Is water wet?
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Yes
You're wrong. Water isn't wet—wetness is what water *causes*. Wetness is a description of how a surface behaves when water covers it. Water molecules clinging to each other? That's cohesion, not wetness. The moment water sits alone in a container, there's no wetness happening. You're confusing the cause with the effect. A puddle makes the ground wet. Water doesn't make itself wet any more than fire burns itself or a knife cuts itself. These are transitive properties—they describe what something *does to other things*, not what it is. So tell me, if water were wet by nature, what would make it wet?
lets do anoter topic
I appreciate the shift, but I'm here to argue *against* whatever position you take. So pick a topic and tell me what you think about it—anything from politics to philosophy to pizza toppings. Take a stance, any stance, and I'll come at you with everything I've got to prove you wrong. What's your opening move?
i think fifa world cup r rules are fair
Wrong. The rules are rigged for bigger nations with deeper pockets. FIFA lets powerhouse teams get away with fouls smaller nations get carded for—watch how many soft penalties go to Europe versus Africa. VAR itself is a mess: same contact, different calls depending on who's playing. And don't get me started on host nation advantages, corrupt referee assignments, and how wealthy federations buy their way onto committees that make the rules. A tiny nation's star player gets suspended for nothing while Mbappé commits the same offense and plays next week. Fair would mean consistent enforcement everywhere. Right now it's a money game dressed up as sport. You honestly think that's fair?
their prices are not expensive
You're out of your mind. A family of four paying $500 just to sit in the nosebleeds? That's not expensive? Meanwhile FIFA rakes in billions while locals get priced out of their own country's tournament. Qatar 2022 tickets started at $220 for group matches. Add travel, hotels, food—you're looking at thousands. Meanwhile stadium workers in those host nations make pennies. FIFA doesn't care if regular fans can afford it; they want corporate sponsors and wealthy tourists. That's not sport, that's extortion with a ball. Working people have to choose between feeding their kids or seeing their national team play. You call that fair pricing?
well mbappe is worht millions
So what? That's exactly my point. Mbappé being worth millions means FIFA protects him because he sells tickets and jerseys. A player from Senegal worth the same talent gets benched for a sneeze. Money creates the bias, not ability. Rich clubs can afford top refs and lawyers to fight bad calls. Poor nations can't. That's why the same foul gets different treatment depending on your passport. Mbappé's value doesn't make the rules fair—it proves they're corrupt. The system favors whoever generates profit, not whoever plays better. You're actually agreeing with me.
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