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	17431	July 29, 2022
About the Great Debates category	1	4131	April 2, 2021
Thread and Topic Bans for Great Debates	1	12010	November 29, 2020
Why is Tesla's market cap so high?	166	2014	May 20, 2025
What problems could we solve in America, that could actually save money by solving the problem, but we still don't solve them	94	1328	May 20, 2025
End of the 20th Century world order? What next?	38	433	May 19, 2025
Is the claim that nuclear arsenals are justified because they prevent wars sensible?	36	403	May 16, 2025
Intersectionality and the Oppression Pyramid	217	1605	May 15, 2025
The Menendez Murder Case Revisited	24	1815	May 14, 2025
Hypothetical. We have superintelligent, bipedal nurse robots in the 2050s. What attributes would they have	41	371	May 14, 2025
How many men have really been cancelled by #metoo?	64	4271	May 13, 2025
Where would an authoritarian world government send dissidents?	33	309	May 13, 2025
Bringing back manufacturing jobs -- why would this not work?	116	13118	May 13, 2025
How far does this "papal infallibility" stuff go?	50	663	May 13, 2025
Religion, Transphobia and Category Errors	254	2644	May 10, 2025
How far can police lying go?	20	314	May 9, 2025
Resolved: The US will have to fire almost all Law Enforcement personnel trump	65	1184	May 9, 2025
Trump/Putin trump	34	582	May 9, 2025
By the time Trump leaves office, how much of American power/status/influence can still be recovered and repaired? trump	77	1013	May 9, 2025
Russell Brand vs Morgan Freeman (#MeToo)	34	4390	May 8, 2025
What will happen in Gaza now that Trump won? trump	255	4778	May 7, 2025
Do we actually know that late-Roman society was basically monotheistic?	84	819	May 6, 2025
Is MAGA a fifth column? trump	50	1202	May 5, 2025
Rejection of science and/or factual information in favor of feelings	162	2404	May 5, 2025
Who is papable right now?	111	1559	May 5, 2025
Are there any industries other than the sex industry which are considered a bellwether of bad economic times coming?	33	716	May 4, 2025
The psychology of hating a marginalized group because they're doing better than you, vs because they're doing worse than you trump	32	687	April 30, 2025
Is time asymmetric / energy not conserved?	2	135	April 28, 2025
Is AI overhyped? ai	235	3637	April 26, 2025
Giving homeless people money	122	1611	April 26, 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…