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Debate:Was the United States right to drop atomic bombs so quickly on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

2007-05-23T20:11:58Z

Dgrjr:

==It saved lives!==
Operation Downfall was the allied plan to invade the Imperial Japanese mainland. Operation Olympic on November 1, 1945 and then Operation Coronet on March 1, 1946. Allied bombing raids would've continued into 1946 and by the end of hostilities there would've been massive civilian casualties. The Second World War would have ended with a much greater toll in human lives then it did. Droping two atomic bombs on two cities that would've been destroyed by conventional means expedited an end to that conflict. Waiting any longer would have resulted in implementing Operation Downfall. Waiting would have meant continued warfare and loss of lives.--[[User:Roopilots6|Roopilots6]] 19:42, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

Hey its either 200000 of them or 2 million marines? i chose them. not because i am american, but because 2 million lives is a whole lot!!! i may sound savage but i think it was nessecary. --[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 20:16, 11 April 2007 (EDT)
:Amen. It wasn't ethical or moral to drop the bombs, but it was most certainly the lesser of two evils. And honestly, it was war; you're supposed to use your advantageous weapons.--[[User:Hojimachong|'''Hojimachong''']][[User_Talk:Hojimachong|talk]] 20:18, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

also all is fair in love and war. if we could end it then its our duty to end it. And if ending it saved 1,800,000 then go for it. --[[User:Will N.|Will N.]] 20:28, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

== It was to keep the Soviet Union out of Japan ==

The allies had agreed to a partitioning of Germany after the victory over Hitler. The United States, however, had conducted the Pacific War practically alone and we did not intend to share the fruits of victory with the Soviet Union after a protracted sea-land invasion of the home islands by both countries. Therefore, Harry Truman undertook to force Japan to capitulate before the USSR could mobilize by knocking out two Japanese cities with the nuclear bombs. The detonations also had a dampening effect on further Soviet aggression until 1949 when they obtained their own atomic devices. [[User:Teresita|Teresita]] 20:11, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

Debate:Was the United States right to drop atomic bombs so quickly on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

2007-05-23T20:10:48Z

Dgrjr:

Debate:Is it possible to be a conservative and not a religious person or even an atheist?

2007-05-23T20:02:28Z

Dgrjr:

Out of interest, as a Catholic, socialist, scientist European, would many on hear say I was not Christian?

==Yes==
Of course. Conservative is not a religion. Conservatives believe in individual freedoms. [[User:Everwill|Everwill]] 14:08, 16 April 2007 (EDT)
:I know from personal experience that my transition leftward began a while after I became an atheist.--[[User:Άθεος|Άθεος]] 21:32, 17 April 2007 (EDT)
:I strongly oppose that the most important value of conservatives is individual freedom. Actually, individual freedom is the most important principle of liberalism. In addition, you have to differentiate between value and structure conservatism. Most conservatives are value conservatives and as such regard the traditional values of family, religion, honor and truth or at least some of them higher than individual freedom. Structure conservatives prefer everything remains as it is, simply said, whereas value conservatives favor changes that give more importance to the values above. -- [[User:SchiFra|SchiFra]]

One can't argue from the specific to the general. [[User:Everwill|Everwill]] 12:12, 18 April 2007 (EDT)
: unless the specific contradicts the general -- [[User:SchiFra|SchiFra]]

:What? First, my statement was to agree with you. Second, if something happens in one specific case then it must be generally possible.--[[User:Άθεος|Άθεος]] 15:24, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

:A non-religous conservative is often called a capitalist.[[User:Jaques|Jaques]] 15:28, 18 April 2007 (EDT)

::So sayeth you. [[User:Everwill|Everwill]] 08:45, 19 April 2007 (EDT)

Who cares you are going to burn in hell for denying Jesus[[User:Rebiu|Rebiu]] 23:00, 10 May 2007 (EDT)

It really is subject to one's definition of conservative. As for the above comment, can you really say that all of the great non-christians in world history, many of whom were far more "christian" than some christians, should "burn in hell?"

Debate:Why do we still perform Baptisms?

2007-05-23T19:59:18Z

Dgrjr:

It has been my understanding, that Baptisms originated with the purpose of cleansing the human soul of Original Sin. That being that human beings are born with the mark of the Sin of Adam and Eve. By becoming baptized, one cleanses his or her self of Original Sin. This was believed to be necessary to be preformed at birth, due to the fact that if a baby died without being baptized, under Catholic beliefs, the baby's soul would be sent to limbo, unable to reach heaven. Now, the Catholic church as dropped this doctrine, on the obvious account of it's controversy. However, my questions stands, if Catholics no longer see the unbaptized as going to hell, and Protestants never had such doctrine, as far as I understand, then why do we do it? I can't imagine a just God sending infants to hell by mere technicality of their birth.--[[User:Elamdri|Elamdri]] 12:17, 11 April 2007 (EDT)

:Because we can't spell "perform"? Oh, wait, that error must only be on the topics page. I'll fix it. As far as your question, I have no idea. Sounds pagan to me. Oh wait, I do have a thought - it is symbolic, for the parents and the community, of bringing the baby/child/convert into the Church. The water part is just traditional, a pastor/minister/priest could just give the kid a hug and say "welcome!" [[User:Human|Human]] 22:12, 22 April 2007 (EDT)

Rituals, no matter what their origins, are very important to all religions and cultures: baptism is a ritual that welcomes new humans (or older people for some other denominations) into the church as God's child.

Superpower

2007-05-21T21:31:40Z

Dgrjr:

A '''superpower''' is a power or ability held by a [[superhero]]. The most common superpower is the ability to fly. Many superheroes can be described by the particular superpower they have (i.e. the Invisible Woman has the power to make herself [[invisible]]. Some superheroes have many superpowers, while some only have one. For example, [[Superman]] is able to fly, but he is also able to shoot lasers from his eyes. Some superheroes don't have any superpowers, such as [[Batman]].

''Superpower'' may also refer to a very powerful [[country]] in the global spectrum, often with imperialist tendencies. Historically, the United Kingdom and its empire was the world's first superpower, ruling a quarter of the world during a period of 150 years.Sadly, it declined in power after the Second World War during which it expended much of its resources to fight the Axis powers. Throughout the [[Cold War]], the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were considered the only two superpowers. With the implosion of the USSR in 1991, America is considered the world's lone superpower, and has even been termed a "hyperpuissance" (hyperpower) by French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine to illustrate the vast gap between US military expenditures and wartime experience, which are increasing, and the "soft power" of the members of the European Nation, who continue to cut funding for their military and pursue diplomatic means. China has indicated it intends to execute a "peaceful rise" to superpower status as the 21st Century progresses.
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Superpower

2007-05-21T21:31:02Z

Dgrjr:

A '''superpower''' is a power or ability held by a [[superhero]]. The most common superpower is the ability to fly. Many superheroes can be described by the particular superpower they have (i.e. the Invisible Woman has the power to make herself [[invisible]]. Some superheroes have many superpowers, while some only have one. For example, [[Superman]] is able to fly, but he is also able to shoot lasers from his eyes. Some superheroes don't have any superpowers, such as [[Batman]].

''Superpower'' may also refer to a very powerful [[country]] in the global spectrum, often with imperialist tendencies. Historically, the United Kingdom and its empire was the world's first superpower, ruling a quarter of the world over a period of 150 years.Sadly, it declined in power after the Second World War during which it expended much of its resources to fight the Axis powers. Throughout the [[Cold War]], the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were considered the only two superpowers. With the implosion of the USSR in 1991, America is considered the world's lone superpower, and has even been termed a "hyperpuissance" (hyperpower) by French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine to illustrate the vast gap between US military expenditures and wartime experience, which are increasing, and the "soft power" of the members of the European Nation, who continue to cut funding for their military and pursue diplomatic means. China has indicated it intends to execute a "peaceful rise" to superpower status as the 21st Century progresses.
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