?: | OK, why not create a law to create a national drivers license. We need the law because a standard drivers license will make the country more secure against terrorists. Many of the 9-11 terrorists had drivers licenses they would not have been able to obtain under the stringent requirements you're putting in your bill. The bill requires proof of citizenship, at least a minimal skill with the English language, and proof of address. The licenses will be granted and regulated by the Department of Homeland Security. The program will be funded by the fees paid by the drivers, so it will not need tax revenues. It will actually remove a burden from the states. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
95 | 1 | If you get an appeal, does the case permanently stay on your record?: | The appeal must be won. The court holds the conviction addullted, void, overturned as if it no longer exists. Expungement of the records is another matter and that requires more legal work. Even if that were to be granted, there is always a paper trail and just, for example, the fact that someone was arrested in the first place will always be part of that trail. It is practically impossible to get rid of all of the record, even with a court order. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
96 | 1 | Should pot be legal?: | If my neighbor smokes pot, it doesn't pick my pocket, it doesn't break my leg, it doesn't infringe on any of my rights. How then, is it any of my business? My nieghbor's body belongs to my neighbor -- he has the right to take risks with that body. It isn't an appropriate function of government to make us "be good"; if it were, we'd soon have laws compelling us to exercise and eat our spinach. Our current drug policy is doing more harm than the drugs themselves. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
97 | 1 | Am i racist wanting my rights for me and my family?: | no your not rascist for wanting your family to have the same rights as the "others". in fact you should have more rights if you were born and bred in the country but unfortunatley here in britain that is not the case we actually have less rights whilst recieving less benefits if we become unemployed or sick as opposed to the imigrants (alot of which are illegal) who get much more of OUR money that we worked for which they take | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
98 | 1 | Can companies refuse to hire non serious felons if the charge has no connection to the job requirements.?: | your crime does not fit under discrimination, as you committed that crime. That was a choice, unlike race, gender, etc...I don't think that everyone will turn you down, I typically look at the crime when hiring, and believe me, there are a lot more people out there with records than you would guess. If someone was a thief, or violent, I will not hire them. Companies can refuse to hire for ANY reason. It may just be that here in MIchigan the economy is so bad, and unemployment is so rampant, that their just aren't enough job openings. But, I would be honest about yourself, if they are asking. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
99 | 1 | Is everyone entitled to their own opinion?: | This is an interesting question in light of the laws that punish some people more severely than others because of their opinion, even when committing exactly the same act. I am referring to "Hate Crime" laws that enhance a criminal offense because of the person's opinion/rationale for committing the crime. So, if one person kills another person because he hates that person’s ethnicity or religious views then he will receive a harsher punishment than another guy who kills without hate, simply because he enjoys killing. The point is, you may be entitled to your own opinion, but you will be punished for your thoughts and NOT just the act. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
100 | 1 | How to get a expired judgement off my credit report?: | Why on Earth do people answer these questions when they have no idea what they're talking about? Sandytoes, asking a court clerk will do no good. They are not permitted to give legal advice.
That having been said, why don't you give us some more details about the judgement. What was it for? When was it perfected? Why do you say that it is expired. What state do you live in?
In California, for instance, judgements expire after 10 years. If the judgment has expired, it is probably not affecting your credit whatsoever.
The only way to actually get it off your credit report is to petition the court to have it expunged. Chances are real slim on that. Otherwise, you're probably just going to have to deal with it being there. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
101 | 1 | Canada moving company damaged custom made fishtank stand?: | I think you have a case . . . did you happen to take pictures of all of these "repairs"? Sometimes just the threat of small-claims court will get them to write a cheque. You may have to pay a lawyer to write up the court documents, unless the clerk is willing to help you out. You did agree to the repairs, but you could argue that you expected them to be close to the original quality. The fact that they tried to repair the stand, indicates they insured the UNIT part also. Good luck. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
102 | 1 | Why would you need a gun in a civil society?: | With the other issues of depending on the government aside, you need one to protect yourself. Regardless of whether the police are there to protect you, if you have a person break into your house in the middle of the night, you may not have time to call the police. Even if you do and they are only five minutes away, you can be killed a hundred times over in five minutes.
You have a right and a duty to defend yourself and your family. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
103 | 1 | What is wrong with prostitution?: | i think prostitution is overrated, if people wanna have sex and get paid way not. a women can have sex with many men and get nothing is considered a whore, but if the men throw her a few dollars, she is a prostitute, why? why give it up for free. my take is if a guy friend of mine want's to have sex with me and my light bill is due, and i don't have it, hey, why not, get the bill paid and feel good while doing it | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
104 | 1 | Why does america allow foreigners to come to this country & live off of welfare?: | Our borders should be closed, we are at war we can not afford to take care of these people, we are not even taking care of ours. No one has a reason to teach them English, they can learn to speak English before coming over her to take the test. If I go to a foreign country I don't expect them to take the time to teach me their language, not even realistic. They need to go work at bettering their country just like we are trying to do. How many of these "illegal immigrants" are fighting in our war? They need to go home and fix their country, while we try to fix ours, we do not have what it takes to keep everyone up any more. Close our borders till we are on our feet again...and if you think we are on our feet do some checking around, it won't take you long to see what a shape we are in. You ask a very good question. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
106 | 1 | Is it right that cops come and piss us off for just skateboarding at the school?: | Firstly, Cops (nor anyone else) do not piss you off. You choose to be. If you choose not to be pissed off, then you won't be. It's called a Victim mentality. You own your emotions, no one else.
Secondly, since I am a cop I can say this much… I remove skaters from areas that are posted with no skateboarding signs, where vandalism is a common occurrence or where there are trespass warnings (both the kind you see and the kind you never knew). I do not, nor do I know any other officers, that set out to “piss” people off. It is merely enforcing the laws that are applied upon them. You may not be a problem, but the two dozen other skateboarders before you might have been. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
107 | 1 | Should law enforcement agencies be allowed to use racial and ethnic pratices? why or why not?: | Yes to an extent, what is commonly refered to as racial profiling makes sense (when not abused). For example:
A car load of black or hispanic kids are rolling around a lets say mostly white upscale neighborhood at 3 am,plates get run, and it's pretty obvious they don't live in the area and may be up to no good I believe is an acceptable type of profiling.
I will say the same for a car load of suburban white boys driving around the hood,in high drug areas etc. That contrary to popular belief is also profiling. Crime needs to be controlled and I dont personally see it as a violation of ones right's to be stopped when they are deemed to be suspicous. Of course people will call me racist etc, but to an open mind what I just stated makes sense and is fair. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
108 | 1 | Why ladies bars have been shut down in india?: | You r wrong my dear they havent been shut down in India, the ban is only in Maharastra. The Gov had shut down because the gov had received many a compliants from the housewifes about their male familly members wasting money on ladies bars and not looking after the families. Also many criminal activities took place at this bars. U must be knowing the tarannum case, or telgi case where tarannum monthly income was arouned 1 lac and telgi would throw away nereby 1 lac per day on the bar girls. To put a stop on shuch type of criminal activities the Gov of Maharastra had put a ban on these ladies bar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
109 | 1 | Have u.s. landowners contributed to native american land lost from illegal government seizure of native land?: | First off the ancient rite of war that every nation has lived by including the Lakota, which removed the Nation that was here before them, the victor of war gets the land. While there was some chicanery and our forefathers only really won a hand full of battle the Indian Wars were more a war of attrition and the Nations lost the land due to that fact.
Yes, we have contributed to the land, there are more trees than were on the Continent at the time of Columbus's landing. We grow most of the food uses to survive. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
110 | 1 | If judges can be bought, does it mean justice is on sale.?: | Here's another thing to think about...while some judges CAN be bought, they aren't even the real problem. The philosophy for being a judge is to have no political affiliate, to be fair and impartial, to listen to the merits of each case seperately and as presented. But some judges, especially a couple of new Supreme Court Justices, do not feel the need to represent the law, leaving their political views outside their courtrooms. Worse than one crooked judge in a million, is the zealot who believes it is his or her responsibility to "fix" what he or she believes is wrong in the world - and now has the power to do that! Scary stuff. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
111 | 2 | Cmv: i believe that the "my body, my choice" argument is a double standard, and that men should have the legal right to opt out of any and all child support.: | Women in many developed countries have the legal right to abortion in the case of an unplanned pregnancy. However, men often have *less* than no rights in cases involving potential parenthood. Men not only lack the right to choose whether or not they want the child to exist, but also whether or not they will support the child financially.
If a woman has the ability to choose whether or not she wants to become a biological mother, it isn't justifiable to take away that decision from the biological father.
**EDIT**: Some people have misinterpreted my post entirely. **I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT A MAN SHOULD HAVE A SAY ON WHETHER A WOMAN SHOLD HAV AN ABORTION OR NOT**. I simply believe that, following a woman's decision to become a parent, **a man should the have legal right to abstain from parenthood (the exact same option extended to said woman).** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
116 | 2 | Cmv: i believe that the wilhelm scream should never be used in movies again.: | Every time I hear the Wilhelm scream (and it has been used in over 200 films) I am completely removed from the scene and sometimes even laugh at what might be a serious scene. Often it is used so unsubtly that it just reflects lack of effort from the director and it seems as if they are just trying to fit the scream into the film somewhere with no regard to what effect this has on the film.
I understand that it is an "in-joke" but I believe that it is too widely recognized to be used any more without the audience acknowledging it. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
117 | 2 | Cmv: police should not be able to use sting operations for victimless crimes.: | For instance, prostitution stings should be illegal. And drug deal stings. Anything that does not have a victim, and there is no physical harm/ bad intentions. If a police officer witnesses a drug deal, or a prostitution deal, that's one thing. (Although, I believe these both should be decriminalized, but thats neither here nor there). Setting people up for these crimes, to me seems as if the police are "shopping" for criminals to take in. Baiting and reeling them in. Often times, these people may have gone about their days without committing a crime. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
118 | 2 | Cmv, please. i think putin has already gone berserk, he is the first great xxi century mad leader, he will not stop and he will trigger a great genocide (probably within a wwiii) and he will be clasified next to hitler.: | The title is self explanatory. Vladimir Putin is the head of a disappointed ex-empire, willing to gain its former glory. The Russian people is a traditionally obedient one, willing to submit to an autocratic will, and ready to devote itself to general patriotic ideals (i.e. getting new territories). The guy seems very determined not co comply with the Western moral and politic values and seems defiant to the present unanimity of attitudes against his latest moves. It is already quite obvious that Russia's stances in international politics is not a democratically generated one, but exclusively owed to Putin's will. He likes war, confrontation and seems indifferent to the human costs of his actions. He is determined to make history by any means, just like the celebrity killers do their crimes to get unforgettable no matter how. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
122 | 2 | Cmv: i think allowing one's death to void any and all bad they ever did is insulting.: | With all the hoopla over the fifth anniversary of Michael Jackson's death (which I don't think was truly accidental but that's for another CMV), I'm reminded of how his death did something powerful. Dying more or less voided out most if not all of the bad he did in the public conscience.
I know MJ isn't an isolated case and it seems to be the rule for people who die young from JFK to Tupac or from John Lennon to Andrew Brietbart. However, outside of the "never speak ill of the dead" adage I can't see any reason why humanity keeps deifying the prematurely dead. To see one's bad deeds scrubbed away on Earth with no one to speak of them again just feels wrong and downplays their earthly acts.
I think speaking ill of the dead who did bad things should totally be acceptable and death should not be a cleanse to one's legacy. Am I alone here? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
123 | 2 | Cmv: the minute you intentionally put a person's life at risk, you forfeit your own if you threaten in a deadly manner, you deserve to die.: | These days, we grant more rights to convict's than we ever have. While I appreciate people make mistakes, I believe some actions should have permanent consequences, and that we have morally compromised ourselves in making exceptions to this. I fundamentally contradict that every individual has a right to live- if you are willing to put someone else right to life in jeopardy, then you have demonstrated that you are a net negative impact to society, and that as a whole we would all be better off if you were dead.
Edited for nuance- you guys have made some good examples of grey areas- I'm not disputing that. This is more a question of the principle. Let's go ahead and refine this further- in the moment of endangering another individuals life, with out extenuating circumstances such as mental illness or protecting others, then in that moment society has a prerogative to take your life. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
124 | 2 | Cmv: i don't like the vast majority of my family; they are rude and obnoxious and just generally not very nice. my parents thinks i am wrong to not care about them, because they are family. i don't think it matters.: | EDIT: I'm not talking about my parents here. They are wonderful people. I meant grandparents, cousins, uncles, aunts, etc. (Not brothers / sisters either, only child)
Most of my parent's argument is that my family won't be around forever and that they would do anything for me. The thing is, I don't care that they would. I feel it's similar to having some random almost-stranger say they would do anything for you. Just because said random stranger would do anything for me doesn't mean I like them or I need to care about them. I don't want them to help me. I don't need them to help me. They expect me to love this random stranger because this random stranger would do things for me. This random stranger means nothing to me and I find them annoying and rude. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
126 | 2 | Cmv: jurassic park is a good financial and scientific endeavour.: | One of my favourite movies of all time! I believe John Hammond had a great vision, but was poorly advised by his HR department, thus severely underpaying his most vital employees.
Other than that:
- The Park would be a major boost to the economy of the Dominican Republic, as well as any other nation where it opens shop.
- it would motivate kids across the globe to venture into science disciplines.
-it would further our understanding of our planet.
The possibilities are endless. As long as we *spare no expense*
So, can you CMV? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
127 | 2 | Video games = drugs stance: should ban: | Video games should be treated like a drug. Millions of lives are impacted because people are not MONITORED or don't use them in moderation. Especially children that are becoming consumed and obsessed, it takes over their lives and social skills. It's so sad.
I feel so strongly about this because I went through the same thing as a kid and I wish more than anything to go back to change it but also I'm grateful because now I want to make sure this doesn't happen to anyone again.
Let's start a petition guys! | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
128 | 2 | Is facebook beneficial to modern society? stance: no, it is pointless, shameless, and an utter waste of precious time.: | It is pointless. I see no positive thing about it. It is not the best way to communicate to people seeing at we have phones, email, instant messenger, video calls, and video chats. The apps have no meaning and are really not that fun. I also do not see why anyone would wanna post about their feelings or what their doing and shout it out to everyone. I really do not care if billy bob is going shopping. It is also a place for online and maybe real life stalkers and maybe future stalkers. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
129 | 2 | The world was more peaceful with saddam in power than without him. stance: the world was safer with saddam in power.: | If Iraq has taught us anything at all, it is that brutal, repressive dictators have their place in the world. If this administration had any brains at all, they would have had a Delta squad hunkered down right under the gallows with a stepstool, ready to spirit Saddam away to his rightful place at the capital. It takes a mean bastard to run a 160,000 square-mile lunatic asylum. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
130 | 2 | All the marvel characters vs all the dc characters... stance: spidey, x men and the hulk might makes right!: | As powerful as superman is- he does have a noted vulnerability to psionic powers, so professor X (or phoenix, or apocalypse) would be able to control/trap/destroy him.
And Batman has no powers- just gadgets- Magneto could make short work of him.
And the flash? So he runs. Wow. Oh yeah, professor X could take him down too. In fact- professor X could probably take them all out by himself without all the other god like marvel characters. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
132 | 2 | The only one playing god is the man with the gun. stance: agree: | I hear all too often that science is 'playing God'. We as a species have superceeded the need for natural selection. We must control our evolution to ensure our survival. Ever since 1999 we have decoded the human genome, and it is time we manipulate it. Our stability as a society has allowed the meek to prosper, not to say that this is bad, but it has proven damning to our condition. We grow ever weaker as we use advanced medication to suffice our ailments to the point that we are not aware of our declination. The only fortitude is in our ability to plan our evolution. If god did not intend us to do so, he is nearsighted. If god wishes us to stop, he is inhumane.
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To play god is to assume the state of mind of supreme judgement. Judgement that self-validates the terms of life, and the value thereof. To play god is to take life. The only one playing God is the man with the gun. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | TRAIN |
133 | 2 | 0% gun tolerance on the streets in the us stance: anti guns: | Unless every single gun that is issued legally is tested with ballistics before being issued so that any bullet fired from a licensed gun can be traced, if found intact, then guns pose a threat because there is no way for those bullets to be traced back to owners so they can account for the shots they fired. It's like giving someone a jaguar as long as they promise to never let it out of their site. It's bull sh*t. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
135 | 2 | Should schools have the right to search student's purses, pockets, and bookbags? stance: yes: | I see that there's actually no arguments, so I'm just going to clarify a few things for the 'Yes' argument.
Even though Principals do obtain the right to search (for drug tests, even making the student take off his/her socks if the dog sniffs something on that student), they only retain that right in the event of reported drugs or crime, or in the case that sniffer dogs checks are enacted and the dog smells something.
There are restrictions - a principal can't just demand to search a student's possessions on whim - outlined in the Criminal Code. YCJA and Canadian Charter of Rights (as well as parallel US laws).
Thus, the right keeps the entire student body safe and away from harmful substances. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
136 | 2 | Should you bribe or not bribe your children to do what you want them to do? stance: i disagree with bribing my children to get them to do what i want.: | First off, bribing a child would be defined as doing something like this (Now David, if you just put your shoes and coat on mommy will buy you a toy after we are don at the doctor's office) or (Karen, if you take the garbage out I'll buy that blouse you wanted) or (It's time to get off the swing, we have to leave...come on honey, if you get off we'll stop at the store and buy the video you wanted) or (just eat your vegetable and I'll give you extra icecream) this type of thing being said after pleeding with your child to do what you want.
My point of view..bribing a child is wrong, you have to tell them what you want them to do and expect them to do it...if taught to obey you (thier parent/thier authoirity figure) this should be easy..soemtimes they may not like it...but they are still going to do it ....simply because you told them to. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
137 | 2 | Is sublime sublime? stance: no: | I've had this discussion with my brother various times. I think that the name 'Sublime' does not accurately describe the band to which it refers.
First, there are multiple definitions for the word. "elevated or lofty in thought, language, etc." certainly does not describe the band, nor does "impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring awe, veneration, etc." But what about "supreme or outstanding"?
Of course, there is a certain amount of opinion involved in this. But the general consensus, I think, would be that the name does not describe the band.
I don't have anything against the band, or their choice of name. In fact, I like a few of their songs. But it is certainly ironic that 'sublime is not sublime'. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TRAIN |
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The Appropriateness Corpus
The Appropriateness Corpus is a collection of 2191 arguments annotated for appropriateness and its 14 subdimensions derived in the paper Modeling Appropriate Language in Argumentation published at the ACL2023.
Dataset Description
What does Appropriateness mean?
An argument “has an appropriate style if the used language supports the creation of credibility and emotions as well as if it is proportional to the issue.” Their annotation guidelines further suggest that “the choice of words and the grammatical complexity should [...] appear suitable for the topic discussed within the given setting [...], matching the way credibility and emotions are created [...]”.
What makes an Argument (In)appropriate?
Toxic Emotions (TE): An argument has toxic emotions if the emotions appealed to are deceptive or their intensities do not provide room for critical evaluation of the issue by the reader.
- Excessive Intensity (EI): The emotions appealed to by an argument are unnecessarily strong for the discussed issue.
- Emotional Deception (ED): The emotions appealed to are used as deceptive tricks to win, derail, or end the discussion.
Missing Commitment (MC): An argument is missing commitment if the issue is not taken seriously or openness other’s arguments is absent.
- Missing Seriousness (MS): The argument is either trolling others by suggesting (explicitly or implicitly) that the issue is not worthy of being discussed or does not contribute meaningfully to the discussion.
- Missing Openness (MO): The argument displays an unwillingness to consider arguments with opposing viewpoints and does not assess the arguments on their merits but simply rejects them out of hand.
Missing Intelligibility (MI): An argument is not intelligible if its meaning is unclear or irrelevant to the issue or if its reasoning is not understandable.
- Unclear Meaning (UM): The argument’s content is vague, ambiguous, or implicit, such that it remains unclear what is being said about the issue (it could also be an unrelated issue).
- Missing Relevance (MR): The argument does not discuss the issue, but derails the discussion implicitly towards a related issue or shifts completely towards a different issue.
- Confusing Reasoning (CR): The argument’s components (claims and premises) seem not to be connected logically.
Other Reasons (OR): An argument is inappropriate if it contains severe orthographic errors or for reasons not covered by any other dimension.
- Detrimental Orthography (DO): The argument has serious spelling and/or grammatical errors, negatively affecting its readability.
- Reason Unclassified (RU): There are any other reasons than those above for why the argument should be considered inappropriate.
Dataset Sources
- Repository: [https://github.com/timonziegenbein/appropriateness-corpus]
- Paper [optional]: Modeling Appropriate Language in Argumentation
Dataset Structure
The dataset columns mostly present the different appropriateness flaws explained above; if the value in a column is 1, the respective flaw was annotated to be present by at least one of the annotators. Otherwise, the value will be 0.
Citation
If you are interested in using the corpus, please cite the following paper: Modeling Appropriate Language in Argumentation (Ziegenbein et al., ACL 2023)
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