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  • This house, as the kapre, would curse the forest

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    You are a kapre, a centuries-old spirit whose life force is tethered to a great tree, deep in the forest. You have lived a harmonious life, but have long felt lonely and are longing for companionship. A lumberjack has recently begun working nearby. He does not know you exist, but often lingers by your tree, talks aloud about love and loneliness, sings, and unknowingly builds a quiet intimacy with you. You know that eventually, he may be ordered to cut your tree, but it is not guaranteed. You have the power to lay a subtle curse: any blade will dull and break near your tree, and those who try to work near it will feel an unexplainable fear of the forest. However, if you curse the land, he will stop coming. He will believe the forest is cursed and never return.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Finals · 2025-06-07

  • This house, as a powerful revolutionary, would adopt accelerationism to bring about the end of capitalism

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    Accelerationism is a political theory that proposes exacerbating capitalism’s contradictions, such as speeding up automation, financialization, and exploitation, to trigger its collapse and clear the way for post-capitalist alternatives.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · High School Finals · 2025-06-07

  • This house would prioritize the synthetic creation of novel xenobiological organisms over attempts to de-extinct species

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    Xenobiology refers to the design and synthesis of entirely novel biological systems and organisms that do not naturally exist in the biosphere. These include organisms with non-standard genetic codes, xeno nucleic acids (XNAs), or artificial cellular structures. Such organisms would be used in bioremediation, biosafety, or industrial applications. De-extinction is the process of reviving extinct species through genetic engineering, cloning, or selective breeding, typically with the goal of restoring ecosystems or correcting past human-caused extinctions.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Octofinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house believes that humanity should abandon organized religion in favor of individualizing religion

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    For the purposes of this debate, individualizing religion emphasizes on the ability of individuals to believe in their own understanding of God/s through their personal experiences.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Quarterfinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house opposes the pursuit of Artificial General Intelligence

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    Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is a theoretical AI system that is able to think, learn and understand like a human including the ability to self- teach. Compared to current AI models that function within a set of pre- determined parameters and require substantial machine training, AGI hypothetically has autonomous self-control, a degree of self-understanding, and the ability to learn new skills.

    Santiago Ortega Cup II · Open Octofinals · 2025-06-07

  • This house, as an altruistically-minded graduate, would take a high paying corporate job and earn to give, rather than join an altruistic organisation like a non-profit

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    Earning to give is an effective altruism strategy of people donating a fixed or reasonably significant percentage of their income to charity.

    South Asian Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-06-06

  • This House, as the Pope, Would publicly denounce God

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    You are the newly elected pope Leo XIV. For the entirety of your life, you have been a devoted Catholic who believes that God does everything with a greater goal in mind. A few days after your inauguration, God manifests before you during your private prayer and announces that there is no grand plan behind human suffering. He simply releases some form of disaster (Black Death, COVID, tsunami) once in a while for his entertainment.

    Northern Luzon Intervarsity 2025 · High School Finals · 2025-05-31

  • This house prefers the depletion world to the conservation world

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    There are two worlds. In the “depletion” world, current generations have a higher quality of life, but unchecked use of natural resources eventually leads to depletion, significantly degrading the welfare of future generations. In the “conservation” world, current generations manage their resource usage for the sake of future generations, in exchange for a lower quality of life.

    Taiwan WSDC 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-05-31