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Reasons to agree Marriage helps people make commitments to each other.  When people make commitments to each other, it helps them be monogamous. Monogamy is good for society. It is good for parents to stick with each other.  Reasons to disagree   Scriptures that agree Scriptures that disagree Score : # of reasons to agree: 3 # of reasons to disagree: -0 # of reasons to agree with reasons to agree: 0 # of reasons to agree with reasons to disagree: -0 Total Idea Score: 3 Images That agree Images That disagree Interest of those who agree Interest of those who disagree Common Interest Opposing Interest Videos That agree Videos That disagree Website that agree Websites that disagree Related arguments: Don't like the score? It is easy to change the score. Just post a reason to agree or disagree with the overall idea, or any of the reasons and the score will change

Our culture and wealth are related  From here . A 2002 United Nations report written by Arab intellectuals acknowledges the problems the Republican candidate pointed out. By RICHARD LANDES Mitt Romney caused a firestorm last week in Jerusalem by commenting on the cultural dimensions of Israeli economic growth. Palestinian spokesman Saeb Erekat, correctly seeing an implied criticism of Palestinian culture, called Mr. Romney a "racist" and complained that Palestinian economic woes are really caused by the Israeli occupation. Analysts said Mr. Erekat's reaction was a sign that Mr. Romney has disqualified himself as a broker for peace. The episode reveals as much about the dynamics of the Middle East conflict as about presidential politics. In making his brief case, Mr. Romney cited two books: "Guns, Germs and Steel," by geographer Jared Diamond, and "The Wealth and Poverty of Nations," by economist David Landes (my father). As in other fields of social ...

Images that agree : Sub-argument: Megan is a good cook Italian Breaded Pork Chops with Couscous and Applesauce (the sauce was necessary because the chops were dry) Image Background : Megan made this cake for my 35th Birthday. 35 Years of Laub (German for Foliage). Reason to agree that this image supports the above conclusion : 1. It takes thought, planning, creativity, caring, and love to be a good cook. The above cake shows that Megan poses those attributes. 2. Some frosting is gross. Megan makes good frosting. Image Background : My birthday, 2012. Asparagus with red peppers, chicken wrapped in bacon, and some artisan  potatoes Reason to agree  that this image supports the above conclusion :  1. The above photo shows a healthy meal, which is required to be a trully good cook A cake Megan made for Ali on her 2nd B-Day Megan: "As many of you know, Mike had a birthday at the end of January. To make his day extra special, we tri...

See this news article from the Associated Press: Would you consider that to be an accurate "reporting" of what Obama said. Instead of miss-characterize what he said, why don't "news" organization (and Steve Peoples) just report the facts? AP implies that Obama used the word "help". However Obama gives 100% of the credit to the community, not the individual. Obama said; "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." Comments like that are a slap in the face to the American Dream and reveal the President's naïve view that government, and not the hard work, talent, and initiative of people, is the center of society and the economy. Clearly, this President doesn't understand how our economy works. Given the information you provided, it seems like the belief in question is that the media, and Steve Peoples in particular, are biased in their reporting of President Obama's comments abou...

My Images that agree : 2012 wind storm at my parents house while we were visiting (Oldest son first on the site, came running in when it fell).

Images that agree : On a hike in mountains of Idaho (above McCall, off Lick Crick Road) my son found a flower that had 1 stem but 2 different types of flowers stuck together. Reasons to agree : Laub is German for leaves or foliage . I'm not exactly sure how that ended up being our last name, but plants have to be pretty dang interesting to name yourselves after them. Websites that agree:: Laub Life: Parsley

Images that agree : Ali watching fire works with Cousins in McCall, Idaho. 2012.  It seems that we watch fire works at the Bolingbrook end of summer fire work show each year. But the best fire works are on the beach of the Payette Lake in Idaho. They bring a barge to the middle of the lake, and freak out the local wildlife. You can hear the explosions from the fireworks bounce off the mountains. They usually have a great show. Fire works are hard to capture on Camera, so sorry it is sort of a lame post...

Reasons to agree Hiking is good exercise.  Images that agree : Lick Creek Road, Above McCall Idaho. My daughter with a stick and a flower that she found along our trip. (Photo: My brother, 2012) My brother's daughter carried our daughter on her shoulder, let her hold a big toad that she caught (James wouldn't hold it), and showed my kids the "zit tree". J was fast and stayed with his cousins, and so I got to walk slowly with Alison. My daughter and I on a rock (Photo: My brother, 2012) This is a big tree. Or as my youngest would tell us on this day, perhaps 300 times: "Trees are big". My daughter getting a ride from her cousin

Background / Context: This is something my dad would always say: "Mike is a good boy... when he's asleep". Sometimes when you have had a tough day with one of the kids, they can seem like little devils when they are awake, but when they are asleep they look like such angels. Images that agree : 2012-06-25. For some reason Phil does not like sleeping in beds. 

Our 1st Mission President: Bray, he finished up in  1996 Old Hickory, TN Co-workers: Christensen / Burt. Ross Brooks visiting us

Best Videos that agree : +4 No this is not sped up. The last few seconds are the best. James wasn't talking very well, but you can make out "Blitzkrieg Bop" The last few seconds looks like she really got into the rythem. "All Apologies" Mamma Mia

Reasons to agree Writing things online, as apposed to just to yourself, will force you to project outwards, spell better, be more careful, etc. Even if no one will care, it is important to view your own life as important. Your life is the most important thing in the world to you. You only live once. The things you do, even if they are boring, are important.  If you put all your boring stuff on 1 post, and keep updating that post, you can keep from wasting reading it unless they go out looking for that boring post.  The act of forcing yourself to write, will help you realize what is going on. It will make you pay attention. And the unexamined life is not worth living.  Reasons to disagree Writing online will prevent you from being honest. It can be damaging to think your views are important, without doing the real work of ensuring that your views stand up to criticism, or without putting the effort to say things better than have been said before. You...

Images that agree : I didn't like my textbooks at school. Shouldn't we have Yelp, or consumer reports for textbooks?

Reasons to agree : Illinois doesn't have any mountains. Without mountains you don't have good rapids, sking, waterfalls, canyons, views, climbing, etc. Illinois doesn't have very many clean rivers or lakes. Millions of people go to visit Starved Rock State Park each year. Reasons to agree :   Having come from Idaho, I can say that Idaho might be lacking in metropolitan attractions as much as Illinois lacks in scenic natural attractions. We have been to the Zoos, and Major Museums. Fine dinning isn't a big attraction with little kids, we don't go to plays, musicals, or any of that stuff. We often are looking for places to take the kids, let them look at some natural thing that's cool. In Illinois a 100 foot cliff over a river qualifies as a natural tourist attraction. According to their website, millions of people go to visit Starved Rock every year .  However there is nothing much better from the natural work to look at here, and so I guess thi...

Images that agree :   Punting Challenge    Climbing the Pole Vault judging thingy  Not much of a hill, but enough for James to get some speed

Rumors that this is the chair I was using, are completely false Reasons to agree : +2 After years of trying, I lost 40 lbs. About 2 lbs per week. I'm now at a healthy weight, and feel great. My blood pressure was prehypertension. Now it is 100/80. I enjoy cooking, and have not spent more money on food. I didn't have to go listen to fat old ladies talk about their weight. I went to 1 meeting, got the app for my iPod touch, learned the points program, and didn't go to another meeting. Now that I am 186, I have about 10 more pounds I'm not loosing. and I sort of actually want to go to a meeting or two. I'm a life time member, and so now I can, if I ever want.  Images that agree : +1 This image proves that weight watchers works Websites that agree : +1 http://www.weightwatchers.com Websites that disagree : -1 http://www.jennycraig.com/ Total Score : +3 Background, and context 5/26/2012 I've lost 26 pounds in weight watchers in the las...

Images that agree :   James, 2012. Their little mistakes are cute, because they remind us how much there is to learn, and reminds us when we were little, and trying to figure stuff out. If you look carefully you will notice the following: no "x" in the alphabet, includes "and" as a letter on the keyboard, as = us, momy = money, nise = nice. That's my son. And just so adults don't get too high and mighty, you might notice that the question omitted the word "give".    James, 2012: James: "She will make a thump!" I love breakfast! Today I had jeltin and cereal. The jeltin was shalbe flaber. The cerial had brownshager. on it. Do you like breakfast? Items in the above image: James sitting at our table. Megan climbing under the table. She will make a thump. A fly in our Kitchen. The ceiling fan, faucet, and cupboards.   James, 2012: "When I grow up I want to be a zoo keeper. I want to be a dophim chaner. I want to swim with dolphim. I want...