Great Debates [Archive] - Page 34 - Straight Dope Message Board

RIAA & MPAA = License To Hack Your Computer
Could God make a burrito so big even he could not eat it?
The upsides of nationalism?
Oswald - CIA Connection?
Israeli embassy Press Officer commits professional suicide
Is statistical correlation racism?
Lawsuit: Jesus Book Banned in Massachusetts Class
This is Homeland Security?
McDonald's coffee lawsuit revisited
Hate and the SDMB
August 16 is CEO come clean or "Chicken Little Day" The End is Nearer!
August 16 is CEO come clean or "Chicken Little Day" The End is Nearer!
Unions: The bane of our lives
Cults, revisited
Friend charged with friend's drunk driving.
Should Colin Powell Resign?
Should *cough* self-gratification be taught in sex ed?
Why do we tolerate Israel's strongarm tactics?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Quecreek----Why didn't they........
School Brunch Program
Is Rural Crime WORSE Than Urban Crime?
"Satanic"- Or Harmless Fun?
"Satanic"- Or Harmless Fun?
Electrical Utilities--what's the best solution (for consumers)?
Human races after all!?! --- What now?
Building Your Own (fair) Corporation
Looking for critiques of these books/ideas
Who is "better" in the eyes of the religious?
Religious and Christian are not synonymous
How many Christians are Fundamentalist?
Israel will be destroyed, unless it fights and wins an all-out war
Why is greed bad?
Do gender roles still have relevence in our society today?
Making software deliberately NOT cross-platform?
You make me feel like a natural [insert gender here]
The Office of Global Communications
The Chibolton crop circles: elaborate hoax, or alien contact?
Ozzie Smith vs. Alan Trammell
Good people
PRove evolution right, or wrong.
FBI Investigating Congress: SOP Issue?
Why do some groups get blacklisted for the minority of extremists within?
On Customer behavior.
What do you think of the Chechens?
Louisiana Governor Advises Women Scared of Serial Killer to Get a Gun
A special place in Hell, but WHERE?
A Rearticulation of Political Correctness
Atlantis: Cuba, Black Sea, Med., Atlantic, cornfield?
On the potential influence of ETs upon the world's religions
Manners: Who needs them?
Should remorse play a role in prison sentencing?
Do you buy Novelty Theory?
"Hard and fast" ... in science, you lecher you!
Boston Archdiocese Settlement and Possible Bankruptcy
Does European law make for an inferior republic?
Is political assassination an effective means of making war?
Declawing?
The War against Iraq fizzling out?
Why does GB house such a great percentage of atheists/agnostics?
"BUSH ADMIN’S LENGTHY REVIEW PROCESS DELAYED U.S. PLAN TO ATTACK AL QAEDA" - TIME mag
Someone trademarked the word "Caution"
Is the Gun Control Battle Over?
Tulia
Israel/Palestine conflict interrupts Bush's game of golf?
Iraq: The UK Sends the Ark Royal (RN Flagship). This is not a good sign...
Abortion revisited
The majority of Americans believes that the attack could have been prevented.
Is Elvis Really dead?
If you oppose the corrupt bigotry of Arab tyrants, why support their positions?
New crop circle movie
Is dictatorship the default government of the human species?
This stupid Washington Post article about Social Security ID fraud
About theft and piracy
A matter of belief and principles: reasonable tolerance (vegans)
Hitler youth and boy scouts plus TIPS, what's the difference?
On poverty
Could the FL Court have enforced ruling differently?
Happier without time?
U.S. Defies Judge on Enemy Combatant
J.Hilden's proposal to save the children
Bye Bye, Speed of Light
Sport doping
On "pre-emptive defence"
UNC now requires all students learn Islam
LA Gov. Foster (not only makes a call to arms but) wants FEMA $ for West Nile. Why?
Dopers who believe in Hell: Was the Inquisition a bad idea?
I'm all for equal employment, but...
What's wrong with teaching or discussing the Qur'an?
I'm now an Official Card-Carrying Member of the A.C.L.U.!
Are Are any "Western" or Christian countries more conservative than the USA?
Was anybody rude in this creationism vs. evolution exchange?
Growing up in Columbia, Maryland
Genius Animals?
Why are Jews so hated?
Does a Fetus have a soul?
Should Each GD Thread Be Completely Independent?
God & Evolution - Does one disprove the other?
Why does the Bible need the Epistles?
Science and Faith
TIPS-Did the good guys win?
the Mark of the beast
Bush: Iraq "enemy until proven otherwise"
Has everyone been brainwashed by the illuminati?
I ask this as a Christian.
Resolved: The Americans with Disabilities Act has done more harm than good.
Sharon doesn't really want the violence to end.
Iran hands over Al Qaeda members - still part of the 'Axis of Evil'?
Does God ever give up on someone?
Evolution and Ethics
Evolution and Ethics
Ethnic Halloween costumes: offensive?
Is president Bush killing the reputation of the USA ?
What's up with Order of the Eastern Star?
Perhaps separate ethnic communities are better. (The Segregation Question.)
Creation of a London [i]Eruv[/i]
No windows in the Kingdom Hall
Bush reduces privacy of medical records - a good thing?
Too young for funeral?
The Free State Project
Why do Christians pray for the dead?
Is man rational?
afghan opium
afghan opium
The Baseball Strike - Who is less wrong?
Do you think Christianity will exist in 100 years?
Human Cloning: American couple plans to be the first in 2003.
I Think I'm Psychic, but..
How do the different Religions explain each other?
How much should society change to accommodate the self-proclaimed sensibilities of so
Fingerprinting aliens entering the U.S.
Kids suing their parents over second hand smoke
"There is no correlation b/w SAT/IQ and intelligence..." WTF?
On Atheism and Agnosticism
Prove the universe hasn´t ended
How can we tell whether the European Union is corrupt?
O'Reilly Claims Germans Owe U.S. "Benefit of the Doubt"
Could Physics Be *Terrifically* Wrong?
Have poor people been forced to eat pet food?
On divorce
Christians - why have a Trinity?
Whart are Amram Mitzna's chances?
The HORROR of The Warning To Humanity Statement!!
What would have been different under trotsky?
Does The Right-To-Life/Anti-Abortion Movement Oppose Contraception?
Is Florida's Adoption Law Fair or Good Law Concerning the Mother's Sexual History?
QUANTUM Physics query Gentlemen!!
Roy Keane: assault or over enthusiasm?
human evolution in action -- sexual dimorphism
Why can't the Universe exist merely due to dumb luck?
Is the anthropic principle a fallacy?
Christianity is Illogical
Are we living on a battlefield? (Posse Comitatus Act)
Any Free Speech advocates willing to speak up for NAMBLA?
afghan opium
Humans' need to escape
Is God the nature of good, or is good the nature of God?
Is the Straight dope a Dictatorship?
Middle east/ Northern Ireland: is there any hope?
Middle east/ Northern Ireland: is there any hope?
Would the Rapture Be Proof Enough?
Taking atheism beyond Christianity...
Suing the Saudis?
Can An Open Atheist Ever Get Elected President of the U.S.A.?
Black parenting: Is whipping kids a relic from slavery?
NAMBLA- 50 Years From Now
PETA tries to ban fishing in parks
Judaism, Christianity, Islam, what else?
Would you really choose an eternity in Hell rather than follow God?
How would You build up democracy in Atlantis?
Resolved: Israel's settlements are not an important cause of Middle East tensions.
God, the winner
Life continues beyond physical death. Is this proof of God's existance.
Has The Whine Level Gone Up Or Is The Circle Still Unbroken?
Regarding the blacks marching for reparations tomorrow...
Is the J-C God evil?
And exactly how hard is it to be a teenager today?
If the Palestinians stopped fighting....
Past lives? ATTN: psychics, or anyone with knowledge of the supernatural.
Reality vs. morals
Return of the SUV debate - a possible solution?
Abuse/Pedophilia: Definitions? Reactions?
Paedophilia = Genetic
Is God a war criminal?
A way to go Faster than Light???
Hawking Radiation Full of Sh!%???
The Qlink Pendant?
After Iraq--Iran?
How Truthful Are Newspapers?
UN Weapons Inspector on War With Iraq...
Increasing the deduction for investment loss - good or bad idea?
Do AIDS advocacy groups receiving federal $ have a responsibility to behave politely?
The White/Black Land Situation in Zimbabwe
Why can't the politicians fight it out?
The burden of proof
Is abortion a sin?
What Can an Antihistamine Do For Me?
Dating in the US vs. the UK (LONG)
NASA plans to read terrorists minds at airports
Should the NY Times publish accounts of same-sex unions?
I thought the Kurds in Iraq were on our side
Is the United Methodist Church moving towards acceptance of Homosexuals?
Pay no taxes
Who knows more about childbirth? A mother, or the doctor who delivered the kids?
Possible Deception??
Do some people feel prjudiced against when in fact no prejudism has occured?
Cain's Wife
Opie and Anthony Controversy -- Hypocrisy by Catholics?
Religious Visions
Should parents be held liable for tragic/dangerous childrearing mistakes?
What IS child endangerment
To Canadian Dopers: Did Jean stay at the dance too long?
Cellphones - socially more harmful than beneficial
French Author's 9/11 Conspiracy Theory
ISP fights the RIAA: Your thoughts?
What would convince Believers that they've been wrong all along?
Does Britain need an FBI? Foreign input welcome.
Welcoming His4ever, Our First Actual "Chick" Chick!
Bush's forest-fire prevention plan: deforestation
A hypothetical question about (gasp) kiddie porn
selective reduction
McDonald's "McAfrika" burger: "inappropriate and distasteful"?
On integrity of character
America in the next 50 years...
Artifacts from the Titanic
So who thinks the U.S. will bomb the crap out of Iraq in the relatively near future?
What is the diffirence between mythology and religion?
Georgia: the New Alabama?
Ballots in Chinese and Spanish?
Ballots in Chinese and Spanish?
Ballots in Chinese and Spanish?
Why doesn't the smartest person in the country get to be President?
CANCER fully explained.
Female Sexual characteristics in Christ symbology
Anthopic Principle - Ha!
I'm So Glad I Found God and I Pray Someday You Will Too
Prayers for the unbelieving?
Opinions of the National Guard
The most perplexing question!
What are the non-military options for changing the regime in Iraq?
Caspar Weinberger
How does the GAO remain nonpartisan?
When is artistic license too great?
Why are people jealous when procreation/infidelidy isn't an issue?
White House Legal Beagles To Bush: Bombs Away, You Have Our OK!!
WTH?! - Delaware police compile database of *future* suspects!
Your Religious Belief - Culturally Predetermined
American culture and its affect.
American culture and its affect.
Do people have the right to work in specific professions?