Great Debates

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020 Moderation in Great Debates and Politics and Elections In general, Great Debates and Politics and Elections are the most contentious fora on the SDMB. Because of that, you’ll find that moderation is more active and pro…	2	17457	July 29, 2022
About the Great Debates category	1	4138	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates	1	12037	November 29, 2020
Military not following illegal orders-How reliable is that?	36	649	June 21, 2025
Limits to technological collapse?	142	915	June 21, 2025
In the US, could states implement UBI in a post scarcity society {Universal Basic Income}	21	157	June 21, 2025
How much money should you be getting monthly in retirement?	43	727	June 19, 2025
When complete and total jerk-asses happen to be right	65	1425	June 16, 2025
Why does Israel conduct airstrikes in the middle east rather than using rockets and missiles	13	503	June 13, 2025
Is the President calling out the National Guard constitutional?	31	481	June 13, 2025
The Trade Deficit	9	271	June 13, 2025
What attitudes in a philosophy/meme ensure it will spread widely	40	289	June 12, 2025
Scientific qualia	14	266	June 10, 2025
What do you feel are the most brilliant, creative, effective military operations in human history	80	681	June 10, 2025
Does intelligence stop mattering for problem solving beyond a certain point	74	659	June 8, 2025
Bringing back manufacturing jobs -- why would this not work?	128	13783	June 8, 2025
The Phenomenon: What is it?	410	2445	June 8, 2025
Has any modern woo been accepted as real science?	107	1811	June 7, 2025
Why is Tesla's market cap so high?	168	2218	June 5, 2025
What can Ukraine do with 1-4 million drones a year ukraine-invasion	52	931	June 4, 2025
Is the growth in the equity markets really just inflation for rich people?	14	266	May 31, 2025
When does pushing for extreme ideas help expand the Overton window? trump	7	232	May 29, 2025
Use of eminent domain to obtain Pope's childhood home	45	561	May 29, 2025
How far does this "papal infallibility" stuff go?	52	810	May 28, 2025
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, hero or zero?	55	15605	May 27, 2025
Does the arc of the moral universe bend towards justice? CAN we all just get along?	46	472	May 26, 2025
By the time Trump leaves office, how much of American power/status/influence can still be recovered and repaired? trump	81	1211	May 26, 2025
Intersectionality and the Oppression Pyramid	246	2158	May 24, 2025
Where would an authoritarian world government send dissidents?	37	433	May 22, 2025
What problems could we solve in America, that could actually save money by solving the problem, but we still don't solve them	105	1577	May 21, 2025

New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020

Moderation in Great Debates and Politics and Elections In general, Great Debates and Politics and Elections are the most contentious fora on the SDMB. Because of that, you’ll find that moderation is more active and pro…