Great Debates [Archive] - Page 26 - Straight Dope Message Board

Micrsoft: what could it have done?
What happens if OBL leaves Afghanistan
The Unipaz Game/Plan by: Koichi Shinkoda
"Ephebophiles"---sting operation
U.S. v Emerson gun-rights decision
The OTHER Five Top Lies about this War
What Happens When We Link Anthrax To Iraq? Major Coalition Issues.
On Dealing with Trolls.
Should We Cancel the Winter Olympics?
CNN Submits Interview to Bin Laden. Bin Laden 2 Respond. CNN guilty of TREASON
When is killing non-combatants justified?
And then there is Israel....
Should We Use Bio Weapons On the Taliban?
Intolerance of Intolerance
Did Morgan Robertson foretell the sinking of the Titanic?
Catching the mysterious "Anthrax Guy"
Osama bin Liner's Fatwa
Out of Curiostiy: How do You explain how God was created?
Did the House of Representatives cave in to the terrorists?
Resolved: 401(k) plans were a lousy idea
What's a President worth?
Directed towards Libertarian, I suppose
If targeted killings are "right", why is killing an Israeli extremist "wrong"?
if flag-burning becomes illegal, the damned thing deserves to get burned
Mayor Gulianni, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal & Rep Cynthia McKinney
Is faith blind?
Is the Govt. obliged to PROTECT citizens exercising free speech/assembly?
National ID Card redux
Resolved: The directors of the CIA and FBI should resign, or be fired
The Shah Afghanistan/Iran wrt women
PC holloween, no more gore?
The USS Liberty-US and Israel
You try to burn a flag, and I prevent it.
Human Nature- A Lie if I've Ever Heard One
The Metaphysics of Materialism
0% car interest. Why Bother?
Terrorists unable to do any more major damage?
The 1st Amendment should protect campaign contributions
The Ground War in Afghanistan
Sell America to the middle east! How?
Oh, Look. The Department of Interior Is Lying Again
Is the quality of sport getting better?
Viagra Deception
Planet Humping (Panspermia looking like a good theory these days)
A New Opinion From a Christian
Paraphiliacs (sexual perversions)---male thing
Kept off a plane for carrying a book?
Is it America's coldwar hush-hush policy that did us in?
Truth and lies.
America and world domination
Bush doing the right thing in China?
WWIII
Pivotal Moment In History: Oct. 18=Predator Day
Battleship gun range?
Flying the flaq is jingoistic war mongering!
Feng Sui Makes Life Better: yes or No?
American Leftist Propaganda strikes again
How does a Christian reconcile Creation with fossils?
Irony of Anthrax (political statement)
Patriotism or Indoctrination?
A curios question to those who ask for proof
De-clawing cats
Is this the real reason we are at war? Maybe not, but it sure looks bad...
Navy: Large expensive capital ships vs. many smaller ships
Food vs. War in Afghanistan
Generic Cipro
What is the mind/consciousness?
Grammatical debate: "a historic" Vs "an historic"
Islam = intolorance to other religions ??
God is all powerful?
Al Qaeda: The Solution
Are Dragons Real?
Torturing Suspected Terrorists
Do the Seventh and Tenth Commandments no longer apply?
Gombe Stream chimp culture
Ethics of War
Objective Morality, for Grimpixie
Say what? Taxpayers must Pay Corporations for Clean Air and Water?
Would/Should the US admit it bombed a hospital?
Variable Intelligence, intellect, knowledge, wisdom, ....sentience?
Is rebellion over?
Pimps and Ho's
Australian troops off to Afghanistan
Women - why won't you EVOLVE?!
"Brutality smeared in peanut butter"?
First War Bonds since WWII
What's the rationale for the Israel-US relationship?
Veterinary Treatment for Wild Animals
Is atheism the way to go?
Lawyers - an interesting double jeopardy puzzle
Domestic Terrorists
In a time of crisis -- Bush or Clinton?
Why so much hate?
Sua Sponte, I hate to tell ya, but the CIA has been involved in the crack trade!!!
What's the point of terrorizing others? [new title]
The Anthrax attacks: YOUR turn to play "Profiler"
Should the U.S. pause its attack
Go back in time and fix U.S. Middle East Policy
How would you rank the world's military powers?
Congress Evacuates & Gets Tested; Postal Workers Must Keep Working
At what point would the you be happy to say the "war on terrorism" is over?
Lasting peace in Northern Ireland?
A Credible Deterrent To Terrorism
Hilary Gets Booed by Heroes. Had it coming?
Why are the Americans ruining our language?
Pacifists - what's your threshold?
What are our ethics based on?
why conservative?
George Orwell on Pacifism: Nothing Changes!
You just can't get arrested....(UK cannabis laws)
Firefighters- Guardians of Corporate Welfare?
Putting anthrax into it's proper perspective
Johnny Got His Gun.......
"One class one world society"
Why are humans the only animals to wear clothes?
Time to talk about ABC weapons?
Freezing Immigration
How many really died in the WTC attack?
Culture wars - who's winning?
Love Interferes With Enlightenment
Bathroom - are Americans anti-environmentalists
Does corporate taxation make sense ?
A life of decadence?
Remote Viewing in Hawaii: continuation of the Staff Reports thread
America at war?
attack of the cropdusters?
Abraham Lincoln. Who did he think he was?
Is the attack on Afghanistan achieving its objective?
Ramadan
Mass Destruction Research Ethics
Mexico's shame
Canada's anti-terrorism bill: Reassure me.
Dale Earnhart is dead and gone but...
What to do about bin Laden nuclear threat?
bin laden change of address
bin laden change of address
Re-educating The Taleban
Praise For Bahrain (In which Zenster cheers an Arab nation)
Hello. Why I hate George Bush.
Allowing sex operations in the third world
States right to secede?
Post 9/11 racial profiling
Jesus: UL?
I have a hijab dilemma
Hypothetical Gas Price Situation - What is the consumer response?
The Most Important Thing in Islam
Are shotguns useful in the modern military arsenal?
War and the media: is knowing a good thing?
Are we a nation of weaklings? (Emotional and mental.)
catholics v protestants
What would happen if we "unleashed" India?
Is it bad to expose Democratic corruption?
You believe in reincarnation? - may I pick your brains please?
A Thread for Pathros_1983
Is Promoting Ethnic Heritage a Good Idea?
Disabled Employees in Dangerous Jobs
Rape Fantasies---female thing
The war does not seem to be going well - now what?
about remote viewing
hmm...Orthodox, Conservative, Reform...Reconstructionist?
How do Partial Abortions Fit into the Pro-life View Point?
Racial Profiling: Travesty or Neccesity? Both?
Was the Boston Tea Party an act of terrorism?
Anticipating the Next Terrorist Attack
Has the "drugs are bad" message gone too far?
Military
Theology question
So...what's/where's/who's it going to be?
The Centenary of manned Flight is coming-Who do we Celebrate?
Christians in Jewish Families
Indians on reservations vs. slaves in society
Can a Constitutional amendment be passed barring future Constitutional amendments?
Debating debating!
Do we have the guts to win this war?
MIZ CLEO STRIKES AGAIN!
Can we expect the Taliban to honor Ramadan?
Email to Jesus - 1 question only please
Well it depends...
Drafting Women
Just ignore them and they will stop
What made Muhammed Ali The Greatest?
Poverty vs. race
American Indian - was genocide the only solution?
No non-western ideas of note?
Penis size and evolution
Journalistic objectivity - does it preclude all judgement?
would the current round of protesters exist if not for vietnam?
Do people have a right to take resources that others are not using wisely?
Child Pornography in the Supreme Court.
Newt got a raw deal on his White House drug warning.
Did Canada's Solicitor General jeapordize the FBI's investigation?
Do parents have the right to chose their offsprings genetics?
The Origin of Christmas
How to deal with the Klan
Bin Laden win NOT be taken alive
Atheistic meaning & morality FAQ
Anthrax Attacks: Foreign Terrorists or Locals?
The Voice of America should be just that
America is not reacting well to terrorism
Creationist Petition in California
Can we empty our prisons and mental institutions on terrorist camps?
Earthquake weather
free college education
What If The Bio-Terrorist Attacks Are Domestic?
Yet more Biblical contradictions!
Rate the Media's performance
George W. Nixon!
Christianity a lie according to Jesus? Discuss.
So where IS there a will?
National ID cards? Maybe....
Near Death Experiences
Is Fundamentalism A Throwback Mentality?
Is speculating about the nature of future terrorist attacks harmful?
Fitness---high reps vs. low reps
Philosophical implications of quantum mechanics (warning: long confusing OP)
Rosie loves George! Why?
For theists only: Does God need witnesses?
The Speed Of Time...
Expensive designer clothes: a ripoff?
Nearly half of British Muslims back Bin Laden
The FBI is just pathetic...
Who's the Idiot Who Invented Circumcision?
Should the US Govt Issue Letters of Marque & Repraisal?
Michelle: Liberator of Cuba?
The Number Three---not a human conception
Microsoft remedy effective or wrist-slap?
Potential IRA support for Northern Alliance
Airline Safety Measures--Is Anything Real Being Done?
Is mathematics made up?
World Series: who should get the trophy?
Is real altruism possible for humans?
Apologia is not Debate: Arthur Herman and McCarthy
Did dinosaurs have souls?
republicans vs. democrats
Fear Factor
Heaven or Hell for non-believers?
"Movin' on Up"
Paula Jones & Bill Clinton - Another Look at Truth, Lies, and/or Consequences
Genocide in Afghanistan
Will the Northern Alliance Rule?
Is SETI a bit of a waste of time?
Are Christians evolving?
Media Muslim Portrayal a Farce?
War. Ugh.
Whale sushi, anyone?
Proposed: To Win War on Terror, End War on Drugs
Do you want the Axiom of Choice?
Baseball - revenue sharing, salary cap, contraction
Did humanity stop evolution?
Underage Drinking