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c2ce8788-2019-04-18T16:46:27Z-00001-000 | Cats make better pets than dogs.
I will make the argument that cats make better pets than dogs. Cats are more self-reliant and independent. They know how to bathe and can have their own alone time while still showing you affection when they want to. I would argue that they are not as needy and emotionally dependent as ... | args_me |
824f3fe8-2019-04-18T16:00:05Z-00001-000 | Dogs are better than cats.
I believe that dogs are better than cats for a couple of reasons. First of all, they did not receive the title "Man's Best Friend" for nothing. They may not live as long as cats, but dogs are more useful and loyal. Examples: 1. Dogs can be used by hunters to retrieve birds that are shot 2. Do... | args_me |
35c9d066-2019-04-18T11:25:57Z-00001-000 | Cats are the best pets!
Cats are dumber, according to science, in a new study found out in about December 2017 has concluded that dogs are more intelligent than cats. Well, I can say that cats are more cuter but dogs are tougher and more able to listen than cats. Cats are more lazier than dogs. Dogs are popular, more t... | args_me |
35c9d066-2019-04-18T11:25:57Z-00003-000 | Cats are the best pets!
Despite me agreeing that Cats are the best pets. I will argue against why CATS are the best pets. 1. Dogs are named as mankind's best friend. The phrase "Man's best friend" is a common quote relating to dogs. Fredrick the Great even said one of his Italian Greyhounds as a best friend. 2. Dogs ca... | args_me |
35c9d066-2019-04-18T11:25:57Z-00004-000 | Cats are the best pets!
Cats are better than dogs. They remove and eat pests, are much more funny but mysterious at the same time, and keep themselves clean. Plus, they come potty trained and they don't chew on anything. AND THEY WERE ONCE WORSHIPED AS GODS! THAT BEATS DOGS! | args_me |
aa8f5ec0-2019-04-18T18:25:55Z-00006-000 | Dogs are better pets than cats
I will be arguing the pro side. Dogs make great pets. They're loyal, friendly, and social. Cats, on the other hand, tend to be anti social, "moody", and don't express any form of "loyalty" to its owner. | args_me |
c9601da-2019-04-18T18:35:47Z-00002-000 | Dogs are better than Cats
Well, First thing on the agenda is I would like to refute your arguments if you would allow me....First: Cats can act the same as a dog. They can be loyal? They can stick by someones side if that owner was a very loving and caring owner? A cat can be loyal but comparing dogs and cats would be ... | args_me |
c9601da-2019-04-18T18:35:47Z-00005-000 | Dogs are better than Cats
There will be no abuse of semantics which is by definition of this debate, one definition per word will exist and will not be bent according to technicalities or any other definition a dictionary has to provide. There will be no abuse of using dictionaries such as an argument stating that cats... | args_me |
38604d5c-2019-04-18T13:50:31Z-00005-000 | Dogs make good friends.
First of all not all dogs can be good friends it can take from weeks to years of training and some dogs just cannot be trained. Whilst dogs do make good friends it would depend on the dog breed and their characteristics you would be talking about. I would prefer cats as they are not very strong ... | args_me |
ac4c53c8-2019-04-18T11:59:54Z-00000-000 | dogs are better than cats
Dogs sure are cute but they are a bit dumb. I mean, they can follow orders, but so can anyone. Actually, people consider that one of the main flaws of the education system is that is teaches children to follow orders but not to be independent. Cats are very independent, and I know because I ha... | args_me |
824fc006-2019-04-18T15:00:34Z-00001-000 | Dogs are better than cats
What you say is true; dogs can be very loving companions and express that love in a lot of ways. But if dogs are that way, why not cats? Cats, as you probably already know, pur when they are delighted or happy. Is that not a show of affection? Is it not the way they say, "I'm happy"? You see, ... | args_me |
e66c98f8-2019-04-18T17:10:01Z-00005-000 | Dogs make better pets than cats
Dog are far more a better pet then Cat. first of all to put all the obvious stuff first. Cat does not act nearly as happy as a dog when they see you, and as human we are the world most social animal, if anything that we need the most it would be a dog, you can not play a lot of sports wi... | args_me |
e66c98f8-2019-04-18T17:10:01Z-00003-000 | Dogs make better pets than cats
you are proving my point here friend. like i said you can not play a lot of games with a cat, a string game, i believe that a cat would love it,not all human like playing with string, can a cat play basketball,soccer, or even as seen on YouTube, skateboard, play tag, you will have to tea... | args_me |
e66c98f8-2019-04-18T17:10:01Z-00004-000 | Dogs make better pets than cats
You can actually play with a cat as they are pretty active creatures they like a good game of string. I don`t think that in any scenario that you will need a dog to defend you from a bear or a tiger. Cats are good for relaxing with and quiet time. If you have a dog that is so active and ... | args_me |
ac4c52ef-2019-04-18T14:18:50Z-00000-000 | dogs are better than cats
Cats are better than dogs, why? Well cats are not nearly as messy as dogs, and they enjoy to snuggle with you, such as when you are reading a book they will curl up on your lap. Big dogs cant curl up on your lap, and they can destroy furniture way easier than cats. Cats are less expensive to f... | args_me |
ac4c52ef-2019-04-18T14:18:50Z-00001-000 | dogs are better than cats
Dogs are better than cats. Why? firstly, dogs can help us by guiding the blind, helping police and be our friends. They have sensitive noses too. They are also cute animals from bull dogs to chiwawas, who are loyal and understand our feelings. They can sacrifice their lives for their owners, a... | args_me |
862a2084-2019-04-18T16:07:06Z-00002-000 | Dogs are better than Cats
My opponent argues solely using his opinion. However, is it an actual fact that dogs are better than cats? There are evolutionary advantages and disadvantages to both of them. Dogs are, sometimes, more "fun and energetic", yes, but cats have their advantages. Cats are great at fighting and def... | args_me |
862a2084-2019-04-18T16:07:06Z-00003-000 | Dogs are better than Cats
I strongly believe that dogs are better than cats because dogs are way more fun, energetic and useful to have than cats are. Firstly, what's so fun about a cat. They do hardly anything all day but eat, sleep and go to random places, but dogs are way fun, energetic and they love to play. Second... | args_me |
5749c8e1-2019-04-18T19:34:39Z-00001-000 | Dogs are Better than Cats
ugh, whatever, I don't really care anymore. I have better stuff to do then to debate about cats and dogs, and who is better than the other. I actually love both of them, and I'm petting a kitten in my lap right now. I believe we have both good arguments. thanks for the debate! It's up to the v... | args_me |
862a2ab0-2019-04-18T11:13:01Z-00004-000 | Dogs are better than Cats
A better topic for this debate might be: Dogs are more intelligent than Cats. However, Here is the thing, The cats are definitely smarter and more intelligent than dogs. While dogs are dumb enough to crawl beside you when you are a poor man who lost his home and had to beg for money in the sub... | args_me |
t3_1gpr3o | I think Elon Musk is 10 times the entrepenuer, revolutionary, innovator, and human being that Steve Jobs ever was..CMV
A compare and contrast of these two would go on forever. Basically, most people know the accomplishments of Steve Jobs and Elon Musk. To sum it up Steve Jobs was basically a prick that reinforced consu... | cmv |
t3_3nk0ra | CMV: Elon Musk is a genius and a genuinely nice guy that is trying to change this world for the better. Tesla and SpaceX are going to revolutionize this world.
Hey everyone,
I think I am very biased when it comes to reading about Tesla and Musk. "We see what we want to see". But at the same time I have never really h... | cmv |
t3_6enua1 | CMV: If oil and gas execs on Trumps council are prone to conflict of interest; so is Elon Musk's on alternative energy.
So let me be clear up front - I love Elon Musk as a Trump advisor; I think its good to have technology leaders as council and he seems to be all around excellent - I dont want him to leave and I am al... | cmv |
t3_3yc6cp | CMV: Elon Musk is proof that private companies will outshine government advances.
Elon Musk has founded some of the most successful tech startups of the 21st century. SolarCity is making bounds in solar technology and energy storage, Tesla is revolutionizing all-electric cars by making them affordable. SpaceX just re-l... | cmv |
t3_2wrrb7 | CMV Modern society will collapse in 15 years and humans will be extinct by 2100. Tesla is a wet dream and Elon Musk gets worshipped for no reason.
By now everyone wants to live like Americans. We have billions of people buying electronics, cars, countless everyday items, and using systems like industrial farms, factori... | cmv |
t3_39sd8s | CMV: Highly successful individuals such as Elon Musk or Bill Gates are not as superhuman as they are portrayed to be
Highly successful people are frequently the object of worship. My view is that their public image is distorted by the media and other sources of information, and possibly by the way the brain works.
Suc... | cmv |
t3_231kk9 | CMV: Certain human lives are more valuable than others
I believe certain people bring more value to the world than others and thus have more valuable lives. For instance, Elon Musk is trying to tranform our transportation infrastructure to become fully sustainable in the next decade, while at the same time trying to ma... | cmv |
t3_69c16e | CMV: Unless there's a technological advance that hasn't been made public yet, Tesla Inc's "Boring Company" is dead in the water.
Basically, [the neat little video that Elon Musk released a few days ago](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5V_VzRrSBI), while likely only to keep [his speculators happy as he reports a bad ea... | cmv |
t3_69pnkd | CMV: It's not just ordinary people who splurge, the majority of wealthy people splurge too.
I constantly hear people saying things like, "Look at Warren Buffett, he's rich but he drives a regular car, lives in the same house and wears simple clothing. Therefore if you're wearing clothing from fashion brands like Louis ... | cmv |
t3_4i5luh | CMV: Elon Musk is not a hero. He's a parasite, feeding off the taxpayer to front his research and development costs. I argue the public should have control of all the technology that comes out of SpaceX and all of his other government funded enterprises.
Apologists for "laissez-faire" free-market capitalism assert tha... | cmv |
t3_34vo2k | CMV: Tesla's new home battery, the "Powerwall," will invigorate the market for sustainable energy technology and lead to a revolution in how energy is distributed.
So I watched the [announcement by Elon Musk of the new home energy storage solution, the Powerwall](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKORsrlN-2k&spfreloa... | cmv |
t3_70ojbr | CMV: space colonization would ruin any planet we settled on, or change it for the worse.
Lots of articles in futurology talk about the idea of colonizing mars, or even terraforming it. Many people talk about how great it will be when humanity can spread across many planets into the grand cosmos, and Elon Musk has said ... | cmv |
t3_17z1fd7 | CMV: Elon Musk is a man child and a conman
In the past I thought he was a cool guy. He had a certain mystique to him that I think a lot of people liked. As of today I don't like him. From hearing about the working conditions of his employees to the unhinged shit he says and does online I just don't like him. He comes o... | cmv |
t3_16lc5e2 | CMV: Elon is using Twitter for power, not money
I apologize if this has been brought up before, but the discussions on Musk and Twitter are probably missing the main point. Musk is using Twitter for power, it doesn't matter how much money it's losing. Running Twitter lets him exert outsized influence in world affairs w... | cmv |
t3_17llow9 | CMV: Conservatives do not, in fact, support "free speech" any more than liberals do.
In the past few years (or decades,) conservatives have often touted themselves as the party of free speech, portraying liberals as the party of political correctness, the side that does cancel-culture, the side that cannot tolerate fac... | cmv |
t3_18m0ula | CMV: Mr. Beast is no different from Elon Musk. Both are delusional millionaires who think they're saving the world.
Title says it all.
People who let the money go to their heads should not be trusted. Yet they are. So many people believe in retarded rich people like MrBeast and Elon Musk who do nothing but gain revenu... | cmv |
t3_12jyh1o | CMV: Elon Musk has been paid off billions by the wealthy and powerful to destroy Twitter and take the PR hit
Every social media platform has unique strengths. Twitter is very powerful and most effective when it enables individuals to share news in real time.
No massaging the headlines. No spinning the story. Or trying... | cmv |
t3_zutc95 | CMV: Elon Musk just bought Twitter to get access to all Twitter conversations for training his TeslaAIBot
Today's AI systems need huge ammount of training data. It was well known for early image recognition and later well documented in interviews around DeepMind projects. Microsoft bought Github just to have trainig da... | cmv |
t3_zg3o5w | CMV: There's no myth in the whole "myth of self made billionaires".
I have looked into it closely but i am really unable to see exactly where the myth is. Let's take three examples that are often cited in the conversation of "myth of self made billionaires".
Bill Gates - people cite that he comes from a well connected... | cmv |
t3_ygo1qg | CMV: If you support free speech, you should not be happy about Elon Musk buying Twitter
Something I do not understand is why Elon Musk buying Twitter is seen as a win for free speech. All that is happening in the management of Twitter is being transferred from one opinionated group to another. People can easily be bias... | cmv |
<ICLE-PO-POZ-0027.2> | The nuclear power issue has always aroused a fierce debate in the world. The supporters of the idea of using nuclear energy point out that it is less damaging to the world than energy generated from fossil fuels and that there is no threat of nuclear fuel running out. On the other hand, others warn that nuclear power a... | essays |
essay185 | Fossil fuels will soon be replaced?
Although renewable resources of energy are elements of the current and future energy strategy, as far as I'm concerned, these new forms of energy cannot soon replace fossil fuels such as gases, oil, and coal.
Firstly, due to the limitation of technology renewable resources are relat... | essays |
essay197 | Cheap air travel should be encouraged?
In recent years, many airlines offer to their customers more and more number of cheap flights. People have various different views about cheap air travel. Although there are good arguments in favour of this trend should be encouraged, I personally think that cheap flight can make... | essays |
essay039 | Why should human beings travel to outer space?
For many centuries, outer space has been one of the most favourable realms of study. Space expeditions have been launched and many have been successful. However, a lot of people still consider space exploration as an act of wasting money, to illustrate, astronauts only br... | essays |
essay044 | Government should make more effort to promote alternative sources of energy
The increasing population and the technological advancements demand more energy than in the past. It is believed that there are various other resources such as the nuclear and solar which are abundant and eco-friendly. I will analyze these are... | essays |
essay095 | The popularity of news media
Nowadays news media have become more and more popular. Many people consider that the drawbacks of this phenomenon outweigh its merits. However, it is possible that this idea is not completely true. It is widely seen that news media not only brings people entertainment, but also polishes up... | essays |
essay200 | Some people believe that the Earth is being harmed by human
Whether human activity is making the Earth a better place to live or damaging it is a debatable issue. Some people advocate the idea that human activity is advantageously influencing to the Earth. However, I strongly believe that human activities are having a... | essays |
essay304 | Human needs vs saving land for endangered animals
In the past centuries the population steadily grew and now, for the first time in history, is exceeding seven billion. As a result more and more natural environment had to be vanished to make room for housing, feeding and industry. But isn't it important to preserve th... | essays |
essay254 | Environmental protection vs Economic developments
Environmental protection and economic developments might be the biggest issues in the 21st century. They are both important because they are vital to human's future and welfare. However, since the budget and the recourse are limited, governments must choose between the... | essays |
essay281 | Governments should spend money on space exploration or for basic needs of people
Although developing technologies to discover amazing thing in galaxy is interesting, there are many people in the world are in poverty or starvation. Thus, these technologies mean nothing if people lack of prosperity. Therefore, in my opi... | essays |
essay162 | Cheap air travel should be encouraged?
In recent years, many airlines offer to their customers more and more number of cheap flights. People have various different views about cheap air travel. Although there are good arguments in favour of this trend should be encouraged, I personally think that cheap flight can make... | essays |
essay201 | Spending money on supporting art or protecting environment
If I had the opportunity to help a company make a decision on spending money either on supporting the arts or helping the environment, I would choose the latter without hesitation for the reasons below.
First, conservation is more urgent now than at any time ... | essays |
essay341 | Do you agree that the traditional skills will die out?
With the development of technology, whether or not it is still necessary to protect the traditional skills and lifestyles leads to a drastic controversy which is becoming a public concern, especially considering the significant impact taken by technology. As far a... | essays |
essay044 | Government should make more effort to promote alternative sources of energy
The increasing population and the technological advancements demand more energy than in the past. It is believed that there are various other resources such as the nuclear and solar which are abundant and eco-friendly. I will analyze these are... | essays |
essay083 | The nuclear power provide clean and cheap energy
The topic of nuclear technology frequently generates a heated debate with proponents maintaining that nuclear power provides a source of efficient and economical energy while opponents argue that atomic technology is uncontrollable and very dangerous to handle. As far a... | essays |
essay044 | Government should make more effort to promote alternative sources of energy
The increasing population and the technological advancements demand more energy than in the past. It is believed that there are various other resources such as the nuclear and solar which are abundant and eco-friendly. I will analyze these are... | essays |
essay083 | The nuclear power provide clean and cheap energy
The topic of nuclear technology frequently generates a heated debate with proponents maintaining that nuclear power provides a source of efficient and economical energy while opponents argue that atomic technology is uncontrollable and very dangerous to handle. As far a... | essays |
essay117 | Can technology alone solve the world's environmental problems?
It is irrefutable that progress in technology leads to environmental problems. Some individuals are of the opinion that if people live a simple life and do not use the things that technology has brought us then these problems can be solved whereas others o... | essays |
essay020 | Air pollution
Air pollution is an issue threatening the environment in many different ways such as causing holes in the ozone and affecting global heating in the negative way. I believe that more responsibilities should put on private individuals and companies such as paying to clean up air pollution.
First, in most ... | essays |
essay392 | The environment problems facing today's world are so great
Nowadays, many countries are concerned with the environment problems. There is a viewpoint that the government and big firms should assume the responsibility to protect the environment and normal citizens have nothing to do for that. Personally, I think both g... | essays |
<ICLE-IT-TOR-0039.3> | Nowadays, modern medicine gives the opportunities to those couples who want to have a baby and who are not able to have one, to opt for the artificial insemination. This modern technology seems to be the perfect answer to the dreams of those women who are unable to become pregnant. Thanks to the semen of an unknown don... | essays |
<ICLE-FIN-HELS-0008.1> | To dream is human, and imagination is the one thing that has got us where we are today. To say that there is no longer a place for dreaming and imagination in this brave modern world of ours is to say that we have reached the end of the line, that we have no place left to go. Human beings will always continue to moment... | essays |
<ICLE-BG-SUN-0102.1> | Today many people believe that education is a very good investment. A high University diploma can become the basis of your bright future. Therefore, every summer, the brighest students are shaking nervously, before the results are announces. How much tension and excitment!
I do still remember the time I applied to "St.... | essays |
<ICLE-FR-UCL-0025.2> | One of the modernist novel's characteristics is the attention paid to the inner life, feelings and emotions of the characters taking part in the story. This may be regarded as an indirect result of the uncertainty dominating during the beginning of the twentieth century. Freud edited his theory about the interpretation... | essays |
<ICLE-SW-LND-0017.4> | A friend of mine some year or so ago said: <*> What she meant was that the future - as the concept of which we used to associate it with - has more or less sneaked up on us and here, all of a sudden, we are. Right in the middle of it. The friend who said it is of a rather artistic/philosophic nature, which perhaps expl... | essays |
<ICLE-GE-AUG-0046.1> | Toasters that tell you when your bread is crisp, alarm clocks that stop buzzing at the wink of an eye, and cars that inform your incompetent soul that the lights are still on. Yes, modern technology combined with the wit and ingenuity of eager young employees and a sense for what's important make it possible. The compu... | essays |
<ICLE-SP-UCM-0029.4> | 1. Importance of the work.
2. Computer generation.
3. Time for leisure.
4. Man and machine.
5. Person in the society after the development of science.
6. Comparison with previous societies.
The development of science and technology has led our society to a new generation of men and women without originality. Imaginatio... | essays |
<ICLE-CZ-PRAG-0017.3> | Some people say that in our modern world,dominated by science technology and industrialization,there is no longer a placefor dreaming and imagination.I do not think it is true,yet in this crazy world everybody has an opportunity of dreaming and imagination.
What we mean when we say that somebody dreams or imagines? If ... | cmv |
t3_123m3xr | CMV: Using ChatGPT for academic purposes is not an academic integrity violation, educational spaces shouldn’t ban the use of it.
The title should me more along the lines of “higher education spaces shouldn’t ban the use of ChatGPT.”
I’ve thought about it hard and long, and have come to the conclusion that using artifi... | cmv |
t3_12vv996 | CMV: ChatGPT is overrated
Before million downvotes, overrated != not good. Something can be amazing but still overrated. Such is the case with chatGPT. While it can be pretty useful in certain domains, like making programming and such faster/more efficient, for the lay person, it is overrated.
For the lay person, it i... | cmv |
t3_12guvuq | CMV: Users heavily dependent on ChatGPT will eventually loose the ability to even think.
Hi there, I want to have a discussion about ChatGPT and its impact on our ability to think and research.
As an AI language model, ChatGPT has the capability to generate code and write essays for us, which can be very convenient an... | cmv |
t3_124lriw | CMV: ChatGPT is a danger to employment
Let me just say first that ChatGPT is very useful for giving advice to people, and automating certain tasks by doing the boring parts. It is also just fun to play with, just like your internet friend.
But, the thing is that ChatGPT threatens to replace some of the jobs, which are... | cmv |
t3_115qyxl | CMV: AI like Chat GPT is really not as big of a problem as everyone is making it out to be, and people are vastly overestimating how powerful it is even now.
To lay out my context for use, I am currently a CS major college student and I have been actively attempting to use Chat GPT to see how much of my work it can do.... | cmv |
t3_18cnc78 | CMV: AI developments of the past year is being overhyped and overstated.
I’m not saying it’s minuscule or even unimpressive, just overhyped. Let’s start with the elephant in the room, ChatGPT. ChatGPT is cool and all, but it’s biggest advantage was being easy to use for non-technical fellows. For instance, GPT-3, the m... | cmv |
t3_12h8ol4 | CMV: It is becoming increasingly pointless to interact with or consume media from strangers on the internet when you can no longer guarantee that those strangers are human.
When the internet began getting big in the early 2000s there were very few algorithms or monopolies. Websites were typically organized chronologica... | cmv |
t3_169p2qs | CMV: ChatGPT, LLMs in general and other AI warrant a change to our economic model in some capacity.
AI such as ChatGPT, potentially can change the workforce in a negative way, and it is kinda frustrating how we aren't taking it that seriously.
I mean, look at some tech, right? Once it gets going and is proven not to b... | cmv |
t3_18243pi | CMV: It is impossible to effectively plan a future in this age due to AI
In ages past the pace of technological advancement was slow enough that people could adapt to it and make professional plans around it from which other life-plans could arise. Economics preceding activity and all that. This has changed. ChatGPT an... | cmv |
t3_11ovg3n | CMV: AIs are not going to destroy industries as much as people think
I’m a travel agent of 20+ years and ever since Chatgpd went viral I’ve gotten more and more people (including my 21-year-old son) telling me that both my job and the whole travel agent industry will be made obsolete by AIs currently available like Str... | cmv |
t3_13rqfpi | CMV: AGI is impossible
There is no doubt that Artificial Intelligence has begun a new technological era and that it will have dramatic consequence on human life.
However, Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), as commonly defined, is an impossible fantasy.
AGI is commonly defined as an AI agent capable of accomplishi... | cmv |
t3_11zcks3 | CMV: Technological advancement is making education unnecessary
The information age that we are currently living on is making education unnecessary. Ever since the Internet was invented, we had at our disposal mass amounts of information, freely available, and unrestricted.
I was born in 1975, I grew up during the firs... | cmv |
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