Great Debates

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
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	17730	January 1, 2020
About the Great Debates category	0	4266	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates sdmb_rules-and-notes	1	12466	November 29, 2020
The Male Inequality Problem	972	10968	June 23, 2026
Are atheists who aren’t materialists truly atheists?	214	1604	June 23, 2026
“Life isn’t fair”: why shouldn’t I get the spoils!	42	592	June 23, 2026
Have we reached the point when it is kooky to not believe in massive amounts of intelligent life having evolved throughout the universe?	742	18680	June 23, 2026
What could a nuke-armed nation achieve if it genuinely did not fear nuclear retaliation?	16	248	June 23, 2026
How do you respond to ideological disagreements over definitions?	30	421	June 22, 2026
Is the Modern Economy Pushing Ordinary People Toward Gambling?	36	411	June 22, 2026
What are UFOs if they're NOT alien spacecraft?	354	6503	June 20, 2026
To what extent can science be repressed once discovered?	34	488	June 18, 2026
The story of the Jews escaping slavery in Egypt and wandering the desert is fiction, right?	447	4336	June 18, 2026
When does a human fetus become a person with personhood rights, and why do you think so?	305	1671	June 17, 2026
Retirement age public policy considerations	36	372	June 16, 2026
Leave the birthrate alone	310	3121	June 15, 2026
Lying? or just wrong?	31	578	June 14, 2026
Preparing young adults for an uncertain future: education	165	991	June 14, 2026
Representation and how much it has to be just like you (jury selection and other)	65	412	June 12, 2026
How Devastating Are Data Centers to the Local Population?	26	848	June 9, 2026
Will extremely high temperatures due to climate change actually make parts of the world unlivable climate-change	41	509	June 8, 2026
What would it take to get a general strike going in the United States?	44	501	June 8, 2026
Should sports arenas be left to the private sector?	241	11325	June 5, 2026
Bring back the battleships?	390	61564	June 5, 2026
Resolved: That by the standards we hold today, the American War of Independence was wrong	11	361	June 5, 2026
Is the simplest model the best model?	33	457	June 4, 2026
Confronting racism in oneself	237	1753	June 4, 2026
What are the best refutations of the idea that evil shouldn’t be done to stop worse evil?	76	465	June 3, 2026
What is the best defense of the apartheid-like system Israel enforces in occupied/settled/disputed territories?	172	1081	June 1, 2026
Is sexism stronger than racism in America?	63	760	June 1, 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…