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Dear Anonymous

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fenberry, Apr 2019: Dear Anonymous, thanks for commenting on my thread. I didn't expect to start a conversation so soon. <3
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Started by Livewire

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Rules

Deep Discussion Rules & Guidelines

gimmepie, Mar 2018: ResourcesWhen tackling some of the content that appears in this section, it is advisible to make sure your information is coming from reputable sources. You are not required to make use of these sources (or any) but they may prove useful. If you...
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Deep Discussion Feedback thread mk.II

Her, Mar 2019: And the internal discussion should be considered wisely, of course. My own thoughts of the ease of such things aren’t relevant.
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Do you have personally have the right to judge whether a law is good or bad?

Lunaris Adamantine, Mar 2016: You do have the right to judge a law. You also have the right do try and change it, but it takes more than one person alone. As for breaking laws, you can do that if you want. You might be able to get away with doing so. But if you keep doing it,...
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Started by Philosophizer

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Mandatory military service in the US

(2 pages)
Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: There's a difference between being unemployed and dropping out of school to do nothing. In this, I am purely looking at 15-16 year olds who do their GCSEs and then drop out because they don't want to study. In terms of statistics, in 2012 roughly...
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Started by Neil Peart

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Debate

Is virtue inheritable?

Esper, Mar 2016: The person who's learned the hard way usually has the edge. Innate talent or a knack for something only gets you so far and can sometimes make people complacent. If that happens then when you reach the end of your talent's strength you don't have...
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Started by Johnny

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The US Drinking Age

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Dusty, Apr 2016: I think that when it comes to alcohol, it should be eighteen. The issue however is not how a body is physically unable to deal with alcohol, but I agree with others before that it is primarily a problem with education. First, I'm not saying that...
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Virtual Pornography

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Jauntier, Mar 2016: Concerning the collective industry, proper porn studios and entertainers have a disclaimer in the beginning of their videos that all involved persons are of the legal age to perform and release their media. If that actor/actress is depicting--as...
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Started by gimmepie

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News

FBI may be able to unlock shooter's phone without Apple

RegalSin, Apr 2016: Apple is right to hold there stance on anti-privacy. A recent "Truecrypt" was attacked for not working with the government when this well known programmer computer was taken by airport security. ...
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Started by Her

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News

Potential Bernie Sanders Debate?

Kanzler, Apr 2016: Democrats are split, but I think they'd rally around Sanders or Clinton in the general - more so Sanders than Clinton. I mean, what are Democrats going to say - oh he's not moderate enough for me, I want him to be more realistic when fighting for...
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Brussels bombings

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Her, Mar 2016: ISIS was ultimately born out of decades of Western imperialism destabilising the Middle Eastern region, so it very much has to do with opportunity and poverty indeed. You give far too much idea of power to the ISIS military/standing forces,...
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Sharing Beliefs

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Runiel, Apr 2016: I am Raised as a Catholic, and still am to this day. My Father is also Catholic, but he is more of the 'loose' or you could say 'free' one, me myself, i share the same belief as my Father. God Exist, and he is the only thing 'Holy', the Catholic...
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Started by gimmepie

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Death Etiquette

Lunaris Adamantine, Mar 2016: You shouldn't treat someone any differently in death than you did in life. But you also shouldn't be grateful for anyone's death unless their entire existence resulted in suffering for a lot of people. Ya know, like Hitler and such. But your...
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Started by Her

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Faith-based objections to birth control coverage

Dusty, Mar 2016: There is a pretty simple answer for those who have a problem with this: don't use Obamacare. If you aren't okay with it, buy something else. And if the government decides to throw your specific taxes at it anyway, its out of your hands, can't do...
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Started by Neil Peart

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Happiness

aurevesque, Mar 2016: Good God, Orx, you wrote a book! It sounds lovely, but like you, I've not much academic background so I can't say for sure what it is. Happiness is fleeting though, a response to a pleasurable event. Joy is contentment, a lifelong thing inborn into...
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Started by Her

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Children in Divorcements

Nah, Mar 2016: I think that this is the most important bit. You hear stories about how a divorce basically scarred a child for life, and a lot of the time they seem to tend to think that "they split up because of me" or "I could've saved their marriage, but...
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How Do You See The Future?

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Debate

Do Video Games Turn People Sexist?

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Fannie, Apr 2016: Good for them. Bans of this sort would be a step backwards. Image if some gamers used these types of games as an outlet. I'd much rather someone ran over a prostitute in a game than in reality. Much like I'd rather someone drew scandalous pictures...
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Started by Pinkie-Dawn

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What internet sources do you trust?

Kanzler, Apr 2016: I try to read everything I can. You can't trust any source to be objective these days. I used to think the New York Times was the gold standard, but I've lost faith in them as well.
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Started by Her

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Doing good deed, good reward in return?

Somewhere_, Mar 2016: If you are doing a good deed, it is not being good if you are doing it for a reward. If you are rewarded, bonus. If you do a good deed, I do not think that would necessarily make good things happen to you. But you would increase your good...
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Marrying someone with a different religion

xleftranx, Apr 2016: I think it depends on each individual, as some people will strongly to do the same religious practices and spiritual journeys, some people do not necessarily think that is more important than just having a good time together. It really depends on...
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Started by deathpool

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News

Clinton to be impeached! [AFD joke]

Esper, Apr 2016: This is really going to hurt his legacy. He and his wife will never be able to show their faces in public again.
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Started by gimmepie

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Ignorance Overarching: Knowing the Unknowable

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Orx of Twinleaf, Apr 2016: And in the end, that is in practice equivalent to there being no moral code because it hinges solely upon context. The dangerous part about that viewpoint is that context, like so many things, is unique to the individual. When passing judgement...
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News

Panama Papers Leak: Heads of State, Putin, tied to off-shore money laundering

Esper, Apr 2016: I was surprised and not surprised to read that lots of the shady dealings involved people "hiding" their wealth under spouses' names and with family members. One sobering thing I read is that, these papers aside, there are still plenty of legal...
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News

Panama Papers data leak shows $2 Billion money trail to Russian President Vladimir Putin

gimmepie, Apr 2016: Um... Live... isn't this exactly the same as your other thread? I'm gonna close this one up.
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Started by Livewire

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Event

Devil's Advocate: The young people of today are more coddled than ever and it's hurting us.

Kanzler, Apr 2016: @Esper I'm sorry, but I don't buy this argument at all. Recycling became a thing around the 70's or 80's depending on where in the West you live so it's at least something your parents' generation has experienced. Saving water and electricity for...
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Started by Kanzler

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If someone is Gay, do they deserve to be happy?

Palamon, Apr 2016: Are you psyducking kidding me? Yes, someone who is gay deserves to be happy. Always. I don't know why anyone would think otherwise.
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Started by xleftranx

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Do good-looking people get special treatment?

Crystal Berry, Apr 2016: Do attractive people receive better treatment? Yes and no. Yes because of the reasons many have stated. Many people will marvel at you. In some ways beautiful people get even worse treatment. You know, like getting objectified, and cat called...
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Started by dad

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Bettering the World

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RegalSin, Apr 2016: Anti-privacy on the web needs to dominant as it was back in the mid 1990's. As Snowden said we are invading peoples privacy. This kind of bs comes from the patriot act to even an airport personal going insane and attacking his co-workers for the new...
30   1,498
Started by Her

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Beauty

Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: I'm not sure. Envy and Jealousy play a part in this, no matter how much we try and hide it. Humans by nature are greedy beings who want to have as much as possible, possibly as part of our survival instinct (the more you have the more likely you are...
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Started by Kanzler

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Can Vegetarian Meals save the world?

Esper, Apr 2016: Yes, sign me up. But seriously, any attempt to address environmental problems, especially food waste/shortage, does need more of an organized effort and not the kind of go-it-alone attitude that our capitalist system encourages. It also seems...
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Important

Share your tips

Her, Apr 2016: Another thing I was thinking about is that most good debates eventually come down to draws, or stand-offs if that's more likely. This is natural if you are not grossly more competent than those you are debating against. Particularly in here when we...
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The future of the human race

Kanzler, Apr 2016: I think genetic manipulation is a dangerous path that we should definitely hesitate going down. But at the same time, I believe that it will inevitably develop. Anything that gives humanity power can never be halted indefinitely. I think it will...
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Started by Midnight shadow

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Unpopular Opinions

Exodrake, Apr 2016: Arbitrary gender assignment of inanimate objects, and accosting people for going against this because GOD FORBID A WOMAN PREFERS A PRODUCT THAT SAYS IT'S FOR MEN, is the worst thing in the world. If the product is actually functionally...
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Started by Her

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Joking

SushiFeelings, Jun 2016: Depends on the context and audience most of the time, but I think jokes should be allowed to make fun of any topic. Jokes shouldn't be censored or limited at all. Growing up all my friends and family usually do is joke about each other and throw...
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Started by PokéMew

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Debate

Ability to communicate through language - boon or bane?

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LegendChu, Apr 2016: Exactly, now you got the point & this is why I think that the ability of speech can sometimes be a bane. Of course animals having limited vocabulary isn't bad at all, its actually an advantage, if you look at it that way. We on the other hand have...
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Started by LegendChu

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Debate

Ladies First????

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gimmepie, Dec 2016: Please don't revive threads over a month old.
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Started by LegendChu

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Is marriage important?

(2 pages)
gimmepie, Dec 2016: Please don't revive threads over a month old.
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Started by LegendChu

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Human Race goes extinct!!! Can any species replace us?

(2 pages)
Nah, Dec 2016: Hey there. While I appreciate the fact that someone wants to bother posting in here, the threads you've posted in just now are all several months old. Rules state that threads more than like a month old aren't to be posted in (revival rule), so I...
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Started by LegendChu

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Debate

AI

Crizzle, May 2016: Artificial Intelligence is very real. It's slowly growing. First they beat us at games(Deep Blue beats chess champion. AlphaGo beat Go champion just this year). Then they'll be able to do tasks that humans do but much more efficiently, as algorithms...
16   1,186
Started by Midnight shadow

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Minimum Wage

Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: It's funny this subject is brought up, because pay is an issue I'm dealing with at work right now. I work at a sports centre where the company that runs it hasn't increased the pay of its employees in 9 years. Bare in mind that the centre have...
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Gender

(3 pages)
gimmepie, Nov 2016: Please don't bump threads over a month old.
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News

Perth Carpark adds "Women Only Bays"

Outlier, Apr 2016: I don't see how this accomplishes anything other than segregation. Sad to see this kind of stuff in Australia.
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Started by gimmepie

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Hawking's interstellar mission to find alien life

Esper, Apr 2016: But then again, a few decades ago we only knew about planets in our own solar system and now we know there are thousands of them, including around our nearest neighbor. Obviously these are different things, but it just goes to show how much our...
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Is incest wrong?

(2 pages)
RegalSin, Apr 2016: well I know things that are a lot worst then keeping it in the family. incest is wrong because babies born from such activities might have deformations. Take Albino people or Albino animals for instance is one trait that comes from incest. Again the...
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Started by Sanguine

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Is money everything?

Satanael, May 2016: If we didn't have money, we'd be relying on some sort of trading structure in society (example: farmer trading crops for clothes, or mowing a lawn for food, etc). It's not the money in particular that we need, but the place it holds in our society.
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Started by killer-curry

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News

2 African Americans attacking white officer in Nashville

Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: That's not my intent at all. I'm sure the events happened as stated in the article and the black person was clearly in the wrong. However, I still would have liked to see the whole thing to see exactly how the officer ended up on the ground with the...
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Started by ShinyUmbreon189

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Impeachment on Brazil

Ivysaur, Apr 2016: Essentially, Brazil is mired in corruption. The national oil company, Petrobras, has been funnelling billions of dollars to the Government party, the PT (Worker's Party), and its allies. The country is also in a massive recession (GDP fell by 3.7%...
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Started by Killua

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Rage Yoga - Become zen as f----

Midnight shadow, Apr 2016: I want to start off by saying that I don't like yoga, having tried it and found it didn't work for me. However, this abomination can hardly be called yoga, and I agree with Harley Quinn that they are just using the name yoga to try and increase the...
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Started by Kanzler

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Social Justice

Her, May 2016: This does tend to be a problem - there have been many occasions where someone with a platform will speak over, if not for, the people actually affected by the issue at hand. It's definitely a noted problem. For example, you get liberal western...
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Started by Kanzler

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Debate

Large final exams are the best way to evaluate students.

Lunar, Jun 2016: I don't think it's even right for examinations that potentially determine the rest of your life to be put upon students at the age of 15/16. Anyway I think a final exam is better, as students may think they have more chances and might not work as...
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Started by Kanzler

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News

College Student Is Removed From Flight After Speaking Arabic on Plane

Electricbluewolf, Apr 2016: One word. Media. They promote ISIS. They do their dirty work. When ISIS releases a new video of the horrific beheadings, the media go absolutely mad. If they did not show it as prime time news ISIS wouldn't nearly be as effective as they thrive...
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Started by Kanzler

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****boy

stzy, Apr 2016: To an extent, yeah. In the same sense one might say the word "nice" has evolved through-out the ages (it used to mean stupid; "nice guys finish last", etc... ). But you're thinking in a much more general sense than what it actually is - this is...
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