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	17180	July 29, 2022
About the Great Debates category	1	4042	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates	1	11708	November 29, 2020
New twist in the gun rights movement	120	1303	September 12, 2024
Has the US political landscape even been this divided in living memory?	33	642	September 12, 2024
Artificial Idiot used for naughty purposes ai	2	49	September 12, 2024
Could the Soviet Union have survived if Gorbachev wasn't in charge?	3	72	September 12, 2024
They are trying it again- Ten Commandments	152	4421	September 12, 2024
The advantages of eliminating Presidential immunity	14	277	September 12, 2024
Are teenagers who claim to be trans just acting out?	55	994	September 11, 2024
Mormon Church Issues vast new Transgender restrictions	32	887	September 11, 2024
Is MAGA a fifth column? trump	22	450	September 11, 2024
Hunger for group membership	65	504	September 10, 2024
Is AI overhyped? ai	69	1133	September 9, 2024
Are Teenagers Who Claim to be Cis just Acting Out?	1	178	September 9, 2024
If conservatives think being gay is a choice, what do they think are the benefits of being gay?	82	939	September 8, 2024
Should the American Left reclaim Patriotism?	60	734	September 8, 2024
How all did the founding fathers screw up democracy, and what still needs to be done to fix it	98	1035	September 8, 2024
What is the opposite of book-banning?	51	597	September 8, 2024
What exactly is mental illness, and how do we avoid having this term misused	11	302	September 5, 2024
Is there value in reading the ideas of 19th century and earlier philosophers, economists, political scientists, etc	23	444	September 4, 2024
Is a society without interest-lending possible?	77	3960	September 3, 2024
What are UFOs if they're NOT alien spacecraft?	168	5395	September 3, 2024
From a Christian perspective - what if Jesus DIDN’T get crucified?	59	2020	September 2, 2024
Was the My Lai massacre unique?	59	1104	August 31, 2024
Should sports arenas be left to the private sector?	156	9857	August 31, 2024
Is death bad for the person that dies?	85	2222	August 30, 2024
Studies do not say anything	41	2458	August 30, 2024
Why did Christianity become the dominant form of religion in some nations conquered by the west, but not others	47	683	August 30, 2024
Why does choice matter when determining the morality of an action?	40	384	August 30, 2024

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…