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Name	Paul Roberts
Country	United Kingdom
County	Surrey
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Member since	3 years ago
Last seen	1 week, 5 days ago

Gender	Male
Age	27 years
Website	pjroberts.com
Favourite category	Politics & Society

About me

I am a programmer and researcher, and co-creator of Eleatica. Give me a shout if you find any bugs, or have any suggestions.

Aside from fiddling with the computer, I also enjoy photography, antiquarian books, and woodwork.

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Debates (19)

Points (1.01K)

Voting (1.83K)

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Voted YES to In general, the waste disposal system in the UK is working well. (1 year ago)

Made Point The leak will make diplomatic cables far less likely to be as candid in the future. (1 year ago)

Voted YES to Knowing the truth about how countries feel about other countries is reassuring. (1 year ago)

Voted YES to Wikileaks has done us a favour in bringing diplomacy into the light of day. (1 year ago)

Voted YES to Link (1 year ago)

Commented on Education is a Human Right. (1 year ago)

Voted NO to Link (1 year ago)

Made Point Not all those that contribute towards the state benefit from all education. (1 year ago)

Made Point The recipients of education tend to benefit from it. (1 year ago)

Voted YES to Individuals should pay for their own education. (1 year ago)

Voted YES to Education is important in its’ own right, regardless of whether it prepared people for work. (1 year ago)

Voted NO to The State should pay for all education. (1 year ago)

Made Point It is unfair to expect people with no interest in higher education to pay for the higher education of others. (1 year ago)

Made Point Education should be paid for only by those who benefit from it. (1 year ago)

Voted NO to Education should be restricted to those who can afford it. (1 year ago)

Voted YES to Link (1 year ago)

Voted NO to Telephone systems can be updated incrementally. (1 year ago)

Voted YES to Updates are useless if they are not available to all consumers of the system. Partial coverage is worse than no coverage. (1 year ago)

Voted YES to Link (1 year ago)

Voted YES to But not with new features. My Post Office 471 still works perfectly. (1 year ago)

Voted NO to Link (1 year ago)

Made Point There are much easier methods of achieving this (for example stating the number of people queuing next to the phone number on the website). (1 year ago)

Voted NO to The mobile telephone system is flawed in such a way as to warrant significant changes or replacement. (1 year ago)

Made Point The cost of replacing the phone system is greater than any likely benefit. (1 year ago)

Commented on Telephone communication would be better if people knew in advance whether the call would be answered, or whether it was a 'good time' to call. (1 year ago)

Voted NO to People would never have to wait on hold. (1 year ago)

Commented on It is aways wrong to cause pain to others. (1 year ago)

Voted NO to It is aways wrong to cause pain to others. (1 year ago)

Voted NO to Link (1 year ago)

Voted YES to The liberalisation of media is unrelated to the moral decline of a society. (1 year ago)

Started Debates

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208 points

There exists at least one god.

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paul
147 points

There are cases where the death penalty should be imposed.

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paul
77 points

Tobacco should become an illegal drug in Britain.

94%

paul
47 points

The monarchy is beneficial to Britain.

100%

paul
39 points

Most English-speaking people will have heard of Harry Potter in 100 years time.

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paul
38 points

Eleatica works as you would want it to.

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paul
34 points

It is right that people who illegally download copyrighted material for their own use can receive high fines.

100%

paul
33 points

Long-term gay couples should be allowed to adopt children.

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paul
31 points

Prostitution should be made legal in the United Kingdom.

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paul
26 points

Cynicism does more harm than good.

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paul
17 points

Sandbox.

paul
15 points

The military should be able to recruit in schools.

paul
9 points

The police in Britain should, more often than not, carry guns.

34%

paul
7 points

The majority of the cost of a university degree should be paid by the student.

35%

paul
6 points

There should be a fixed cap on non-EU economic migration into Britain.

Started Competitions

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67 points

Jam and cheese is the best thing you can put in a sandwich.

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paul
16 points

The next leader of the British Labour Party will be David Miliband.

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paul
12 points

Britain should predominantly use no single technology as its power source.

100%

paul
11 points

The most irritating programme shown on TV since 2000 is the entire ITV schedule.

Recent Points

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The leak will make diplomatic cables far less likely to be as candid in the future.

50%

paul

Not all those that contribute towards the state benefit from all education.

100%

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The recipients of education tend to benefit from it.

50%

paul
3 points

It is unfair to expect people with no interest in higher education to pay for the higher education of others.

100%

paul
7 points

Education should be paid for only by those who benefit from it.

100%

paul

There are much easier methods of achieving this (for example stating the number of people queuing next to the phone number on the website).

75%

paul
7 points

The cost of replacing the phone system is greater than any likely benefit.

100%

paul

Selling the Falkland Islands would cheapen the sacrifice made by UK forces defending it in 1982.

100%

paul

The Falkland Islands are valuable strategically to the UK.

100%

paul

If the sporting event were not to be held, it is unlikely that significantly fewer people would be in poverty or starving.

100%

paul

An increase in the use of antidepressants does not mean an increase in depression.

75%

paul
1 point

It is unfair for those without an university education to subsidise those with one.

34%

paul
7 points

The majority of the cost of a university degree should be paid by the student.

75%

paul
3 points

Speed limits could be removed without making unsafe driving illegal.

100%

paul

There are vehicles that would be safe at speeds at which others would not.

100%

paul
1 point

The same speed limit should not necessarily be enforced on all vehicles.

100%

paul

There are roads at certain conditions where any speed possible in a conventional car is not excessively unsafe.

100%

paul

A fine cannot be claimed to be disproportionate if it is not known how many extra people received illegal content due to the perpetrator.

100%

paul

By uploading illegal content, one facilitates the illegal distribution to others.

100%

paul

The majority of drivers sometimes speed.

Notable Points

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paul
165 points

The Brussels sprout.

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paul
72 points

The Judeo-Christian God exists.

94%

paul
50 points

Green vegetables are health giving.

75%

paul
25 points

People have a right to a private life.

75%

paul
72 points

Brussels sprouts are healthier than swede.

30%

paul
58 points

Educating prospective parents in childcare would significantly reduce the risks of their children becoming criminals.

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paul
42 points

Ford Ka.

85%

paul
28 points

It is a large burden for society to keep someone in a high-security prison.

57%

paul
26 points

While not 100% accurate across all cases, there do exist cases where we can be absolutely confident in somebody’s guilt.

47%

paul
17 points

It is unreasonable to expect every subject to carry an identity card at all times.

69%

paul
39 points

It is possible to identify a time where we can be absolutely confident in someone’s guilt.

75%

paul
38 points

There exists prisoners who we know will certainly never be released from a high-security prison.

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paul
18 points

REFERENCE: The European Convention on Human Rights (November 1950, Rome), Article 8.

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paul
30 points

The United States has culture.

76%

paul
19 points

spam, spam.

37%

paul
29 points

You can use Brussels sprouts as a fuel source.

28%

paul
16 points

Jesus was resurrected.

62%

paul
21 points

I personally.

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paul
16 points

Jesus claimed to be the son of God.

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paul
11 points

Any activity that is performed by the majority of the population should not be illegal.

Reputation Origin

1,828 votes	1,828 reputation.
Profile picture	10 reputation.
Completed profile	10 reputation.
1,014 points	3,042 reputation.
176 comments	176 reputation.
19 debates	76 reputation.
5 winning competitions	50 reputation.
2 large debates	200 reputation.
63 successful edits or deletes	315 reputation.
91 inverted titles	182 reputation.
0 unsuccessful edits or deletes	0 reputation.

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an0nu4nc3 (31% over 44 votes)
chrissie (33% over 42 votes)
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aidansean (42% over 7 votes)

Voting Statistics

Total votes:	1,828.
Positive votes:	61.51%.
More positive than:	17 of 24 users.
Conformity:	70.51%.
More conformist than:	20 of 24 users.
Impartiality:	26.95%.
More impartial than:	16 of 20 users.

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