Defending the Undefendable.

This is a game we played today in debating, which was really good once we got started. The first person makes up a stupid motion, such as "This house would not employ short people", which cannot be supported at all because it's so stupid. Then, the next person must try to argue as if they completely believe in the proposal, and state their reasoning behind it, before making a new motion.
SO if I said, "This house would...ban all haircuts." someone would have to try and prove why.
Go! (Though I don't expect the thread to take off!)

Global warming is a serious issue, and one that concerns us all. It can only be beaten by tiny incremental changes that over all would from a paradigmatic shift in our attitudes towards energy.

Human hair is a wonder of nature. It blocks out the sun, retains sweat to keep us cool in the summer, and air to keep us warm in the winter. Removing it ipso facto means a belief in airconditioning and heating systems.

The very existence of hairdresser shows a cultural bias to short termism, and self destruction.

As such if we don't stop cutting hair, we won't stop destroying the environment and we're all doomed.

This house believes fighting in public is a good thing.

(I have no idea about the next motion, but for the one about hair cutting I said that it was paying for someone to take part of your body away from you, and that that harmed your bodily integrity!)

Ha does that mean I win?

Not yet! Someone else might chip in!

Recap - it's currently, "This house believes that fighting in public is a good thing."

Quote: sootyj @ July 23 2008, 7:09 PM BST

This house believes fighting in public is a good thing.

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Because it did so much for the Nort- Oh.

Nevermind, sorry, wrong angle.

Erm, because hopefully someone will be hit and fall under a bus or similar. Natural selection.

This house believes that "because" is a legitimate response to any question.

I strongly believe that "because" is a legitimate answer to anything, as much as "why" is. It is a question of things being exactly as they are, and when failing the ammunition to make a better response, "because" simply and effectively refers to the status quo and promotes individual exploration and decision.

This house would fill all permanent bodies of water with custard powder.

Because it looks like SO MUCH FUN.

This house believes that your mum is a MILF.

Because

Ok seriously at the heart of both science and philosophy is the idea of cause, and function. This can be seen very clearly in Darwin's theory of Evoloution (a fusion of science and philosophy)

ergo everythign happens for a reason, that is it happens because of something.

Therefore any question is at some level asking why (are you ugly, is the sky blue, are you looking at me). The answer must therefore be as a cuase of function, e.g. because.

Everything happens because, so becuase is always the answer.

This house believes it is accedptable for a woman to kill a man, but not a man to kill a woman (inspired by a most annoying article in The Guardian).

Which needs answering!?

Both 2 halves of a statement.

Well, I'll answer Aaron's and then re-set yours, sooty?

SO this house believes that your mother is a MILF because it has seen her in a bikini.

This house believes it is accedptable for a woman to kill a man, but not a man to kill a woman (inspired by a most annoying article in The Guardian).

Guardian link?

Quote: Scatterbrained Floozy @ July 23 2008, 7:25 PM BST

SO this house believes that your mother is a MILF because it has seen her in a bikini.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/23/women.law

This mother believes your mother is a milf, because male and female sexuial maturity kick in at different times, and reflect different evoloutinary needs.

This house as a callow youth, with limited expewrience, and attachment issues is automaticaly attracted to older women.

The bikini merely advertises your mothers fertility, and desire for sexual congress.

Hence your mum as a mature, women presenting her sexual availability would like to f**k her.

That was easy.

This house believes friends are electric.

I love that motion!

This house believes that friends are electric because the people who you are most likely to touch, be it just a tap on the shoulder or a high five, are your friends. One RS teacher in my school once wisely said "we're not touching, just exchanging electrons" and as such, when you touch your friends - you are again, exchanging electrons; meaning friends *are* electric.

This house would ban plastic bottles for under 18s.