Ryland Mallett, discusses debatable topics.
Its human nature to argue which caveman should get credit for inventing fire, which Greek wins the flat earth debate and which science fiction show holds superiority: Star Wars or Star Trek? Ultimately, all of the great debates came to a resolution. What remains are the most important questions of all. These timeless inquiries continue to define human culture and deserve everyones attention.
Is water wet?
Yes: If you touch something that is wet, it feels wet. If you touch water it feels wet.
No: Whatever is filled with water is wet but water itself is not wet.
Is a hot dog a sandwich?
Yes: A hotdog has meat in between bread so it is a sandwich.
No: Monkeys and apes are two different things so hot dogs and sandwiches are two different things.
What color is nothing?
White: Black is the combination of all colors while white is the absence of color.
Black: To see color you need light. If there is no light then there is no color and just darkness which is black.
Do you eat rice with a spoon or fork?
Spoon: Rice falls through a fork.
Fork: The worst idea ever. What kind of person uses a fork? [This response has been affected by the writers bias]
Neither: Chopsticks
Is cereal a soup?
Yes: A soup is pieces of a solid in a liquid same as a soup.
No: Cereal is a sweet breakfast food while soup is a wholesome broth with meat.
Are boneless chicken wings just chicken nuggets in disguise?
Yes: If you take the sauce and the spices away from the boneless chicken wing, its basically a chicken nugget
No: You cant go to Wingstop and buy chicken nuggets.
Is a thumb a finger?
Yes: Everyone knows the human hand has five fingers not four and a thumb.
No: The thumb has two knuckles while fingers have three. Plus, the thumb is shorter.
If you are at a restaurant and your waiter doesnt come back, are you the waiter?
This really isnt all that debatable, but its funny. Who doesnt like a good pun.
If you clean out a vacuum cleaner, are you a vacuum cleaner?
Neither is this one but again, its funny. Laugh.
Is everything debateable?
Yes: No matter what topic, two sides can always be taken and argued. We can even debate this question itself.
No: Yes you can say make two different cases for anything but you have to have evidence to debate something and not all things have evidence.