CreateDebate / BaseballNerd's Waterfall

God doesn't love us.

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:16:37 -0500

I imagine love is a very difficult emotion to express for something that does not exist.

Should prostitution be legalized?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:18:57 -0500

A human body should never be subject to the laws or regulations of any outside entity, which means that prostitution should definitely be legalized. What a person chooses to do with his or her body is his or her own business, not the government's. Besides, the government putting a ban on something very rarely solves the problem it was trying to solve in the first place (e.g. alcohol, drugs, guns, gambling, and prostitution for that matter...). Prohibition should be the last thing the check off the list. Legalizing, regulating, and taxing prostitution will bring in some extra money for the government (which we all know it needs) and will reduce the swelling prison population by removing inmates who committed victimless crimes.

Who is going to be the next President of the United States?

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:21:32 -0500

If McCain wins this election, I will have lost all faith in the American public. McCain's policies are almost identical to Bush's, and since Bush's approval ratings are down near 30%, you would expect Obama to win in a landslide. But of course, the average American has no clue as to what is going on, so it will end up being much closer than it ever should be.

Who will be the winner of this debate?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:13:18 -0500

Gotta go with the underdog.

What life form will prevail?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:28:27 -0500

There is no doubt robot AI will surpass human intelligence sometime in the near future. Once this happens, there will not be a whole lot we can do. How all of this will transpire, however, is up to the fodder of science fiction authors....for now.

Is the US headed for a recession?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:51:52 -0500

The stimulus package will do nothing. Americans will use it to relieve some of their record credit card debt, not to spend it on new fancy toys. Even if they do actually put it back into the economy, $600 a person isn't going to do jack. And as for the rate cuts, those are in fact making our economy worse, not better. The Fed has been cutting rates for years, and nothing has gotten better. All the cuts do is create more inflation, which is exactly what we don't need.

Is the US headed for a recession?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:46:38 -0500

I was going to say we're headed for a recession anyway, but the other choice makes mine the default anyway. There's no way in hell the Federal Reserve has this under control. Their solution to everything is to lower interest rates -> to lower interest rates the Fed has to print more money -> more money means more inflation since our currency isn't backed by anything -> we are left with a higher inflation rate than before, which was our problem in the first place! To say the Fed has this under control is like saying Rush Limbaugh has a liberal slant: it just isn't true.

Browser Wars! IE vs FF

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:25:31 -0500

Firefox is infinitely more secure and so much easier to customize than IE.

Will Mac Ever Beat PC?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:20:49 -0500

Apple will eventually hold the majority market share over PC due to its much bigger pension for innovation and security. Macs are built on UNIX, an infinitely more stable OS than Windows. Steve Jobs also happens to be a marketing genius, compared to Microsoft who has basically been running on auto-pilot for the past 10 years.

Should the US Government bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:14:31 -0500

The government has no place dealing with this, or even the economy at all. If we wanted that we should have just let the USSR take us over. This is how capitalism works; some businesses thrive, some fail, and some thrive then fail. It is not and never should be up to the government to regulate the economy.

Which is the better motor sport?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:07:59 -0500

F1 actually involves some semblance of skill. I know for some people in the south it might be hard to turn left on a consistent basis, but face it, driving in a circle is not that exciting.

Should they legalize assisted suicide?

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:04:48 -0500

Assisted suicide (and suicide itself, for that matter), should be completely legal. All it comes down to is a matter of personal liberty, something this country is severely lacking at this point in history. The Declaration of Independence states that we have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." So, naturally, if we choose to give up our right to life, that should be our choice. The government coming in and saying we have to live is exactly like its foreign policy: the entire world has to have democracy. What the feds fail to realize is that life doesn't necessarily work for some people, just as democracy doesn't work for all parts of the world.