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Debate Score:35
Arguments:29
Total Votes:38
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Do you think there should be discrimination based on age?

Just based on one's age do you think people should be treated differently? Why?

Yes

Side Score: 15
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No

Side Score: 20
2 points

Race does not differentiate human capability, but age does.

A baby does not deserve all the rights of a human adult.

Side: yes
AREKKUSU(275) Disputed
1 point

and why is that? Expand please. I would Like to argue your point.

Side: No
chatturgha(1631) Disputed
1 point

Because a baby is not capable of taking care of itself.

And after a certain point, some senor citizens are not capable of taking care of themselves either.

Therefore they reasonably do not deserve the same rights as normal adult human beings because they are not physically or mentally capable of performing the same tasks that adults are capable of.

Side: yes

Only if we discriminate against young people..., because I'm old and I don't want anyone discriminating against me... any more ;)

Side: yes

I don't think someone should be discriminated against based on ones age when it comes to things like debating, for example. However, it needs to be understood that children just don't have enough life experience or knowledge as most responsible adults. Saying a child isn't aloud to go clubbing or drive a car, or go have sex with a hooker but an adult can isn't discrimination at all. This is quite a tough question to answer, because both sides have equal arguments that can all be quite valid, so I'll tag my answer as 'Yes and No".

Side: Yes and No
souloflight(412) Disputed
1 point

But that is just something they aren't ALLOWED to do because it is unsafe and for some people unlawful. But many kids still have sex at like 12 or something.

Side: No
1 point

Discrimination based on age might be in different ways. Firstly, when it comes to job, work competency,discrimination of age still exists. For example in hospitals or health care system: people tend to trust those doctors, who have more experience, in other words they sometimes don't want to be treated by young doctors. It's discrimination of age. The second is that in job competency, where you can be not accepted just because of your age. You can be focused off, as you have less skill level. But on the other hand when it comes to respect or decision, in my point of view, adult people have rights more. So that discrimination based on age can exist, but not everywhere, especially in job, however, in some ways like making decision or regarding, discrimination sometimes should exist.

Side: No
AREKKUSU(275) Disputed
1 point

Younger people aren't always less knowledgeable then the people older then them, assuming that the older people in life are more Intelligent or such is discriminating the younglings.

The only reason that I think that younglings shouldn't be allowed to do many of the things adults do is because of the face that It's common for children to be unprepared or something in that sense. I mean if a child was intelligent and had a decent income or wealth of some sort and overall had what it takes to raise a baby and still be able to continue on with their life's (Going to collage ext.) then I would be fine with that. But fact is, usually kids aren't prepared for babies. I'm no going to discriminate and assume that all kids aren't ready for it, but I do keep the statistics in mind. I'll be interested in your reply.

Side: No
1 point

At what age, minimum, should any child be allowed to drink an alcoholic beverage under the supervision of a parent? If your answer was anything over "0," you already know the answer to this question.

Side: yes
AREKKUSU(275) Disputed
1 point

Why do you think that children aren't allowed to drink alcohol? I agree that children shouldn't be able to drink alcohol, but no because of their age. I think they shouldn't because they can permanently damage their undeveloped brain. Age discrimination has very little to do with one's capabilitys.

Side: No
Assface(406) Disputed
1 point

Yes, it does. To say it doesn't is to say that age has nothing to do with capability.

Side: yes
2 points

I think that there is a difference between not being allowed for maturity reasons and discriminating by age. Age should not be the source of bullying or discrimination or unjustice because it is not the child's fault for being young and age doesnt make a difference in many circumstances

Side: No
2 points

Hm, this is a tough question.

It, as so many other things, depends on the individual.

Things like education, and debating should have no discrimination. Nor should someone's words be put down just because how old they are.

But there are obvious things that need to be regulated depending on age. Such as certain tasks or responsibilities.

Then again there's this, how is anyone supposed to learn if you don't let them make the mistake in the first place? An adult has already made the mistakes and learned from them so of course they're more educated in that aspect. But children aren't ALLOWED to make the mistake, that doesn't make them lesser than an adult, it just makes them held back.

Sorry if this doesn't make sense, it makes sense in my head right now, but I'm really sleepy. :)

Side: Yes and No
AREKKUSU(275) Disputed
1 point

I have to argue your idea of ''mistakes''. Children can learn for other people's mistakes faster then they can learn from there own. Because of this fact intelligent children can possably become more wise than a unintelligent adult.

It's true that normally a adult would be more wise then a child but assuming that would be discrimination. If it's possable for a child to be wiser then a adult then one shouldn't assume otherwise.

Side: yes
Saurbaby(5581) Disputed
1 point

That's not true from my experiences. Every person I know of has to learn first hand. Mistakes can be lessons if a parent takes the opportunity. It's far more difficult to learn from another persons mistakes, as you can see in the world's history.

Side: No
lego3072(80) Disputed
1 point

No. If your are 11 and someone is 17. It doesn't give the person that is 17 the right to push you around or tell you do stuff. It should only be allowed if it is a parent telling you something.

Side: No
1 point

When you're talking about something like this it can get kinda complex. Overall, like all sorts of discrimination, I don't agree with it. Say a minor was going for a job at the same time as a adult. Say neither of them has much job experience and neither of them has any sort of criminal recored. They both should have a equal chance to get the job, yet still I bet the older one would always get it at least 4 times out of 5. Did you know that younglings get pulled over much more often then the elderly for speeding slightly above the limit? Don't you just hate how sometimes when your better then someone in every way, you still get treated worse just because they're older then you? I just consider it to be unfair.

Side: No
1 point

It depends on the nature of circumstances surrounding the person's age. The key word in your title argument is "discrimination" which is the underlying factor in an unjustifiable decision or attitude in which the person is treated with prejudice solely because of his or her age. This type of scenario, unless not justified by a legal reason cannot and should not be tolerated in society and the resulting consequences for those who indulge in it should be exposure to civil liability.

Side: No