Great Debates

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New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020 sdmb_rules-and-notes 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…	0	17808	January 1, 2020
About the Great Debates category	0	4293	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates sdmb_rules-and-notes	1	12565	November 29, 2020
Why is Vladimir Putin still alive?	29	329	September 26, 2026
Social Media -- Ban the Ads, Charge the User?	11	71	September 26, 2026
What's the Christian views on extra-terrestials	45	400	September 26, 2026
What bottlenecks would you consider for the drake equation that prevent the development of intelligent, technologically advanced life	91	872	September 26, 2026
Measuring productivity for cognitive work	18	141	September 26, 2026
So what will our AI civilization of the future look like? ai	90	922	September 26, 2026
Do progressives believe that all religions are liberal at their true core?	137	697	September 26, 2026
Resolved: The US Contribution to WWI was critical, even though late	11	226	September 25, 2026
They are trying it again- Ten Commandments	198	6379	September 24, 2026
Have we reached the point when it is kooky to not believe in massive amounts of intelligent life having evolved throughout the universe?	760	19802	September 23, 2026
What is Ben Crump doing in these cases?	10	356	September 23, 2026
Is a homogeneous society a better, healthier option in the modern age?	144	1151	September 23, 2026
What contributed the most to increased longevity--medicine or sanitation?	21	263	September 22, 2026
What's the straight dope on getting other vaccines along with your flu shot?	83	1532	September 22, 2026
Resolved: Germany was the aggressor against France in WWI	103	1381	September 21, 2026
Lindsay Clancy...child murderer or victim?	103	665	September 20, 2026
At what point is a person completely toxic to agree with about anything?	17	398	September 20, 2026
AIs have passed the Turing Test	208	1817	September 19, 2026
Intervening to stop genocide/atrocities while not wanting to be world police - which events qualify?	26	345	September 19, 2026
At what point does debate around Israel become antisemitism?	225	1080	September 18, 2026
How do you respond to the “Let people enjoy things” argument?	84	1231	September 17, 2026
So here’s my theory on 9/11 (U.S. knew it was imminent)	68	894	September 14, 2026
"Christianophobia" - is there a double standard in the way Christianity is treated?	221	1766	September 11, 2026
What are UFOs if they're NOT alien spacecraft?	543	9168	September 11, 2026
Should sports arenas be left to the private sector?	265	12015	September 11, 2026
Is there any amount of immigration, legal illegal either both, that is too much?	224	1982	September 11, 2026
How would you respond to the deferential wife scenario?	132	2043	September 10, 2026

New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020

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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…