Great Debates

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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	17445	July 29, 2022
About the Great Debates category	1	4138	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates	1	12027	November 29, 2020
Scientific qualia	3	64	June 9, 2025
How much money should you be getting monthly in retirement?	33	483	June 9, 2025
What do you feel are the most brilliant, creative, effective military operations in human history	63	378	June 9, 2025
When complete and total jerk-asses happen to be right	36	649	June 9, 2025
Does intelligence stop mattering for problem solving beyond a certain point	74	608	June 8, 2025
Bringing back manufacturing jobs -- why would this not work?	128	13691	June 8, 2025
The Phenomenon: What is it?	410	2340	June 8, 2025
Has any modern woo been accepted as real science?	107	1739	June 7, 2025
Why is Tesla's market cap so high?	168	2201	June 5, 2025
What can Ukraine do with 1-4 million drones a year ukraine-invasion	52	898	June 4, 2025
Is the growth in the equity markets really just inflation for rich people?	14	254	May 31, 2025
When does pushing for extreme ideas help expand the Overton window? trump	7	222	May 29, 2025
Use of eminent domain to obtain Pope's childhood home	45	546	May 29, 2025
How far does this "papal infallibility" stuff go?	52	787	May 28, 2025
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, hero or zero?	55	15576	May 27, 2025
Does the arc of the moral universe bend towards justice? CAN we all just get along?	46	462	May 26, 2025
By the time Trump leaves office, how much of American power/status/influence can still be recovered and repaired? trump	81	1192	May 26, 2025
Intersectionality and the Oppression Pyramid	246	2118	May 24, 2025
Where would an authoritarian world government send dissidents?	37	427	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	1560	May 21, 2025
Is AI overhyped? ai	238	3761	May 21, 2025
End of the 20th Century world order? What next?	48	584	May 20, 2025
New Jersey Passed A Law Against Deep Fakes	107	737	May 20, 2025
Is the claim that nuclear arsenals are justified because they prevent wars sensible?	36	434	May 16, 2025
The Menendez Murder Case Revisited	24	1845	May 14, 2025
Hypothetical. We have superintelligent, bipedal nurse robots in the 2050s. What attributes would they have	41	394	May 14, 2025
How many men have really been cancelled by #metoo?	64	4341	May 13, 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…