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  • This House Regrets the abolition of the Ottoman Caliphate

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    The Ottoman Caliphate (1517-1924) was a hereditary spiritual office with symbolic authority over the global Sunni Muslim community, overseeing religious matters and unifying Sunni Islam under a single leader. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Türkiye, abolished the Caliphate as part of a series of secular reforms aimed at modernising Turkey and establishing a distinct Turkish national identity.

    LSE IV 2024 · Semifinals · 2024-11-02

  • This house regrets the dominant portrayal of hedonism as immoral

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    Hedonism refers to the prioritization of pleasure in one's lifestyle, actions, or thoughts.

    Formosa BP Open 2024 · School Grandfinal · 2024-11-02

  • This house prefers a world with oracles

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    An oracle is someone who can provide prophecies. These prophecies are expressed vaguely, in the forms of poems or riddles, but are always accurate. Oracles cannot choose what their prophecies will be about, and only see very limited parts of the future, which are fixed points. Oracles are rare - only a few hundred exist at any given time, and they are evenly distributed across the world relative to population.

    SSDC Bogwall Novices 2024 · Round 4 · 2024-10-26

  • That we prefer a world without the institution of marriage.

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    The "institution" of marriage refers to marriage being a legally and religiously protected relationship with actionable rights and formal procedures (e.g. requiring a formal divorce from religious or government authorities, having rights to shared property)

    Junior IDC 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-25

  • That we prefer a world with the existence of oracles

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    An oracle is someone who can provide prophecies (predictions about the future). These prophecies are expressed vaguely, in the forms of poems or riddles, but are always accurate. Oracles cannot choose what their prophecies will be about, and only see very limited parts of the future. Oracles are rare - only a few hundred exist at any given time, and they are evenly distributed across the world relative to population. Assume that the rest of the population believes that a confirmed oracle's prophecies always contain accurate meaning when deciphered.

    Senior IDC 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-25

  • That, in religiously diverse societies, we prefer governments adopt an approach of separationist secularism instead of accommodationist secularism

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    Separationist secularism refers to the idea that governments should not recognise or concern themselves with religion at all (e.g. not fund religious schools, not allow legal exceptions on religious grounds, not partner with religious organisations, restrict religious expression in public or government spaces, etc.). Accommodationist secularism refers to governments actively supporting religion in general without favouring a specific religious sect (e.g. guaranteeing freedom of religious expression, funding religious organisations, etc.).

    Senior IDC 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-25

  • This house, as an Islamic political party in a democracy (e.g. PAS in Malaysia, National Awakening Party PKB in Indonesia, Jamaat e Islami in Pakistan and Bangladesh), we would abandon an agenda of Islamic political reform and focus instead on provision of social services.

    21st BDC-JDC Pre-Worlds 2024 · Novice Finals · 2024-10-24

  • This house prefers a world where the conception of an after-life is centered around divine grace, as opposed to karmic balance

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    Karmic balance refers to the view that individuals who behave in a blameworthy manner will face punishment and suffering, and those who behave in a praiseworthy manner will lead eternally happy lives in the after life. Divine grace refers to the view that irrespective of the morality of their actions, individuals will be forgiven and access eternally happy lives in the afterlife.

    University of British Columbia InterVarsity 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-14

  • 3. This house, as Job, W continue to have faith.

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    Job is a pious man who has no proof of God's existence or goodness, but believes all the same. As a test, God allows all of Job's children to die, all of his wealth to be lost, and his physical health to diminish. God does not offer a justification for the test, and Job is given no indication of what will happen if he continues to believe in or renounce God.

    LUMS Asians 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-12

  • This house prefers religions that 'centre the self' to religions that 'reject the self'

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    For the purposes of this debate, religions that 'centre the self' embrace human existence and individual experiences as special. Believers are asked to consider their choices and experiences, struggles, and connection to God as uniquely important and a path to salvation. In contrast, religions that 'reject the self' explicitly reject the idea that human existence and individual experiences are special. Believers are asked to accept individual experiences as temporary and unimportant, and individuality as an illusion that causes unhappiness.

    LUMS Asians 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-12

  • This house prefers a world with a ghost afterlife

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    A ghost afterlife refers to an afterlife in which individuals become ghosts for a 100 years after they die. After a 100 years ghosts die a second time. You can communicate with other ghosts. Ghost are spectral like beings, who do not need food or sleep. They can float and phase through objects. With great effort, ghosts can minorly interact with the world for a short time, e.g. ringing a bell, moving magnets, etc.

    LUMS Asians 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-10-12

  • This house supports making the Belief Machine widely available for use by the public

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    Scientists have created the Belief Machine in a lab. This machine allows individual users to change their own beliefs at will, and can be used to convince the user of things they do not currently believe but wish to. For example, the machine could be used by an atheist to convince themself that an afterlife exists to reduce their fear of death.

    Sofia Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-11

  • This house prefers a world where the dominant religion is Religion A as opposed to Religion B

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    For the purposes of this debate, Religion A believes that in absolute determinism where all actions are pre-ordained or are destined to happen. On the other hand, Religion B believes in absolute free will where an individual is able to choose between different possible courses of action.

    Debutant 9.0 Freshers APD 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-10-09

  • This house prefers a world where religious beliefs and teaching are not based on codified scriptures.

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    Codified scriptures are official sacred religious texts that serve as the primary source of authority for adherents in matters of religious belief, practice, and ethics. Examples of religions which are based on codified scriptures include Christianity with the Bible, Judaism with the Torah, and Islam with the Quran.

    Debutant 9.0 Freshers APD 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-10-09

  • This House believes that the tribe should use a lottery to choose the person to be sacrificed, instead of deciding by majority vote.

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    There is a tribe of about 100 people that sacrifices one member each year for religious ritual purposes. There is no way to avoid this ritual, as otherwise, God would become angry with the tribe and destroy it completely. God does not care which individual is sacrificed.

    Debutant 9.0 Freshers APD 2024 · Grand Final · 2024-10-09

  • This house, as the Vatican, W renew its agreement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

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    In October 2024 the Vatican is set to renew for another 2 years its agreement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) with the intention of recognizing the Catholic Church in China. Most of the terms of the agreement are secret, but it is known that it requires Bishops be approved by both the Vatican and the CCP. Before the deal was signed, China's nearly 12 million Catholics were torn between an official church controlled by the Chinese state and a secret church loyal to the Vatican. The US government has pressured the Vatican not to renew the agreement, citing China's religious persecution of Catholics and other minorities.

    Waterloo Autumn HST · Quarterfinals · 2024-10-06