mamadrama
The Living Force
Well, no doubt this is a small thing to be on my mind as the world burns, but if you don't mind, i will leave it here. Yesterday, I voluteered to judge Lincoln Douglas style debates at one of my son's high school debate tournaments. It was energizing to see all these young, bright high schoolers engaged, "informed" to some degree, and passionate about what's going on in the world. Then i listened to the LD debaters debate. The topic was:
Resolved: It is morally permissable to kill one innocent person in order to save the lives of many.
One thing about LD style debate is that it is so driven by the form, the content suffers. Here was a great topic for the kids to be considering and, like any topic in LD debate, for the most part, it got buried in the technicalities of the format. Still, i guess there is some small reason to take heart. As in any debate event, the participant has to be prepared to defend either side of an issue, the affirmative or the negative and at the very least, that is a good way to practice some objectivity and discernment, osis.
At the end of the day the resolution was affirmed and it was resolved that it is morally permissable to kill one person to save the lives of many.
Moderator: I removed the extra blank lines.
Resolved: It is morally permissable to kill one innocent person in order to save the lives of many.
One thing about LD style debate is that it is so driven by the form, the content suffers. Here was a great topic for the kids to be considering and, like any topic in LD debate, for the most part, it got buried in the technicalities of the format. Still, i guess there is some small reason to take heart. As in any debate event, the participant has to be prepared to defend either side of an issue, the affirmative or the negative and at the very least, that is a good way to practice some objectivity and discernment, osis.
At the end of the day the resolution was affirmed and it was resolved that it is morally permissable to kill one person to save the lives of many.
Moderator: I removed the extra blank lines.