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	17757	January 1, 2020
About the Great Debates category	0	4280	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates sdmb_rules-and-notes	1	12504	November 29, 2020
What is the best defense of the apartheid-like system Israel enforces in occupied/settled/disputed territories?	192	1586	August 2, 2026
Is the Modern Economy Pushing Ordinary People Toward Gambling?	48	681	August 2, 2026
Questions for Christians	149	1736	August 2, 2026
How would you respond to the deferential wife scenario?	103	1124	August 2, 2026
According to Justice Roberts, nearly everyone besides him misunderstands the "tradition and history" precedent	20	1511	August 2, 2026
Is sexism stronger than racism in America?	64	825	August 2, 2026
How do you respond to ideological disagreements over definitions?	31	486	August 2, 2026
What are UFOs if they're NOT alien spacecraft?	412	7481	July 31, 2026
Have we reached the point when it is kooky to not believe in massive amounts of intelligent life having evolved throughout the universe?	757	18995	July 31, 2026
Where would Trump go if he accepted electoral defeat? trump	80	1148	July 29, 2026
Are there any valid, logical reasons why the Haredim should not have to serve in the IDF?	62	1011	July 29, 2026
Was Hiroshima necessary?	19	538	July 28, 2026
Political/religious things people would admit if it weren't for social consequence trump	37	1150	July 28, 2026
Your thoughts on whether a limited nuclear exchange is possible and/or feasible	45	535	July 28, 2026
Leopold Aschenbrenner's article about the near term future of AI, what do other people think of his predictions ai	38	776	July 27, 2026
What's the utility to Iran's regime of practical, all-out as opposed to rhetorical enmity towards Israel?	33	438	July 26, 2026
Why is Tesla's market cap so high?	302	4340	July 26, 2026
Trump secretly activates a "Mystery Court" trump	11	634	July 24, 2026
Should sports arenas be left to the private sector?	242	11422	July 23, 2026
The Malvinas/Falklands in Argentine culture and politics middle-earth , football-soccer-fifa , trump	49	631	July 22, 2026
What bottlenecks would you consider for the drake equation that prevent the development of intelligent, technologically advanced life	69	599	July 21, 2026
What is Ben Crump doing in these cases?	6	201	July 18, 2026
The Male Inequality Problem	1173	13846	July 16, 2026
“Life isn’t fair”: why shouldn’t I get the spoils!	46	911	July 15, 2026
Here's a Proposed Way Forward on USA Healthcare	52	623	July 12, 2026
Is the simplest model the best model?	35	552	July 12, 2026
Could drones make manual small arms obsolete?	52	701	July 9, 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…