The Debate Thread

[Dan the Man]

To prevent the flow of debate posts into both the chat thread (yes, I'm aware the original intent of the chat thread was for debate, but this is just getting over the top) and everything else in this forum from getting overrun with spam, this thread will be created for all future political discussion. Please follow the rules laid out at the beginning of the chat thread.

EDIT: Barry, if you feel that this is unnecessary and that the chat thread is enough, please delete this. I just thought it might be a good idea to keep the chat thread as a reserve for more friendly conversation and to preserve the rest of the forum for IH discussion.

[Watercress]

Gandhi was awesome.

[Jingo Eugene]

Gandhi was awesome.

No lie, Gandhi's picture scared me when I first saw it as a kid.

[Bjorn]

Go Gandhi \o\

[Dave Strider]

Okay, so which should we address first, Abortion/Death Penalty, or Oil?

[Dan the Man]

Yes.

[Bjorn]

Okay, so which should we address first, Abortion/Death Penalty, or Oil?

Yes.

Perfect answer!

Well, why dont we start from the start? The first topic was Oil if Im not mistaken

[Dan the Man]

Indeed. I believe Fred had the last word on that in the chat thread. He can feel free to re-post at his leisure.

[Dave Strider]

I'll do it tomorrow, playing RTW at the moment and going to a movie tonight.

[Agamemnon]

We will never completely run out of oil. Fred, refute it.

[Dave Strider]

Yes we will, at least for a few hundred thousand years, as Dan said.

[Dan the Man]

Not necessarily. Remember that oil is continuously being produced as well. We could be getting more oil now that first started out 100,000 years ago.

[Watercress]

True, but we are certainly extracting much more than nature can produce.

[Makrell]

mesaa thinks this thread is illegal againist the tos. the academy oor the mudpit is the place to go

anyhow if this is actually legal i am againist abortion. If that is good enoough topic for debate

[Bjorn]

Well... Im not against or in complete favor of it... For me it depends really. I dont think someone should abort just because she didnt use preservatives (although I wouldnt go so far as making it illegal, it's her choise in my vew...). But I think that, if the fetus is proven to end up being born a vegetable then the person could abort. Another reason where a person could abort is if she was raped. As long as the fetus hasn't developed pain-receptures, I believe it's ok to terminate under these conditions...

[Dan the Man]

True, but we are certainly extracting much more than nature can produce.

Not necessarily. Considering Russia is still sitting on oil sources it hasn't bothered to tap yet, as well as how much untapped oil there is in Alaska and the Gulf of Mexico, it seems like it's going to be a long time before we get into a danger zone.

mesaa thinks this thread is illegal againist the tos. the academy oor the mudpit is the place to go

anyhow if this is actually legal i am againist abortion. If that is good enoough topic for debate

We have a chat thread as well. IH threw out the rule book long ago. Not like the mods ever poke their noses around here anyway. Last time we had one was when Ponti came around sometime last February. I love how much autonomy they allow us.
Good to see somebody else who's pro life!

Back on topic, I like the idea of nuclear power as a different source myself. It's almost endless, it produces much more energy than anything else, it's clean, and, if handled correctly AND NOT BUILT ON A FREAKING FAULT LINE, completely safe.

[Agamemnon]

I agree, nuclear is certainly the way to go.

[Pericles of Athens]

What if a girl is raped and is going to have her rapists kid?? But i think that it should be the womans chocie

[Dan the Man]

What if a girl is raped and is going to have her rapists kid?? But i think that it should be the womans chocie

Statistically speaking, that almost never happens.

and on the energy topic nuclear?? what about japan and all the other mistakes

See my post on NOT BUILDING IT ON A FREAKING FAULT LINE! Or on the coast for that matter. I'm sorry, but Japan's possible nuclear radiation was their own fault due to poor planning. They should have built their plants inland.

[Pericles of Athens]

but what if it does happen dan